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2026 comparison

Digital signage software comparison

Five digital signage tools side by side on price, PowerPoint, live data and hosting. Checked on each vendor's own site in October 2026.

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Price

Entry price per screen

Lowest listed paid plan, in USD per screen per month.

Yodeck$8Basic, billed yearly

OptiSigns$9Standard, billed yearly

Rise Vision$11Basic

SignageTube$11.41Starter, billed yearly

ScreenCloud$20Core, billed yearly

Features

What you get, side by side

✓ yes ~ partly ✕ no

SignageTubeYodeckOptiSignsRise VisionScreenCloud

Free plan✕15 day free trial✓1 screen✓Free plan✕Free trial✕14 day trial

PowerPoint with animations✓Native on Windows, with Professional~Converted to slides, or to video~Animations do not play unless exported as MP4~Converted to images, animations lost~Slide by slide, no animations

Live data straight from Excel and databases✓Excel, SQL, ODBC, OPC and 20+ sources, with Enterprise~BI dashboards (Power BI, Tableau, Grafana) on Premium~Dashboards and Microsoft 365 or Google on Pro Plus~App integrations~Dashboards and apps

Run on your own servers✓Any edition with Custom, from 5 screens✕Not listed✓Enterprise, from 25 screens✕Cloud only✕Not listed

Where SignageTube wins

Your PowerPoint plays as built, animations included (Professional)
Live data straight from Excel, SQL, ODBC, OPC and 20+ sources (Enterprise)
Every edition can run on your own servers with Custom, from 5 screens
1,308 ready made Live Pages in every edition

Where others win

Yodeck and OptiSigns cost less per screen and have free plans
Yodeck and ScreenCloud include free player hardware with yearly plans
ScreenCloud and Rise Vision bundle more services for large rollouts
Larger app marketplaces for social media and third party apps

Head to head

Compare SignageTube to each platform

Looking at one tool? See the full breakdown and why teams switch.

SignageTube vs OptiSigns

For live data from databases, without code.

SignageTube vs Yodeck

When one simple screen is no longer enough.

SignageTube vs ScreenCloud

A lower entry price, and live data with Enterprise.

SignageTube vs Rise Vision

For business and industry, not just classrooms.

See our pricing

Per screen pricing, with a 15 day free trial on every edition.

Sources: the pricing, help and product pages of Yodeck, OptiSigns, Rise Vision and ScreenCloud, read on 21 October 2026. Prices and features change; check each vendor before you buy. SignageTube price converted from EUR at the store rate.

FAQ

Common questions

What is the best digital signage software?

It depends. Yodeck and OptiSigns cost least and have free plans. ScreenCloud is a polished premium option. SignageTube fits when you want everyday screens now and live data later, with Enterprise.

Which digital signage software works with PowerPoint?

Use any content, or design in PowerPoint if your team already does. Starter plays slides as a video. Professional plays the real file on Windows, animations included. The other tools convert PowerPoint files, and animations do not play.

Which platform has the best live data?

SignageTube Enterprise links slides to Excel, databases, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Oracle, ODBC and OPC. Yodeck, OptiSigns and ScreenCloud show data mostly through BI dashboard apps such as Power BI.

Is there a free digital signage option?

Yodeck has a free plan for 1 screen and OptiSigns has a free plan. SignageTube has a 15 day free trial on every edition, no credit card.

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Start with any edition. Add live data with Enterprise when you need it. 15 day free trial, no credit card.

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