BigMarker vs. LiveWebinar

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BigMarker
Score 6.0 out of 10
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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
LiveWebinar
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
LiveWebinar is a cloud-based tool that helps users manage online webinars, meetings, training, live streaming, chats, screen sharing, social media broadcasting and high definition (HD) recording via web browsers. It is a customizable solution that allows users to change logos, room colors, and design layouts, as well as create personalized registration forms to match their business's brand identity, and control email delivery and report designs. LiveWebinar allows users to broadcast…N/A
Pricing
BigMarkerLiveWebinar
Editions & Modules
Basic Webinar Software
Custom Quote
Enterprise Webinar Software
Custom Quote
Event Packages
Custom Quote
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BigMarkerLiveWebinar
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BigMarkerLiveWebinar
Considered Both Products
BigMarker
Chose BigMarker
None of the other software we tested before choosing BigMarker had a full feature list that worked so well for events. Zoom, which is the go to software for many of our competitors was very limiting, although there was some effort needed to educate our client that there was a …
Chose BigMarker
I've been using this for so long I honestly don't know what else is out there. I am THAT satisfied!
LiveWebinar
Chose LiveWebinar
A lot of advantages for LiveWebinar over Zoom as there is no need to install an app on every device that needs to connect to the meeting. Moreover, there's built in tests, surveys, and polling tools inside the platform that I don't see in the basic plan of Zoom. Further, …
Chose LiveWebinar
  • Lower cost of ownership
  • Same or superior features
  • No additional software needs to be installed to join the meeting since everybody has already a web browser.
Chose LiveWebinar
LiveWebinar doesn't require participants to download software and can easily run from computers or mobile devices. Webex and Adobe Connect also have challenges with staying connected, these are probably equal and may be somewhat related to the internet service more than the …
Features
BigMarkerLiveWebinar
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
9.2
Ratings
3% above category average
LiveWebinar
8.5
Ratings
7% above category average
Branding options9.40 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
LiveWebinar
7.3
Ratings
5% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Data exportability00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
LiveWebinar
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
LiveWebinar
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Event registration00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
LiveWebinar
8.5
Ratings
1% above category average
Audience polling00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
LiveWebinar
8.5
Ratings
2% above category average
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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BigMarkerLiveWebinar
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Score 6.0 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
BigMarkerLiveWebinar
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BigMarkerLiveWebinar
Likelihood to Recommend
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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LiveWebinar is well suited for training where the visual materials are easy to see and not overly detailed. LiveWebinar is not as easy when there is a lot of chatter going on, so if the material is complex, or likely to have numerous questions by the viewer, a different modality would be better
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Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Great user interface
  • A lot of integrations
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  • LiveWebinar makes it easy to share video clips and offer explanations simultaneously.
  • LiveWebinar allows the host to turn off the chat function so individuals are not distracted during the teaching.
  • LiveWebinar offers the ability to switch between teacher visuals, videos and power points, just as if doing 'in person.'
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Cons
  • The biggest drawback that I am facing for a long time is that BigMarker is not very effective while integrating with other third-party software [in my experience]. It was not an easy task to set up with other meeting platforms that I was using already in the organization.
  • Secondly, the audio starts lagging, and sometimes the audience cannot listen to the audio which [I feel] needs to be fixed on an urgent basis.
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  • Call-in feature for meeting participants should be a standard feature. With my plan, I cannot access this.
  • Account assistant login is cumbersome.
  • Paintbrushes for whiteboard/presentation annotations could be improved and should include stamps (checkmarks, red big arrow, etc.).
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Likelihood to Renew
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Absolutely love the features of Livewebinar and it's probably the most advanced Live webinar solution that I have used. Even with the absence of a native mobile app, the platform is useable on mobile or tablet screen sizes. There's no noticeable lags during the presentation and users find it easy to use and navigate during the presentations / webinars.
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Usability
BigMarker is a great piece of software and provides a good solution for our live streaming service.
Its very usable and due to its full feature set, we are able to quote on jobs quickly knowing that BigMarker is capable of meeting the clients needs. We find the remote guest feature to be somewhat limiting, but only because we are looking to provide very polished video to our clients, we use external software to stream direct to BigMarker.
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LiveWebinar is an all in one solution for daily meetings and events. I made it a 9 as it is almost perfect in its current form. However, there were some reported issues on mobile connectivity as there is no native app of LiveWebinar for both iOS and Android. Moreover, I'm hoping that LiveWebinar could connect to my Google, Outlook, or iCal calendar to synch events regularly. I'd love to see my calendar inside LiveWebinar which makes it to the top of the feature wishlist for this platform. Further, if LiveWebinar is able to handle multiple day events or meetings with just a few clicks, that would make this platform, a 11/10 rating!
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Support Rating
The support staff is exceptionally doing well. They
are always available for the solution of queries. Listen to my queries very
patiently and provide a solution of problems in the limited time duration and
solve the query. The technical staff is also working well. I recently faced some
errors in handling the progress of tasks and I send the feedback to their team,
they responded to that feedback and corrected these errors and bugs immediately.
Always welcome to feedback them about their platform.
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Customer support of LiveWebinar is top notch. They are available almost 24x7x365. I rarely wait for the next response and given that people are not suppose to work on holidays or weekends, their support agents are always there to lend a helping hand. The responses are spot on. It's not that I need help with platform having some issues or anything, but for general account questions, they quickly respond to each and every query I raise over to support. Definitely one of the best things with LiveWebinar.
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Alternatives Considered
None of the other software we tested before choosing BigMarker had a full feature list that worked so well for events. Zoom, which is the go to software for many of our competitors was very limiting, although there was some effort needed to educate our client that there was a better way. We also use Vimeo, but this is only for simple live stream video delivery, Vimeos Q and A and other features are very basic in comparison. GoToWebinar doesn't compete
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  • Lower cost of ownership
  • Same or superior features
  • No additional software needs to be installed to join the meeting since everybody has already a web browser.
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Return on Investment
  • BigMarker has helped tremendously with ROI, helping members to find me and join our organization!
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  • With the lifetime plan, we paid off this investment in 3-5 months vs. having a subscription-based solution. After that, the application is "free."
  • We spent quite some time researching and testing all the features before we could make a decision.
  • Positive effect on client relationships, as we don't have any additional cost to arrange another meeting.
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ScreenShots

LiveWebinar Screenshots

Screenshot of live streamingScreenshot of LiveWebinar brandingScreenshot of Room view on laptop and mobileScreenshot of Room view with live chat and participantsScreenshot of Room view YouTube PlayerScreenshot of User panel - registration forms + automation