PosterBooking vs Yodeck (2026): Free Screens, Pricing, Players and Which to Pick
Pick PosterBooking for the bigger trial and the lower bill from 7 screens up. New customers get 10 screens free for 3 months (watermarked), then Home Basic at $52 a month for 10 screens plus $6.49 per extra screen, billed monthly. Pick Yodeck for per-screen pricing from 1 screen ($8 to $16 per screen per month), its own Raspberry Pi player, a large template library and Samsung Tizen, Chrome OS and BrightSign apps. Year one at 50 screens is about $3,739 on PosterBooking and $4,800 on Yodeck Basic. DigitalSignage.com is the cheaper third option: 3 screens free forever, then $3 per screen, about $1,692 for 50 screens.
PosterBooking vs Yodeck side by side (2026, verified prices)
| PosterBooking | Yodeck | DigitalSignage.com | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry rate | Home Basic $52 a month for 10 screens, $6.49 per extra screen; monthly only | $8 per screen per month (Basic) | $3 per screen per month (Plus+), volume pricing via a public calculator |
| Top published rate | Business Pro $520 a month, unlimited screens; Enterprise Plus $830 a month | $12 Premium, $16 Enterprise (raised April 1, 2026) | Enterprise (proof of play, white-label, SSO), by quote or calculator |
| Free tier | 10 screens free for 3 months, watermarked (new customers); no permanent free tier | None for new accounts since March 2, 2026 (30-day trial, up to 5 screens); older accounts keep 1 free screen while at exactly 1 | 3 screens free forever; no credit card, ads or watermark |
| Year-one software cost, 10 screens | $624 | $960 | $252 |
| Year-one, 50 screens | $3,739 | $4,800 | $1,692 |
| Year-one, 100 screens | $6,240 (Business Pro) | $9,600 | $3,492 |
| Players (official apps) | Fire TV (Amazon Appstore, Amazon Signage Stick), Android and Android TV, Raspberry Pi (OS image or .deb), Linux, macOS, Windows, LG webOS; no browser player; no Chrome OS, Tizen, Apple TV, iOS, BrightSign, Roku | Yodeck Player (own Pi) or Pi 4/5 images, Android/Android TV, Fire TV (Amazon Signage Stick), Chrome OS PWA (kiosk licence needed), Windows, LG webOS, Samsung Tizen, BrightSign; macOS/Linux via browser; no Apple TV, iOS, Roku | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Android TV/Google TV, Chrome OS/Flex, Raspberry Pi, iPad, browser; no Fire TV (in development), webOS, Tizen, Apple TV, BrightSign, Roku |
| Own hardware | Any listed platform; no vendor hardware published | Any listed platform, or the Yodeck Player | Any listed platform; no vendor hardware |
| On-premise option | not published | not published | mediaSERVER, one-time $895 |
| Hosting | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud or on-premise |
| Known for | 10-screen trial, Fire TV and Pi support, simple dashboard, Canva integration; Carson, California, plus a .co.uk site | Simple setup on its own Pi player, large template and app library, small-business favorite | Since 2006, lowest published rate, 3 free screens |
Year one: software only, 12 months; PosterBooking on Home Basic, or Business Pro at 100 screens (cheaper than Home Basic's $7,633); Yodeck Basic; DigitalSignage.com at $3 minus 3 free screens. Sources: vendor pages and the pricing dataset, verified September 2026.
Where PosterBooking wins
- The bigger trial. 10 screens for 3 months (watermarked) against Yodeck's 30 days of up to 5 screens.
- A lower bill from 7 screens up. About $624 against $960 a year for 10 screens, $3,739 against $4,800 for 50, $6,240 against $9,600 for 100.
- Native Fire TV, Pi, macOS and Linux players. An Amazon Appstore app, the Amazon Signage Stick, a Pi OS image or .deb, and desktop players Yodeck runs only in a browser.
Where Yodeck wins
- Per-screen billing from 1 screen. $8 per screen beats PosterBooking's $52 minimum up to 6 screens.
- Its own pre-configured Pi player and more platforms. Very simple setup, plus Samsung Tizen, Chrome OS, BrightSign and a browser Web Player.
- A large template and app library, popular with small businesses.
Try the free plan side by side with your PosterBooking or Yodeck trial. DigitalSignage.com gives 3 screens free forever, no credit card, no ads, no watermark, so you can run all three on the same TV for a week and decide.
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The yearly bill at 10, 50 and 100 screens
| Screens | PosterBooking (Home Basic / Business Pro) | Yodeck ($8) | DigitalSignage.com ($3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $624 | $960 | $360 |
| 50 | $3,739 | $4,800 | $1,800 |
| 100 | $6,240 | $9,600 | $3,600 |
Software only, list price, 12 months; PosterBooking on Home Basic, or Business Pro at 100 screens. DigitalSignage.com's first 3 screens are free, so its real bills are $252, $1,692 and $3,492; the table shows the full rate like for like.
The third option: DigitalSignage.com
DigitalSignage.com, operating since 2006, has the lowest published rate of the three. The first 3 screens are free forever: no credit card, no ads, no watermark, about 90% of features. Paid screens are $3 per screen per month with volume pricing; Enterprise adds proof of play, white-label and SSO. SignStudio brings 180+ templates, dayparting, multi-zone layouts, live widgets and an open API. A one-time $895 mediaSERVER covers networks that cannot use the cloud. It has no apps for Fire TV (in development), LG webOS, Samsung Tizen, Apple TV, BrightSign or Roku.
How to decide
- 1 to 6 screens. DigitalSignage.com is free up to 3 and $3 a screen after; Yodeck $8 a screen after a 30-day trial; PosterBooking's $52 minimum pays off from 7 screens.
- 7 to 10 screens. PosterBooking Home Basic $624 a year, Yodeck Basic $960, DigitalSignage.com about $252.
- Hardware you own. Fire TV sticks run PosterBooking and Yodeck, not DigitalSignage.com yet; Samsung Tizen runs Yodeck only; Chrome OS runs Yodeck and DigitalSignage.com; Raspberry Pi runs all three.
- 50 or 100 screens. PosterBooking about $3,739 and $6,240 (monthly billing only), Yodeck Basic $4,800 and $9,600, DigitalSignage.com $1,692 and $3,492.
Related guides
- Yodeck pricing 2026
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- DigitalSignage.com vs PosterBooking
- DigitalSignage.com vs Yodeck
- Best free digital signage software 2026
- Free plan changelog 2026
- Digital signage player compatibility matrix 2026
Try it on your own screens, free
DigitalSignage.com, which publishes this guide, runs a permanent free plan: the first 3 screens are free forever (no credit card, no ads, no time limit), then from $3 per screen per month with volume pricing via a public calculator. The free SignPlayer runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android TV, Chrome OS, Raspberry Pi, iPad or any browser. Start free · 2026 pricing · 10-vendor pricing dataset
Frequently asked questions
PosterBooking or Yodeck: which is better?
PosterBooking for the bigger trial (10 screens for 3 months, watermarked) and a lower bill than Yodeck from 7 screens up. Yodeck for per-screen pricing from 1 screen ($8 to $16), its own Pi player and Samsung Tizen, Chrome OS and BrightSign apps. DigitalSignage.com, 3 screens free forever then $3 per screen, is cheaper than both at every size.
Is PosterBooking cheaper than Yodeck?
From 7 screens up, yes. Home Basic is $52 a month for 10 screens plus $6.49 per extra screen, billed monthly: about $624 a year for 10 screens, $3,739 for 50 and $6,240 for 100 on Business Pro. Yodeck Basic at $8 per screen is $960, $4,800 and $9,600, cheaper than the $52 minimum up to 6 screens. DigitalSignage.com is about $252, $1,692 and $3,492.
Which has the better free plan, PosterBooking or Yodeck?
Neither has a permanent free plan for new accounts. PosterBooking gives new customers 10 screens free for 3 months from registration, watermarked. Yodeck has offered only a 30-day trial of up to 5 screens since March 2, 2026. DigitalSignage.com gives 3 screens free forever, no time limit, no watermark.
Is there a cheaper alternative to both PosterBooking and Yodeck?
DigitalSignage.com: 3 screens free forever, then $3 per screen per month, plus a one-time $895 on-premise server. PiSignage: 2 players free, then $35 per player in year one and $20 a year after (about $280 for 10 Pi screens). Xibo: free self-hosted CMS, Xibo Cloud $4.90 per display per month, self-hosted Android, webOS, Tizen and ChromeOS player licences $28 to $85 one-time.
This guide is maintained by MediaSignage Inc., the operator of DigitalSignage.com, which is compared here as the third option. PosterBooking and Yodeck figures are the vendors' published rates, verified September 2026, in the pricing dataset.