Skykit

RATING:

4.4

(63)

About Skykit

Skykit is a cloud-based digital signage platform designed for companies of all sizes. It offers content publishing, automatic player updates and a media library within a suite. The solution is based on the Google Cloud platform and allows users to publish content to signage boards such as LCD screens and posters directly from their Google Drive. Key features of the solution include content creation and publishing, which allow users to publish content directly from Google Docs. Users can change or update content by editing the source Google Doc itself. Skykit also lets users publish multimedia content, including images, videos and presentations. Users can also schedule which content will appear on which screens. Skykit offers mobile access, enabling users to manage c...

Skykit Pricing

Skykit Beam (digital signage CMS): three product tiers are available as well as premium add-ons to fit any organization's needs for workplace experience and digital signage solutions. Monthly pricing is based per display. Contact the Skykit sales team at sales@skykit.com to get further pricing information or to explore Skykit's other robust solutions.

Starting price: 

$30.00 per month

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Not Available

Skykit Solution Stack
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Skykit Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.5

Customer Support

4.5

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4

Most Helpful Reviews for Skykit

1 - 5 of 62 Reviews

User Profile

Erica

Verified reviewer

Internet, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed December 2018

Love Skykit!

Great support. We love it.

PROS

I love that it is directly integrated with G Suite and Google Slides, Drive, etc.

CONS

My only complaint so far is I can't figure out how to add things that will auto-update, like the current date and time for example.

Anonymous

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

2

Reviewed December 2018

Used to be better

We loved it at first. It was a great way to showcase content to our office and keep them informed on updates. The last few months of using it, though, it became more of a nuisance than anything.

PROS

It's fairly intuitive and the UI is nicely designed.

CONS

The syncing from Google Slides to Skykit used to be a lot better. My office used Skykit for about 2 years, and in the last several months Skykit stopped registering the updated slide's changes. You would see the update in Skykit when you looked at the slide, but then when it played on the screen it would be the old one. Eventually I realized that the publish date was still the old one, and I figured out a workaround where had to go in and change the length of the time the slide would play. Only then would the system register the updates and publish with the new content. The other con is the playlist functionality is quite klugy. It takes forever to move slides around because the screen lags and doesn't place them where you're aiming your mouse. It also doesn't scroll with your cursor, so if I wanted to move a slide way farther up on the playlist, I could either move it up only 5 at a time, or I had to zoom way out on my browser.

Joel

Utilities, 201-500 employees

Used less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed December 2018

SkyKit Review

Overall it has been pretty easy to setup and implement. It seems to be a bit harder to troubleshoot and manage, with a lot of maintenance having to be done on the SkyKit side, and not as much management and control on the administration side as a customer.

PROS

The best thing about the software is its scalability as well as its ease of use.

CONS

The fact that I am not able to centrally manage the chrome OS side of the chromeboxes that are used to run the SkyKit Content. The SkyKit Content however I feel can be expanded with extra features that can help with organization of displays, better content management within the console, as well as better overall performance improvements with content getting updated.

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Keely

Verified reviewer

Primary/Secondary Education, 201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed December 2018

High School Teacher

PROS

Easy to use for the kids and myself. I like the fact we can schedule content for the future. I also like that multiple people can add content from anywhere.

CONS

There needs to be a way to sort content into folders within the site. It gets to be a lot when you have to scroll to find content we have used in the past. Also, be careful of the remove/trash can buttons they move around and you may accidentally delete a playlist you have spent tons of time creating.

Anonymous

501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed December 2018

Easy to Communicate

Super easy to use and control content. Look slick.

PROS

I love these sky kit TVs. We have a few offices and we have found our younger workforce doesn’t like reading email so we have to be creative in getting information out. Sky Kit TVs are in our break rooms and key visible locations. We used them to promote things like holiday parties, visitors, open enrollment, contests etc. it’s one part of our comprehensive communication channels. We create all our documents in power point on our branded templates and then convert to pdf to ensure formatting stays intact.

CONS

We couldn’t figure out how to run videos with subtitles. That’s ok.