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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    EasyWebinar

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AEasyWebinar is a webinar platform designed for marketing, training, corporate communications & growing business. The newest version of this platform, EasyWebinar Next, offers features designed to help businesses with their marketing efforts. Using the live webinar feature, users can create & schedule live events, create registration page & thank you page, setup audience polling & Q&A, and setup automated emails. EasyWebinar Next integrates with many third-party marketing websites, allowing users…

    $49

    per month per user

    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/ASkype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.N/A
    Pricing
    EasyWebinarSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Automated Gold
    $49
    per month per user
    All-in-One
    $49
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    EasyWebinarSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    EasyWebinarSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    EasyWebinar
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    98 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    46 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
    Features
    EasyWebinarSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of EasyWebinar and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    EasyWebinar
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of EasyWebinar and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    EasyWebinar
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    8.0
    195 Ratings
    1% above category average
    High quality audio10.01 Ratings9.1191 Ratings
    Mobile support7.01 Ratings9.0146 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings9.0185 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings5.0181 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of EasyWebinar and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    EasyWebinar
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    9.3
    188 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Calendar integration9.01 Ratings10.0174 Ratings
    Record meetings / events10.01 Ratings9.0143 Ratings
    Slideshows7.01 Ratings10.0115 Ratings
    Event registration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.5182 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings8.182 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of EasyWebinar and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    EasyWebinar
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.5
    173 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Audience polling10.01 Ratings7.094 Ratings
    Q&A9.01 Ratings7.094 Ratings
    Live chat00 Ratings8.5171 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of EasyWebinar and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    EasyWebinar
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    6.8
    156 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Participant roles & permissions8.01 Ratings8.5148 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list8.01 Ratings3.0109 Ratings
    User authentication00 Ratings9.0142 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of EasyWebinar and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    EasyWebinar
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Branding options8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of EasyWebinar and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    EasyWebinar
    -
    Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.0
    191 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.0191 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings5.0120 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of EasyWebinar and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    EasyWebinar
    -
    Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    EasyWebinarSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Webex Webinars
    Score9 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Score2.5 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    EasyWebinarSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (198 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (40 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    EasyWebinarSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    EasyWebinar
    Perfect for live and evergreen webinars. Particularly stong in the evergreen area. Not great for visual interactions with participants like a zoom meeting
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams is a remote/virtual team collaboration tool must have...especially if you already use Microsoft tools. Of course, since it now part of an MS 365 subscription, it really doesn't make sense to use anything else. It is easy to use and just works. I'm not sure how anyone who works with digital files/documents and needs to work with other people doing similar work can be effective without such a tool. Of course, there are a number of alternatives like Zoom or Webex, but why pay or use another separate tool if you don't need to. :-)
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    EasyWebinar
    • Registration
    • Event management and hsoting
    • Integrations
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Instant messaging to anyone who we know only by name/email. Even if they're offline, they get the message in missed convos and a notification automatically goes to them via Outlook mail. All conversations are saved and accessible via Outlook.
    • Video and voice calls are a norm in the WFH scenario, and an average employee has around 4-5 calls a day. Skype gives notifications for upcoming meetings, allows easy scheduling via outlook calendar, and its audio/video quality [is] reasonably good compared to the amount of data it consumes.
    • Status availabilities - in the WFH scenario, you could be off for lunch, out of office, busy, sharing screens - and might not want to be disturbed. Skype allows you to do that, and in case you're off, ensures that you know that you have missed messages.
    • Screen sharing - we have to share screens at least once or twice a day with a coworker when working on some issues/features, and Skype easily lets us do that. One of the best things about Skype is that the screen can be shared without being on a video/voice call - which is of immense advantage because oftentimes, you could prefer sharing the screen, while it [is] too noisy to talk.
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    Cons
    EasyWebinar
    • Better design tools
    Incentivized
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    • Connection issues can be hard to diagnose when they come up(as some knowledge of server information may be needed to reestablish as the connection troubleshooting options on the sky are not as user-friendly as the rest of the platform.
    • Some issues setting up camera/sound could use more info on troubleshooting options with playback sound, video, etc.
    • Statuses sometimes are unreliable and do not display correctly .
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    EasyWebinar
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    The software is simple to install and configure. It is rather simple to explain for correct use. It is possible to profile users for the different functions offered. It is integrated quite completely with Outlook and with Active Directory security. It performs all communication functions well with one or more interlocutors and the possibility of granting control of your computer is convenient.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    EasyWebinar
    Very intuitive. Easy of use and very good at facilitating repeatability of webinars (easy to create a new webinar based on an old one)
    Incentivized
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    Very easy to use. Even though Microsoft Teams has a lot of features and integrations, as a user I feel completely comfortable on finding what I need, getting information about the app extensions and using them. It's a very comprehensive tool, intuitive design and does not make me feel tired to be using it. I am glad with the current experience.
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    Support Rating
    EasyWebinar
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I have only had to reach out to the Support team at Skype for Business once with an issue, and I was pleasantly surprised and encouraged by the quickness and thoroughness of their response. The wait time was short and my question was dealt with politely and clearly, so I would say the support team has it together.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    EasyWebinar
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Skpe for business is utilized company wide in regards to my company. Everyone not only uses it, but uses it often. It is an effective way of communicating. It also integrates very nicely with outlook and all conversation history is pushed to a folder within the outlook system. We also have it so that if someone misses a message, they are sent an email reminder saying that there is a message that went unread.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    EasyWebinar
    Cost is much. more competitive Does webinars better as far as funnel and execution Zoomevents may scale a bit better
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    For the below reason I will always choose this app over its competitors: Better audio and video quality, Little to no disconnections or freezing when on a call/video conference Integrates well with mailbox/ calendar/ one drive, and SharePoint is easy to use
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    Return on Investment
    EasyWebinar
    • Consistent 40-60 % show-up rate
    • 5% CTA participation
    • Large Evergreen audience
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Skype for Business has enabled a migration in part away from fixed line telephony and introduced the user to mobile working with a headset which cannot be overstated as being a game changer.
    • Being able to schedule Skype for Business meetings through Outlook has meant meetings with colleagues without a meeting room has been a great enabler.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    EasyWebinar Screenshots

    Screenshot of the interface to get startedScreenshot of CRM integration optionsScreenshot of e-mail communication management interfaceScreenshot of automated webinar schedulingScreenshot of webinar setupScreenshot of a few pre-built templates