BigMarker vs. BlueJeans Events (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BigMarker
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
BigMarker is a cloud-based webinar platform that provides webinar hosting for up to 1,000 attendees, with no downloads required, featuring HD audio and video conferencing, screen sharing, and recording. It is also can integrate a Twitter chat into a webinar. BigMarker provides hosts with tools to promote webinars, and a channel to build a community around their content. Hosts can choose between free webinars or selling tickets to monetize their content. For learners and knowledge seekers,…N/A
BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
BlueJeans Events was a cloud-based platform that enables presenters to interact over video and stream their event to thousands of viewers, supporting all-hands meetings, webinars and large-scale events. The product was acquired by Verizon in 2020, and discontinued in 2023.
$41.67
per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Basic Webinar Software
Custom Quote
Enterprise Webinar Software
Custom Quote
Event Packages
Custom Quote
Events - Video Webinars 100 Attendees
$41.67
per month
Events - Video Webinars 200 Attendees
$50.00
per month
Events - Video Webinars 500 Attendees
$57.50
per month
Events - Large Scale Events (Up to 150k Attendees)
Custom Quote
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsVIDEO WEBINAR / EVENT FEATURES Host an unlimited number of non-concurrent webinars 100, 200, 500 attendee plans available Maximum webinar duration is two hours Attendee registration workflow & reporting Moderator Dashboard delivers production controls in a single pane Attendee engagement - Chat, Raise Hand, Q&A with Up-Voting, & Live Polling No download, browser-based attendee experience Dolby Voice included for crystal-clear audio Widescale live streaming via Facebook Live Automated closed captioning for improved accessibility Intermission & Pause Broadcast feature Presenter prep room and attendee waiting area Online support only Live and Self Paced Training (free)
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
9.2
4 Ratings
8% above category average
BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
6.5
24 Ratings
19% below category average
Branding options9.43 Ratings6.623 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings6.319 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
7.4
30 Ratings
1% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.926 Ratings
Data exportability00 Ratings7.928 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
6.6
74 Ratings
20% below category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.474 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings7.166 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
8.1
73 Ratings
1% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings7.464 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.371 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings7.962 Ratings
Event registration00 Ratings9.032 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
7.6
68 Ratings
9% below category average
Audience polling00 Ratings8.956 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.764 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
6.6
68 Ratings
24% below category average
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.466 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings7.356 Ratings
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OneCause
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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OneCause
OneCause
Score 9.2 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Whova
Whova
Score 9.0 out of 10
ON24
ON24
Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(4 ratings)
8.4
(74 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
4.7
(11 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(2 ratings)
9.0
(15 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(44 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(2 ratings)
8.2
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(5 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
BigMarker
Being a user of BigMarker I am fully satisfied
with their program and the features they are offering to me. Clear UI with easy
to use interface helping me a lot to set up everything in minutes. Definitely
recommend this masterpiece to other business to use it for effective virtual
collaborations.
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BlueJeans Events is really well-suited for large attendance virtual events and meetings. It was perfect for many of the classes I've taken, as well as hosted, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, where oftentimes in-person classes and interactions have been limited. I love how BlueJeans Events fosters meetings and interactions for large numbers of individuals, despite the fact that in-person meetings of this size have not entirely been feasible during the past year and a half.
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Pros
BigMarker
  • Live streamed events
  • Webinar style training
  • Marketing and Automated webinars
  • Ticketing for Digital events and training
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  • Automatically generated reminder emails to registered attendees before the event.
  • Easy to host a panel and have them meet before the event goes live.
  • Moderator chat allows for those running the program to chat without all of the attendees seeing. This allows for you to address technical issues, program flow, etc.
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Cons
BigMarker
  • Really need BigMarker to create a white label offering so I can embed it into my website without hassle for members to sign up.
  • Would love to be able to stream my webinars to Facebook and other social platforms.
  • Need picture resizing to be working well because a lot of my pictures are not resized automatically.
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  • Reliability is the biggest challenge I see with BlueJeans. There are times when BlueJeans seems to handle the demands of a big company seamlessly, but then there are other times when BlueJeans runs into issues that I've seen affect entire offices for extended periods of time which creates a challenge for the teams who depend on BlueJeans to effectively run their remote meetings. While in the grand scheme of things, these outages have been few and far between, when they happen people aren't able to start their BlueJeans meetings and have to scramble for an alternate way to meet (while attendees are simultaneously having issues trying to dial into the BlueJeans meeting).
  • Aside from the occasional outage, the quality of the video and audio is pretty solid. With variables that are likely outside of the BlueJeans product (office connectivity, bandwidth issues, internal routing) there are times where BlueJeans would either lag or echo which would either impact the output for the host of the meeting (who likely has a room full of participants) or multiple attendees. It would be great to see BlueJeans enhance their packet handling in these cases to prioritize audio over video (and perhaps auto-adjust video quality when there are bandwidth issues).
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Likelihood to Renew
BigMarker
No answers on this topic
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We use it frequently and it has its advantages so I don't see better options for some kind of meetings. The quality of video and audio are great and that's what is very important to us. We like thing being professional. BlueJeans is simple and rich in possibilities. What's more, BlueJeans support is great and professional, they don't forget about their customers.
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Usability
BigMarker
The dashboard is very easy to use, I have been using
this as a go-to platform in the pandemic days and still using it for online webinars
and virtual screening. All features and functions are well organized. I have been very much impressed by their support staff.
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This rating comes from end user experience. When they step into a meeting, they get asked to put in SSO credentials if the meeting is restricted. In many cases, the meeting is open to anyone and staff needs to enter a name to continue. Some staff will forget to add a name and come in as a Guest. Call in options will only provide the phone number for the person calling in on the participant roster. This overall can be a little confusing for some, but to others this is a great service.
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Reliability and Availability
BigMarker
No answers on this topic
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BJ Events is Available always when we need it. There was no situation that we encountered an error or an outage. How are you doing this? :)
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Performance
BigMarker
No answers on this topic
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I think that BlueJeans Events is 7/10 because it's pretty efficient. The audio and video quality is pretty great. I've only had a few connectivity issues but otherwise, it's performed fine. The features are also impressive; I am a huge fan of being able to record my calls so that I can refer back to them whenever necessary.
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Support Rating
BigMarker
There have been occasions that we needed to get in touch with support to help get a template design to look a specific way. They are always quick to reply on their chat and have had their design team fix issues for us in no time
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I really like site bluejeans.com and how simple it is.You can find there instructions, tips and how to create event or secure it! Of course FAQ is always useful and that's what you can find there too! Of course there is contact to support team which I remember was great and professional. Support Team really cares about their customers and don't forget about them. It feels like you can always count on them and reach out with any kind of question(s) which I think is very important.
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Implementation Rating
BigMarker
No answers on this topic
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Important to gather all infroamtion from client and ensure all basis are acknowledged before actually doing the installation of equipment
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Alternatives Considered
BigMarker
I've been using this for so long I honestly don't know what else is out there. I am THAT satisfied!
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BlueJeans Events is an all-in-one platform that works well when used as a moderator and as part of the audience. The feature that was useful was the practice session it allowed us to do for our tech check. Made the day of our event less stressful.
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Scalability
BigMarker
No answers on this topic
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We've been using BJ Events with big event and it worked as good as smaller one. All meetings were international and it didn't seem like it at all, I mean the quality was great. Maybe time delay was noticeable sometimes (sound to video) but it might also be caused by poor quality of internet connection.
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Return on Investment
BigMarker
  • Haven't seen a tangible ROI yet, but I can say it's made communication easier.
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  • There has certainly been significant cost savings on travel, particularly for internal communications. We have also found that BlueJeans has been better than other client systems like Webex. For example, we regularly switch to using BlueJeans over customer systems (Webex, Skype for Business).
  • Certainly meetings are shorter and more productive, specifically our daily standup meetings with remote users.
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ScreenShots

BlueJeans Events (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of This is the event interface as it appears to event moderators.Screenshot of The presenter interface allows up to 150 on-camera speakers to host events.Screenshot of Join from any video-enabled room, computer, or mobile device. Access events on browsers without downloading an app.