Why Livestorm is the best Crowdcast alternative

Explore a detailed comparison of Livestorm and Crowdcast to see which is the best webinar software. Compare platforms by features, integrations, and price.

Crowdcast

General information

Customer Rating

Average rating on review websites Capterra and G2 Crowd.

9.2

Browser based

Webinar platforms that work directly in the browser, there's no need to download any software.

Device versatility

Host events from a desktop, tablet or mobile.

On-demand webinars

Create or access pre-recorded on-demand webinars, available any time.

Automated webinars

Automate entire webinars or key actions like CTAs, start and stop times or page redirects.

Promotion Features

Customizable registration pages

Add a banner, logo, social channels or speaker information to the event registration page without any coding skills.

Customizable emails

Customize emails with ease by adding an event banner, social sharing buttons, or a signature.

Customized email sequence

Customize your own email sequence and schedule them to be sent automatically.

Embed forms

Embed a registration form on your own website to capture more registrants.

Company page

Publish events to a public company page that gathers all upcoming and past events.

Built-in social sharing

Share event registration pages on your company's social channels directly from your webinar platform.

Custom registration forms

Customize the fields of your registration form to capture insights on your audience.

Registration filter

Apply a filter to accept event registrations only from work email addresses.

Activation Features

Chat

Send chat messages through a tab built right into your webinar room.

Emoji reactions

Enable emoji reactions during live events to allow attendees to react in real-time.

Q&A

Audiences can ask questions in a dedicated space.

Question upvotes

Audiences can vote on questions that they most want to see answered. Organizers can sort them by date or most upvotes.

Live answer notification

Display a notification that shows the question you are answering live during the webinar.

Polls

Create drafts of polls in advance and publish them during your event. Or, create them live during your event to further activate your audience.

Call-to-action button

Direct your attendees to a promotional offer via a CTA displayed in the event room.

Virtual backgrounds

Change your background to personalize your webinar or look more professional.

Digital whiteboards

Collaborate with digital whiteboards within the platform or through a native integration.

Organization Features

Private chat

Chat privately with event organizers and moderators during the event.

Registrants moderation

Control which registrants can and cannot access the event.

One-click integrations

Integrate the software with any app to capture other valuable insights.

Maximum number of attendees

The maximum number of attendees supported.

3000

1000

Unique contact list

Find all your event contacts in one place and get a 360 view of their activity within different events.

SAML SSO

Secure your team's access to the platform with SAML SSO.

Dial-in to webinars

Attendees can opt to dial-in to the webinar from a phone number.

Reporting Features

Analytics reports

Track and analyze all of your data with our powerful analytics tool built into the dashboard.

Webinar recordings

Record webinars automatically and send them to attendees at the end of each session.

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Livestorm, the best Crowdcast alternative

Livestorm vs Crowdcast: features

Livestorm is browser-based and universally compatible with any device you choose. In addition, Crowdcast does not need to be downloaded and is accessible from the browser of any device.

Livestorm and Crowdcast have some important promotion features in common, like built-in landing pages, customizable emails, and custom branding. Crowdcast uses one intelligent link for all aspects of an event like its replay, registration page, and landing page which expands reach.

Livestorm lets audiences engage with emoji reactions and has a private chat for organizers, unlike Crowdcast. Both Livestorm and Crowdcast have chat, poll, CTA, and Q&A that you can use during your webinar to engage your audience.

Livestorm and Crowdcast have a host of analytics that make it easy to measure and plan your webinars. For example, you can create channels on Crowdcast where users can follow a companies' webinar content. With Livestorm, it’s easy to enrich participant data to get more out of your webinars.

Livestorm vs Crowdcast: integrations

With Livestorm, you can choose among hundreds of integrations to tailor your webinars to meet your exact needs. You can get more out of your Crowdcast experience by adding native integrations like Drip, Stripe, or Patreon.

Livestorm's Public API makes it easy for developers to customize and streamline workflows or build native integrations that connect to CRM, sales, or marketing platforms. Crowdcast does not have an API for third parties to develop native integrations, making it much less customizable than Livestorm.

For both platforms, you can integrate thousands of apps through Zapier. Crowdcast does not have an integration marketplace, unlike Livestorm who lists all integrations in a comprehensive App Marketplace.

Livestorm vs Crowdcast: pricing

Livestorm's free plan is forever free and lets you try all of the same features that are found in the paid plans. Crowdcast doesn't have a free version, but you can sign up for a two-week-long free trial limited to ten attendees and capped at thirty-minute sessions.

Livestorm Pro is $99 a month and includes everything needed for online meetings, webinars or virtual events. Bundled in this price are analytics, integrations, on-demand webinars, automation, and more. Crowdcast splits these features between a few plans, making you pay more to access them.

For example, Crowdcast Lite, which is $45 a month, includes session analytics and the Zapier integration. Crowdcast Pro is priced at $89 a month and lets you customize registration fields, something that is present in all Livestorm plans, even the free version.

Livestorm Enterprise plan lets you stream to up to 3,000 live attendees, among other perks. Crowdcast Enterprise plans allow you to stream to 1,000 live attendees.

Livestorm, the best webinar software

Run great webinars right in your browser

Livestorm makes it easy to run great webinars straight from the browser of any mobile or desktop. This makes if possible for your audience to join, no matter where they are in the world, without having to download or install anything.

Removing these extra steps helps attendance rates soar for no-download webinars. This is why Livestorm has a 53% higher attendance rate than the industry average.

Manage everything with our end-to-end platform

Every part of your webinar can be managed within Livestorm. You can organize, promote, analyze and host great webinars with only one end-to-end platform. Collaborate with your team using the intuitive dashboard.

Promote your webinar to your audience with customizable registration pages and automated emails. Most webinar platforms need integrations to be able to send emails or create registration pages, but with Livestorm you can do that right in your account.

Experience an intuitive webinar platform

Designed with ease-of-use in mind, Livestorm is a modern webinar solution. Enjoy a frictionless experience with intuitive controls that make it easy to plan, host, or promote your webinar sessions.

Attendees also benefit from a great user experience. Says Elise on the software review platform G2: "Livestorm is easy to use, the support is very responsive and the analytic system is very helpful."

"The elegance of Livestorm's UI and its simplicity for creating beautiful landing pages made a big positive impact on the way we communicate with customers at scale."

"Livestorm is really easy to use and offers a lot of customization. We are very happy with the visual rendering and the user experience."

Read the customer story

"Livestorm offered an alternative to our 1:1 demos and helped us acquire new customers. We also saw much more engagement as a result!"

Read the customer story

"Livestorm made it easy to automate our customer trainings. The ability to set up prerecorded content while still offering live Q&A helps our team provide personalized attention at scale."