GoTo Webinar vs. Microsoft Teams

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoTo Webinar
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
GoToWebinar is GoTo’s webinar and online conferencing solution, and offers features like audience polling and Q&A, flexible scheduling experiences, and webinar templates. It offers CRM integrations and reporting & analytics tools to help engage clients’ audiences.
$49
per month per organizer
Microsoft Teams
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.
$5
per month
Pricing
GoTo WebinarMicrosoft Teams
Editions & Modules
Lite
$49/month
per month per organizer
Standard
$99/month
per month per organizer
Pro
$199/month
per month per organizer
Enterprise
$399/month
per month per organizer
Free
$0.00
per user/per month
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$5.00
per user/per month
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
$12.50
per user/per month
Office 365 E3
$20.00
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoTo WebinarMicrosoft Teams
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts are available for non profit organizations.
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Community Pulse
GoTo WebinarMicrosoft Teams
Considered Both Products
GoTo Webinar
Chose GoTo Webinar
It lacks the modern shiny features that competitors like Microsoft Teams offer but what it lacks in this cosmetic stuff, it makes up by being a reliable webinar software. I especially love the fact that we don't have to have long calls with clients' IT teams to explain why they …
Chose GoTo Webinar
Compared to other big-name video conferencing software, GoTo Webinar stands out as it serves to cater to large events whereas the competition can not. Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Skype, for example, have all garnered much attention due to the need for virtual meetings but none …
Chose GoTo Webinar
Microsoft Teams does not offer the same level of flexibility or customization that [GoTo Webinar] has, so that is rather limiting. Also, MicrosoftTeams does not have a decent report program in place. Airmeet has some neat features and decent interactive features between the …
Chose GoTo Webinar
GoTo Webinar is one of the best in the marketplace for all the meeting monitoring video calling and meetings no feature in all these software i mention above. GoTo Webinar is perfect for screen recording performance evaluate and productive working for remote employees and also …
Chose GoTo Webinar
GoToWebinar has a user-friendly interface and intuitive controls. When comparing it with other platforms, assess how easily you can navigate through features, set up events, and engage with participants. Connection stability, audio and video quality seem pretty much ok. …
Chose GoTo Webinar
All of the other platforms are nice as well but something that has GoTo webinar is that it uses a software in your computer that makes the session to be more reliable and does not consume high ram or rom in your device. It has nice features to remind the people about the …
Chose GoTo Webinar
The tool was one of the first and most used tools before pandemic struck and many other IT companies converted and/or launched their live stream8ng softwares for education management. The system is reliable, accessible through different devices and optimal for managing large …
Chose GoTo Webinar
Super-smooth video and fantastic audio with an extended range of volume control. Other vendors can claim their product is a superior choice; however, in my history of experiencing multiple options, GoTo Webinar gets my highest marks!
Chose GoTo Webinar
Is faster, has better interactive tools and features. Sound is better and has more board options for presentations
Chose GoTo Webinar
Teams is also a good option but sharing the screen is handy but I don't think in Zoom. So both can be used. GoTo webinar has a good feature which is starting the publish so recording and sharing will start only after that once we are ready. Other platforms are also good but …
Chose GoTo Webinar
Zoom is the biggest and most well-known competitor. We use both, although lately have been using Zoom more. I think they both can be good, but I think GoToWebinar offers more participant and engagement data, and also makes it easier to share files. But Zoom is more …
Chose GoTo Webinar
GoToWebinar was a familiar brand name and people in the education industry were using it daily. It was easy to use and we were able to host large-scale webinars. The video quality was superior and we were able to edit it easily and publish it externally. Overall, a simple …
Chose GoTo Webinar
My CEO choose our products, but I imagine he selected it for the ease, the safeguards to the business, and it integrates well with the tools we already use!
Chose GoTo Webinar
GoTo Webinar has better usability and a user-friendly interface. It is one of the collaboration tools that is favored by our staff. It easily facilitates in-meeting messaging and encourages open dialogue. It is a great tool that can facilitate virtual staff meetings. Attendees …
Chose GoTo Webinar
Actually we use both MS Teams and Go To Webinar for different use cases as I already described in the very first question. Zoom is of course also valuable but as we already have Teams and GoTo Webinar I think we dont really need so many tools that do the same thing.
Chose GoTo Webinar
I like GoTo Webinar better than these platforms because of its ability to hose large scale events and allow users to interact more freely. Many times the meetings we are using this for are meant to be a dialogue rather than a monologue and this system allows this to flow much …
Chose GoTo Webinar
It was selected because of the following reason: It tightly integrates with other regs. platforms like Cvent It is easy to configure and maintain. It offers nice interactive features like polling questions, transcription, etc. It offers nice data analytics post any event to …
Chose GoTo Webinar
Our target audience is within the financial sector and we struggled with security walls blocking their access to join Zoom or Teams meetings. ON24 seems to be one level up from GoTo Webinar when it comes to customization and a better UX. My new company now uses ON24 because of …
Chose GoTo Webinar
GoToWebinar is on par with other leading webinar platforms and a little more price competitive.
Chose GoTo Webinar
Zoom I have found extremely hard to explain and use. Sometimes hard to show if you are on mute when using a mobile device whereas on GoToMeeting you are easily able to see the faces of others and if you are muted or not. That is helpful when traveling and using the app.
Chose GoTo Webinar
All the tools mentioned and this tool itself have their points in favor and other things that can be improved. Many times one solution or another is taken depending on the conditions of the moment and much of the provider, client or platform that offers the best conditions at …
Chose GoTo Webinar
They are just as easy to use and reliable.
Microsoft Teams
Chose Microsoft Teams
Although competitors such as Slack and Webex can really stand up to MS Teams, our organization chose Teams as the predominant work communicator. Working within this decision, we are overall happy with the feature set that Teams provides. In my opinion, the advantages of its …
Chose Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams edges above the conferencing competition by allowing file collaboration and ongoing group chats with coworkers. We selected Microsoft Teams for all our video & audio conference calls for it's ability to integrate with our Outlook client and make it easy for …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
GoTo WebinarMicrosoft Teams
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Webinar
8.2
141 Ratings
9% above category average
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
Dashboards8.2134 Ratings00 Ratings
Data exportability8.3130 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Webinar
7.7
156 Ratings
4% below category average
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.1156 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support8.1107 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Webinar
7.4
157 Ratings
10% below category average
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
Calendar integration9.2134 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events9.2152 Ratings00 Ratings
Slideshows7.3136 Ratings00 Ratings
Event registration8.7149 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Webinar
8.3
200 Ratings
0% above category average
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
Audience polling8.4179 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A8.4196 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Webinar
8.0
152 Ratings
4% below category average
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.5149 Ratings00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list7.4131 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Webinar
8.0
122 Ratings
1% above category average
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
Branding options7.8118 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation8.2102 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Webinar
-
Ratings
Microsoft Teams
7.2
183 Ratings
8% below category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.5138 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.270 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.0154 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.795 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings8.0175 Ratings
Search00 Ratings7.4161 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings6.7112 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Webinar
-
Ratings
Microsoft Teams
7.7
192 Ratings
4% below category average
Chat00 Ratings8.8191 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.1190 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.5178 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings7.3105 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.1118 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.147 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings6.243 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.8157 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Webinar
-
Ratings
Microsoft Teams
7.4
178 Ratings
9% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings7.1122 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.5151 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings7.6153 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.1165 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings7.6149 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings7.1111 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings6.453 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings8.0124 Ratings
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User Ratings
GoTo WebinarMicrosoft Teams
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(211 ratings)
8.1
(270 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.5
(4 ratings)
6.1
(9 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(207 ratings)
7.3
(52 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(2 ratings)
8.3
(113 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
3.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
6.2
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
5.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoTo WebinarMicrosoft Teams
Likelihood to Recommend
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
It's highly suitable for hosting large-scale virtual events like industry conferences, product launches, and training sessions where engaging a dispersed audience is crucial. The platform's interactive features such as polls, Q&A, and surveys make it ideal for enhancing audience participation and feedback collection. Moreover, it's excellent for businesses conducting regular webinars for lead generation, sales presentations, or educational purposes. Its analytics help in assessing attendee engagement and refining content strategies. However, it might be less appropriate for smaller, more intimate meetings where real-time collaboration and video conferencing take precedence over one-to-many presentations. In such cases, simpler and more direct communication tools might be preferred. Additionally, if a company requires highly specialised integrations or customisation options beyond what GoToWebinar offers, they might find limitations within the platform. Lastly, for organisations with stringent security needs or those operating in highly regulated industries, they might need to ensure that GoToWebinar's security measures align with their specific compliance requirements before use.
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Microsoft
Positive: The virtual workspace created for a work team within the same company, for the resemblance of information and communications in one place.Negative: The access for members of a non-profit organization who have external emails from the host but need the same access as an internal person since their volunteer work is part of the very core of the federation.
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Pros
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • It is reliable when sharing content for webinars.
  • It allows nice interaction with the attendees by having different features such as polls, chat, open mic or cam.
  • It is user friendly and intuitive, which makes it so easy to use and understand.
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Microsoft
  • Virtual meetings - ease of set up and execution
  • File sharing! We build channels for projects, and being able to invite only project members is huge!
  • Peer-to-peer communications - being able to "ping" one of my colleagues, either text, video or call-only, on-demand, is what runs our business.
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Cons
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • Dashboard for control are mostly intuitive but in some menus like the webcasting section can be cluttered
  • The current polling and survey capabilities are too simple. More advanced features, such as branching logic and real-time results, would make engagement more dynamic and insightful.
  • Although it's easy for organiser to use goto webinar, users have reported issues and long wait time on their end and they don't have much control over the session
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Microsoft
  • The feature of notifications in the mobile application could be improved. Sometimes notifications of different teams are not visible and are only visible when the application is opened.
  • It uses lots of computational resources while running and thus, slows down the system sometimes.
  • It allows a few channels per team. The number of channels could be increased for better productivity.
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Likelihood to Renew
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Our largest issue with GoTo have been the limitations on recording and using recordings to host a webinar, and the biggest of those is the ability to record. We have had most of our webinars recorded successfully, but when it failed to save, it failed in a big way. Their customer service team was there to help, but they were unable to truly fix the problem. There are, of course, other providers, but as we are still seeing where hosted webinars fit in our marketing strategy, cost is an important factor. Since our company already uses GoToMeeting, it makes more sense for us to stay with the entire suite of products, especially while we are testing the strategy as a whole.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Teams is included with our Office 365 subscription and we have no intention of migrating off of Office 365 and Microsoft products. Since Microsoft Teams is included for free with our Office 365 subscription, and since we enjoy all the features, benefits, and functionality, there is no question that our team will continue to use the product
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Usability
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Mostly about the platform's intuitive interface. It makes it easy to navigate and use. Clear menus, well-organized controls, and a straightforward layout contribute to a positive user experience. The reliability of the platform in terms of connection stability, audio quality, and video clarity contributes to overall usability. A dependable connection ensures a smooth experience for both hosts and participants.
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Microsoft
User experience has been much better than the previous Skype for Business app. It has an easy-to-use interface with persistent chats. The search feature is very fast and useful. MS Teams has mostly focused on Collaboration and team building features which are very useful for organizational communications. Since Teams is accessible from multiple platforms like Laptop, Desktop, Mobile phones, etc it has been very convenient from a Mobility perspective.
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Reliability and Availability
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Rare, but outages do happen
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Performance
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Sometimes about once a week I get a message that says "Sorry, there seems to be something wrong". But it goes away in a few minutes.
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Support Rating
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
I was always able to get someone on the phone when I needed to. They were very thorough and ensuring my questions were answered. And if I was asking for a solution or request that they didn't offer, they told me so I could at least stop trying to search for it.
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Microsoft
Using Microsoft Teams has resulted in much faster business communications with both co-workers and consultants. There has been little need for support with this software as the interface is very intuitive and the product is overall very well designed. We did encounter an issue with the built-in phone service, however, this was quickly resolved by the support team.
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Implementation Rating
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
I didn't participate in the implementation nor did my company. As far as I know we have an IT office running alla these projects and we just use the final products for our educational purposes. I also didn't notice implementation at any level while using the desktop interface, but would immediately recognize it, if so.
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Microsoft
I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
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Alternatives Considered
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Zoom caters to a much higher attendee count. GoTo Webinar has more intuitive, user-friendly tools that most people can pick up on their own. Zoom is more tailored and customizable to suit your specific needs. GoTo Webinar is significantly cheaper with fewer add-ons....
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Microsoft
Our company and IT department previously used Skype for our communication needs. Skype was not dependable in my opinion, because it seems each time I used it during a call and/or a meeting, I and several other team members would get disconnected more than once. This caused a great interruption of our meeting, caused team members to have to ask others to repeat themselves and caused a general lack of interest in employee attendance during meetings.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Honestly, this tool is worth every penny. Yes, it's not free and you pay for the quality of services and the license. But the ROI and the benefits are all there. Also, the renewal, negotiation, and contract terms are all very well explained by our Microsoft account manager, and she's a charm.
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Scalability
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
It's inexpensive enough that you can set up multiple accounts if needed
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Microsoft
It does not appear to have a limit to how many teams and employees we can have using it
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Professional Services
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
I used Skype for Business to take calls, hold conferences, and provide remote assistance to users. Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, is superior to Skype for Business in my opinion. My job entails a lot of screen sharing.
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Return on Investment
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • GoTo Webinar has been an excellent way to stay relevant and to get current topics/information to our target audience.
  • We usually get 100-200 attendees per session in a niche market, many are international attendees
  • The ability to get specific data from the audience via custom registration questions allows us to really focus on what they want to see.
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Microsoft
  • I'm not sure I can point to a specific ROI, but it has improved our ability to communicate and work more effectively together.
  • It's also nice to have records of every interaction, photo, and document that has been shared. Less chance of something completely disappearing.
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ScreenShots

GoTo Webinar Screenshots

Screenshot of Setup flow for a new webinar in GoTo Webinar.Screenshot of Organizer's Control Panel and in-session experience