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Top 5 Web-Based Meeting Platforms

Top 5 Web-Based Meeting Platforms

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of jobs went online. Basically, anyone who could worked remotely from home. But we all continued working. A big credit goes to various tools that enabled us to create a work schedule and set up team meetings and video calls, especially for larger teams, which can be tough to organize.

Many businesses are contemplating to continue working remotely, but they need access to some reliable and secure tools that will enable them to hold virtual conferences and meetings. Moreover, many events went online, and people still want to attend them.

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Vidthere

Vidthere is an all-in-one web-based meeting platform that comes with a lot of tools that enable a seamless live event experience. With this tool, you can host live webinars with no limitations regarding time, the number of hosts, and the number of attendees. You can have live chats during the evens, share screens, and record videos, and play them at a later time. There is also a multi-mode for meetings for up to 25 attendees.

You can build landing pages to drive more traffic to your webinar, include a promo video, and add a countdown feature for the signup forms. There is also the ability to join events from your calendar.

There are different payment plans; it costs $89 of one-time purchase for 100 participants, $178 of one-time purchase for 200 participants, and $267 for 300 participants.

GoToWebinar

GoToWebinar is a virtual software designed to host virtual events. It is one of the most popular tools with over 50,000 users. You can organize events for up to 3,000 guests, and they can join from any device (desktop, a mobile, web browser).

It can also integrate with other tools, such as Salesforce, Slack, and HubSpot. Other features include the ability to pre-record events or to host them live, event analytics and tracking, video and file sharing, conference recording, Q&A sessions, polls, co-hosting, whiteboard, on-demand conferences, automated emails after registering for events, shared screens, audience spotlight, and the ability to host six simultaneous video streams. You can even add your brand colors and logo to the webinar material. However, there are no breakout rooms.

There are several payment plans, the cheapest one being $69 per month for 100 participants, and going up to $319 per month for 1000 participants.

ON24

ON24 is another digital platform for virtual events and conferences. It is interactive and easy to use for both the organizers and attendees.

There are features that enable you to organize virtual meetings and customize them to make them more interactive and entertaining. There are different reports and stats you get once you organize the event about your audience and their behavior, and it can help with email marketing strategies as well. You can fully customize it with your brand colors and logo.

There are options for polls, the ability to have live chats, share screens, and it is automated to send email reminders to those who registered for the events. You can also pre-record your meetings or webinars and play them at a later time. Lastly, you can also have on-demand webinars and play them when your participants want to.

It is best used to engage your audience and customers to drive sales, find demand, and help with improving your offerings. The engagement hub is where you can find all of your needed stats and content for your customers. Lastly, you can build personalized landing pages for specific customers, which is great for fostering relationships and build sales.

Cisco WebEx Events

Cisco WebEx Events is another video software for hosting online events and meetings for up to 3,000 attendees. It is browser-based, so it is easy to access it. Your guests get access to your event via their registration emails, and they can access it from any device, mobile, desktop, browsers, or just have the audio-only feature of the event. Your users can also join the event from any search browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) or watch a live stream on Facebook or YouTube.

It can be integrated with Salesforce, Constant Contact, Google Drive, Slack, and Jira. Other features include the ability to pre-record events, share screens, access event practice room, Q&A, and your participants will get automated invitations and email follow-ups to attend the event.  You also get event data and analytics to better understand your audience.

The tool is free for up to 100 participants, and meetings can last up to 50 minutes, it costs €12,85 per month per host for 100 participants with an unlimited length of the events, and €25,65 per month per host for up to 200 participants.

WorkCast

WorkCast is a cloud-based platform for hosting online events. They can be accessed on both mobile and desktop devices. It can host up to 5,000 attendees with three simultaneous video feeds, and it can be integrated with PowerPoint, Marketo, Salesforce, and HubSpot.

Other features include the ability to pre-record videos, have on-demand videos so users can access them when they want to, and they can get a dial-in access code. You can share files and presentations, get access to audience reports, have private and public chats, and record your conferences. However, it doesn’t have an online whiteboard tool, so it is best used for presentations only.

There are two payment plans; it costs €95 per month for 500 attendees or €395 per month for up to 5,000 attendees.

Conclusion

Since the whole COVID-19 situation has brought about some major changes in our work life, it is only natural that we try to adapt to the new reality. That is why many companies are choosing tools for video conferences and live events carefully as they are aware of the importance of having good tools that enable seamless videos.

However, the tool we recommend is Vidthere. It is easy to use, and you don’t have to worry about any limitations regarding who can attend your meetings and for how long they can last. It is great for a seamless live event experience, and you get reports of your audience for better understanding and behavior analysis.

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