# Yodeck Alternative: Free & Open Source | Digital Board > Looking for a Yodeck alternative? Digital Board is open source, MIT licensed, self-hostable, and runs on any screen with no hardware lock-in. Source: https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/compare/yodeck-alternative ## Best Yodeck Alternative (2026): Digital Board vs Yodeck Looking for an open-source, self-hostable alternative to Yodeck? Here is an honest comparison covering pricing, features, platform support, and where each tool fits best. ### The short answer **Yodeck** is a polished, easy-to-use cloud digital signage product with a Pi player included on paid plans. It is a great fit if you want to plug in and go and you are happy with cloud-only hosting and per-screen pricing. **Digital Board** is open source (MIT licensed), self-hostable, and runs on any screen you already own with no hardware lock-in. It is a better fit if you want to keep your data on your own infrastructure, avoid per-screen lock-in, or you have more than a handful of screens and want to control the cost curve. ### Quick comparison | Feature | Digital Board | Yodeck | | --- | --- | --- | | Open source | Yes (MIT) | No | | Self-host option | Yes | No (cloud only) | | Free plan | 1 device, 500MB | 1 device | | Android TV / Fire TV | Yes | Yes | | Raspberry Pi | Native player, free | Player included on paid plans | | Windows / ChromeOS | Yes (native Windows app, or web player) | Yes | | Web browser player | Yes | Yes | | Video walls (multi-screen sync) | Yes | Yes | | Multi-zone layouts | Yes | Yes | | Live remote control* | Yes | Screenshot only | | Live data (Google Sheets, REST APIs) | Every plan, including Free | Premium plan and up ($12/screen) | | Template library | Signed catalog + import your own | 800+ templates on paid plans | | Kiosk / interactive mode | Yes | Yes | | White-label / reseller | Yes | Enterprise tier | | Pricing for 15 devices | $99/mo Pro | ~$120/mo (8 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 Yodeck 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 Yodeck does well - **Onboarding.** Yodeck ships pre-configured Pi players on paid plans, which removes a real setup step for non-technical buyers. - **Polish.** The product has been around since 2014, and the cloud experience is mature. - **Templates.** A large pre-built template library for menus, lobby boards, and announcements. ### Where Digital Board is the better choice - **You need data sovereignty.** If your content includes PII, internal documents, or you operate in regulated industries (healthcare, government, finance), self-hosting is the only way to keep data off a third-party cloud. Yodeck cannot do this. - **You have more than a handful of screens.** Per-screen pricing scales linearly. Digital Board Pro is flat at $99/mo for 15 devices, and self-hosters pay nothing per device. At 50+ screens the total cost difference is significant. - **You want platform flexibility.** Digital Board runs on any device with a browser - Smart TVs, ChromeOS, kiosk PCs, even old Macs. You are not locked into a specific Pi SKU. - **You want to read or modify the source.** Digital Board is MIT licensed on [GitHub](https://github.com/screentinker/screentinker). Audit the code, extend it, or fork it. - **You want live data without the Premium plan.** Yodeck puts data integrations and its API on Premium ($12 a screen). Digital Board connects Google Sheets, any REST API, CSV files and RSS feeds on every plan, so a menu board that follows a spreadsheet costs nothing extra. - **You want live remote control.** Digital Board streams a live screenshot feed and forwards touches and key events back to the device. Yodeck only takes occasional screenshots. ### Pricing snapshot Yodeck charges per screen per month, typically **$8/screen/mo** on the standard plan with annual billing. Digital Board Pro is a flat **$99/mo for 15 devices**. Crossover happens around 12-13 screens; above that Digital Board is meaningfully cheaper. Self-hosters pay nothing per device. ### 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 ScreenCloud](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/compare/screencloud-alternative.html) - [Compare: Digital Board vs OptiSigns](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/compare/optisigns-alternative.html) ### Try Digital Board free Start a 14-day Pro trial. No credit card required. [Start Free Trial](https://gonenli.pusula.cloud/app#/login) [View on GitHub](https://github.com/screentinker/screentinker)