Free digital signage,
compared honestly.
Prices, free plans and supported TVs for Ztalio, OptiSigns and Yodeck, read from each vendor’s own pricing page. Each comparison says where the other product is stronger.
Three vendors, one table.
Ztalio bills by plan; the other two bill per screen. The rows below use each vendor’s entry paid plan on monthly billing.
| Ztalio | OptiSigns | Yodeck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 1 screen, no logo, no card, no time limit, on the TV’s own app | 3 screens, vendor logo shown; not allowed on Roku, Fire TV, LG, Samsung or Apple TV | 1 screen, no logo |
| 3 screens a month | $9.99Starter | $30Standard, $10 × 3 | $24Basic, $8 × 3 |
| 10 screens a month | $29.99Pro | $100Standard, $10 × 10 | $80Basic, $8 × 10 |
| 25 screens a month | $49.99Network | $250Standard, $10 × 25 | $200Basic, $8 × 25 |
| Runs on | Roku, Amazon Fire TV, LG webOS, Google TV / Android TV, Apple TV (free apps); Samsung Tizen app in submission | OptiSigns' own players (OptiStick, Pro Player), Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Android, Fire TV and Roku on paid plans; no native app for LG consumer TVs | Amazon Fire Stick, Amazon Signage Stick, Android, BrightSign, LG webOS, Raspberry Pi 5, Samsung Tizen, Web Player, Windows and the Yodeck Player |
| Media player needed | No. The TV’s own app is the player. | Hardware is optional on paid plans. The free plan is allowed only on OptiSigns devices, Windows, Linux and Raspberry Pi, not on a Roku, Fire TV, LG, Samsung or Apple TV app. | Annual plans include a free Yodeck Player (a Raspberry Pi 4 box). No Roku app and no Apple TV app; its Android player app runs on Google TV and Android TV devices. |
| Phone app | iPhone and Android: upload, reorder, Push to TV | Web console; a mobile app is not described on its pricing page. | None. Yodeck states it does not offer a mobile application to manage Yodeck. |
| Background music | Included: four-track library plus your own audio | Add-on, $15 per screen per month ($13.50 annual). | Not listed on its pricing page. |
| Analytics, proof of play, offline alerts, Studio | Included on every paid plan | Varies by tier; see OptiSigns’s pricing page | Varies by tier; see Yodeck’s pricing page |
Competitor figures verified 2026-10-04 from their pricing pages, USD, entry paid plan, monthly billing, before tax. Ztalio prices are the live plan table; annual billing is ten months for twelve.
The two comparisons.
Each page names what the other product does better, with the prices for 1, 3, 10 and 25 screens.
Every Ztalio paid plan includes
From $9.99 a month on Starter. Playlists, scheduling, slide speed, transitions and music are on the free plan too.
Screen analytics
Which screens are on now, when each was last seen, hours on per day and each screen's usual hours.
Offline alerts and proof of play
An email when a screen goes dark during its usual hours, and a record of how long each playlist played, per screen and per hour.
Studio
A slide designer for menu boards, price lists, promos and signs, built from your own photos and logo, with an AI assistant that lays a slide out from a sentence. Finished slides save to your library as pictures.
Slideshow speed, scheduling, transitions
Per-playlist slide speed from 2 seconds to an hour (any number you type), playlists scheduled by day and hour in your timezone, and dissolve, slide, flip or zoom transitions.
Background music
A built-in library of four tracks, or your own audio files, attached per playlist.
Team members and the phone app
Seats per plan, shared folders, and Push to TV from the iPhone or Android app.
Questions people ask.
Short answers; the comparison pages carry the detail.
Which digital signage software is free without a watermark?
What is the cheapest digital signage software for several screens?
Do any of these need a media player?
Which one supports Roku and Apple TV?
Which one has a phone app?
Try it on the TV you already own.
Install the free app, enter the code, upload from your phone. One screen free forever, no card, no logo.