TVpilot vs Yodeck · prices checked 26 October 2026
Yodeck alternative
with screens included in the price
Yodeck is one of the best-known digital signage platforms for small businesses, and a good one. If you are looking for a Yodeck alternative, the reason is usually the bill: Yodeck charges for every screen, every month. TVpilot includes screens in a plan instead, so 10 screens cost €19 a month. Here is an honest comparison, including when Yodeck is the better pick.
Free plan, no credit card required. Paid plans from €5 a month.
The short answer
TVpilot and Yodeck both give you one screen for free and both run on a Raspberry Pi, Android TV and a web browser. The main difference is the pricing model: Yodeck charges $8 to $16 per screen per month on yearly billing, TVpilot charges per plan with screens included (€5 a month for 3, €2 for each extra screen). Yodeck is the larger platform, with more templates and apps, its own pre-configured player on yearly plans and a large review base. TVpilot is cheaper from the second screen on, bills monthly, and adds local integrations such as bol.com, Mollie and NS departures.
The monthly bill
What TVpilot and Yodeck cost per month
The cheapest paid plan that fits the number of screens, before VAT, as each vendor publishes it.
1 screen
Free plan, forever, no credit card
Free plan, 1 screen
3 screens
Starter, 3 screens included
$8 per screen, billed annually
10 screens
Starter: 3 included + 7 extra at €2
$8 per screen, billed annually
25 screens
Pro: 10 included + 15 extra at €2, every Premium feature
$8 per screen, billed annually
Yodeck figures use its entry paid plan (Basic) as shown per month on yearly billing; its Premium and Enterprise plans cost $12 and $16 per screen. TVpilot figures are monthly billing. Amounts are shown in the currency each vendor publishes, without conversion, before VAT.
Side by side
TVpilot vs Yodeck at a glance
Prices checked on 26 October 2026, features on 7 October 2026, on Yodeck's own website. Plans change, so check the current terms before you decide.
| TVpilot | Yodeck | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 1 screen, forever, 250 MB storage, no credit card | 1 screen, forever, with all Basic features, no credit card |
| Pricing model | Per plan with screens included; extra screens €2 a month | Per screen per month |
| Paid price | €5/month for 3 screens, €29/month for 10 with Premium | $8, $12 or $16 per screen/month, billed annually |
| Billing | Monthly or yearly (2 months free), cancel any time | Prices shown per month on yearly billing |
| Own hardware | No own player; works with the Amazon Signage Stick, a Raspberry Pi and more | Pre-configured Raspberry Pi player, free with yearly plans |
| Raspberry Pi | Yes, one command on any Pi, with HDMI-CEC TV power scheduling | Yes, its own players are Pi based |
| Other players | Amazon Signage Stick, Fire TV, Android TV, Chromecast, iPad, any browser | Android TV, web browsers, other media players |
| Apps and templates | Live plugins on every plan, Designer, AI Studio, Canva links | 160+ apps, 800+ templates, AI Agent |
| Emergency alerts | Yes, Premium (Pro, Business or the add-on) | Yes |
| Switching | Imports Yodeck playlists with the Switch to TVpilot plugin | Not applicable |
What really differs
Price: per screen or per plan
Yodeck charges per screen. Its Basic plan is $8 per screen per month on yearly billing, Premium $12 and Enterprise $16, so the bill grows in a straight line with every TV you add. That is easy to predict, and for one or two screens the difference is small.
TVpilot includes screens in the plan. Starter is €5 a month with 3 screens, and each extra screen is €2 a month, up to 10 screens on Starter. Pro is €29 a month with 10 screens and every Premium feature, and goes up to 100 screens. At 10 screens that is €19 a month on Starter, against $80 on Yodeck Basic; at 25 screens €59 on Pro, against $200. Euro and dollar amounts are as each vendor publishes them.
Hardware: a bundled player or your own choice
Yodeck's strongest card is hardware. On yearly plans it includes a pre-configured Raspberry Pi player, so a new screen arrives ready to plug in. It also runs on Android TV and in web browsers.
TVpilot has no player of its own. It runs on the Amazon Signage Stick (Amazon's 24/7 signage player, where TVpilot is a listed CMS), on any Raspberry Pi with one install command, on a Fire TV Stick with the TVpilot app, on Android TV and Chromecast with Google TV through a browser, and on any smart TV or computer that opens a player URL. The Raspberry Pi player switches the TV on and off on a schedule through HDMI-CEC and restarts itself within seconds after a crash. TVpilot has no native Samsung Tizen or LG webOS app; those TVs use their built-in browser.
Features: breadth against local data
Yodeck is the bigger catalog: it lists 160+ apps (Power BI, SharePoint, Google Drive, Canva, Teams among them), 800+ templates, an AI Agent that runs tasks in plain language, emergency alerts and offline playback, and SAML single sign-on on Enterprise.
TVpilot covers the everyday signage set (playlists of images, video, web pages and PDFs, per-slide schedules with expiry dates, a calendar per screen, a Designer, AI Studio, Canva, Google Slides, PowerPoint, YouTube and Power BI) and adds live data that most international platforms do not offer: bol.com, Mollie, Moneybird, SumUp and Picqer dashboards, NS and OV departures, ANWB traffic, Buienradar and Kiyoh reviews, next to Shopify, Stripe, Google and Trustpilot reviews and weather. Video walls up to 4×4, proof of play and an emergency alert are built in.
Teams, approvals and resellers
On TVpilot, Pro includes up to 3 users and 3 locations; Business (€99 a month, 25 screens included) adds a team of up to 25 users, unlimited locations, approval before publishing with a four-eyes option, your own logo and colours and a partner portal for resellers and agencies. Two-factor authentication is on every plan.
Yodeck's Enterprise plan adds custom roles, workspaces and encrypted player storage, and its free plan already allows unlimited users. If you need many users on very few screens, compare those limits for your own case.
Honest advice
Which one should you pick?
Choose Yodeck if
- You want a pre-configured player in the box and plan to pay yearly.
- You rely on a very large template library or on one of its 160+ apps that TVpilot does not offer.
- You want a platform with a long track record and thousands of public reviews.
- Your team needs many users on a single free screen.
Choose TVpilot if
- You run more than a few screens and do not want to pay for each one separately.
- You prefer monthly billing and no yearly commitment.
- You already own the hardware: a Raspberry Pi, an Amazon Signage Stick, a Fire TV Stick or a smart TV.
- You want live data from Dutch and European tools such as bol.com, Mollie, NS or Kiyoh on your screens.
- You need approvals, your own branding or a reseller portal at a small-business price.
Moving from Yodeck to TVpilot
The Switch to TVpilot plugin connects to your Yodeck account with an API token and rebuilds your playlists in TVpilot with the same order and durations, including web pages and files Yodeck fetched from a link. Yodeck offers its API on the Premium and Enterprise plans. Files you uploaded to Yodeck yourself are not handed out by its API: upload them under Media with the same names and the import links them to the right slides.
Your screens move by installing TVpilot on the player and pairing it once. A Yodeck Raspberry Pi player can run the TVpilot player too: install it with one command.
More on moving your content: switching to TVpilot. Every plan and what it includes: TVpilot pricing. Fourteen platforms side by side: digital signage software pricing compared.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free Yodeck alternative?
Yes. TVpilot is free for 1 screen, forever, with 250 MB storage and no credit card, and without a TVpilot logo on your content. Yodeck also has a free plan for 1 screen. The difference starts at the second screen: TVpilot Starter is €5 a month for 3 screens, Yodeck charges $8 per screen per month on yearly billing.
Is TVpilot cheaper than Yodeck?
From the second screen on, yes. At 10 screens TVpilot costs €19 a month on Starter, Yodeck Basic $80 a month on yearly billing. At 25 screens TVpilot Pro costs €59 a month, Yodeck Basic $200. Prices as published by each vendor on 26 October 2026, before VAT.
Can I use my Yodeck Raspberry Pi with TVpilot?
Yodeck's players are Raspberry Pi based, and TVpilot runs on any Raspberry Pi with Raspberry Pi OS with a desktop: one install command sets up the kiosk, the watchdog and HDMI-CEC TV scheduling. Pi 4 or 5 is recommended for smooth video.
Can I import my Yodeck playlists?
Yes. The Switch to TVpilot plugin reads your playlists through the Yodeck API (Premium and Enterprise plans) and rebuilds them with the same order and durations. Uploaded files you add yourself under Media with the same names; the import links them by name.
Does TVpilot have a free trial?
There is no trial: the Free plan is free forever within its limits. You upgrade only when you need more screens, more storage or a paid feature, and paid plans are monthly unless you choose yearly.
What does TVpilot cost?
TVpilot is free for 1 screen with 250 MB storage, forever and without a credit card. Starter is €5 a month with 3 screens included, Pro €29 a month with 10 screens and every Premium feature, and Business €99 a month with 25 screens. Extra screens cost €2 a month on Starter and Pro. Paying yearly gives 2 months free. Prices exclude VAT.
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- Amazon Signage Stick
- Switch to TVpilot
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Sources
Yodeck's own pages, read on 7 October 2026 (features) and 26 October 2026 (prices). TVpilot facts come from the product itself. Yodeck is a trademark of its owner; TVpilot is not affiliated with Yodeck.
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