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Landing page (frontend/landing.html): - Title now includes "Self-Hosted" for that keyword - Description appended "MIT licensed." - Keywords aligned to spec (digital signage raspberry pi, digital signage android tv, video wall software, kiosk software, etc.) - SoftwareApplication JSON-LD: added applicationSubCategory "DigitalSignage", license URL, refreshed description - Image alt text + og:image:alt + twitter:image:alt now include "open-source digital signage" - New Resources section above the CTA with 6 cards linking to all new guides and comparison pages - Footer rewritten as a 5-column grid (Brand / Guides / Compare / Project / Legal) with the new internal links New SEO pages, all dark-themed, mobile-responsive, ASCII-only: - frontend/css/seo-page.css (shared nav/footer/article/table styles) - frontend/compare/yodeck-alternative.html - frontend/compare/screencloud-alternative.html - frontend/compare/optisigns-alternative.html - frontend/guides/raspberry-pi-digital-signage.html - frontend/guides/digital-signage-android-tv.html - frontend/guides/self-hosted-digital-signage.html Each new page has unique title/description/canonical, OG and Twitter card tags, BreadcrumbList JSON-LD, single h1, proper h2/h3 nesting, visible breadcrumb, comparison table or step-by-step ordered list, "Related guides" cross-link block, and a CTA. Sitemap (frontend/sitemap.xml): added all 6 new URLs with appropriate priority (0.8 for compare pages, 0.9 for guides). Existing landing (1.0) and legal pages preserved. Robots (frontend/robots.txt): allow /compare/ and /guides/, disallow /player (was previously allowed by mistake). Server (server/server.js): added explicit GET /sitemap.xml and GET /robots.txt routes ahead of the static middleware so the Content-Type is guaranteed. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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<title>Best Yodeck Alternative (2026) - Free & Open Source | ScreenTinker</title>
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<h1>Best Yodeck Alternative (2026): ScreenTinker vs Yodeck</h1>
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<p class="lead">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.</p>
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<h2>The short answer</h2>
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<p><strong>Yodeck</strong> 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.</p>
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<p><strong>ScreenTinker</strong> is open source (MIT licensed), self-hostable, and supports more platforms out of the box. 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.</p>
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<tr><th>Feature</th><th>ScreenTinker</th><th>Yodeck</th></tr>
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<tr><td>Open source</td><td class="yes">Yes (MIT)</td><td class="no">No</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Self-host option</td><td class="yes">Yes</td><td class="no">No (cloud only)</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Free plan</td><td class="yes">1 device, 500MB</td><td class="yes">1 device</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Android TV / Fire TV</td><td class="yes">Yes</td><td class="yes">Yes</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Raspberry Pi</td><td class="yes">Free setup script</td><td class="yes">Player included on paid plans</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Windows / ChromeOS</td><td class="yes">Yes (web player)</td><td class="partial">Limited</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Web browser player</td><td class="yes">Yes</td><td class="no">No</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Video walls (multi-screen sync)</td><td class="yes">Yes</td><td class="yes">Yes</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Multi-zone layouts</td><td class="yes">Yes</td><td class="yes">Yes</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Live remote control</td><td class="yes">Yes</td><td class="partial">Screenshot only</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Kiosk / interactive mode</td><td class="yes">Yes</td><td class="partial">Add-on</td></tr>
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<tr><td>White-label / reseller</td><td class="yes">Yes</td><td class="partial">Enterprise tier</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Pricing for 15 devices</td><td>$99/mo Pro</td><td>~$120/mo (8 USD/screen)</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Self-host cost</td><td>Free (your server)</td><td>Not available</td></tr>
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<h2>Where Yodeck does well</h2>
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<li><strong>Onboarding.</strong> Yodeck ships pre-configured Pi players on paid plans, which removes a real setup step for non-technical buyers.</li>
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<li><strong>Polish.</strong> The product has been around since 2014, and the cloud experience is mature.</li>
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<li><strong>Templates.</strong> A large pre-built template library for menus, lobby boards, and announcements.</li>
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<h2>Where ScreenTinker is the better choice</h2>
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<li><strong>You need data sovereignty.</strong> 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.</li>
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<li><strong>You have more than a handful of screens.</strong> Per-screen pricing scales linearly. ScreenTinker 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.</li>
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<li><strong>You want platform flexibility.</strong> ScreenTinker runs on any device with a browser - Smart TVs, ChromeOS, kiosk PCs, even old Macs. You are not locked into a specific Pi SKU.</li>
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<li><strong>You want to read or modify the source.</strong> ScreenTinker is MIT licensed on <a href="https://github.com/screentinker/screentinker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GitHub</a>. Audit the code, extend it, or fork it.</li>
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<li><strong>You want live remote control.</strong> ScreenTinker streams a live screenshot feed and forwards touches and key events back to the device. Yodeck only takes occasional screenshots.</li>
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<h2>Pricing snapshot</h2>
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<p>Yodeck charges per screen per month, typically <strong>$8/screen/mo</strong> on the standard plan with annual billing. ScreenTinker Pro is a flat <strong>$99/mo for 15 devices</strong>. Crossover happens around 12-13 screens; above that ScreenTinker is meaningfully cheaper. Self-hosters pay nothing per device.</p>
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<li><a href="/guides/raspberry-pi-digital-signage.html">How to set up digital signage on a Raspberry Pi</a></li>
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<li><a href="/guides/digital-signage-android-tv.html">Free digital signage for Android TV and Fire TV</a></li>
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<li><a href="/guides/self-hosted-digital-signage.html">Self-hosted digital signage: complete guide</a></li>
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<li><a href="/compare/screencloud-alternative.html">Compare: ScreenTinker vs ScreenCloud</a></li>
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<li><a href="/compare/optisigns-alternative.html">Compare: ScreenTinker vs OptiSigns</a></li>
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