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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Crowdcast

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ACrowdcast is a multistreaming platform for private, interactive, supports webinars, and has the capabilities to reach any size audience and connect with your community. Crowdcast is designed to help you reach, grow, and engage your audience.

    $29

    per month

    Greater Giving

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AGreater Giving, a Global Payments company, works exclusively with schools and nonprofits across the United States and Canada—offering integrated technologies to help simplify event management; quickly train volunteers; streamline check-in and check-out; and raise more funds. Greater Giving solutions are based on a single cloud-based platform.N/A
    Pricing
    CrowdcastGreater Giving
    Editions & Modules
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    Event Package
    Contact Sales
    per year Unlimited Users and Events
    Express Package
    Contact Sales
    per year Unlimited Users and Events
    Virtual and In-Person Events Package
    Contact Sales
    per year Unlimited Users and Events
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrowdcastGreater Giving
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe comparison chart helps to understand which package is best for any organization based on the features included.
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    User Ratings
    CrowdcastGreater Giving
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrowdcastGreater Giving
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Crowdcast
    Crowdcast does a great job with live webinars and is one of the top ones available. They have continually improved the product and are coming out with a version two now with a cleaner, easier to use interface with some really cool features. The platform works well and most importantly the live webinars come in clearly and almost never fail. In the past year, things have worked very smoothly which is really a relief. As anyone who does lots of live videos knows, it's crucial to have a smooth, easy-to-use piece of tech that doesn't fail like Crowdcast. Chat comes in a lot better and the features are cooler than Zoom Webinars.
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    Global Payments
    For our organization, Greater Giving is the best option because of the credit card swiping, the ease of the registration, and the tax receipts alone. I do wish that it would allow us to pass on the credit card fees to the purchaser, but for that reason, we don't use it for registration. For an organization NOT needing to swipe credit cards at the event for on-site purchases or using their tax receipt software, I do think that there are more affordable options.
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    Pros
    Crowdcast
    • Create live webinars
    • Record webinars
    • Respond to customers in chat and present offers and polls
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    Global Payments
    • Website design is really easy and looks very professional.
    • Data uploads and downloads are generally pretty easy.
    • Process flows are nicely organized and easy for a non-technical person to figure out
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    Cons
    Crowdcast
    • Chat replay does not repeat in realtime like Facebooks live video replays
    • New registrants aren't automatically added to email platform, have to download list.
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    Global Payments
    • [I feel the] auction system is not as sophisticated as other systems
    • Staff support structure
    • Doesn't come out with updates very quickly [in my experience]
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    Usability
    Crowdcast
    No answers on this topic
    Global Payments
    Greater Giving is very intuitive. It’s easy to set up in the backend and change as needed. Anytime we couldn’t figure something out on our own, our customer service representative was always available and super helpful!
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    Support Rating
    Crowdcast
    No answers on this topic
    Global Payments
    Online support was one of the worst customer service experiences I've ever had (I would give them a 1). Phone support and implementation support were very nice and knowledgeable.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Crowdcast
    WebinarJam got really bad the last couple of years we used it (2 years ago). Crowdcast support has been better and doesn't fail like WebinarJam. Facebook had a bunch of issues as well and isn't the ideal solution in my opinion. Zoom Webinars provide a great video feed, but the chat options and overall functionality are limited.
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    Global Payments
    We currently use Eventbrite for our pre-event ticket and sponsorship sales as they have a much more streamlined webpage that is customizable, they allow us to pass on the fees to our purchasers, AND they do not charge an annual fee on top of the processing fees. However, they do not have the ability to let you swipe a credit card in advance - you need a membership to Bidding for Good to do so. We tried using Eventbrite and Bidding for Good for only 1 event before we switched back to Greater Giving. Neither platform allowed you to send out tax receipts and the on-site event management was subpar compared to the ease of Greater Giving.
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    Return on Investment
    Crowdcast
    • Made our company more personal
    • Allows for better interaction with customers
    • Increased retention
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    Global Payments
    • The reporting improved our abilities to provide accurate information more timely to the finance department - a plus when completing the annual 990 or other information for our auditors.
    • We saw an increase in collecting on pledges when we switched from a "text-to-give" platform (from another provider) to incorporating all event elements into Greater Giving. We were able to capture over 95% of gifts within 48 hours of the event compared to less than half that amount in previous years.
    • The reports generated by Greater Giving are better received by our board of directors - easier to digest and provide meaningful analytics
    Incentivized
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