Why Livestorm is the best Webex alternative

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

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General information

Customer Rating

Average rating on review websites Capterra and G2 Crowd.

9.2

8.6

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

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 Webex alternative

Livestorm vs Webex: features

Livestorm is a download-free webinar platform that is compatible with any desktop, mobile, or tablet device. Webex is a browser-based solution and has an app you can use to join from your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

Livestorm webinars are easy to promote thanks to website registration widgets, company pages, and built-in social sharing – features that are all conspicuously missing from Webex's offerings. Webex and Livestorm both have customizable emails, registration pages, and forms.

Livestorm audiences enjoy using question upvote features, live answer notifications, and, especially CTA buttons, three features that aren't present in Webex webinars. Classic functions like chat, emoji reactions, and Q&A are present for both solutions.

Livestorm webinars are also easy to organize, giving hosts a private chat to use during events and the ability to moderate registrants. Webex and Livestorm have recordings, SAML SSO, and let audiences dial in to webinars if they are having technical issues.

Livestorm vs Webex: integrations

Livestorm's native integrations meet popular marketing, sales, and customer success use cases with platforms like HubSpot and Intercom. Webex offers direct integrations with tools like Facebook Workplace, Microsoft, and Google Workspace.

Livestorm's Public API lets developers adapt their webinars with integrations for registration, contacts, and reporting. Webex has a REST API that enables communication with RESTful web services, allowing users to post messages in Webex spaces, obtain Webex space history, and more.

Both Livestorm and Webex have App Marketplaces. Livestorm's lets you browse integrations. Webex's App Hub organizes apps based on categories like education, marketing & sales, healthcare, hybrid work, and partner solutions.

Livestorm vs Webex: pricing

Both Livestorm and Webex have free versions of their plans. Livestorm's free plan includes virtual backgrounds, on-demand webinars, screen sharing, and webinar automation and covers meeting and webinar use cases. Webex's free plan includes meetings up to 50 minutes long.

Livestorm's Pro plan is $99 a month and is tailored for webinars, virtual events, and meeting use cases. There is no need to piece together many small plans, and all the functionalities are available bundled in the one Pro plan.

Webex does not have a plan that meets a clear webinar use case. Their plans cover meeting use cases with their Meet plan and call use cases with a Call plan. The closest plan to meeting webinar or event needs is the Webex Suite-Business for $25 a month.

Livestorm's enterprise plan is great for companies who wish to broadcast to 3,000 live attendees and need a SAML SSO and value premium support. Webex's plan is called Webex Suite-Enterprise, and it is a customized Pro plan.

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."