GoToWebinar Reviews

GoToWebinar is the godfather of webinar software. All other webinar companies try and emulate the GoToWebinar platform and also try to add their own spin on it. I do appreciate when other software can build in other services that generally have to be completed by a third-party software when working with GoToWebinar. When you can have everything automated so that you aren't manually sending things out, it makes your workload a whole lot easier.

I had tried one or two alternatives to GoToWebinar before we went with them and we choose GoToWebinar because it was very easy to use, had a lot of automated actions to increase attendance, it was easy both for us and the users, and in general, it did everything we needed in a webinar.

We like both, but prefer GoToWebinar for training because it is specially developed for that end, and tools like presentations, recording, raise the hand, etc. are just more geared towards that training portion rather than just conference calling.

We are actually in a situation where we chose Cisco WebEx over GoToWebinar. GoToWebinar was our standard for years and it was falling short time and time again. There were also issues our InfoSec were concerned about and were unable to overcome with GoToWebinar that WebEx allowed us to overcome and address in a manner that was satisfactory to InfoSec.

Each of these has its own use cases, but we use GoToWebinar frequently because it's so easy.

I'm hating ON24 right now because they said they had a direct Pardot integration, but they don't. (They use a third-party provider, which means the set-up is intense and time consuming). Also, while ON24 seems to have better reporting and a more obvious kick-off process, they have a huge lag time when presenting that can cause issues.

Overall, they are very similar and maintain a number of the same capabilities. While none of these services are "better" than the others, I would say that GoToWebinar's is probably the most widely used and the one that more users are familiar with. It's relatively simple, but the basics that it offers users are the core capabilities that are needed.

ON24 is a great webinar platform if you are looking for the most high level, professional webinar. Zoom is good for webinars (though it is best for video conferencing) if you want something simple and bare bones. GoToWebinar is right in the middle of these two options, and great if you're looking for something in between these.

GoToWebinar has greater flexibility and ease of use. This program easily allows mobile use, which is an important aspect for our users. GotoWebinar is easy to log into and have multiple users sharing information through chat, video and audio options. It is able to handle numerous users, even though I don't recommend more than 6 users.

We have utilized several webinar tools in our search to find the most efficient/proficient platform out there. Overall, GoToWebinar performs nicely and offers a strong and reliable service for those looking to host content either internally or externally. Overall, it is stronger at one-way conversations compared to others in the market but suffers on the nimble/collaboration side of things compared to Zoom, ZoHo, and Webex.

I currently still prefer GoToWebinar over others like Zoom. It has just been a staple of mine since GoToMeeting and I like how user friendly it is. I can run in from another meeting and take little effort to get my online webinar started or to attend an online webinar with GoToWebinar.

The only other platform that I have used is ClickMeeting. They both work equally well.

GoToWebinar has quite a few competitors however the pre-, during, and post-webinar features that GoToWebinar offers helps it to soar over these other options. GoToWebinar's email reminders to clients, Q/A during the session, and post-survey follow-up keep your client engaged from beginning to end and also provide the business data to help make the webinar experience more successful.

It has a much stronger and easier to use integration into Marketo.

Zoom is simple to use, quick to set up, and easy to get rolling with. It's a new player in this field. GoToWebinar is more established and familiar to more people and seems to have more features. Ultimately, because people were already familiar with attending events, using them is why we chose GoToWebinar at this organization.

I like GoToWebinar but I feel like Zoom always has a seamless experience for me—less troubleshooting, more accessible functions for functionality like switching screens, recording, paring to monitors, etc.

We grew into GoToWebinar by starting out with GoToMeeting. It offered really good pricing when we were a smaller user base. As we grew, we found some of our internal meetings and external meetings couldn't handle the number of users we were adding. Thus it just made sense to start using GoToWebinar. Compared to other tools it was affordable and had more features like dial in numbers across the globe. We eventually did switch to a different product when we acquired another firm. This new tool we use isn't as user-friendly as GoToWebinar is. I never did look into the cost structure as we expanded recently and made the decision to go to this other tool, but I am certain it was due to costs.

GoToWebinar is excellent when it comes to external-facing business. If we have to speak to a customer or have a large group of people on a webinar, we prefer using this tool.

GoToWebinar is definitely more professional looking and has more control than UberConference, plus it allows full recording. UberConference only allows audio recording and is a lot more relaxed with the look and feel and features (by design). UberConference is easy to setup, join, and manage and anyone can learn it. Plus it is a lot more affordable.

We have not evaluated any other products similar to GoToWebinar. We renew our business with them every year and enjoy using their platform!

I like the GoToWebinar interface better.

So far, I have found Webex is the best tool for web conferencing. Zoom and GoToWebinar come only after Webex. Microsoft Teams is another great tool, which has everything in one place. Sharing files, meetings, calling on phones, etc. Another great feature on Teams is blurring the background which is not available on GoToWebinar.

Google Hangouts is free, and its G Suite version records to Google Drive, all for free. Zoom is very expensive also.

I have only used the other two tools as an attendee. As an attendee, these tools felt more streamlined and slightly easier to use.