Aventri (formerly etouches) vs Zoom Video Webinar

Likelihood to Recommend

eTouches seems to be well positioned to serve those needing event registration for small groups up to large conventions. Events with multiple sessions are very well organized and allows the planners to monitor registration and attendance with ease. One issue we have run into is the ability to give a discount to a specific registrant who signs up a group of individuals. We continue to work for a solution to this.

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Bill Reger

Webmaster

ATSNJNon-Profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees

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If you are a small business or just started with virtual meetings, Zoom [Video Webinar] is best for you. It does the job very well for which it is made for. For teaching, webinars, workshop purposes, Zoom [Video Webinar] can be used easily. It has 100 participants limit for basic users which can be used by trial user user in order to have a idea about its working. Zoom [Video Webinar] can be very well used for bigger webinars/ seminars or bigger gatherings also by considering Business/ Professional plans. The subscription charges are quite low as compared to other software's. Zoom [Video Webinar] has limitation of not providing room or space for other features like class material, Meetings notes, Quizzes etc. Zoom [Video Webinar] can improve its performance also while presenting and it needs to work more on security reasons also.

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Jitendra Choubisa

Lecturer

Techno India NJR Institute of Technology, UdaipurEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Aventri (formerly etouches)

Zoom Video Webinar

Dashboards

Data exportability

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Zoom Video Webinar

High quality audio

Mobile support

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Zoom Video Webinar

Calendar integration

Record meetings / events

Slideshows

Event registration

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Zoom Video Webinar

Audience polling

Q&A

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Zoom Video Webinar

Participant roles & permissions

Confidential attendee list

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Zoom Video Webinar

Branding options

Integration to Marketing Automation

Pros

User-friendly.
Mobile app syncs right from database, so no double work.

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Patrick Reilly, CMP

Meeting Planner

Pulmonary Hypertension AssociationHospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees

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Zoom handles multiparticipant meetings very well through a centralized screen that allows you to see all participants, conduct group or individual chat sessions during the meeting and allows anyone to share documents in the meeting.
The chat feature in Zoom is very helpful during a meeting for discreetly reaching out to another colleague in the meeting when you want to share verify or validate something before announcing publicly in the meeting. It's great to have sideline conversations that are relevant to myself and another colleague in the meeting without disturbing the meeting.
The video features of Zoom are great! Since many of my meetings are conducted virtually, it's nice to see and talk with someone via Zoom's video feature to make our conversations more personal and meaningful

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Albert Ellenich

Sr. Experience Designer

Maestro HealthHuman Resources, 201-500 employees

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Cons

The transition to the new platform has taken some time to get everything functional, but they are working on it and update us regularly.
Reporting has vastly improved!
eSeating uses Flash which doesn't work on iPads... this can be a problem.

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Fran Rickenbach

President

Management Excellence, Inc.Non-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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It can get expensive with a large team.
Some features in Zoom Meeting aren't in the Zoom Webinar (and vice versa).
The analytical data you can get on your viewers isn't as good as GoToWebinar. The tradeoff is still that Zoom Webinar is a frictionless experience.

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Rocky Kev

Founder/Developer

HeyIsRocky LLCMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

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Zoom Video Webinar 10.0

Based on 2 answers

We will be renewing with Zoom as long as it continues to meet our needs for client and lead outreach needs in a robust manner. With little error and an easy to use interface, Zoom has met our needs and exceeded our expectations. The cost is right and with a short learning curve, Zoom has been an easy decision to make and maintain.

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Mike Madsen

Operations Manager

Banyan, Inc.Computer Software, 11-50 employees

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Usability

No score

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Zoom Video Webinar 9.1

Based on 2 answers

Zoom [Video Webinar] is easy and secure to use. It has all those feature which can make a virtual meeting go smooth. Zoom [Video Webinar] provides one click join option and easy screen sharing. It also has strong tools to restrict meeting controls and is secure enough to let you start with it. Zoom [Video Webinar] in relation to other video webinar application is easy to use and lightweight, its mobile application is also easy to use.

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Jitendra Choubisa

Lecturer

Techno India NJR Institute of Technology, UdaipurEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

Aventri (formerly etouches) 8.0

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I had a few issues while onsite (over the weekend). The support information given to me was incorrect and I had a hard time tracking down how to get assistance while onsite (on a weekend). When you are onsite, issues are usually heightened and need an immediate response, and I didn't get that.

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Patrick Reilly, CMP

Meeting Planner

Pulmonary Hypertension AssociationHospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees

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Zoom Video Webinar 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Zoom [Video Webinar] has online web portal where user can take control of the meetings and their settings. It provides details of all the meeting happened and also provides participants list. It has support for webinars and recording also. Zoom [Video Webinar] gave special cloud permissions for paid users also from web portal and that can help in saving disk space.

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Jitendra Choubisa

Lecturer

Techno India NJR Institute of Technology, UdaipurEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Ffrankly we did not evaluate any other software before getting e-touches and I was not involved in that process, it was before my time. But there are alternatives available. They have improved their interface lately and that is a big positive change. But I recommend evaluating multiple options and selecting what best fits your needs.

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Verified User

Director in Information Technology

International Affairs Company, 201-500 employees

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I could probably list another 1/2 dozen vendors beside the ones noted above. They all have various pros and cons.I'll start with the lesser products Google Hangouts and Skype - while they are generally cheap or free their features are minimal and really not appropriate for anything more the small conversations.Blackboard Collaborate has some had some up and downs, they have tried to re-release it a few times with drastic UI changes but it's not something Blackboard has even really nailed + plus obviously, it's tied to an organization using Blackboard as their primary LMS with may not work for you. While there may be a stand-alone purchasing option It's typically tied into buying a package of products from Blackboard. Adobe Connect was OK, I used it for years but it's not up to par with the quality I expect from Adobe. The updates they've made to it over the years are quite minimal and its flash-based tech is a growing issue. Also, the creation of meeting rooms and telephone/conference line integrations are extremely tedious. If you do go with this product at least get the hosting through Adobe, hosting locally seems to add a high level of slow down to the system and their support of self-hosted users has been subpar.Lasty, GoToMeeting is probably one of the few products on here I would flat out call AWFUL. I wouldn't use it even if they paid me. Avoid.

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Mark Nowowiejski

Instructional Technology Manager

Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and QualityEducation Management, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

Much more thorough reporting than previous provider.
The ability for long term goal creation based on the objectives evaluated post conference.

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Bill Reger

Webmaster

ATSNJNon-Profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees

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Zoom has increased the productivity of our research team thanks to its intuitive interface and excellent audio and video quality. We can have discussions without the interruption of buffering or the annoyance of a video/audio lag.
We have increased the number of research publications and the volume of research we produce, as we can easily meet with remote collaborators.
Zoom helps our research team save money by avoiding travel costs associated with in-person meetings.

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Maike Holthuijzen

Graduate research assistant

University of VermontHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Aventri (formerly etouches) Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Zoom Video Webinar Editions & Modules

Edition

100 Attendees	$40.00¹
1,000 Attendees	$340.00¹
10,000 Attendees	$6,490¹

Per Month

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Rating Summary

Aventri (formerly etouches)

Zoom Video Webinar

Aventri (formerly etouches)

Zoom Video Webinar

Aventri (formerly etouches)

Zoom Video Webinar

Aventri (formerly etouches)

Zoom Video Webinar

Likelihood to Recommend