Checkmate vs.
Traditional Digital Menu Boards

A faster, more flexible approach to digital menu boards.

Traditional digital menu boards were built to display content.
Checkmate was built to optimize it.

Tablet and smartphone screens showing a food ordering app with sushi images, rewards points, and order options.

Outgrowing traditional menu boards

Traditional menu boards have been used for years, but restaurant needs have evolved. In conversations with operators and marketing teams, the same challenges consistently come up.

What worked as a signage solution doesn’t always meet the needs of a modern, data-driven restaurant operation.

  • Long turnaround times for even simple menu updates
  • Limited visibility into what’s live on menu boards
  • No proactive alerts when boards go down
  • Heavy reliance on hardware and managed services

Meet Checkmate Digital Menu Boards (DMB)

Checkmate’s Digital Menu Boards allow you to:

  • Update menus in days, not weeks
  • Automatically adjust content by time of day, location, or inventory
  • Test promotions and creative in a live environment
  • Sync directly with your POS for accuracy
  • Manage everything from a single platform

Where Checkmate Wins

Software first vs. hardware heavy

Most traditional DMB deployments are tied to hardware andservice layers. Checkmate DMBs are software-first.

  • Works with your existing infrastructure
  • Keeps CapEx low
  • No forced hardware upgrades
  • Faster, easier rollout