Cliqer vs InternetClicker, OctoCue & Hardware Cue Kits

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.

Included

Not available

Partial

Paid add-on

Coming soon

Feature

Cliqer

InternetClicker

OctoCue

Hardware kits

Presenters join from any web browser

OctoCue presenters need its iOS/Android remote app; hardware clickers need the physical remote in the room.

No app install for presenters

Works over the internet (unlimited range)

RF clickers and cue lights are limited to in-room radio range.

Multiple presenters per room

Next / previous / first / last / go-to-slide

Competitors and hardware cover next/previous reliably; full navigation depends on their per-app plugin.

Speaker notes on the remote

Cue light signals to the speaker

InternetClicker includes the light/tone indicator on its Pro tier.

Focus-independent native app control

Cliqer talks to PowerPoint/Keynote/browsers natively; keystroke-simulation tools need the slideshow window focused.

Real-time screen sharing to presenters

InternetClicker offers periodic live screenshots, not a video stream.

Hardware-encoded per-monitor capture

Virtual display creator

Cliqer creates a system-level second monitor for PowerPoint Presenter View on single-screen machines.

Draw & laser pointer overlay

Some RF clickers have a physical laser — visible only in the room.

Remote video callers in the room

Each caller as its own NDI source

Timer as NDI output

OctoCue offers UDP/TCP/OSC data outputs instead of NDI video.

Countdown / count-up timer

InternetClicker includes the countdown timer on Pro; hardware kits need a separate speaker timer (e.g. Limitimer).

Timer presets & quick adjust

Fullscreen confidence-monitor timer

Timer control API

OctoCue exposes UDP/TCP/OSC outputs; Cliqer has a local REST API.

DSAN PerfectCue two-way bridge

Cliqer relays remote clicks into the PerfectCue and mirrors its wireless remote — hybrid on-stage + remote cueing.

DSAN Limitimer two-way sync

Mirror the Limitimer on screen or let Cliqer drive it — programs, sum-up and signal phases included.

PowerPoint (Windows & macOS)

Apple Keynote

Google Slides (+ browser extension)

Cliqer’s extension advances slides with no window-focus switching and streams notes/position to the presenter.

vMix native control

Cliqer drives the vMix COM API directly; OctoCue can reach vMix via UDP/TCP/OSC mappings.

Elgato Stream Deck plugin

Bitfocus Companion

Zoom / Teams / Meet workflows

Developer API / SDK

InternetClicker’s JavaScript SDK is a £499/yr add-on.

Peer-to-peer WebRTC with end-to-end encryption

Competing web tools relay clicks through their servers; Cliqer connects host and presenter directly (DTLS-SRTP).

Multi-host redundancy (backup machines)

Seat-pooled licensing across machines

One Cliqer serial covers several machines up to its seat limit; InternetClicker requires a licence per concurrent machine.

SSO (Okta, Google) & SCIM provisioning

InternetClicker Enterprise covers user provisioning with branded emails.

Role-based access control & audit logs

White-label branding & custom colours

Live-syncing logos, colours and gradients for hosts and presenters; InternetClicker sells custom clicker layouts as a £299/yr add-on.

macOS app — Apple Silicon native

USB clicker receivers are plain HID devices, so they work everywhere.

macOS app — Intel

Windows x64

Windows ARM64 native

Signed & notarized installers (.pkg / .msi)

Cliqer ships an Apple-notarized .pkg and code-signed .msi/.exe, including MSI for IT mass-deployment.

Native mobile apps

Cliqer presenters don’t need an app — any phone browser works.

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
Free option	Free plan	24h trial	Pauses 30s / 10min	-
One-off event	£5.99 / 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 a £5.99 Event Pass covers a one-off show. Try it against your current setup and judge for yourself.

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