A Juuno alternative where your screens actually earn
Juuno made signage simple and cheap — genuinely. PiAds matches the simplicity, runs natively on the Fire TV family Juuno steers you away from, and adds the thing no signage-only tool can: local advertisers paying for your spare screen time, 70% to you.
Juuno's pitch is simplicity at $5/screen, and it delivers a clean product. But its recommended path is buying a $99 signage stick (it steers users away from the Fire TV Sticks millions of venues already own), several headline features are still marked 'coming soon', and — like every signage tool except PiAds — the screen is purely an expense. PiAds runs natively on Fire TV including the newest Vega devices, shows you live screen health Juuno lacks entirely, and turns the same screen into an income line through the local ad marketplace.
Respect where due: Juuno's $5 entry price is the lowest around, its interface is clean, and its white-label program is clever for agencies. As a pure minimal CMS, it's a good product.
Juuno vs PiAds at a glance
| Juuno | PiAds | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per screen | $5–9/mo depending on tier | $0 with approved ad slots — every feature, incl. reporting |
| Earn from your screens | No | Local ad marketplace — you keep 70% |
| Fire TV | Deprecated in their hardware guide | Native app — Stick, Cube, TVs, Vega devices |
| Screen health | None visible | Live online/offline, last-seen, last frame |
| Onboarding | Video + docs | Guided 4-step: venue → pair → content → live |
What it costs as you grow
| Screens | Juuno / month | PiAds / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5–9 | $0 |
| 5 | $25–45 | $0 |
| 20 | $100–180 | $0 |
Juuno list prices (Business $5, Growth $9 per screen) as published August 2026. PiAds is $0 for partner screens that enable approved ad slots, every feature included — and venues keep 70% of cleared local ad bookings. Pricing as of August 2026.
Where Juuno falls short
- •Steers venues to buy a $99 signage stick rather than the Fire TV hardware they already own
- •No screen health monitoring — no online/offline status, no last-seen, no last frame
- •Several advertised features still 'coming soon' (API, HD tier features, key apps)
- •Proof-of-play and reporting gated behind the higher tier
- •Screens can't earn anything
Where Juuno beats PiAds — honestly
- •If you never want ads on your screens, PiAds is $10/screen — Juuno's $5 tier is cheaper for that case
- •Juuno offers a white-label reseller program PiAds doesn't have yet
- •Juuno's app grid covers a few niche content types PiAds doesn't
The comparison Juuno can't enter
Every signage platform — Juuno included — treats your screens as a cost. PiAds is the only one with a built-in local advertising marketplace: nearby businesses book slots on your screens, you approve every ad, and you keep 70% of the revenue. The software is $0 for partner screens, so the screen is an income line, not a cost.
The 30-minute switch
Most single-venue migrations from Juuno finish inside an hour — here's the low-risk order.
Sign up free — no card. The guided setup creates your venue in a minute.
Pair ONE screen (or just the built-in web player — no hardware needed to test).
Re-upload your media and let onboarding build your first playlist and schedule.
Run both platforms side by side for a week.
Move your remaining screens — pairing each takes about a minute.
Cancel the old subscription. Optionally open ad slots and start earning.
Switching from Juuno, answered
How is PiAds different from Juuno?
Revenue, hardware, and visibility. PiAds screens earn through a local ad marketplace (70% to you); PiAds runs natively on the Fire TV devices Juuno steers you away from; and PiAds shows live screen health — online status, last-seen, and the last frame each screen displayed.
Juuno is $5 — how is PiAds free?
Partner screens enable approved ad slots and advertising funds the platform, so the software is $0 with every feature included, reporting too. Juuno's $5 tier excludes reporting, and no Juuno tier can earn anything — on PiAds you keep 70% of every cleared booking.
I own Fire TV Sticks — which platform fits?
PiAds, without much debate: our player is a native Fire TV app across the whole family including the new Vega OS devices. Juuno's guidance points you to buying their recommended stick instead.
Is switching from Juuno hard?
Media re-uploads directly and the guided onboarding rebuilds your playlist and schedule in minutes. Run PiAds' web player side by side before moving your TVs.
Do I have to run ads on PiAds?
No. Every ad needs your approval, and you can run your own content only — those screens are billed at $10 per screen per month. Enable approved ad slots and the screen is free, plus you keep 70% of what it earns.
Try the alternative that pays you back
Free for partner screens, no card. Pair one screen — or just the web player — and run it next to Juuno for a week.
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