Cliqer vs the rest
How does Cliqer stack up against InternetClicker.com, OctoCue, and the traditional hardware cue kits used at live events? We hide nothing - every feature, good and bad, side by side.
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The remote presentation landscape in 2026
Hybrid events are now the default: a keynote speaker in one country, a panel in another, and slides running on a machine backstage. The tools fall into two camps - web services that relay clicks through their servers, and hardware cue kits wired into the lectern. Cliqer was built to cover both jobs at once: peer-to-peer remote control with live video, plus native bridges into the DSAN hardware and broadcast (NDI, vMix, Stream Deck) workflows AV teams already run.
Who are we comparing against?
- InternetClicker.com - the long-standing web remote. Presenters click from a browser; PowerPoint and Google Slides plugins run on the host. Basic at £5.99/mo covers clicking; the cue light, countdown timer, laser pointer and live screenshots need Pro at £9.99/mo. Custom clicker layouts (£299/yr) and a JavaScript SDK (£499/yr) are paid add-ons.
- OctoCue - a UK show-control tool from the live-events world. Strong cueing pedigree: cue lights, count-up/down clocks, and UDP/TCP/OSC outputs into vMix or OBS. Presenters use its dedicated iOS/Android app. £20/mo, £180/yr, or £30 for a single event month; the free trial pauses all clicks for 30 seconds every 10 minutes.
- Hardware cue kits - the DSAN PerfectCue / Interspace MasterCue class of cue-light systems plus RF clickers. Bulletproof in the room and completely offline, but bound to radio range: no remote presenters, no screen sharing, and each function (cueing, timing) is a separate four-figure box. Cliqer integrates with this gear rather than just competing with it.
Pricing and feature claims below come from each vendor's public pages as of June 2026 - tell us if something changed and we will fix it.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
Every feature across all four approaches. Green = included, red = missing, amber = partial, gold = paid extra.
What Only Cliqer Has
The capabilities none of the alternatives offer - web service or hardware.
Virtual Display Creator
Create a system-level second monitor so PowerPoint runs Presenter View on a single-screen laptop - then share it like any display. No dummy plugs.
Callers as NDI Sources
Every remote guest in your room becomes its own NDI video source for vMix or OBS - the clicker room doubles as your remote-guest contribution system.
Two-Way DSAN Bridge
Remote clicks drive a real PerfectCue; its wireless remote feeds back into Cliqer. The Limitimer syncs both ways too - on-stage and remote share one cue system.
True Peer-to-Peer Encryption
Clicks and video flow directly between host and presenter over WebRTC with DTLS-SRTP - not through a relay server that sees everything.
Native Per-Monitor Capture
Hardware-encoded H.264 screen capture that knows which monitor it is sharing - so draw and laser overlays land exactly where viewers see them.
Stream Deck & Companion
A first-party Elgato Stream Deck plugin and Bitfocus Companion support put cueing and the timer on the buttons your operators already use.
Seat-Pooled Licensing
One serial covers your main and backup machines up to its seat limit - no per-computer licence juggling for redundant show setups.
Enterprise Identity
SSO with Okta and Google, SCIM provisioning, role-based access control and audit logs - the compliance features corporate AV teams get asked about.
Pricing at a Glance
Public list prices, June 2026. Cliqer and InternetClicker in GBP incl. options; OctoCue ex. VAT.
| Cliqer | InternetClicker | OctoCue | Hardware kits | |
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| Free option | Free plan | 24h trial | Pauses 30s / 10min | - |
| One-off event | £4.99 / week | - | £30 / month | - |
| Solo, monthly | £14.99 | £9.99 (Pro) | £20 | - |
| Solo, annual | £12.49 / mo | £59.99 / yr | £180 / yr | - |
| Team / enterprise | Studio £49.99 / mo | £1,199 / yr (50 seats) | 4-for-3 accounts | Per kit |
| Hardware required | None | None | None | £1,000+ per kit |
The Verdict
If all you need is a phone that advances slides, InternetClicker does it cheaply and OctoCue does it with show-control polish. A hardware cue kit is still the right call for an offline ballroom with an operator at the desk.
Cliqer is for everything past that point: live screen sharing with draw-overlay, remote video guests delivered as NDI sources, a virtual display for single-screen presenters, two-way DSAN PerfectCue and Limitimer hardware sync, Stream Deck and vMix control, and multi-host redundancy on one seat-pooled licence - with clicks travelling peer-to-peer and encrypted end to end rather than through a relay server.
The free plan previews every feature with no card, and Cliqer Pro starts at £4.99 a week for a one-off show. Try it against your current setup and judge for yourself.
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