This guide compares Ditto and Vivi. Discover how each one works. Review features, pricing, compatibility and more.
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Key Points
- Ditto is a wireless collaboration, digital signage and on-screen alerting software used in schools and businesses. Vivi is classroom management hardware with screen sharing and signage features.
- Ditto costs $99-$175. Vivi does not publicly provide price information. See the cost section for more.
- Ditto software uses Apple TVs and Windows devices as its receiver/media player. Vivi uses a proprietary hardware box as its receiver/media player.
- Ditto users screen share via the Ditto Connect app or webpage. The streamlined connection process is the same regardless of device type. Vivi utilizes native mirroring protocols that vary by device type.
Ditto vs. Vivi
Ditto
Vivi
Mirror Apple, Windows, Android and Chrome devices
Mirror screens, windows and apps
Moderator controls
Annotations
Digital signage
Canva signage integration
Google Slides signage integration
On-screen emergency alerts
Extended desktop
Mirror to multiple displays
Share multiple devices to one display
Works with restrictive and complex networks
Customer support specialists
MDM compatibility (Jamf, Cisco, Meraki, etc)
Overview
Ditto is an all-in-one screen sharing, digital signage and on-screen alerting software solution. It runs on hardware that schools and businesses connect to TVs, projectors, interactive displays and monitors. This hardware includes Apple TVs and Windows devices.
Vivi is powered by the company's proprietary hardware boxes. Organizations connect these devices to their displays.
Ditto vs. Vivi — screen mirroring
Both Ditto and Vivi allow students, teachers and guests to wirelessly mirror device screens to larger displays with end-user applications. Both solutions enable mirroring from Apple devices, Windows devices, Android devices and Chromebooks.
How Ditto screen mirroring works
Ditto users connect and share their screens:
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Using the Ditto Connect app on their device
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App-free via the Ditto Connect webpage
The Ditto user experience is the same across device types. To connect, users enter the room code displayed on the screen they want to share to. They can choose to mirror their entire device screen, an application or extend their desktop.
How Vivi screen mirroring works
Vivi users initiate screen mirroring via the Vivi app. Vivi relies on native protocols, like AirPlay and Google Cast, to establish and maintain connections. The connection process will differ based on the user’s device type. The user will need to understand how to navigate their device’s built-in screen mirroring process.
Additionally, these native screen sharing protocols require Bonjour and Multicast traffic enabled on the organization’s network.
Ditto vs. Vivi — digital signage
Ditto and Vivi both offer digital signage on their connected displays. Organizations can create, schedule and manage this signage as needed. Ditto and Vivi displays transition from signage to screen mirroring and back again as needed.
Ditto digital signage includes customizable templates, Google Slides integration, Canva integration, media uploads and web URL signage
Vivi offers customizable digital signage templates and various widgets to include with displayed signage.
Administration and scalability
Both Ditto and Vivi offer web-based applications that allow admins to manage receiver hardware, user applications, digital signage and track usage metrics.
The Ditto Account Portal is accessible from anywhere and allows you to remotely manage digital signage, screen mirroring and administration. Administrators can scale Ditto throughout an organization using various MDM solutions. This includes the ability to zero-touch deploy and configure Ditto from one central place.
Vivi admins can manage signage, users and hardware boxes inside the Vivi Central platform and administer user apps with select MDMs.