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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GlobalMeet Webcast

    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    GlobalMeet Webcast enables users to conduct online broadcasts and features HD video streaming and interactive audience engagement tools. It also offers customized event branding, webcast recording and editing capabilities, and event reporting.

    $1,600

    per month (for the 500 attendee minimum)

    Influitive

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAdvocateHub helps B2B marketers capture customer enthusiasm and use it to drive marketing and sales efforts. With AdvocateHub, B2B marketers build an advocate community and invite customers into it to complete “challenges” like referrals, reference calls or product reviews. As they complete challenges, advocates gain points, badges and levels which can be used for a variety of perks and privileges.N/A

    Jive-x (Discontinued)

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AJive-x (formerly Jive Engage) is Jive's external facing community platform for prospects and customers. It is a leading product in the space and most often competes with Lithium Community and Telligent Community.N/A
    Pricing
    GlobalMeet WebcastInfluitiveJive-x (Discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $3.20
    per month per attendee
    Professional
    $5.20
    per month per attendee
    Enterprise
    $7.20
    per month per attendee
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GlobalMeet WebcastInfluitiveJive-x (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThere are 2 ways to consume GlobalMeet Webcast. (1) As a fully managed event- which means the GlobalMeet professional services team helps setup the webcast portal, run the rehearsal and is the production manager during the live event. (Picture a TV news producer- taking people on and off camera, launching pre-recorded videos, advancing presentation slides, troubleshooting technical issues that arise, etc.) Typical price for a managed event is between $ 4K and $10K – price dependent on the Attendee Capacity (500 – 100K) and then any “extras” needed such as captions, transcriptions, translations, on-site production A/V for hybrid events, etc. (2) As a license (paid monthly or annually) that can be used to hold as many webcast events as desired. The license is ‘self-service’ but if there are particular events where professional services are required, the user can add the managed component to a single event,w hich GlobalMeet states is fairly common among license customers. Licenses can be used all year for marketing events, webinars, monthly meetings, etc and managed services can be added for the big annual meeting, CEO Town Hall or other high profile event. Typical license costs between $ 30K - $90K / year (cost dependent on the max # of attendees needed for meetings- 1K, 5K, 50K etc and the feature set.)To learn more about Influitive's pricing, please reach out to a member of our sales team.
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    Community Pulse
    GlobalMeet WebcastInfluitiveJive-x (Discontinued)
    Considered Multiple Products
    GlobalMeet
    No answer on this topic
    Influitive
    Chose Influitive
    I am familiar with Crowd Factory, but did not find any other products aimed at building B2B advocates for sales and marketing efforts.
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    73 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    67 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    73 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    47 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    GlobalMeet WebcastInfluitiveJive-x (Discontinued)
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of GlobalMeet Webcast and Influitive and Jive-x (Discontinued)
    Feature
    GlobalMeet Webcast
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Influitive
    -
    Ratings
    Jive-x (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards7.93 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability8.53 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of GlobalMeet Webcast and Influitive and Jive-x (Discontinued)
    Feature
    GlobalMeet Webcast
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Influitive
    -
    Ratings
    Jive-x (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio8.25 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of GlobalMeet Webcast and Influitive and Jive-x (Discontinued)
    Feature
    GlobalMeet Webcast
    9.2
    6 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Influitive
    -
    Ratings
    Jive-x (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration10.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events8.56 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows8.84 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration8.83 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of GlobalMeet Webcast and Influitive and Jive-x (Discontinued)
    Feature
    GlobalMeet Webcast
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Influitive
    -
    Ratings
    Jive-x (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Audience polling8.23 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A8.22 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of GlobalMeet Webcast and Influitive and Jive-x (Discontinued)
    Feature
    GlobalMeet Webcast
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Influitive
    -
    Ratings
    Jive-x (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions7.66 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list8.55 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of GlobalMeet Webcast and Influitive and Jive-x (Discontinued)
    Feature
    GlobalMeet Webcast
    7.2
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Influitive
    -
    Ratings
    Jive-x (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Branding options7.23 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Brand Advocacy Tools
    Comparison of Brand Advocacy Tools features of GlobalMeet Webcast and Influitive and Jive-x (Discontinued)
    Feature
    GlobalMeet Webcast
    -
    Ratings
    Influitive
    4.9
    2 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Jive-x (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Community Building00 Ratings2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Referral Management00 Ratings2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rewards Program00 Ratings5.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Program Notices00 Ratings4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reference Request Automation00 Ratings8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Marketing00 Ratings7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Webex Webinars
    Score9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Higher Logic Vanilla
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Score2.5 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Verint Community
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GlobalMeet WebcastInfluitiveJive-x (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (154 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (38 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (19 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (71 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GlobalMeet WebcastInfluitiveJive-x (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GlobalMeet
    Their team was very hands-on and helpful in the set-up and execution of our meeting. I would recommend them, especially for first-time virtual meeting planners. They were thorough and thoughtful in the planning process, which made the execution smoother.
    Incentivized
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    Influitive
    We have seen success with information sharing. Giving customers another way to access our resources has been a huge help for them. While we see good engagement numbers there are still some limitations to getting our advocates to complete the 'harder' challenges, like a testimonial or reference
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Jive-x is great for external communities for support deflection or customer communication and document sharing/editing. If you spend the money on the available add-ons and integrations, you could use it for customer education/learning. It's less appropriate for use as a revenue -generating tool or a lead-generating platform.
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    Pros
    GlobalMeet
    • It's very helpful to have a point of contact to manage communication and the event. We've worked with a few event managers over the years and they have all been great.
    • We've also had great experience during the production (e.g., pre-recording sessions for simlive events). All the production team members we've worked with have been professional and efficient.
    • Our main account contact has been an absolute pleasure to work with. He is detail oriented and responsive. And we particularly appreciate his thoughtful follow-ups after the events to confirm everything met our expectations.
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    Influitive
    • Allows you to create compelling and engaging challenges that help your content stand out.
    • The gamification system enables a seamless rewards program that doesn't require a big manual lift.
    • The data and insights are easy to access, analyze, and guide you toward your north star.
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    • I write these from the perspective of the Community Manager - You can choose your level of moderation on Jive to match the policies of your organisation. From full on content pre-moderation to to completely reactive moderation, you can take your pick. We chose the latter end of the spectrum, trust your colleagues to be professional and you will be rewarded with professional content.
    • The ability for users to set up their own groups very easily with out the need to revert to developers is great as this allows individuality. This allows for organic growth with out impact on the budgets of departments and teams to get their work done on Jive. The option is always there to get 'someone in to fancy it up a bit' however you will find that your own people will develop those skills themselves. Your users will also learn from each other and you should actively encourage stealing of best practice from across your organisation.
    • The knowledge repository or Question and Answer features are the most value-adding for me. Having searchable history that allows your to get answers quickly so the next question can be asked is the reason why you should have a collaboration platform in the first place, Jive makes that easy.
    • Single Sign On has been a excellent addition for us, if Jive does not make your colleagues lives easier then they won't use it.
    • You can customize and brand Jive to reflect your company identity.
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    Cons
    GlobalMeet
    • Although I love the polling feature, there are a few kinks that could be worked out, as the dialogue box at times interferes with the presentation.
    • Have the "guest" and "host" bubbles bigger when logging in, sometimes guests get confused and log in as a host accidentally thinking they need a password to join.
    • A kink I've noticed lately, is not being able to upload presentations forcing me to use screenshare. I'm not sure if it's a naming convention or why this error occurs.
    • I have limited use in the webcam feature as when using it in the past there was a serious lag time making it difficult to communicate, but, it could've been my internet speed as well... I'll have to give it another shot.
    Incentivized
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    Influitive
    • The Admin view is not as intuitive as the user view and the functionality just isn't as great. I wish it had almost the same layout/interface as how the customer sees it so I didn't have to constantly enter Preview mode.
    • I wish there were more included integrations in the regular Influitive package.
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    • No QA environment. It's cloud-based so you need to purchase another instance to set up a QA environment.
    • The gamification system is not as user intuitive as you'd expect. The admin spends more time setting up opportunities than they should need to.
    • Jive-x was bought out by three different companies in the last 2 years. There is an uncertainty of how long it will be supported and updated.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GlobalMeet
    No answers on this topic
    Influitive
    Depending on the cost and new features to be added, our company might be motivated to renew the use of Influitive. However, a lot depends on the year to come and the enhancements that can better our experience and add more gamification to the platform. Adding elements that can woo our target audience.
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    For a large company the cost can quickly escalate so this must taken into account when renewing. For me, the decision to review will be taken with upgrading to the cloud version in mind as well. My power users love Jive for it versatility but it is important to note that you must be prepared to constantly train and coach the non-power users
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    Usability
    GlobalMeet
    Generally, I find it relatively easy to use, but I'm a techie, so I understand that a certain amount of training is required for most other business users. The counterpoint here is, of course, that GM provides excellent knowledge articles and training material. The barrier of entry is a bit high due to customer hesitation to "just try it". Training is necessary, but well done and available. Knowledge is a Self-Service after all.
    Incentivized
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    Influitive
    Overall, Influitive is very easy to use for customers. There's a bit of a learning curve for new admins, but that's only because Influitive isn't always intuitive. The UI is confusing in certain places. I expect something to be in one place, and I find it somewhere else entirely. This is the only reason my usability rank isn't higher
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    The end user should be able to find what they need. They don't even need to be logged in to search for content.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    GlobalMeet
    No answers on this topic
    Influitive
    Yes, always available and extremely quick. The availability is 10 on 10 for sure. We also have situations where their team might not be working or on a holiday, but if we have an event, they are available and ensure smooth running. That is the beauty of having Influitive take care of you.
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    GlobalMeet
    No answers on this topic
    Influitive
    Influitive AdvocateHub interacts with Blackbaud Champions and is an on-time response system. What I mean by that is once data is entered in Influitive AdvocateHub, it is updated in real time and I can access a computer and the data is there immediately. Sometimes the rewards do not show up right away and I am under the assumption that the delay is caused by an influx of traffic.
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    It works wonders. My only gripe would be that there are some customizations you can't make without hiring a vendor with coding experience to implement them.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    GlobalMeet
    No answers on this topic
    Influitive
    If a problem can be easily addressed, Influitive Support is all over it! They're fast and always easy to work with. Some of the larger, or more unique problems, can get a little lost. I'd love to see a bit more follow-up on these more important issues, instead of me needing to reach out to find the status of a previously submitted issue. Overall, everyone at Influitive is kind and wants to help!
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    The support has been fantastic when we have been trying to code our own apps. Jive have went above and beyond what was required to help us out. Bugs fixes are generally very good and they are upfront when they are unable to help or a 'problem' is actually in need of Professional Services
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    In-Person Training
    GlobalMeet
    No answers on this topic
    Influitive
    I was taught and made to show all features that could help me learn more about the platform and this was great hands-on training for me. I picked up things faster than others and did have time to create challenges and make changes while someone was around to supervise and help.
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    GlobalMeet
    No answers on this topic
    Influitive
    The training was extensive and gave me the knowledge/ skills that I needed in order to implement my advocacy program using Influitive's Advocate Hub. I also meet on a regular basis with my Customer Success Manager. My Success Manager helps give me ideas for my program and helps me ensure that it's successful. Influitive is really invested in my success. They act more like a partner than a vendor
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    GlobalMeet
    No answers on this topic
    Influitive
    I think some of the key insights I can put forward are all aligned to simply being organized. Make sure you have a well thoughts out plan where you have taken all factors into account. Prioritize the list of deliverables, and make sure you have all the right people alighed to assist internally & externally. If you have a well organized plan you will be set up for success.
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    GlobalMeet
    GlobalMeet is much superior in service and attention to detail for their client's events. Repeat business is a gauge of success and they have much repeat business.
    Incentivized
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    Influitive
    Vanilla is great for forums, but they don't have the gamification/challenges piece that is so important toward building advocacy. I've found a similar circumstance with Salesforce communities--good if you're looking primarily for crowdsourced tech support and QA, but nothing "sticky" for really building a thriving community, or the advocacy piece
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    For the money, it just happens to fit best with our original use case. Now that it's been sold to Aurea, which essentially halted any support or dev for the product before selling it off to Lithium, we will have to eventually move off of it (this assumes Lithium won't hire devs for code they didn't build, and that's not a bad assumption). So, while I recommend it, it's with the caveat that it's been sold and will be evolving in the near future.
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    Scalability
    GlobalMeet
    No answers on this topic
    Influitive
    When I stayed using we only had a hundred or so Advocates and now we have 2100+. Pretty amazing product!
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    GlobalMeet
    • GlobalMeet Webcast has allowed us to provide our training to a large audience at a price point suited for a non-profit
    Incentivized
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    Influitive
    • Influitive has helped us generate hundreds of reviews on sites like G2, TrustRadius, and Capterra, which has resulted in various awards and positive placement on grid reports.
    • Influitive has helped us generate dozens of case studies and hundreds of quotes that can be used in sales and marketing campaigns.
    • Influitive has generated thousands of survey responses to help our product team better understand what our customers want, which has had a direct impact on our product roadmap.
    Incentivized
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    • Hard to quantify the results...but I also left the company before we had built a mature instance of Jive in-house so the final results/impact were yet to be fully realized and measured.
    • The use of Jive brought together multiple-departments for the first time in our 50+ year old company to truly build an "end-to-end" approach to our marketing/sales/fulfillment/customer service engine. It was truly phenomenal to watch how the internal life-cycle of a prospect-turned-customer literally transformed and unified our inter-departmental teams through the use of Jive Engage.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    GlobalMeet Webcast Screenshots

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