OptiSigns
8.8#1 in digital signage softwareFrom $9 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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Screenstead
7.5#30 in digital signage softwareFrom $6.58 a monthAndroidiOSWeb
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | OptiSigns | Screenstead |
|---|---|---|
| Content types | JPG,PNG,BMP,GIF,AVI,MP4,PDF,DOC,DOCX,PPT,PPTX,XLS,XLSX,Google Docs,Sheets,Slides,YouTube,Instagram,Twitter,websites | photos,videos,live HLS streams,layouts,websites,dashboards |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, United States | United States |
| Integrations | The site lists more than 140 apps, including weather, Instagram, Power BI, YouTube, and Google Slides. | The privacy policy lists optional connections to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, or another supported cloud storage provider for browsing and importing selected files. |
| Intended users | The site presents solutions for businesses and names use cases including retail, restaurants, healthcare, education, and corporate offices. | The site describes use cases for churches coordinating welcome screens, kids rooms, auditoriums, campuses, and volunteer service plans, as well as teams and businesses running welcome screens, menus, internal updates, and compatible live dashboards. |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| Offline playback | Yes | Apple TV and Android TV players use durable offline caching, while browser caching is described as best effort; native players keep the last complete show playing if an update cannot finish. |
| Paid from | 9 | 10 |
| Product | OptiSigns turns screens and TVs into digital signage for engaging customers and employees. | Screenstead is a digital signage service for building playlists, scheduling content, and managing screens across rooms, campuses, branches, and venues. |
| Security | OptiSigns says it encrypts data in its application and holds AICPA SOC 2 Type II certification. | Screenstead says data is encrypted in transit using HTTPS/TLS, content access is scoped to organizations by row-level security, and screen credentials are stored as one-way hashes. |
| Support | The company says its US-based support team is available by email, phone, or its support system. | Every plan includes email support, and the pricing page says a person will reply to questions sent to [email protected]. |
OptiSigns plans
- FreeFree
- Standard$9 a month
- Pro$11.25 a month
- Pro Plus$13.50 a month
- Engage$27 a month
- Enterprise$40.50 a month
Screenstead plans
- Monthly$10 a month
- Annual$99 a year
- Founding Member$79 a year
Pick OptiSigns if…
OptiSigns suits businesses managing digital signage for settings such as retail, restaurants, healthcare, education and corporate offices. It may also fit teams that need to update screens remotely or coordinate content approvals.
Pick Screenstead if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.