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,…
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Webex Events (formerly Socio)
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Webex Events (formerly Socio) gives event professionals event tech to power every stage of the event planning & execution process.
We have used multiple virtual event platforms in the past, as well as trialed several. We ultimately decided on Webex due to the aesthetics of the website, the incredibly easy build-out process, the 24/5 support, the user-friendly front-end interface, the multiple ways to …
Features
BigMarker
Webex Events (formerly Socio)
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
9.2
4 Ratings
5% above category average
Webex Events (formerly Socio)
8.0
13 Ratings
3% below category average
Branding options
9.43 Ratings
7.812 Ratings
Attendee list export
00 Ratings
8.113 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
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Ratings
Webex Events (formerly Socio)
8.5
15 Ratings
3% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access
00 Ratings
8.415 Ratings
Mobile Application
00 Ratings
8.515 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
00 Ratings
8.415 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
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Webex Events (formerly Socio)
9.3
14 Ratings
11% above category average
Calendar integration
00 Ratings
10.01 Ratings
Meeting initiation
00 Ratings
10.01 Ratings
Integrates with social media
00 Ratings
10.01 Ratings
Record meetings / events
00 Ratings
8.313 Ratings
Slideshows
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Event registration
00 Ratings
8.712 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
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Webex Events (formerly Socio)
8.4
13 Ratings
4% above category average
Live chat
00 Ratings
8.513 Ratings
Audience polling
00 Ratings
8.512 Ratings
Q&A
00 Ratings
8.213 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
BigMarker
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Webex Events (formerly Socio)
8.7
12 Ratings
3% above category average
User authentication
00 Ratings
8.612 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions
00 Ratings
8.512 Ratings
Confidential attendee list
00 Ratings
8.912 Ratings
Virtual Event
Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
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.
WebEx Events is a great tool for hosting both an event website and an onsite event app. If you are looking to integrate an on onsite and online event, they have this capability, as well. The staff is always very helpful and I am able to get answers to my questions in a timely manner
It has quite a few optional and customizable features that can be utilized.
It's easy to integrate your existing tools like Zoom, YouTube, Vimeo, and streaming services.
It's flexible in the way that you upload content in that you can enter things one at a time on the website, or use a spreadsheet to upload a larger amount of content.
Sometimes I feel like it uses too many resources and makes my computer go slower
Chats of the webinar dissappear by default, but sometimes important info is shared and could be nice to have the option to save it
The quality of the video gets chosen by webex by default, sometimes maybe it would be nice to get the option to fix manually what's the minimum quality you want. Just to not talk with pixels
Of course something could happen to our orgs ability to put on a conference or Socio could fundamentally change their product or their customer service - but barring any magor shift there is nothing that is even close to competing for our attention here.
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.
Some Android users could not get the app to work, so they had to use the web-based version of our conference guide. Most functionality was still there, but they could not pull up the QR code, which impeded the registration process. The presence of the log in with Apple ID button caused issues because most work emails were not attached to Apple ID, which caused access issues.
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
Socio (now WebexEvents) is one of two products I use that gets customer service right. Not only can you get an answer from an actual person quickly during business hours - but if you are asking after hours, you know the response will be waiting for you in the morning. Not only are they fast, but they are also smart about their products and customers. There is very little back and forth trying to explain the problem I am having, or the new way I am trying to use their product, that may even be novel for them.
We have used multiple virtual event platforms in the past, as well as trialed several. We ultimately decided on Webex due to the aesthetics of the website, the incredibly easy build-out process, the 24/5 support, the user-friendly front-end interface, the multiple ways to monetize sponsorships, and ultimately... the price. The value for what you get is incredible compared to other platforms.