Carousel

Pros: Carousel is very easy to use. I love that I am able to upload content remotely at any time and then schedule the content. One less thing I have to worry about

Cons: There isn't much, but maybe the compatibility, and having to purchase a BrightSign Device, which is expensive for us.

Pros: Extremely easy to run once you get it going, swapping slides in and out works smoothly, setup on our Apple TVs was great and continues to work well. We use it for everything from announcements about important topics like health insurance enrollment to fun things like birthdays, and it handles both ends and looks great.

Cons: Some early initial issues related to slides not appearing or disappearing when scheduled, but was able to resolve after coordinating with Carousel's support team. Layout of admin portal could also be confusing.

Pros: It is easy to create and upload content, it has decent options for management of content, and user-friendly.

Cons: I would like to have a few more design options and/or settings to edit and create a variety of slides, maybe more font options, graphic/icon visuals etc. Would also like to

Pros: I like how you can see multiple screens you are using. I like how you can edit the posts as well and the sizing feature.

Cons: The platform seemed a little clunky. It was not user friendly compared to other sites which makes non tech savvy people not want to use it,

Pros: After reviewing about 7 content management systems for digital signage a few years ago, Carousel stood out on many levels. Ease of use: It's easy to drive after a short introduction. Enterprise needs: Role management, security, SSO, CAP emergency message integration, and more. Customer service and responsiveness: Carousel has an excellent and very responsive customer success team and their engineering group responds to service issues (there are few) feature requests in good fashion. The product is priced right for the market.

Cons: Least is a difficult term. Carousel is not the "flashiest" product on the market. They began to add a number of new integrations in 2024 and have expanded their player options greatly after a period of time adjusting their service level options for client. Carousel is a measured company when it comes to their changes. We are looking forward to what they have in store in the future!

Pros: Compatibility with AppleTV and the ability to manage via JAMF. Content and user management via Tags.

Cons: Media content per Zone can be a little frustrating. Being able to access a global Media resource would be helpful and avoid a significant amount of duplication.

Pros: it's easy to use and when I set customers up with the application they find it easy, as well. This is important.

Cons: it's $200 per license so it is difficult at times to successfully convince new users to engage in digital signage.

Pros: Carousel is a highly versatile and customizable. I'm able to deploy screens that manage Hawaii, Southern California and Northern California screens with ease.

Cons: I would like better improvement on how technical changes might impact our screens. There have been minute changes in how Google sheets are displayed, and I ran into significant issues with that monitor.

Pros: Carousel is user friendly, my entire office uses carousel as a tool for digital signage!

Cons: I have no complaints about carousel. It has been such a gift for my office to use.

Pros: Great media type support and ease of use. The minimalist setup with an Apple TV is fantastic. The user interface is easy to use, and the finished product looks great!

Cons: Can't use a username and password to access content that is not public. Keeps us from being able to point to certain content on an intranet, for example.

Pros: Easy to work with and no major delays getting my needs met.

Cons: It can be expensive but you pay for what you get.

Pros: The system had a quick response time, it was easy to account for overscan, and it notified when a player was down.

Cons: It was difficult for teachers to use with the various zoning options, and it wouldn't properly power on the BrightSign players.

Pros: Easy to communicate and Engage with students

Cons: I have experienced issues where the speed is too quick for me

Pros: I like the ease of use, its easy to understand and has so much good value items

Cons: Its not as good as some apps in its category

Pros: I like that I can do it remotely and that I can have more then one person work on this platform.

Cons: More options for scheduling, not being able to make presets for certain types of bulletins, like the default for background for uploaded images.

Pros: The web interface allows me to work on the signage from any location. The ability to add start and end dates/times is very helpful - I can set up a bulletin to start and stop when I want and then forget about it. The ability to have calendar feeds based on web sites is also very helpful. Finally, using Apple TVs and JAMF device management software allows me to quickly get a sign up and running, and locks the Apple TV into just the Carousel app so no one can change what's being shown.

Cons: Inability to show YouTube videos when using and Apple TV for signage, but that's a limitation put in by Apple itself, not Carousel.

Pros: We use Carousel as our Digital signage partner in our enterprise, its very simple to use and our users find it very easily get adapted to the carousel environment in terms of usage

Cons: Not much to say about what I like the least, but i like Carousel to get more and more cool features and incorporate some modern templates in terms of content creation.

Pros: Gorgeous displays and can use multiple platforms to create designs as well

Cons: A little difficult to get the physical components activated, but lots of help and now running smoothly with little intervention.

Pros: Its simple to implement and to use, but also has the options for a more robust system should you need more custom configurations. It's very to learn.

Cons: There is not much not to like. It's simple, has a bunch of integrations, and is easy to use.

Pros: Carousel Digital Signage is a fantastic product with great value for the pricing. It offers an intuitive interface that makes centralized management of multiple signs a breeze. The ability to provide granular access to specific team members responsible for posting content is a standout feature, allowing for smooth collaboration and content control. Getting BrightSigns provisioned and up and running is incredibly easy, saving time and reducing any potential headaches. Overall, the system is reliable and user-friendly, making it an excellent choice for anyone looking to manage digital signage effectively.

Cons: My understanding is that you need to purchase additional player licenses in bundles of 5 or 10, which can be limiting if you only need a few more signs. Having the option to add signs on an individual per-sign basis would offer more flexibility and make the product even better.

Pros: It is very quick and easy to create bulletins and schedule them with minimum time. However, if you want to really spend time creating content, that is possible too.

Cons: I didn't like the look of my channel so when I was helping a colleague set up a new channel and I discovered the default layouts available, I started using them, but updating my templates has been time consuming. It's probably user error on my end but that kind of set-up has been challenging.

Pros: For the functionality and flexibility of devices it runs on, Carousel is a win win four our institution. Once it's setup it is easy to add additional devices and display different content on different screens.

Cons: The learning curve for how to use the software. It could be more intuitive for sure.

Pros: The ease of use and pre-built templates made setting up the over 100 displays around our operation so much easier. The end-users took to learning it very well even if they weren't normally tech savvy users.

Cons: I wish that the design phase offered a drag and drop capability. The current system works well but it would be a bit quicker and easier this way.