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Display vs Raycast

Display and Raycast are both personal productivity tools. Display is aimed at developers and small businesses, while Raycast is aimed at developers and freelancers. Raycast costs less, from $10/mo versus $12/mo for Display. Both have a free plan.

Display

Shared workspace where AI agents publish docs, prototypes and apps

Raycast

Extensible launcher for macOS and Windows

PricingFreemium · $12Freemium · $10
Starting price$12/mo$10/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forDevelopers, Small businesses, Enterprise, FreelancersDevelopers, Freelancers
Platformswebmacos, windows, ios
CountryEEGB · 2020
Rating——

Choose Display if

Product and engineering teams that already generate HTML docs and prototypes with coding agents and want one private place to share, review and version them.

  • Works with any agent, so Claude and Codex users can edit the same doc
  • Unlimited free viewers and commenters on every plan
  • Flat Team price covers up to 150 editors

Look elsewhere if: Teams that mainly need a classic wiki or office-file storage with mature compliance paperwork (Confluence, Google Drive).

Choose Raycast if

Mac power users and developers who live on the keyboard.

  • Replaces several utilities in one hotkey
  • Huge extension ecosystem
  • Free tier covers most features

Look elsewhere if: Users content with Spotlight or who rarely use shortcuts.

Display vs Raycast pricing

Display

  • Free$01 editor, 3 gated docs, 50 MB, unlimited viewers
  • Solo$12/mo1 editor, 5 GB, version history; $9/mo billed yearly
  • Team$79/moUp to 150 editors, 100 GB, Shared Spaces; $59/mo yearly
  • Business$265/mo1 TB, 365-day audit logs, sharing controls; $199/mo yearly
  • EnterpriseCustom150+ editors, SAML SSO, signed DPA, SLA, custom storage

Raycast

  • Free$0Launcher, extensions, clipboard history, snippets; no AI
  • Pro$10/mo$96/yr; 500 AI credits/mo; team seat $15/user/mo
  • Pro+$20/mo$192/yr; 3,000 AI credits/mo, advanced models
  • Max$50/mo$480/yr; 7,500 AI credits/mo, advanced models

Display · Key features

  • Publish agent-made HTML and Markdown docs to stable private URLs
  • MCP server, CLI and Claude connector for agents such as Codex and Cursor
  • Version on every publish, with restore on Solo and higher plans
  • Line-level comments that agents can read and resolve
  • In-browser editing for people with edit access
  • Spaces and folders for docs, images, PDFs and data files

Cons

  • No SOC 2 report yet, per the vendor's security page
  • SAML single sign-on only on the custom Enterprise plan
  • Version history and folders require at least the paid Solo plan

Raycast · Key features

  • Launcher with fuzzy search and aliases
  • Clipboard history, snippets and quicklinks
  • Window management and system commands
  • Extension store with 2,000+ integrations
  • Raycast AI chat, commands and model selection
  • Notes, focus sessions and cloud sync (Pro)

Cons

  • Mac-first; Windows still maturing
  • AI features require Pro
  • Some extensions depend on third-party APIs

Display vs Raycast: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Display or Raycast?

Raycast starts at $10/mo and Display at $12/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Display and Raycast have a free plan?

Yes, both Display and Raycast have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Which is better for small businesses, Display or Raycast?

Display lists small businesses as a core audience, while Raycast is aimed more at developers and freelancers.

Not sure yet?