Yodeck


What is Yodeck?

All-in-one Digital Signage Solution.Turn any screen into an engaging sign, starting at $8/mo

Starting at $8/month + free players, Yodeck is a no-brainer for digital signage. Get any screen up and running in less than 5 min! Use our drag & drop editor together with hundreds of free templates to display any kind of content like images, videos, PDFs, calendars, menus, social media, and more! Manage, edit & schedule content for your screens online, from anywhere through our cloud-based dashboard easily. We offer worldwide support. Your 1st screen is free, forever - connect it now!

Yodeck prides itself on providing an exceptional digital signage solution to businesses of all sizes, from local diners to global leaders who already trust us, including Delta Airlines, Autodesk, Adobe, Domino’s, Deloitte and Swissport.



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Yodeck currently scores 91/100 in the Digital Signage category. This is based on user satisfaction (96/100), press buzz (43/100), recent user trends (rising), and other relevant information on Yodeck gathered from around the web.

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Yodeck Review

Editors' Review by the Digital Signage Software Review Team

Yodeck is a digital signage software solution that enables its users to create and schedule their monitors easily online, utilizing their tablet, computer or smartphone. The program is flexible enough it can be used on any screen ratio. It can also process a wide array of file formats, which include audio-video presentations and YouTube clips.

What does Yodeck do?

Yodeck is a hardware-reliant software solution—it ships in a pre-configured plug-and-play player called a “Yodeck Playbox” that can be—like an everyday, run-of-the-mill DVD player—installed by anyone. Thus, to explain what it does, it’s important readers get a grasp on how the hardware aspect works.

The Yodeck package contains the Yodeck Playbox, a three-foot HDMI cable, a micro USB power cable and an 8 GB SD card that comes pre-loaded with proprietary Yodeck software. The Playbox can connect directly to the user’s display via an HDMI cable and can connect to the internet in one of two ways: A Wi-Fi connection or via an RJ-45 cable. Users connect the power cable to the Playbox, connect the latter to a display and the internet, power the whole thing up, and they’re ready go.

There are several things mentioned in the manual that are worth noting though:

  • Wait for at least 10 seconds for the Playbox to fully boot.
  • Make sure the display is on and that the display’s source is set to the input that the Playbox is connected to (HDMI, etc).
  • If the Playbox is being displayed as being “offline,” the user should consider using a LAN cable instead of depending on a Wi-Fi connection. An alternative solution: The user should detach the
  • LAN cable (or Wi-Fi adapter), wait for another 10 seconds, and plug the entire thing again.

The rest of the setup process is as easy as what’s delineated above: The user creates a Yodeck account, makes sure the Yodeck Playbox and display are properly set up and running, uploads videos or images, appends them to a show, hits the apply button and that’s it—as user-friendly as it can get.

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As it is readily apparent, the Yodeck Playbox is Yodeck’s proprietary plug-and-play player. It’s a heavily modified Raspberry Pi3 computer that can handle playback of whatever media the user wants to run on his/her display. It has also been engineered around the ubiquitous 1920X1080 display resolution. However, it’s worth noting that the Playbox can automatically adapt to any display and any resolution, even ones that do not support widescreen aspect ratios.

When a user powers up his/her Yodeck Playbox, he or she can immediately choose from four user-friendly “concepts”: Playlists, Widgets, Shows and Media. Playlists are a collection of media that get played sequentially with a user-specified duration. Media are user-uploaded or user-generated things that get displayed. Some examples are: images files and video clips. Widgets are small applications that display useful data like Rich Text and RSS feeds. Shows are a compilation of media, widgets and playlists, which are arranged on a virtual monitor.

After creating the shows, the user can just then assign a specific show to each of the monitors he/she is managing.

If desired, users can also assign each show to a specific schedule, which then governs which shows get loaded at which time. Using this system, users can setup different shows for different days or hours. They can even make a specific show display only within a specified timeframe.

This feature is also helpful where electricity bills are concerned as users can specify the hours where the displays are to power deactivate.

Moreover, the developers tout that in case of an internet outage, screens powered by the Yodeck system will still continue to display shows up to a full month. This is possible as content that is being displayed is downloaded and played from user-defined local sources. It’s worth noting though that users cannot change the shows being displayed until they reconnect to the internet. Also, content that is streamed from the internet—like those from web pages—needless to say, will not be available if the user’s internet connection is disrupted.

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The benefits conferred by Yodeck

The core operations of what makes Yodeck tick have been explained. What follows is a list of benefits users get when using Yodeck.

  • Use and recycle content in a convenient way—upload videos and/or images of varying file types, including YouTube clips and web pages.
  • Anything fed to the Yodeck system is automatically tweaked so it can be played back without a hitch.
  • Yodeck uses a bank-grade encryption system, which includes a firewall.
  • Users can mix and match their own widgets if they wish to create custom-tailored content like a dynamic chart. They can even opt to use one of Yodeck’s pre-made widgets.
  • Yodeck Playboxes are simple, plug-and-play affairs that anyone—even those without techie knowledge—can set up. They also support Wi-Fi or an Ethernet connection. Static IPs and proxies are also supported.
  • The Yodeck system has an exhaustive management GUI to manage any number of displays—from just a single lowly 1080p monitors to hundreds of vertical screens.
  • User-friendly GUI: Yodeck has a drag-and-drop layout interface.
  • Mobile-friendly: Yodeck’s management GUI can run on mobile browsers, unfettering users from their dependence on desktop PCs.
  • The system has a technical support team.

Pricing plans

Yodeck offers a free plan for users with just a single display. However, for users who plan to use multiple ones, Yodeck charges them based on the maximum amount of monitors they plan to deploy. Users who have an extensive enterprise that utilizes more than a hundred monitors can contact Yodeck’s sales team for a quotation. The system is scalable so users who have a thousand or more monitors need not fret—the developers are touting they can run an operation of that magnitude.

The pricing plans are also scalable, which means whenever you add more monitors Yodeck can readily take that into account and the operation will still run without having to tweak the system hardware- and software-wise.

The company offers three pricing plans. These are Free, Pro and custom.

The Free plan is, as its name signifies, free. Even then, it’s far from being a barebones bundle, allowing users to have unlimited storage and bandwidth, full technical team support and works with a Raspberry Pi device. Alternatively, users can opt to get the Yodeck Playbox. This will, however, cost them $79 plus a shipping fee.

The Pro bundle comes in two variants: Monthly and Annual. The former costs $7.99 a month per display and has all the features covered by the Free plan. The latter is priced at $95.88 a year per monitor, comes with all the features of the Free plan but it comes with a free Yodeck Playbox for each of the user’s monitors. Note that both Pro variants get priority tech support over users who have availed of the Free plan.

The Custom plan can be availed of if the user opts for a quotation. This option is best for users who plan to operate—or are operating—more than a thousand monitors. Except, of course, for the price, the Custom plan comes with all the perks detailed in the Annual plan.

Conclusion

The very embodiment of the term user-friendly, Yodeck is one of the most ideal software solutions where digital signage businesses are concerned. Proprietors of such ventures should check out this offering and see if it suits their needs.

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Yodeck Product Overview

  • Any kind of content: The Yodeck Playbox can handle almost any file type!

  • Top-grade encryption, firewall and other security features to make sure your screens stay safe.

  • Drag-and-drop layout editing

  • Mobile-enabled management

  • Custom Widgets: Upload and use your own widgets. Or use one of ours!

  • Content Adaptation: Anything you upload is automatically adapted for perfect playback.

  • Yodeck provides a comprehensive management panel to manage from one to thousands of monitors.

  • The Yodeck Playbox is based on the Raspberry Pi 3. Get it for free with an annual plan.

  • Whitelabel business solutions available


Languages Supported: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Turkish, Finnish, Japanese, Swedish, German

Yodeck Features

  • 2-Factor Authentication
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • A/B Testing
  • API
  • Audience Targeting
  • Batch Permissions & Access
  • Brand Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Chat
  • Contact Management
  • Contact Sharing
  • Conversion Tracking
  • CRM Integration
  • Customer Management
  • Dashboard
  • Data Export
  • Data Import
  • Data Visualization
  • Document Comparison
  • Email Integration
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Incentive Management
  • Employee Training
  • External Integrations
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • Google Apps Integration
  • History/Version Control
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Link Tracking
  • Marketing Automation
  • Multi-User
  • Notifications
  • Project Management
  • Scheduling
  • SEO
  • Social-Media Integration
  • Supplier Management
  • Task Scheduling/Tracking
  • Third-Party Plugins/Add-Ons
  • Video
  • Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Bug Tracking
  • Resource Management
  • Cloud Deployment
  • Collaboration Support
  • Migration to Cloud
  • Brand Asset Creation
  • Template Designer
  • Landing Pages
  • Software Integration
  • Network Traffic Monitoring
  • Network Visualization
  • Multi-Source Feedback
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Media Streaming
  • Custom Domains
  • Health Management
  • Form Builder
  • Process Reporting
  • Workflow Management
  • Access Management
  • Status Notifications
  • Design Templates
  • Rewards & Recognition
  • Approval Workflows
Yodeck Pricing

Yodeck Pricing Plans

Free

Free
  • Try any plan for free
  • No credit card or billing details required

Basic

$8.00
per month for each active screen
  • All Types of Media
  • Web pages and YouTube videos
  • 80+ Apps / Integrations
  • 500+ Content Templates
  • Playlists of Content
  • Screen Schedules & Working Hours
  • Layout Editor with Multiple Zones/Regions
  • Interactive Kiosk App
  • Canva at Yodeck, Simplifying Design Needs
  • Annual plan includes: Yodeck player (1GB)

Enterprise

$15.00
per month for each active screen
  • Everything in Premium
  • Workspaces for content or screen management access
  • Workspace Hierarchies
  • Branded Templates
  • Custom User Roles & Permissions
  • SSO integration via SAML
  • Login IP & Password Restrictions
  • Player Lockdown & Storage Encryption
  • Priority SLA support (downtime & response time)
  • Audit Logs
  • Annual plan includes: Yodeck player plus (4GB)

Pro

$9.99
per month for each active screen
  • Everything in Basic
  • Microsoft Apps (Teams, Viva Engage, and more)
  • Dashboard Apps (Power BI, Grafana, Tableau, and more)
  • Tag-based Playlists & Sub-Playlists
  • Intelligent Interactivity
  • Playback Reports (Proof of Play)
  • Lockable Layouts
  • Advanced Media Scheduling
  • Yodeck API
  • Annual plan includes: Yodeck player plus (4GB)

Plans starting from: $8.00/month Credit card required: No

Yodeck FAQs

Who are the main user groups of Yodeck?

The main user groups of Yodeck include:

  • Small to large businesses using digital signage for communication and advertising.
  • Retailers aiming to display promotions and product information.
  • Restaurants for displaying menus and specials (e.g., digital menu boards).
  • Corporations for internal communication on office screens.
  • Educational institutions for sharing announcements and events.
  • Healthcare facilities for patient communication and waiting room signage.

What platforms does Yodeck support?

Yodeck supports a wide range of platforms, including:

  • Any TV or monitor equipped with a digital signage media player (Raspberry Pi, Brightsign, Amazon signage stick).
  • Any TV or monitor with the following operating systems: Windows, Android, Linux, FireOS, Tizen, LG WebOS, Yodeck Web.
  • Mobile platforms for accessing the web-based management interface.for details.

Does Yodeck offer an API?

Yodeck offers an API that enables users to integrate its functionality with other systems, allowing for automation and customization.

Does Yodeck integrate with any other apps?

Yodeck integrates with several apps and services, including:

  • Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook for scheduling events.
  • Social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for live feeds.
  • YouTube for streaming videos.
  • Weather and news apps for real-time updates.
  • Custom APIs for tailored integrations.

Does Yodeck offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

Yodeck offers robust resources and support:

  • Detailed guides and tutorials on its website.
  • A help center with step-by-step instructions.
  • Video tutorials for easy onboarding.
  • Dedicated customer support via email, chat, and phone.*

Does Yodeck offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?

Yodeck provides multi-user capabilities, including:

Role-based access control.
The ability to create multiple user accounts with permissions tailored to specific roles or teams.

What are some applications Yodeck is commonly used in tandem with?

Applications Yodeck Integrates With

Data Visualization and BI Tools:
* Power BI: Yodeck supports Power BI dashboards, allowing users to display live data visualizations on their digital signage screens. This is particularly useful for internal communication, operations monitoring, or sharing KPIs across teams.

Cloud Storage Platforms:
* Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive: Users can easily upload and display content stored in these platforms, keeping digital signage content synchronized with their existing workflows.

Social Media Platforms:
* Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: Yodeck can display live feeds or curated posts from these platforms, making it great for brand engagement and social proof.
* YouTube and Vimeo: It allows integration for streaming videos directly from these services.

Calendars and Event Scheduling:
* Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook: Events and schedules can be displayed on screens, making it easy to share meeting room availability or organizational events.

News and Weather Feeds:
* Yodeck integrates with live RSS feeds, news, and weather services to display real-time updates.

Design and Content Creation:
* Canva: Custom designs can be uploaded to Yodeck screens, enabling users to create eye-catching visuals easily.
* Adobe Creative Cloud: Designed content from Adobe tools can be directly incorporated into signage playlists.

Other Specialized Apps:
* Zapier: Yodeck works with Zapier for custom workflows and automation, connecting it to thousands of apps.
* Slack and Microsoft Teams: Internal updates and messages can be relayed to digital signage screens for team communication.

What is Yodeck generally used for?

Typical examples of uses include:
* Retail stores displaying promotions, sales and store-specific information
* Restaurants, cafes and bars to displays offers and digital menus
* Educational organisations displaying notifications, announcement, timetables, etc. for teachers and students, or promotional material to captivate visitors and prospective customers
* Offices uses our platform to display data dashboards and online calendars
* Offices and business/enterprises use our service tp distribute information in a fast, simple and engage manner throughout their organisation
* Commonly used by Airliners and business in the travel sector to display announcements and other relevant information (flight info and delays, timetables, hotel bookings and offers and so on)

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Yodeck User Reviews

Average User Rating:
4.8/5 based on 81 user ratings.
Your Rating:
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"Awesome product "

// proprio at Fournisseur Wimax

What do you like about Yodeck?

Work great, simple to setup and use. Easy to create playlist, screenshots work good.

What do you dislike about Yodeck?

No way to change adds on the local network must have internet. Widgets are hard to make.

What have you been using it for and what problems did Yodeck solve?

Digital billboards , no issues so far.

5/5
Usefulness
5/5
Ease of use
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Value for money
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