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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    WebinarJam

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AWebinarJam is designed to allow users to host online events with HD streaming, interactive features like polls and chat, integrations, analytics, and payment processing that are intended to help maximize online growth.

    $39

    per month

    Zoom Events & Webinars

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AZoom 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
    WebinarJamZoom Events & Webinars
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $39
    per month for 1 presenter and 100 attendees
    Basic
    $79
    per month for 2 presenters and 500 attendees
    Professional
    $229
    per month for 4 presenters and 2000 attendees
    Enterprise
    $379
    per month for 6 presenters and 5000 attendees
    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
    WebinarJamZoom Events & Webinars
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlans 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
    WebinarJamZoom Events & Webinars
    Considered Both Products
    Genesis Digital
    Chose WebinarJam
    We don't run webinars that often so the price of WebinarJam was very attractive. Other than price, WebinarJam lacks numerous features that other platforms provide, and most importantly, their system reliability is decent at best.
    Incentivized
    Chose WebinarJam
    I prefer WebinarJam due to its super-easy setup and great integration options. It works well with other tools like ClickFunnels, Hubspot and Mailchimp. From the tools we tried, this one seems to work the best for our company and clients!
    Incentivized
    Zoom
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Would buy again
    43 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    36 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    43 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    Features
    WebinarJamZoom Events & Webinars
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of WebinarJam and Zoom Events & Webinars
    Feature
    WebinarJam
    4.8
    8 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Zoom Events & Webinars
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards2.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of WebinarJam and Zoom Events & Webinars
    Feature
    WebinarJam
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Zoom Events & Webinars
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio9.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support8.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of WebinarJam and Zoom Events & Webinars
    Feature
    WebinarJam
    6.1
    8 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Zoom Events & Webinars
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events3.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows9.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration3.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of WebinarJam and Zoom Events & Webinars
    Feature
    WebinarJam
    7.3
    8 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Zoom Events & Webinars
    -
    Ratings
    Audience polling10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A4.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of WebinarJam and Zoom Events & Webinars
    Feature
    WebinarJam
    10.0
    7 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Zoom Events & Webinars
    -
    Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of WebinarJam and Zoom Events & Webinars
    Feature
    WebinarJam
    2.4
    8 Ratings
    107% below category average
    Zoom Events & Webinars
    9.9
    32 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Branding options2.58 Ratings9.932 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation2.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of WebinarJam and Zoom Events & Webinars
    Feature
    WebinarJam
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Events & Webinars
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings9.56 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
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    Enterprises
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Score2.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    WebinarJamZoom Events & Webinars
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.1
    (8 ratings)
    8.7
    (86 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    3.1
    (4 ratings)
    9.5
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.2
    (4 ratings)
    7.2
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    WebinarJamZoom Events & Webinars
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Genesis Digital
    We have used WebinarJam for many reasons. Our main reason is to host large free webinars but we have also used it for smaller live training courses that people paid for, we have held private training classes for companies, and so on. I guess you could get creative and use it for a conference-style virtual event but wouldn't really recommend it for that. You could use it for internal training within an organization and things but I still feel it best suited for webinars and marketing purposes.
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    Zoom
    Zoom is well-suited for all companies. The functionality can range from basic to supercharged with all the bells and whistles; it is just a matter of what package level works best for you and your company. Having used multiple iterations of Zoom, it really relies on you and your company’s use case.
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    Pros
    Genesis Digital
    • ADMIN/USER STRENGTHS: Easy to use the dashboard to start a webinar on demand, or schedule one in the future. Each step has a video tutorial made to set you up for success, understanding each set-up step along the way. If I want to practice a session live, I can set up a webinar instantly (called Right Now-takes 6 clicks and 30 seconds to set this up), and stream it through my YouTube Channel, or schedule a full campaign for a later date (takes about 10 minutes) and drive people to attend. I can set up one date, or multiple dates. It's very easy to follow the nine initial steps to (configuration, schedule, registration, notifications, integration, thank you, live, replay and finish) setting up your webinar. Once you have created a campaign, you can always clone them for future use.
    • ADMIN/USER STRENGTH: You can inject a pre-recorded video seamlessly. Let's say you did an incredible sales pitch on one of your webinars, you can inject this into future webinars to ensure a perfect presentation.
    • ADMIN/USER STRENGTH: Poll your customers BEFORE the webinar, on the registration page to find out what they are looking for, why they have signed up, to be sure the presenter covers each participant's needs.
    • ADMIN/USER STRENGTH: Autoresponder reminders can come from Webinar Jam (this is what I have always done to keep it simple) or integrate it with the top systems (AWeber, Active Campaign, Infusionsoft, IContact, MailChimp, ConvertKit, Drip, Kartra, Zapier).
    • ADMIN/USER STRENGTH: I can set up a replay for those who missed the event, or even a replica replay where I can go into the video, fix up my sales presentation, and add a new video for people to see. I can also see who watches the replay.
    • ADMIN/USER STRENGTH: In the analytics page I can see the numbers of people who visited the webinar registration page (to get an idea of how popular my topic was/change headings or topics if it's low, keep presenting if there's a high number), registrants, people in the room when I go live, and numbers for those who watched the replays. I can connect my autoresponder to communicate with people who missed the webinar/replay vs those who attended and even can see when people dropped off so I know if they were engaged for the entire webinar.
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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
    Genesis Digital
    • One of the biggest problems we have is that WebinarJam was sold to us as a lifetime license, and it was supposed to include broadcasting on Facebook. For reasons that were never clear, they stopped providing that functionality, which greatly reduced our use for the product.
    • WebinarJam started out life as an innovative product, full of promise. Things changed within the organization, key staff and players changed, and it seems that key players just moved on to other projects. Users were required to pay for upgrades in order to get the best use out of the product.
    • A big problem that was never really solved was the Lag/Delay between realtime and what the users were seeing and hearing.
    • We really wanted to be able to administer Surveys to people during webinars and be able to store their responses and export them to a database. We were told there was no way to do that.
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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
    Genesis Digital
    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
    Genesis Digital
    The platform is really hard to use and they have a habit of pushing out updates without telling their users first. The last update completely reverted all of our customizations back to the default EverWebinar layout. I only found out about this after a lead kindly send an email to the firm letting us know that [our] registration confirmation page was showing lorem ipsum script. Customization is lacking as well
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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
    Genesis Digital
    The support overall is good. In the early days, it wasn't the best but they have definitely stepped it up lately. If you have questions about the platform, issues, setup, etc, and don't mind waiting 24 hours to get a response then it's good. They may have faster response times now but when they updated to 4.0 it took a while as they were getting hammered with emails cause there were issues. It seems like they have worked out some of the kinks so I imagine their support can respond much faster now. There is no phone number to call so there is no way to get immediate help or answers which can be frustrating when you have issues right before or during your webinar
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    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
    Genesis Digital
    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
    Genesis Digital
    I prefer WebinarJam due to its super-easy setup and great integration options. It works well with other tools like ClickFunnels, Hubspot and Mailchimp. From the tools we tried, this one seems to work the best for our company and clients!
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    Zoom
    Zoom Workplace stacks up better than Microsoft Teams in terms of general meeting capabilities, webinar and live event capabilities, user experience, and how slick it is generally - it's a nicer environment where things feel more intuitive and professional. Teams is laggy and slow, feels outdated. Google Meet doesn't have as many filtering options and nuanced capabilities. Zoom integrates well with a wider tech stack.
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    Return on Investment
    Genesis Digital
    • WebinarJam has allowed us to present to multiple audiences at our prospective customers, rather than just a few individuals which made it difficult to get to the next sales step. By engaging a larger audience, we were able to drive more attention to our product and made follow up with the customer much easier.
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    Zoom
    • Being able to quickly set up and run webinars for our teammates using the templates saves us time which equals money.
    • Using our saved Webinar templates ensures we are keeping on brand and adding the items requested by our legal and branding teams which saves time and frustration for all involved.
    • Webinars allow us to upskill our teammates faster without having to create a stand alone training. We can invite them to a hot topic webinar where they can learn, ask questions, and immediately take action on the topic.
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