BigMarker vs. RingCentral Meetings

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
RingCentral Meetings
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
RingCentral Meetings is an HD video conferencing and screen sharing solution that lets the user host unlimited video conference calls and share content while meeting and collaborating with anyone, any time, on any device. RingCentral Meetings helps boost business efficiency and customer engagement without costly and time-consuming travel.
$19.99
Per Month Per User
Pricing
BigMarkerRingCentral Meetings
Editions & Modules
Basic Webinar Software
Custom Quote
Enterprise Webinar Software
Custom Quote
Event Packages
Custom Quote
Meetings
$19.99
Per Month Per User
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BigMarkerRingCentral Meetings
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BigMarkerRingCentral Meetings
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BigMarkerRingCentral Meetings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
9.2
4 Ratings
8% above category average
RingCentral Meetings
-
Ratings
Branding options9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
RingCentral Meetings
8.4
18 Ratings
5% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.918 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.217 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings7.616 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
RingCentral Meetings
8.4
18 Ratings
6% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.918 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings7.914 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
RingCentral Meetings
7.6
18 Ratings
7% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings7.417 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.718 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings6.98 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.416 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
RingCentral Meetings
8.7
16 Ratings
4% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.816 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings8.68 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
-
Ratings
RingCentral Meetings
8.5
16 Ratings
2% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.413 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.315 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.910 Ratings
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User Ratings
BigMarkerRingCentral Meetings
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(4 ratings)
7.3
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(2 ratings)
8.1
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(2 ratings)
7.8
(11 ratings)
User Testimonials
BigMarkerRingCentral Meetings
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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RingCentral
I would recommend RingCentral for any business that looking to make the jump to Voice over IP and also want business essentials like video meetings all in one app. RingCentral Meetings integrates very well with its other communication tools which makes it very easy for a business to manage their communications in a single platform. The only scenario I see where RingCentral Meetings not being a good fit is if a business will be using video meetings as a marketing tool where they need extra marketing features like lead form captures and notification emails to be sent out.
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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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RingCentral
  • Screen sharing is wonderful in [RingCentral] Meetings. It makes presenting easy.
  • Being able to mute and turn off cameras when necessary is a nice feature too.
  • Switching from the computer to the cell phone when on the go is a nice benefit.
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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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RingCentral
  • Screen share functionality is rather limited in capability. Screen takeover functions seem limited to desktop devices (view-only for mobile device users)
  • Interface feels a bit clunky. Workable for advanced technical users, but a bit confusing for older senior-level executives
  • Integration with existing RingCentral software. Jumping between RingCentral meetings and telephone feels wrong, they should be integrated into one application for the business user with a standalone application for non-subscribers who wish to join the meeting
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Likelihood to Renew
BigMarker
No answers on this topic
RingCentral
We are grandfathered into an unlimited toll-free minutes plan with RingCentral, so as long as we have them as a VoIP provider, we get Meetings free. If they ever start to charge us for using meetings as well, we'll drop that part in a second and switch to Skype for Business, which we currently have as well part of our Office 365 package.
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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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RingCentral
The interface is easy to understand for a wide variety of user experience levels. The only real negative are the links included in meetings being in a format that first opens a browser before launching the RingCentral Meeting app, and as mentioned previously, this may be a platform-specific issue for macOS.
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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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RingCentral
RingCentral is a great tool for everyone interested in making animations. The thing that appealed to us most about it is that it is very simple to use and works with much perfection. Like lip-synchronization goes so well with the character as soon as we add voice-over in it. Also, we can add characters and scenes without any hardship. We highly recommend this software.
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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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RingCentral
As a consulting company, we often have to adapt to our customers' needs in communication - which can mean using whatever system they're already on. Most of the time, they come around to preferring RingCentral Meetings over whatever they're using, and we've found it's a great value for us since it's already included in our RingCentral subscription, and runs on Mac, Windows, and Mobile devices. Despite the big drawback of needing to install the app locally and not having an in-browser solution for guests, it's lightweight, intuitive interface makes it an easy conferencing tool to adopt.
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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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RingCentral
  • It has had a positive impact. We replaced an archaic solution with a more modern, streamlined version or product. Like anything else, it has its downfalls and isn't perfect, but overall it's been a good product and has outshined its predecessors like Zoom and Skype.
  • It also has an integrated office phone feature which has been great as our phones are essentially our laptops. It cut down on those costs and in general freed up space on our desks since we didn't have to have them anymore and everything is on our computer now.
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