Yodeck Reviews

Pros

I love how easy the installation was. Literally step-by-step instructions and multiple videos to reference on YouTube.

Cons

The interface is still a bit clunky but it seems like that's the case with any signage service.

Pros

Seamless Grafana Integration to show custom dashboards to our company.

Cons

Currently, the only platform available to use Grafana is via the Raspberry Pi Yodeck installation.

Alternatives Considered

ScreenCloud

Reasons for Choosing Yodeck

Integration with Grafana on ScreenCloud required an enterprise license with a minimum 35 screens. I only have 5 screens, so it would not work in my use case.

Switched From

ScreenCloud

Reasons for Switching to Yodeck

Ease of use, great integration with platforms we already use.

Pros

Nothing. $79 For their in-house hardware. Tech support that doesn't give a sh%t. Buggy Unusable software. Waste of time and money.

Pros

What I like most about Yodeck is that it is easy to use and powerful enough to do what we need.

Cons

The only con is that Yodeck takes a bit longer than I would like to update content.

Alternatives Considered

Square Point of Sale and 3PLEX

Reasons for Choosing Yodeck

Yodeck was quicker to use and faster implement than other platforms we have looked at.

Reasons for Switching to Yodeck

It was simple and easy enough for all team members to use.

Pros

Price and ease of use. It's very easy to upload new images and change the playlists.

Cons

Took a bit to get used to the menu layout

Pros

Boots up faster than PiSignage does, custom boot logo is cool.

Cons

STOP OVERWRITING MY CONFIG.TXT FILE!I have my custom LCD screen config in there (Rotated 180 degrees, resolution manually set to 800x480, etc.) and after every push to the player, it's over-written to the monitor's defaults, and then my LCD no longer works between reboots as a result. Please add 800x480 to the resolution list, as it's a very common resolution for 5" LCD screens for Raspberry Pi.

Pros

The ease of us. I was able to setup Yodeck in about an hour. Since implementing 3 years ago we've saved hundred hours in OSHA training.

Cons

The one thing I dislike is the WiFi key is in clear text under Network for the player. This should be encrypted.The other is being able to pull reports on all the monitors and their configurations.

Alternatives Considered

Mvix Digital Signage

Reasons for Switching to Yodeck

It came down pricing. We saved thousands in upfront costs. Plus they offered the Raspberry Pi's which were low cost compared to Mvix players.

Pros

Ease of use, cheap pricing, nice UI and features.

Cons

Takes a bit for monitors to register and be detected as online.

Alternatives Considered

PosterBooking

Reasons for Switching to Yodeck

We were initially using posterbooking but their price increases made it not worthwhile as it was also slow to actually load content from posterbooking.

Pros

There are a lot of benefits to joining Yodeck. - quick and simple customer support and learning database available.- free quality media player with each license.- simple pre-programming Wi-Fi to each media player.- get more for your money versus competitors offering the same services.

Cons

I've been using Yodak for a few months and as it stands I still don't see anything missing with any of the features.

Pros

Simple to use, quick, very stable and quick to update.

Cons

The only downside I've had is the video playback sync, it just doesnt work for us and ended up displaying the content on one screen. The rest is quality. If you want to run one video over multiple screens then the timing is likely to get you frustrated.

Pros

It is incredibly user friendly for both admins and customers. It's cheap and easy to deploy, it's easy to manage...it's amazing!

Cons

There are limited features compared to more full-fledged platforms, such as wayfinding. But we do not utilize that.

Alternatives Considered

Xibo, Skykit, Play Digital Signage, Rise Vision, Spectrio and BroadSign

Reasons for Choosing Yodeck

Visix's hardware was expensive, finnicky, and unreliable. It felt like we were constantly fixing players. The interface was not user friendly, and required downloading apps to update content.

Switched From

AxisTV Signage Suite

Reasons for Switching to Yodeck

I assessed 20 different digital signage platforms, and YoDeck sits in a great middle ground. It is cheap and uses inexpensive hardware, but still feels stable and easy to use like a more fully-feature platform.

Pros

Ease of use, I love the layout feature! Snapping to the grid and ability to preview is wonderful!

Cons

I love working with Brightsign, so I hope they can integrate apps that work well with it.

Alternatives Considered

OptiSigns

Reasons for Choosing Yodeck

Usability, it wasn't as user friendly. Apps were stale and overall player insights were not there....

Switched From

OptiSigns

Reasons for Switching to Yodeck

Using the trail and Yodeck being so transparent with using a trail and not being restricted on how many days I get to play with it. Knowing the customers will always pick the company that treats them right. I previously bought a Raspberry Pi Player with Optisign and I spent a fortune....I wish I had know about this I would have just subscribed for the year! That is definitely a PLUS!

Pros

Ease of use fot non tech-savyy userssimple pricingfree players with yearly subscriptionglobal console

Cons

not able to script mouse clicks / type via position on screen, only CSS selectors, which makes some webpages with dynamic content not based on css unusable.unable to re-run webscripts on a page

Alternatives Considered

Screenly

Reasons for Choosing Yodeck

overall user experience, stability, ease of use

Switched From

Screenly

Reasons for Switching to Yodeck

price/value/performance comparison, hands-on UX

Pros

Yodeck is amazingly powerful and surprisingly affordable. The web-based interface is very easy to learn, and very responsive. I love the ability to see which devices are located in different regions of the United States and the depth of the preferences/settings is, honestly, amazing.

Cons

I have not had one issue that wasn't resolved by customer service within 20 minutes, and I wish every establishment had half of the customer service as Yodeck does! It would be nice to have a standalone app in addition to a web-based option, but that is a personal preference and doesn't negatively impact what Yodeck does.

Pros

The fact that it is a cloud based platform really works well for us. Due to not being reliant on a central publisher located in a DC, the management of the platform can be done from anywhere. With integrations for SSO from Azure AD, this also provides security and RBAC access from our existing estate without the need to manage individual users and groups in the application. Having Raspberry Pi's run the content displays is a nice touch too, as they are cheap to replace should one fail and using Micro SD cards to install the OS on is also really handy as these can be rebuilt in minutes should there be a problem with the player. There are a large number of widgets available out of the box, but being able to create your own is also really handy too. This way we can build a generic widget for a certain task, then just keep re-using it for different sites.

Cons

As with any new products, there are a few teething issues. These are mainly down to widgets needing to be developed to allow certain functionality. However, Yodeck tech support are very prompt and very helpful, so can't really say this is a down point. Just a staged development of the app integrations i suppose with any platform.

Pros

I like being able to create individual slides for upcoming events (versus a listing of events that can cause confusion with seniors). I also create weekly playlists, and am able to schedule them to change each Friday evening to reflect the upcoming week. This allows me to take one full day near the end of each month to create the next month's slides, events, playlists, etc and then I'm done. I don't have to be "hands on" more than once a month unless I choose to. Also, in cases when an event/activity needs to be rescheduled or cancelled, it is easy to change the slide to reflect this. Our lobbies are also more interesting and attractive with the announcement screens and playlists.

Cons

I can create a slide with specific text fields, "lock" them, and then add another field and the font will change. Or when I open a slide, sometimes the fonts in text fields have changed in such a way that the text does not fit the view any longer (ie: changed to a larger font). I'm not sure why this happens, but it does.Underlaying audio into layouts is difficult because the options are very limited without paying for a streaming service. It would be MUCH better if playing a streaming radio station (ie: K-love, etc) were an option.

Pros

I am a safety engineer and it is very simple to work with for me. I can update the screens in various locations throughout our shop and have no problems. The set up was super easy and the websites that can be copy and pasted for web use works very well. This way I am able to put up safety videos over subjects we have problems with. I love that you can add powerpoint as well and it will set up the times to scroll through all of it. In some scenarios with past digital signage companies I had to paste slide for slide so this saves me a ton of time. Yodeck provides free players with subscriptions to services which makes it very convenient should you have to present for approval to corporate. All in all this is a great platform and I enjoy using it.

Cons

There is nothing I can think of besides maybe having a day counter option. I would like to put a clock up that counts the amount of days without an accident to display on the screens in the shop and I can't find anything like that on the widgets besides countdowns.

Pros

I have a blog for the Blair House a seniors residence in Ottawa Ontario Canada and this Yodeck software has given me the ability to display in real time The bus schedule for our bus stops ( 4 in total ), plus the weather, Emergency warnings system, Our Community Events Calendar, Covid 19 status all edited from my home pc or cell phone.
In Canada we are a bilingual country English and French so all the webpages have to be repeated in both languages. easy as can be.
The building is an Ottawa Community Housing building with an energy engagement program that consists of a monitor in the lobby that informs tenants of how much energy is being used ( electricity and gas) and compares it with other similar buildings .
Now the information is of some value to the tenants as they do not have to wait outside in the rain or cold to catch a bus.
I was somewhat concerned about the new Raspberry Pi 4 that replaced the Pi 3 as to how much work it would be to upgrade it involved 8 letters and a hyphen WOW works fine!
This is by far one of the best Raspberry projects that I have come across thumbs up.

Cons

In the Ottawa Community Housing building we have a large percentage of people that do not speak either of Our official languages and it would be nice to incorporate Google Translate into this platform.
I would like to see a camera on the raspberry Pi that could scan a QR code that when displayed would translate to the appropriate language.
It is very important to try to create a hands free environment in this time of Covid.

Pros

The simplicity of setup is a great draw - having the option of preconfigured Raspberry Pis being delivered, ready-to-display, is a huge plus. It also makes adding additional screens a breeze as budgets allow.

Cons

The web-based interface does take some getting used to, particularly for individuals with less experience navigating directory structures on the web.

Alternatives Considered

ScreenCloud

Pros

I've used many different media players over the last 10 years, mvix, usb, Pi players etc, had issues with all. Managers fumbling with USB drives, proprietary players when die have to buy another for $250 etc, i can create a Yodeck player with raspberry Pi imager anytime i have an issue and have back running in 10 mins. For network issues I install Kasa smart plugs so all i have to do is powercycle the outlet and boom, back online every single time!

Cons

Seriously have no cons at all, it is a fantastic product and very reliable.

Pros

Yodeck is great for us. We have 5 monitors scattered throughout our building and can all be monitored from my office or from home when need be. It has a great interface, easy to use and understand. It has great flexibility and options for layouts that can be assigned to individual monitors. Very easy to upload images and videos. Very user friendly with constant updates and tips which are appreciated.

Cons

Needs a larger bank of Apps (widgets). I would like more setting options in those apps. Too many save and push buttons on the same page. Keep it to one.

Pros

I am very familiar with various technology and the software is easily implemented and very user friendly. Even if you are not as technologically inclined the setup and maintenance is very straightforward. The main reason we went with yodeck is due to the remote management which streamlines new content across all of our locations.

Cons

I found the transitions between content on the screens to be a bit choppy. We now upload a single powerpoint converted to mp4 which prevents choppy transitions between slides. Although I believe it was updated since we started with yodeck but I haven't found the need to move away from our current method.

Pros

I was searching for a digital signage in order to project trailer and show scheduler for our cinema.
Yodeck was the optimal solution. Based on Raspberry Pi, cheap hardware that you can manage as you want, Yodeck gives you full remote configuration of you system: you can upload any media (audio/video/image) or you can also link directly youtube videos or webpages!
What I most liked is the possibility to create diffent playlist, mixing layouts with different kind of media, and scheduling the playlist whenever I want, switching automatically playlist in various time of the day.
The update from the portal is very simple and the monitor will syncronize with the contents scheduled in very short time.
Very nice also the alerts that notice you that you monitor is offline, so you can check the status with very short downtime.
The installation is very easy: yodeck gives you the os image for the raspberry: the only thing you have to do is install the image and follow the instructions.
So, I am very satisfied with this solution (we have been using it for more than 3 years and we never had problems) and I advice it for who need a simple but powerfull system for digital signage.

Cons

Maybe is not very intuitive the part about making a layout on the screen and then checking how it comes on the monitor, but with but with a few attempts everybody will manage to configure all

Pros

Yodeck is an excellent mid-tier digital signage system that offers free players. It's easy to deploy and even easier to manage remotely. Yodeck delivers a robust yet efficient solution for digital signage at a reasonable cost that just works. Period.

Cons

While Yodeck excels in many areas it would benefit greatly from a UI update in others. Overall, the Dashboard UI is acceptable but specific areas like scheduling and media storage are antiquated and can be confusing to use.

Pros

YoDeck makes it easy and convenient for me to keep my employees informed.

Cons

The Layout/Schedule/Playlist configuration was a bit confusing initially. Customer service was happy to help me during initial setup/

Alternatives Considered

OptiSigns