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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ON24

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AON24 is an intelligent engagement platform, that enables customers to continuously engage audiences with AI-powered, hyper-personalized webinar, virtual event and content experiences.N/A

    VMware Fusion

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AVmware Fusion is a virtual user session software built to run Windows applications on Macintosh to run any Windows applications.N/A
    Pricing
    ON24VMware Fusion
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    ON24VMware Fusion
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ON24VMware Fusion
    Considered Both Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    137 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    102 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    143 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
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    Features
    ON24VMware Fusion
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of ON24 and VMware Fusion
    Feature
    ON24
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    VMware Fusion
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of ON24 and VMware Fusion
    Feature
    ON24
    8.3
    413 Ratings
    1% below category average
    VMware Fusion
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration8.1356 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events7.1395 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows7.2392 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration7.4389 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of ON24 and VMware Fusion
    Feature
    ON24
    8.3
    416 Ratings
    1% below category average
    VMware Fusion
    -
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    Live chat10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling6.8377 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A8.1413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of ON24 and VMware Fusion
    Feature
    ON24
    9.0
    384 Ratings
    5% above category average
    VMware Fusion
    -
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    User authentication10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.9374 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list8.0357 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of ON24 and VMware Fusion
    Feature
    ON24
    8.0
    390 Ratings
    6% below category average
    VMware Fusion
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    Branding options8.5382 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation7.9335 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attendee list export7.638 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of ON24 and VMware Fusion
    Feature
    ON24
    8.8
    42 Ratings
    9% above category average
    VMware Fusion
    -
    Ratings
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing6.538 Ratings00 Ratings
    Livestreaming10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience engagement8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event recording10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual booths10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Networking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event analytics7.242 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    Score9.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ON24VMware Fusion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
    (461 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (44 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (28 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (210 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (33 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    3.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.5
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.4
    (231 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ON24VMware Fusion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cvent
    I find that ON24 caters for all types of organisations, having it allows for more choice/options. The experience around virtual events if fantastic and the ON24 team is constantly improving the platform. If you want to run a virtual events programme where you want to generate leads and track engagement, then ON24 is the platform for you
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    VMware by Broadcom
    Due to its perpetual licensing model, VMware Fusion is a great option for users whose needs do not change as much over time. It is also great for occasional-use scenarios such as testing and preparing code to run on newer platforms. Fusion is not really recommended for running graphics-intense applications as graphics acceleration in Fusion is fairly limited in both performance and API support. It has, however, come a very long way and offers near-native performance for many tasks.
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    Pros
    Cvent
    • Registration pages are easy to build and look clean
    • Console (audience view) offers many tools to use for presentations and to engage the audience
    • Reporting and analytics are robust and provide detailed reports that help us process attendees in our marketing database
    • Support team and responsive and helpful
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Allows users to run Windows only applications on their Mac without switching devices.
    • Fusion is excellent for Windows image creation, and works exceptionally well on the Mac environment.
    • Assists a Mac user to virtualize Windows apps.
    • Excellent for installing Linux distros for penetration testing.
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    Cons
    Cvent
    • There was a recent update within the past year where the UX designer or developer thought it would be best to wide all titles from the audience view until they placed their mouse on top of the window. That was the worst mistake, as we have a moderator script where we tell the audience what each of the tool bars are and they can’t grasp what the tool is without putting their mouse there. From an accessibility standpoint point, it’s back to 1999 when there was no laws about accessibility.
    • Number one above is a major pain point.
    • ON24 needs to do a better job of introducing features and soliciting feedback from their customers vs making a high impactful change like #1 described above.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • With OSX - 10.14.1 and the latest version of Fusion - 11.0.2 the user interface has taken a step back IMHO.
    • I would like to see price decrease.
    • Better remote host connection capabilities - remote server connections are available but connections are spotty.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cvent
    ON24 is everything we expected and everything we needed. It's simple to use, extremely customizable, and scales very easily. The integration to our CRM makes ON24 major lead generator for our sales team from our established webinars series. We can automate lead delivery to our sales team as well. If anything, we will look to expand our partnership in the future.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    For Apple workstations VMware Fusion is the virtualization software to use. No other application (free or paid) can do what Fusion can. The features and constant updates make Fusion an application that cant be beat.
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    Usability
    Cvent
    97% of our attendees say it is the best trainings they have every attended. But they other 3% have a horrible experience (while watching the event live) interesting fact. On24 uses two different encoders for live vs OnDemand. I have never had issues with the On-Demand experience. My only complaints come during live events
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    VMware by Broadcom
    I made an 8 because it's good in almost every aspect. As I said if you are on macos and you need both windows and linux I think is the best options out there. Otherwise if you need only windows there is a competitor that could be better for performance and integration.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cvent
    ON24 is always available when I have a question about a new feature, if I'm having issues during a live webinar, or if I'm having issues with a webinar on the backend. Our client support specialist, Heather Haines, has always been incredibly consistent with getting me the answers I need when I need them.
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Performance
    Cvent
    Sometimes (it may be my computer) i cant login to ON24. I create a new PW and then i still cant get in. I clear cache/try new browser etc. and nothing works. I come back in a few hours and its like the problem never existed, its the strangest thing. Outside of that everything works pretty seamless. We've ran into a few bumps with Marketo talking to ON24 and passing reg through but have that figured out now. Not being able to be on a VPN when connecting to webcam on the presenter side does cause issues for our government speakers.
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Support Rating
    Cvent
    ON24 support is really good with the 24/5 support chat line, where someone actually responds within 30 seconds. The customers success team is also really good and our rep is very helpful with all our questions. Whenever we have more technical questions, she will bring on a IT designer or a tech specialist on our calls for additional comments and help.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    I have never contacted VMware, but there is a lot of support online on message boards, forums, StackOverflow, YouTube tutorial videos, and the like. VMware has been around nine years longer than its leading competitor, VirtualBox, although both seem to have a good presence of online user communities who can help solve issues that come up.
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    In-Person Training
    Cvent
    Great communication and clarity
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Online Training
    Cvent
    On24 has amazing ON-Demand trainings that you can use at anytime and they walk you through step by step on different topics/ they are always updating and innovating and putting out new trainings. I would highly reccomend the trainings and reading the documents they have created. They also do live webinars on a rolling basis that are filled with so much knowledge and Information
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Implementation Rating
    Cvent
    We had a few training's, which were broken up, and focused on specific areas of how to use the platform. Mostly though, a lot of it is just dedicating your time to learning and exploring what the possibilities are for enhancing your webinars
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    VMware by Broadcom
    This is a workstation application and no install insights are needed.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cvent
    From what I've seen, ON24 is built specifically to meet the needs of event marketing (or marketing generally), versus the other platforms which are more about simply providing a mechanism to hold virtual meetings. The integration with sales and marketing systems is really valuable. I don't know about pricing differences, but if the competitors were comparable, I would still select ON24.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    I've heard of other/competitive software but frankly once I tried VMware, I never looked back. There is absolutely nothing that I need that this product does not deliver. It's fast, effective and seems to be extremely durable and reliable. My only concern (and minor) might have to do with memory resources, but frankly it has not been an issue yet.
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    Scalability
    Cvent
    The ON24 platform is straightforward to use and train clients on, which is a huge plus. Clients appreciate its features and simplicity. Internally, we receive valuable analytical data from webinar events, enabling the organization to make data-driven decisions. This helps us optimize strategies and drive success for B2B businesses effectively.
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Return on Investment
    Cvent
    • We get a lot of MQLs from our webinars. The integration with SFDC is a game changer over platforms that don't offer that integration.
    • The addition of emojis and chat to our event consoles has greatly increased our engagement.
    • We love marketing the fact that on-demand viewers can still submit questions and we'll answer them by email. Who else can say that?
    • We would like to be able to make changes to all console elements after events have taken place. Sometimes stuff just needs to be updated.
    • As we improve our audience segmentation, we are looking forward to the segment customization options that are now available on the console.
    • The webinars ON24 sponsors provide us with some great ideas for improving our overall strategic marketing.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Users using a VM often don't need something as "fancy" as VMware Fusion, and instead can use a free option like Virtual Box, so we waste money on using an extra amount of VMware Fusion licenses.
    • Developers using and IT admins using VMware Fusion for testing saves us time and money. Simply, we know mistakes would take time and money to fix, but VMware is powerful, allows for proper and fast testing.
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    ScreenShots

    ON24 Screenshots

    Screenshot of Red Whale creates webinar series, Deep Dives, to engage General Practitioners.Screenshot of SAP Concur takes its customer activation workshops virtual with ON24.Screenshot of Atheanhealth broadcasts an authentic conversation with industry thought leaders to its audience.Screenshot of SAS creates webinar series, Analytics in 20, to education product best practices in short amount of time.Screenshot of NVIDIA creates always-on content library filled with webinars with ON24 Engagement Hub, segmented by different languages and geo-locations.Screenshot of ADP, using ON24 Target, creates personalized landing pages to encourage and accelerate ADP benefit enrollment.  This resource page has on-demand webinars, help articles and ways to immediately enroll.