# OptiSigns Alternative: Free & Open Source | Digital Board > Looking for an OptiSigns alternative? Digital Board is open source, MIT licensed, self-hostable, and costs less at scale. Source: https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/compare/optisigns-alternative ## Best OptiSigns Alternative (2026): Digital Board vs OptiSigns OptiSigns has built a strong reputation in restaurants, retail, and small business signage. Here is an honest comparison with Digital Board covering features, pricing, and where each fits best. ### The short answer **OptiSigns** is a well-marketed cloud signage product with a deep template library and good documentation. It targets non-technical buyers and works particularly well for restaurants and retail menus. **Digital Board** is open source (MIT licensed), self-hostable, runs on hardware you already own with no lock-in, and is meaningfully cheaper at higher screen counts. It is a better fit if you have any technical capacity, you care about data sovereignty, or you operate at a scale where per-screen pricing hurts. ### Quick comparison | Feature | Digital Board | OptiSigns | | --- | --- | --- | | Open source | Yes (MIT) | No | | Self-host option | Yes | No (cloud only) | | Free plan | 1 device, 500MB | Free, up to 3 screens | | Android TV / Fire TV | Yes | Yes | | Raspberry Pi | Native player, free | Limited support | | Windows / ChromeOS | Yes | Yes | | Web browser player | Yes | Limited | | Video walls | Yes (with sync) | Paid add-on | | Multi-zone layouts | Yes | Yes | | Live data (Google Sheets, REST APIs) | Every plan, including Free | Pro Plus plan and up ($13.50–15/screen) | | Template library | Signed catalog + import your own | Large library | | Live remote control* | Yes | Limited | | White-label / reseller | Yes | Paid tier | | Pricing for 15 devices | $99/mo Pro | ~$165/mo (11 USD/screen) | | Self-host cost | Free (your server) | Not available | * Live remote control is Android only and requires granting the on-device accessibility permission. Comparison as of June 2026, based on each vendor's publicly listed pricing and documentation. Spot an error? [Open an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/screentinker/screentinker/issues) and we'll fix it. ### New in Digital Board These are newer than the table above. They are listed for Digital Board only: we have not re-checked how OptiSigns handles each one, so they are not scored against it. - **Single sign-on** over SAML 2.0 or OIDC per organization, with DNS-verified domains and an option to require it. [Enterprise features](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/solutions/enterprise-digital-signage.html) - **Microsoft 365 and Google documents**: SharePoint and OneDrive folder sync, and PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Slides, Docs and Sheets through each provider’s viewer. [Microsoft 365](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/integrations/microsoft-365-digital-signage.html) - **BI dashboards** from [Power BI](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/integrations/power-bi-digital-signage.html), [Tableau](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/integrations/tableau-digital-signage.html) and [Grafana](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/integrations/grafana-digital-signage.html), with your own credentials kept on the server. - **Emergency alerts** from CAP feeds, Alertus and Singlewire InformaCast, cutting in at once on every player. [Emergency alerts](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/solutions/emergency-alert-digital-signage.html) - **Meeting room displays** with booking from the panel, [moderated social walls](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/solutions/social-media-wall.html), [menu boards](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/solutions/digital-menu-boards.html) and [privacy-first audience counting](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/solutions/audience-analytics.html). ### Where OptiSigns does well - **Templates.** Hundreds of pre-built templates for menus, real estate listings, gym schedules, and more. Best-in-class for non-designers who need to ship fast. - **Niche features.** POS integrations for restaurants, MLS feeds for real estate, fitness class schedule integrations. - **Documentation and support.** Extensive tutorial library, responsive support team. ### Where Digital Board is the better choice - **Cost at scale.** OptiSigns is around $11/screen/month on the Pro plan. At 15 devices that is $165/mo; Digital Board Pro is $99/mo. The gap widens as you add screens. - **Self-hosting.** If you cannot or will not put your signage data in a third-party cloud, Digital Board is one of the few real options. OptiSigns does not offer this. - **Source access.** MIT licensed on [GitHub](https://github.com/screentinker/screentinker). Read the code, modify it, fork it. - **Live data on every plan.** OptiSigns keeps its Google Sheets app and OptiSync data integration for Pro Plus and up. Digital Board connects Google Sheets, any REST API, CSV files and RSS feeds on every plan, including Free. - **Live remote control.** Stream a live view of any display and inject taps or key events. Most cloud signage tools only show occasional screenshots. - **Runs on hardware you already own.** Native Android APK, native Raspberry Pi and Windows players, and a web player for any browser, macOS included - no proprietary player to buy. ### Pricing example: 25 devices for one year - **OptiSigns Pro:** ~$3,300/year (25 x $11/mo) - **Digital Board:** Custom Enterprise plan or self-host at server cost only ### Related guides - [How to set up digital signage on a Raspberry Pi](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/guides/raspberry-pi-digital-signage.html) - [Free digital signage for Android TV and Fire TV](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/guides/digital-signage-android-tv.html) - [Self-hosted digital signage: complete guide](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/guides/self-hosted-digital-signage.html) - [Compare: Digital Board vs Yodeck](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/compare/yodeck-alternative.html) - [Compare: Digital Board vs ScreenCloud](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/compare/screencloud-alternative.html) ### Try Digital Board free Start a 14-day Pro trial. 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