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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Vidyard

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AVidyard is an enterprise video platform built to turn viewers into customers with in-depth insights and robust integrations with different customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation platforms.

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    Webex Events (formerly Socio)

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AWebex Events (formerly Socio) gives event professionals event tech to power every stage of the event planning & execution process.N/A
    Pricing
    VidyardWebex Events (formerly Socio)
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Starter
    $59
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    per year
    Teams
    Contact Sales
    per month per user
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    VidyardWebex Events (formerly Socio)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    VidyardWebex Events (formerly Socio)
    Considered Both Products
    Vidyard
    No answer on this topic
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    44 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    71 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    68 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    45 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    73 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    35 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    62 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    65 Answers
    Features
    VidyardWebex Events (formerly Socio)
    Video Marketing
    Comparison of Video Marketing features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    6.1
    49 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    -
    Ratings
    Lead generation7.938 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video personalization9.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce2.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for advertisements5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video SEO6.331 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation5.337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Platform Integrations
    Comparison of Video Platform Integrations features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    5.1
    36 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    -
    Ratings
    Integration to Salesforce.com2.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketo5.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to HubSpot5.121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Eloqua7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Security
    Comparison of Video Security features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    8.3
    47 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    -
    Ratings
    Video access controls8.437 Ratings00 Ratings
    User management6.141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video link sharing10.047 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal video8.439 Ratings00 Ratings
    External video8.442 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Player
    Comparison of Video Player features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    5.9
    47 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    -
    Ratings
    Player customization5.439 Ratings00 Ratings
    Embedded videos5.742 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video quality / Bandwidth controls4.944 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile compatibility7.637 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Analytics
    Comparison of Video Analytics features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    8.0
    48 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    -
    Ratings
    A/B testing6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Streaming quality reports9.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Per viewer tracking9.242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Per video tracking9.245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video analytics dashboard6.145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Hosting, Management & Storage
    Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    6.1
    37 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    -
    Ratings
    On-Demand video6.128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live streaming5.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Impact of streaming on network7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video upload & format support6.134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video library / File management5.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video portal6.129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Engagement
    Comparison of Video Engagement features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    6.1
    21 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    -
    Ratings
    Video comments6.121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    8.7
    20 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.720 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.720 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.620 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    9.6
    17 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.516 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings9.215 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    9.3
    16 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings9.316 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings9.315 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings9.216 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    9.4
    15 Ratings
    9% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings9.515 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.115 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings9.615 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    8.7
    17 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Branding options00 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings8.817 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Vidyard and Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Feature
    Vidyard
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    9.3
    22 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings8.919 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings9.122 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings9.419 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings9.318 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings9.319 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings9.620 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    VidyardWebex Events (formerly Socio)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (179 ratings)
    8.7
    (74 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (58 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (105 ratings)
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (113 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    VidyardWebex Events (formerly Socio)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Vidyard
    Vidyard has been critical for our team in many ways. One way that we didn't realize how much we'd be using it is for training new teammates while we're all working remotely. I frequently use the chrome extension to record a video of how to do something to send to our whole team or certain teammates. There are other products that do that, but this seems to be the most efficient, easiest, and quickest. Vidyard is incredibly useful for both inbound, and outbound sales and marketing strategies. It helps us increase our open and click rate for emails and overall engagement for our customer journey.
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    Cisco
    WebEx Events is a great tool for hosting both an event website and an onsite event app. If you are looking to integrate an on onsite and online event, they have this capability, as well. The staff is always very helpful and I am able to get answers to my questions in a timely manner
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    Pros
    Vidyard
    • The customer service is awesome. I always get ahold of our rep within an hour of contacting!
    • Vidyard in itself is a genius idea and when running correctly, a great tool to have in a rep's arsenal!
    • The people are great. -They spent countless hours working with our team!
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    Cisco
    • It has quite a few optional and customizable features that can be utilized.
    • It's easy to integrate your existing tools like Zoom, YouTube, Vimeo, and streaming services.
    • It's flexible in the way that you upload content in that you can enter things one at a time on the website, or use a spreadsheet to upload a larger amount of content.
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    Cons
    Vidyard
    • It would be great if the use of the camera on an internet screen were more user friendly.
    • The editing of a video's beginning or ending (cutting video for a cleaner look or time) could be a little more refined and less choppy.
    • Could be more colorful.
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    Cisco
    • Sometimes I feel like it uses too many resources and makes my computer go slower
    • Chats of the webinar dissappear by default, but sometimes important info is shared and could be nice to have the option to save it
    • The quality of the video gets chosen by webex by default, sometimes maybe it would be nice to get the option to fix manually what's the minimum quality you want. Just to not talk with pixels
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Vidyard
    Vidyard has truly become an essential part of our organization. It's useful for our day to day communication internally amongst departments and externally with our customers. This platform has allowed us to create knowledge base articles, training portals, webinars and communicate effectively with our customers. We receive raving feedback from customers on how helpful the videos are that they receive. We also like the ability to view metrics, insights, etc. of the videos. Always allows us to pivot accordingly based on the feedback we receive
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    Cisco
    Of course something could happen to our orgs ability to put on a conference or Socio could fundamentally change their product or their customer service - but barring any magor shift there is nothing that is even close to competing for our attention here.
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    Usability
    Vidyard
    Vidyard is super easy for new people to pick up - I've never had to spend time explaining the UI or menu, which is a testament so how easy it is. The plugin also makes it quite user-friendly. There's no need to go anywhere else - it's all on the browser.
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    Cisco
    Some Android users could not get the app to work, so they had to use the web-based version of our conference guide. Most functionality was still there, but they could not pull up the QR code, which impeded the registration process. The presence of the log in with Apple ID button caused issues because most work emails were not attached to Apple ID, which caused access issues.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Vidyard
    Absolutely, the unpredictable nature of technology always keeps us on our toes. However, I'm pleased to share that my experience with Vidyard has been remarkably consistent and reassuring. To date, I haven't encountered any instances of service outages. This unparalleled reliability and dependability have instilled a high level of confidence in the platform, making it a stalwart companion in our digital endeavors. While the tech landscape can be uncertain, Vidyard's track record of steadfast performance has truly set it apart.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Vidyard
    It performs very well. I have never had any bugs while recording, and none of the videos have been impaired or corrupted. I don't believe it integrates with any other software but you could contact the company to learn more. I am not sure if it is only available on Chrome.
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    Cisco
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    Support Rating
    Vidyard
    Customer support at Vidyard has always been good. When I first looked into the product, the salesperson took a consultative approach that allowed me to see how Vidyard would benefit our specific use case. Since coming on board, the customer service team has been quick to respond if I have any questions.
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    Cisco
    Socio (now WebexEvents) is one of two products I use that gets customer service right. Not only can you get an answer from an actual person quickly during business hours - but if you are asking after hours, you know the response will be waiting for you in the morning. Not only are they fast, but they are also smart about their products and customers. There is very little back and forth trying to explain the problem I am having, or the new way I am trying to use their product, that may even be novel for them.
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    In-Person Training
    Vidyard
    The training experience proved to be tremendously valuable. Our dedicated representative exhibited an exceptional level of helpfulness and patience as she skillfully addressed all of our inquiries. Notably, she went beyond merely answering questions, providing us with a wealth of resources and sharing best practices that are pivotal for our success in utilizing the software.Her guidance transcended the boundaries of a conventional training session, empowering us with insights that extend far beyond the immediate
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Vidyard
    The online training experience proved to be incredibly valuable. Our dedicated representative demonstrated exceptional patience and unwavering support in addressing our queries and requests, which greatly contributed to our learning process. Their guidance was pivotal in helping us navigate the intricacies of the training, ensuring that we absorbed the material effectively.
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    Cisco
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    Implementation Rating
    Vidyard
    It's pretty straightforward. The bulk of the work goes on outside of Vidyard - it's the time required to add different videos to your website - that was probably the only difficult part and had nothing to do with Vidyard.
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    Cisco
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    Alternatives Considered
    Vidyard
    I've never evaluated another product like Vidyard. I just used screen recordings with RingCentral before, and I remember the file size being very large and having to add the video as an attachment. So this was a major improvement to be able to shoot videos and easily share with my clients.
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    Cisco
    We have used multiple virtual event platforms in the past, as well as trialed several. We ultimately decided on Webex due to the aesthetics of the website, the incredibly easy build-out process, the 24/5 support, the user-friendly front-end interface, the multiple ways to monetize sponsorships, and ultimately... the price. The value for what you get is incredible compared to other platforms.
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    Scalability
    Vidyard
    The product exhibits an exceptional degree of scalability, accommodating diverse usage scenarios across various departments within our organization. This remarkable flexibility has enabled us to harness the software's potential in ways tailored to the unique needs of each team.In particular, the impact on our communication efforts with both potential and existing customers has been truly transformative.
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    Cisco
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    Return on Investment
    Vidyard
    • We save hundreds of dollars a month because we don't have to send out nearly as many physical samples for customers to review. We can send them a video that shows off the product and they love it!
    • We have improved conversion rates as a result of using Vidyard to communicate with new leads.
    • Our sales reps are clearly more engaged in the sales process. Each week we discuss how Vidyard helped them win a deal.
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    Cisco
    • By Webex Events (formerly Socio) supporting virtual events, a lot of resources are saved and chances of physical interruptions eliminated.
    • The virtual events supported by Webex Events (formerly Socio) accommodates a multitude or huge audience, which makes the company known globally.
    • The live streaming of the conducted event ensure a wide coverage and minimal resources are required.
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    ScreenShots

    Vidyard Screenshots

    Screenshot of where users can record and send sales videos from a browser, desktop, or phone to connect, convert, and close—all while remote.Screenshot of how screen recording can be used to deliver effective product demos, presentations, and proposal walkthroughs that build buyer consensus across the full sales cycle.Screenshot of some insights into viewer behavior, displayed within Vidyard's video analytics. Here, viewers can track video views, engagement, and drop-off rates to understand how an audience interacts with content and optimize video strategy for maximum impactScreenshot of how CRM integrations push video view data to lead and contact records. Viewing data can be used to surface high-intent leads, and measure videos’ impact on pipeline and revenue.Screenshot of Vidyard's customizable calls-to-action (CTAs), used to drive conversions and capture leads. Clickable buttons and forms can be added directly to videos to encourage viewers to take the next step, whether it's downloading a resource or signing up for a demo.Screenshot of some of Vidyard's integrations.

    Webex Events (formerly Socio) Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Webex Events (formerly Socio) Video Room: Attendees can chat, join topically based discussion rooms, set-up 1:1 video meetings, and connect from anywhere.Screenshot of the Webex Events (formerly Socio) Data Dashboard: From high-level attendee engagement analytics to drill down sponsor ROI metrics, Socio’s Data Dashboard offers insights to see what’s working (and what’s not) in real-time.Screenshot of the Webex Events (formerly Socio)  Lead Retrieval feature: So sponsors and exhibitors can capture leads with enriched data by scanning attendees’ QR codes and exporting them straight to their CRMs.