Webex Webinars vs. webinar.net

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Webex Webinars
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Webex Webinars is a scalable webinar platform that helps users to create engaging and impactful experiences for everyone, from small sessions to massive global audiences.N/A
webinar.net
Score 6.7 out of 10
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Webinar.net launched in 2019, designed to be a modern alternative to the dated Meeting tools that are often used for marketing and training applications, presented as a powerful, easy-to-use online presentation platform with polished user interfaces. Webinar.net is fully hosted in the cloud. The vendor states this architecture allows users to reach very large audiences without capacity concerns, and enjoy simple, cost-effective pricing. With it, brands are fully represented when…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Webex Events
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$329 per account
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Reporting & Analytics
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Webex Webinars
7.0
Ratings
7% below category average
webinar.net
4.5
Ratings
50% below category average
Dashboards6.50 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Data exportability7.60 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Webex Webinars
7.8
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2% below category average
webinar.net
7.0
Ratings
13% below category average
High quality audio9.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Mobile support6.50 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Webex Webinars
8.9
Ratings
10% above category average
webinar.net
8.8
Ratings
9% above category average
Calendar integration9.60 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Slideshows9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Event registration8.80 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Webex Webinars
8.2
Ratings
1% below category average
webinar.net
8.5
Ratings
2% above category average
Audience polling8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Q&A8.40 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Webex Webinars
7.2
Ratings
13% below category average
webinar.net
8.0
Ratings
3% below category average
Participant roles & permissions7.50 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list6.80 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Webex Webinars
6.6
Ratings
16% below category average
webinar.net
7.0
Ratings
10% below category average
Branding options6.80 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
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5.0
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Likelihood to Renew
7.5
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Usability
9.0
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5.0
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Availability
10.0
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Performance
10.0
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Support Rating
5.9
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7.0
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Implementation Rating
8.0
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Configurability
7.0
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Ease of integration
9.0
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Product Scalability
9.0
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Vendor post-sale
8.0
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8.0
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User Testimonials
Webex Webinarswebinar.net
Likelihood to Recommend
I'd say mainly well suited for larger audiences. I think there's probably some products that are a little more economical for smaller audiences, but if you need a solid, reliable platform for larger audiences, say more than a hundred people. So this is the best product for that or at least top two.
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If price is not an object, I would always prefer ON24 rather than webinar.net. However, ON24 is much more expensive. Webinar.net is owned by 6Connex, so the integration of webinar.net in 6Connex is recommended if you need to host a webinar in a 6Connex environment. Support staff is nice, but not knowledgeable enough and takes too long. When a presenter plays a video they get muted automatically, even if the video has no sound! So you then have to either unmute the speaker yourself or having him/her doing it which adds to the stress of the moment. We have had a few cases when email reminders didn't go out, even if programmed and saved correctly.
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Pros
  • Cisco Webex Events is very straightforward and easy to use. Setting up an event within the platform is quite simple - anyone can do it.
  • Webex Events is a great add-on feature to the Webex conferencing platform to allow a one-way broadcast of information, rather than worrying about attendees being able to interrupt the presentation.
  • Recording a session is fairly simple and accessing the recordings post-event is quite reliable. I believe you can also upload .mp4 files into the Webex Events platform to serve as a host.
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  • calendar tool on the registration page
  • being able to embed videos on the registration page
  • note tool for presenters
  • large number of attendees allowed
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Cons
  • There always seems to be room for video quality improvement (not a necessity, but would be nice)
  • Mobile screensharing from iOS/Android (and other mobile) devices would be a great feature
  • The mobile app should be able to track meetings a user has been invited to, but does not do so (yet)
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  • connectivity for presenters is not easy and not user friendly enough
  • you can't just choose CET time, you need to display a city in CET time
  • no blurred background
  • no virtual background
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Likelihood to Renew
Webex Webinars continues to provide exceptional value as a community engagement and professional education platform. As long as there are a multitude of event offerings and the product continues to be supported with periodic software and security updates, I can anticipate using Webex Webinars for the foreseeable future. Overall a great product!
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Usability
My experience with this software is fantastic; it's so satisfying that it only took me a week to go through an internal training program to use this software, actually, I don't think this training program was necessary. Usability is one of the most fantastic features to guarantee the increase of members in remote events.
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The audience screen doesn't adjust automatically, not even on mobile phones; connection for presenters is difficult, taking time to support them and many times leaving them a bit frustrated. For us, it is not ideal the time it takes to publish content and also the time and quality of the support team replies. However, it has great potential for improvement.
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Reliability and Availability
Webex Webinars are available 24/7 and is based on your license purchase and usage. Webex Webinars needs maximum bandwidth consumption for sending and receiving videos and listed below are some examples. High-Definition Video: 2.5 Mbps (Receive) and 3.0 Mbps (Send)· High Quality Video: 1.0 Mbps (Receive) and 1.5 Mbps (Send)· Standard Quality Video: 0.5 Mbps (Receive) and 0.5 Mbps (Send) Webex Webinars makes it easy to analyze attendance statistics, send participants to a post-webinar landing page, and integrate data into CRMs and marketing automation.
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Performance
You can turn around WebEx Attendance reports within 24 hours. Sign in to Webex Site Administration and go to Reports - Access Anywhere. Select the beginning and ending dates for the report. Report data is available only for sessions conducted up to three months before the current date depending on your administration set-up. From the Sort results by drop-down list, select the sort order criteria for the report. After hosting a WebEx Webinar, you have the ability to create a report of all of the participants and the times that they entered and left the meeting. Reports cannot track emoji's or reactions. Best practice for Q&A and tracking you can integrate SLIDO. You cannot save individual polling results. Also the polling report does not include who asked and answered the questions. This limitation does not apply to SLIDO. Closed captions and transcriptions are only saved if the Webinar is recorded. If you face problems during a webinar, you can hit then button which creates and send a report to Cisco who will then look into the problems to avoid future occurrences
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Support Rating
The support of vendors in the realization and achievements of our objectives has played a big role. The customer support team has helped us to set up and test the operation across our organization. It is flexible and our team members are free to join or leave a meeting at their own pleasure. The product displays superior videos with a high-resolution definition that helps each member to have a clear view of meeting proceedings.
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They are very kind and readily available online and off-line; however they hardly know the answers and always need to check, making it very lengthy process and sometimes it feels like a bit of a waste of time too. I would suggest they are given more training to start with
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Online Training
It was a good training to understand not only webinars but the entire platform.
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Implementation Rating
The implementation process was fairly simple and straightforward
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Alternatives Considered
ON24 has a lot more bells and whistles, which is great when you need them but when you're looking for a straight up platform to host a stand alone webinar, Webex Webinars is a good alternative. We've selected Webex Webinars when we don't need such a customized webinar console.
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webinar.net was adopted by our company to replace ON24 since it is much cheaper. We use it in combination with Slido, sometimes. It serves large one-way webinars (up to 1,000 attendees) with limited interaction (polls and Q&A), while for smaller and more interactive online events we keep using Microsoft Teams Meetings or Webinars and Zoom Meetings.
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Scalability
Webex Webinars is a scalable platform designed for interactive experiences. It can accommodate attendees from 100 up to 100,000 attendees depending on the purchase of your license. The scalability is based on each company's requirements and usage. Webex Webinars can offer key features like real-time translations, moderated Q&A, live polling, and chat, making it suitable for both small and large audiences and can be deployed across multiple departments and sites as needed.
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Return on Investment
  • It has exceptional HQ video and audio conferences. Ease scaling events and reach audiences.
  • It dives deeper into topics or gets to know panelists more intimately with breakout sessions.
  • You can invite many people, 100 or more. You take more control of the meeting compared to other services and have a private room for the presenters.
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  • higher number of attendees
  • repeating clients
  • more likelihood to create a series of events vs a standalone event
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