Swoogo vs. Zoom Events & Webinars

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Swoogo
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
A hearty technology, lightweight package. Swoogo combines serious event software with a platform designed for regular humans and a price structure built for modern events.
$11,800
per year
Zoom Events & Webinars
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Zoom Events and Webinars are part of Zoom’s event solutions that uses existing Zoom products to produce interactive and engaging virtual experiences. It combines Zoom Meetings, Chat, and Video Webinars in one solution that enables event organizers to produce ticketed, live events for internal or external audiences of any size.
$89
per month 300 attendees
Pricing
SwoogoZoom Events & Webinars
Editions & Modules
One Full User
$11,800
per year
Three Full Users
$16,500
per year
Five Full Users
$26,000
per year
Enterprise
custom pricing
year
Zoom Webinars
starting at $89
per month starting with 300 attendees
Zoom Events
starting at $149
per month starting with 100 attendees
Zoom Webinars Plus
starting at $99
per month starting with 100 attendees
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SwoogoZoom Events & Webinars
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll pricing information is annualPlans supporting up to 10k attendees available. Discount available for annual billing. Pay-per-attendee available for Zoom Webinars Plus and Zoom Events.
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Community Pulse
SwoogoZoom Events & Webinars
Features
SwoogoZoom Events & Webinars
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Swoogo
10.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Zoom Events & Webinars
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Swoogo
-
Ratings
Zoom Events & Webinars
9.3
31 Ratings
6% above category average
Branding options00 Ratings8.731 Ratings
Virtual Event
Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
Swoogo
-
Ratings
Zoom Events & Webinars
8.5
5 Ratings
7% above category average
Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
Livestreaming00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Audience engagement00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
Event recording00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
Virtual booths00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Networking00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Event analytics00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
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User Ratings
SwoogoZoom Events & Webinars
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(80 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
2.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.8
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SwoogoZoom Events & Webinars
Likelihood to Recommend
Swoogo
We are a non profit association with a small staff - Swoogo has been instrumental in enabling us to focus on other tasks while making the registration process easier and more intuitive for our attendees. It's well suited for any organization looking for a functional and very affordable registration solution
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Zoom
Zoom is well-suited for any service-based business that relies on face-to-face communications, whether for client meetings or external sales calls. Zoom also provides a good platform for internal team meetings to discuss creative ideas or for one-on-one sessions. Zoom is also excellent for larger webinars where you need to present to larger audiences.
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Pros
Swoogo
  • Ease of building the registration site
  • options to include in registration
  • reporting is easy to use and helpful
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Zoom
  • Zoom calendar integration is a great way to see what calls are upcoming
  • Ease of use for screen sharing and video call settings
  • Zoom Workplace is reliable at blocking out external noise that should be muted from actual conversation taking place in calls
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Cons
Swoogo
  • Being able to separate payments for group registrations
  • Financial reporting connected to our payment processor
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Zoom
  • I wish there were more polling options available in Zoom in general, and this extends to both webinar polling and post-webinar surveys. Could certainly do with a more robust polling feature set.
  • Setting up Registration for Zoom webinars can be very tricky, and I usually advise against webinar registration. The fact that users have to manually download an .ics to add it to their O365 calendars after registering means lots of issues with users attempting to join after registering early.
  • I would have complained about lack of breakout rooms for webinars, or the fact that the practice room can't be turned back on after it was turned off, but Zoom recently implemented webinar breakout rooms plus the Backstage feature, so both of these common complaints are now fully addressed!
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Likelihood to Renew
Swoogo
No answers on this topic
Zoom
We will be renewing with Zoom as long as it continues to meet our needs for client and lead outreach needs in a robust manner. With little error and an easy to use interface, Zoom has met our needs and exceeded our expectations. The cost is right and with a short learning curve, Zoom has been an easy decision to make and maintain.
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Usability
Swoogo
Swoogo is intuitive - easy to build registration sites and to make custom reports. It's also easy to send attendees invoices or receipts of their registrations. Swoogo's help feature is also great. They are very responsive and they have been able to solve any problem that has come up for us
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Zoom
Zoom Events is complex, but gets "almost easy" with experience and good guidance. I tell people, "Hosting a meeting is like driving a car; hosting a webinar is like driving an 18-wheeler; and hosting a Zoom Event is like flying a commercial airliner." You need experience, training, and ongoing guidance to be good at Zoom Events. Zoom has staff that knows everything there is to know about Zoom Events, but finding them and reaching them isn't easy. There aren't many consultants out there that are affordable and experienced.
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Support Rating
Swoogo
No answers on this topic
Zoom
Zoom [Video Webinar] has online web portal where user can take control of the meetings and their settings. It provides details of all the meeting happened and also provides participants list. It has support for webinars and recording also. Zoom [Video Webinar] gave special cloud permissions for paid users also from web portal and that can help in saving disk space.
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Implementation Rating
Swoogo
No answers on this topic
Zoom
Implementation was very feasible during our initial usage of the Zoom after COVID-19.
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Alternatives Considered
Swoogo
Swoogo is much more affordable, easier to use and more user-friendly than Cvent
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Zoom
We moved away from MS Teams due to several factors: 1)The ability to have a calendar reminder pop up for the upcoming webinar. 2)The ability to have Zoom automatically send a customized one hour reminder email to everyone who registered. 3)Webinar templates that speed up the setup of each of our webinars. 4)Integrated polling and collaboration tools.
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Return on Investment
Swoogo
  • Swoogo has saved our organization thousands of dollars
  • Paying for a great product, and not per registration, is very valuable
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Zoom
  • Prior to Zoom, the best way to train was to travel to their business. Or to do it remotely, it was to allow multiple hours and allocating time to help them set up the technology. It was a mess. We were able to shave travel costs/technology implementation costs.
  • We no longer have to waste time playing technology ping pong, bouncing between different platforms. Zoom Video webinar just works.
  • My tech team used to have to set up the webinar events, because of how complicated GoToWebinar can be. Zoom makes it easy that anyone can do it.
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ScreenShots

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