Yodeck vs OptiSigns: $24 or $30 for three screens

Yodeck costs $24/month for three Basic screens. OptiSigns Standard costs $30 on monthly billing. But OptiSigns also offers three free screens on eligible devices, while Yodeck starts charging for every screen as soon as you add the second.

Kinosign makes a competing product, so weigh our view with that in mind.

Vendor pages checked November 2026. This compares documented plans, not hands-on test results.

Compare the basic bill first

Use three reception or office screens as an example. The table uses USD software rates, before tax, hardware and add-ons. Annual figures show the monthly equivalent and full-year amount.

Sources: Yodeck pricing, its billing explanation and OptiSigns pricing.

OptiSigns Free names OptiSigns devices, Windows, Linux and Raspberry Pi as eligible types. It includes the OptiSigns logo, 25 basic apps and 1GB storage. A free three-screen plan can be the lowest software bill here, provided those restrictions fit.

Yodeck’s free screen is a single-screen account benefit. Add a second screen and both are billed. Keep the free plans separate from paid-plan arithmetic.

A dashboard or approval requirement can raise the whole bill

Yodeck Premium lists AI Agent/API and advanced integrations at $12 per screen/month. Enterprise lists further organizational and security controls at $16. The account plan rules say all screens within one account use the same plan.

For three screens, that is $36/month on Premium or $48/month on Enterprise. If only the reception dashboard needs a Premium feature, check whether you prefer an account-wide upgrade or a separate account.

OptiSigns lists Pro at $12.50 monthly and Pro Plus at $15 monthly. Pro’s card includes approval workflows and roles. Pro Plus lists Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace content connections, secured websites and dashboards. Three Pro Plus screens therefore cost $45/month, or $40.50/month equivalent at its annual rate of $13.50.

Choose the required features before choosing the cheaper column. An office that needs someone to approve staff messages has a different purchase from a café owner changing their own prices.

Edit the same notice in both products

Yodeck lists a layout editor and templates. OptiSigns lists Designer. Both therefore deserve an actual editing exercise; neither should be dismissed as a place to upload finished images only.

Change a room number and a long visitor name in both editors. Have the person who owns the notices make the edit.

A prepared sales demonstration can make any editor look pleasant. Try your longest department name and your least tidy source file instead.

For office content ideas, our office screen page shows the kinds of everyday messages to include in that exercise.

Price the player alongside the software

Yodeck’s annual Basic offer lists 1GB players; annual Premium and Enterprise list 4GB players. Its pricing page offers alternative own-device savings. Monthly software and annual software with devices are different purchases.

OptiSigns says it supports several player platforms and recommends its own hardware for compatibility. Its free-plan device list is narrower than a general claim of platform support. Confirm the exact device against the plan you intend to buy.

Separate live playback from your channel budget

Yodeck’s Raspberry Player documentation supports existing live streams, including HLS. OptiSigns lists a Live TV Ads Overlay feature in Engage. Claims that these products cannot handle live content would be wrong.

If you need a channel, describe the task precisely: playing an existing stream, scheduling your own files, or buying an additional channel service. Ask for the relevant plan and all separate costs. A menu display and a channel may serve different screens.

When to keep Yodeck or OptiSigns

Keep Yodeck if its plan and annual player offer cover your work. Keep OptiSigns if its eligible free plan fits, or its approvals and connected content save enough manual work to justify the tier.

Kinosign is pre-launch. Its draft pricing keeps the first three screens free and adds $6 per extra screen/month, making three screens $0/month. Hardware and an optional live TV channel are separate; this is not a feature-equivalent offer.

Compare the pricing with your required devices, then use the contract checklist to put the full commitment and renewal date beside each quote.