Best Classroom Wireless Presentation Alternatives to Vivi

Vivi is an Australian startup that has created a network based wireless presentation system for education. While it is similar to both the Mersive Solstice and Airtame systems, the Vivi is designed for classrooms and uses a small receiver typically connected to the school's network infrastructure and a special software application that is loaded onto the presenter’s device to wirelessly transmit content to a display. But the impact on your network traffic, app requirements, and lower video frame rates are three reasons many district IT managers may want to look at alternatives to Vivi. 

Setting up a wireless screen mirroring correctly usually falls to the IT team to ensure that the system works – and is secure. The Vivi system has detailed network deployment guides outlining the ports that need to be opened and other network requirements such as bandwidth availability. For example, the Vivi system requires configuring a dozen different networking ports and requires the IT Manager to deploy proprietary applications on any device that is connecting to the receiver.

BenQ InstaShow WDC15 is the easiest Vivi alternative to set up and operate. You simply connect the receiver to any display or projector, and set the button on the teacher’s desk. InstaShow doesn’t use any apps or require network configurations needed to get it working.  You can check out how the Commercial Integrator magazine testing team was able to set up the system in minutes – without any IT support.  The router chip inside the InstaShow will automatically select the best frequency for smooth 4K UHD video and audio streaming without delays.  

In most school networks, classroom bandwidth is a precious commodity. Between video conferencing software and the large number of student Chromebooks, school networks are working harder than ever. The Vivi system relies on the school’s network infrastructure to wirelessly mirror a teacher or student's device on the display and uses up to 18mps, with some features, such as split-screen, requiring  more network bandwidth to be used in a classroom. This forces IT managers to choose between network bandwidth usage – and the quality of classroom wireless streaming.

By contrast, the BenQ InstaShow WDC15 is designed to operate without using the school network - freeing bandwidth for more important learning activities. Here is an overview of how these Vivi alternatives stack up on network bandwidth.

School networks are attractive targets for hackers, so how well do these wireless presentation systems protect the school network from vulnerabilities?  The BenQ InstaShow is the most secure Vivi alternative as it doesn’t even require any connection to the school network to work.  In addition, every transmission is encrypted using WPA3 technology, and the InstaShow has been certified against known vulnerabilities using the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) 4.0 standard. Finally, BenQ is ISO 27001 certified and offers a security white paper on their website for anyone to download.

Because Vivi relies on the school network bandwidth for streaming, IT managers will need to regularly update firmware to avoid having hackers leverage vulnerabilities within the wireless presentation system to take over the network.   As of August 2025, Vivi does not have a publicly available security white paper on their website, nor has their product been certified under any CVSS third party testing.  We also could not find any public confirmation that Vivi is ISO/IEC 27001 certified, so it is difficult to gauge how much risk IT managers will face to their network when looking at potential vulnerabilities of installing and managing a Vivi system.

When Vivi was launched in 2019, most schools had purchased projectors for their classrooms as their primary display device.  But in 2025, most schools replaced their projectors with higher resolution 4K UHD interactive displays.  How big is the switch?  Here’s a chart of the total units purchased of interactive displays and projectors for the five years prior to the launch of Vivi, and for the last five years up to today using data from Futuresource Consulting.  

Wireless streaming apps such as BenQ InstaShare are often included with premium interactive displays which have similar features to Vivi, including teacher control and the ability for students to share their screen from their Chromebook. But the InstaShow offers teachers the unmatched simplicity of simply plugging in a button to a device and screen mirroring in just seconds without using the school network and classroom bandwidth. The InstaShow has built in 4K UHD resolution, and the ability to support HDCP content, so students and teachers can play commercial media, show detailed documents like project maps and cell structures using all 8.3 million pixels on the board.  InstaShow also has touchback control, enabling the teacher to annotate their lesson and advance slides directly from the screen back to their notebook.  Vivi.io is primarily designed for projectors, supporting only 1080p resolution, and does not have any touchback support.  

Schools have limited budgets so determining the total cost of ownership for Vivi and its alternative is an important part of the IT managers evaluation.  The InstaShow retails for $799, and schools can get an additional discount from their reseller using BenQ’s Teach Your Way discount.  There are no recurring costs or subscriptions.  The Vivi.io wireless presentation is more complex.  There is no published pricing on the website, as Vivi uses a subscription model based on time and number of devices.  As an example, on the CDW website it appears that a five year license for each receiver costs $1,149 assuming you buy 21 or more boxes at a time and prepay your $25K subscription up front.

So how does the BenQ InstaShow stack up as an alternative to Vivi?  Here’s a comparison of the key elements we discussed in the article.