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Should I use Airtame?

Wireless screen sharing and digital signage platform for schools and businesses - airtame.com

Depends. Buy if you're a school or office outfitting many rooms and want cloud-managed screen sharing plus signage. Skip if you just need one TV to mirror a laptop — a Chromecast or smart TV is cheaper and simpler.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 30+ public sources; most review snippets were truncated, so no verbatim quotes could be extracted.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Airtame Go

Budget hardware tier (price not published in sources)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Airtame Core1-year subscription license (per CDW listing)
Cloud/management plans4 plans total per TrustRadius

Best for

  • Schools and universities
  • Offices with many meeting rooms
  • IT teams managing screens at scale
  • Hybrid conference rooms

Not for

  • Home users with one TV
  • Small teams wanting a cheap cast dongle
  • Buyers allergic to per-screen subscriptions
  • Rooms with no IT support for firmware and network setup

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Airtame Core is a yearly per-screen subscription — hardware alone doesn't unlock the platform

medium

Pre-v3 firmware had published CVEs; update any legacy fleet before trusting it

medium

Four pricing plans plus hardware tiers make total fleet cost opaque until quoted

medium

AV integrators report mixed experiences — pilot one room before fleet-wide rollout

Pros and cons

Pros

  • G2 users consistently praise ease of use
  • 4.6/5 seller rating across 37 G2 reviews
  • One platform covers screen sharing, signage, and hybrid meetings
  • Manage fleets of screens remotely via Airtame Cloud
  • Called versatile and cost-effective on Gartner Peer Insights

Cons

  • Some AV pros report serious problems; some sysadmins say skip it
  • Recurring subscription licenses now sit on top of hardware costs
  • Presenters must install the Airtame app
  • Mixed verdicts against Barco ClickShare and Mersive in AV threads

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/29/2026 - 11 sources - Two 2017 CVEs affected pre-v3 firmware (since patched); Airtame now publishes security docs and a vulnerability disclosure policy.

official x3review x5security x2news x1
  • CVE-2017-15304, Login bypass vulnerability in the device web panel (/bin/login.php).
  • CVE-2017-7450, HDMI dongle firmware before 2.2.0 vulnerable; fixed in later releases.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Budget hardware tier (price not published in sources)

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Cost-effective per Gartner; subscriptions add recurring fees
  • Ease of use: 4/5. G2 users consistently praise ease of use
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Sharing, signage, hybrid meetings in one platform
  • Support quality: 4/5. SoftwareAdvice lists 5/5 support; Reddit gripes exist
  • Security posture: 3/5. 2017 CVEs patched; active disclosure policy since
  • 4.6/5 G2 seller rating 37 G2 reviews
  • 4 Pricing plans per TrustRadius, 2026
  • 2+ Known CVEs 2017, pre-v3 firmware
  • £299 Dongle price (2018) TechDigest; pricing now subscription-led

Pricing

Airtame Go

Budget hardware tier (price not published in sources)

  • Marketed as most affordable screen sharing for schools

Airtame Core

1-year subscription license (per CDW listing)

  • Screen sharing with cloud management

Cloud/management plans

4 plans total per TrustRadius

  • Remote management
  • Digital signage

Security

Two 2017 CVEs affected pre-v3 firmware (since patched); Airtame now publishes security docs and a vulnerability disclosure policy.

  • CVE-2017-15304Login bypass vulnerability in the device web panel (/bin/login.php).⁹
  • CVE-2017-7450HDMI dongle firmware before 2.2.0 vulnerable; fixed in later releases.

What users say

G2 reviewers praise ease of use and versatility, while some Reddit sysadmins and AV integrators report reliability problems.

Companies that use it

  • Hult International Business School11
  • GZA Geoenvironmental
  • International Business College
  • Lesara
  • Hillsboro School District
Full analysis

Based on 30+ public sources; most review snippets were truncated, so no verbatim quotes could be extracted.

Good fit for schools and multi-room offices; overkill and subscription-heavy for one TV or small teams.

Methodology

Based on 30+ public sources; most review snippets were truncated, so no verbatim quotes could be extracted.

Sources

  1. AIRTAME Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  2. AIRTAME Seller Reviews — G2 (4.6/5, 37 reviews)g2.com
    review
  3. Airtame 2 Reviews — Gartner Peer Insightsgartner.com
    review
  4. Airtame Feedback — r/CommercialAVreddit.com
    review
  5. Airtame Pricing — TrustRadiustrustradius.com
    review
  6. Airtame homepageairtame.com
    official
  7. Airtame Pricingairtame.com
    official
  8. Airtame Core subscription — CDWcdw.com
    news
  9. CVE-2017-15304 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  10. Multiple Vulnerabilities on Airtame Device (Before Version 3)utkusen.com
    security
  11. Hult International Business School case studyairtame.com
    official

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