Start searching around for the best webinar software and you’ll soon find yourself inundated with options.

Webinar software options were already plentiful before the pandemic, but with the widespread changes to the way we live, work, and communication brought about by COVID-19, more and more platforms have emerged to meet the growing demand for quality software.

Yet while having a lot of options means there’s a greater likelihood that the perfect platform for your needs is out there, trying to find it can sometimes feel like trying to locate the proverbial needle in a haystack.

That’s why I put together this comprehensive guide to the best webinar software platforms currently on the market in 2023.

What to Look for When Choosing the Best Webinar Software

The following factors were the ones I considered a top priority when making my top ten choices. When it comes to picking a platform for your business, educational institution, or non-profit, it’s these same factors that you should be paying attention to the most.

Ease of Use

Whether you’re looking to launch a webinar series, start a blog, or host a podcast, buying into any kind of online platform or service means ease of use should be a top priority.

Why?

Because the more difficult a platform is to use, the longer it’s going to take to do what you need to do, and the more frustrating the whole experience is going to be.

Budget

Practically all of the best webinar solutions will offer a free trial so that you can see if it’s the right fit for your needs. Some will even offer free plans that, though often limited in features, at least get the job done for cash-strapped creators.

However, if you’re really going to make the most out of your software, you’ll usually have to pay for a premium plan, which is why it’s always worth considering your budget before you start shopping around.

In this guide, I’ve included platforms at a wide range of price points (including the best free webinar software) to help you find the perfect platform no matter what your budget.

Streaming Quality

You could have the best technical setup in the world right there in your home office, but if your webinar software doesn’t have the technical infrastructure to support it, it’s likely to affect the quality of your broadcast.

Look around for examples of your preferred software in action, and always check the technical specifications to make sure it’s good enough to meet your needs.

Key Features

When it comes to key features, everything depends on what you want to do with your webinars.

Do you only ever intend on the live streaming? If so, recording features may not be as much of an issue as it would for someone who plans on making money by offering access to pre-recorded webinars.

Do you want the ability to edit your webinars with the platform? How about annotations or audience engagement tools? Whatever the case may be, check the list of the key features to ensure any platform does what you need it to do.

Monetization Options

If you’re looking to use webinar software for training employees or simply improving the way your business communicates, monetization may not be an important factor.

If, on the other hand, you’ve incorporated webinars into your overall blog monetization strategy or you’re using them as a crucial part of your online coaching business, then the options for making money from your webinars are going to be vitally important.

Top 10 Best Webinar Software Platforms to Use in 2023

Below, I’ll draw on my experience in hosting successful webinars to weigh up the pros and cons of 10 industry-leading platforms, as well as explaining everything you need to know in order to pick the right software for you.

1. Webinarjam

There are a few very good reasons why Webinarjam is the go-to webinar solution for over 50,000 businesses across the globe.

First, there’s the relatively affordable pricing which makes it a great choice for starting a webinar on a budget.

Second, there’s the impressive array of features that the company packs into its competitively-priced plans.

Automatic webinar recording, PowerPoint and Keynote compatibility, and integrations with top email marketing software to help you grow your brand are all present and correct and are incredibly easy to use for first-time webinar hosts.

Key Features:

HD Video
On-screen whiteboard
Custom backgrounds
Customizable landing pages for your webinar
Automatic recording
Live chat
Private messaging
Attendee handouts
Live offer displays
Video injections.

Pricing:

Webinarjam is one of the few platforms that doesn’t offer a completely free trial, though you can give it a test run for 14-days at the small cost of $1.

If you decide to sign-up, you’ll pay for one of the following three plans:

PLAN NAME	PLAN DESCRIPTION	PLAN PRICE
Starter	Unlimited webinars 1 x host 1 x hour maximum duration for each webinar 100 x attendees Broadcast to Facebook and YouTube Registration notification A/B split testing.	$39 p/m
Basic	2 x hosts 2 x hours maximum duration 500 attendees Automated webinars. Plus, everything is included in the Starter plan.	$79 p/m
Professional	4 x hosts 3 x hours maximum duration 2,000 attendees Always-on live room. Plus everything in the basic plan.	$229 p/m

Pro and Cons of Webinarjam

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How to Get Started With?

1. Head to Webinarjam.com and  click ‘Get Started’

2. Choose your preferred plan and click ‘Get Started’

3. Create an account and pay for your plan

4. Log in to your dashboard to create your first webinar

2. Demio

Meeting the needs of your audience makes a major difference when it comes to running a successful webinar, which is exactly why I love Demio.

Its attendee-first approach to the design and functionality of its platform is evident in its clutter-free, intuitive user interface and effortless user registration process.

Add in exceptionally high-quality streaming with zero delays, and Demio is one platform both you and your attendees are going to love using.

Key Features:

Host live and pre-recorded webinars
HD streaming
Full webinar automation tools to run your events on autopilot
Marketing and promotion tools
Live chat
Private chat
Polls
One-click webinar registration
Branded registration forms
Attendee handouts
Automatically record webinars.

Pricing:

Demio offers a 14-day free trial of all the following plans:

PLAN NAME	PLAN DESCRIPTION	PLAN PRICE
Starter	50 x attendees per webinar 1 x host 3-hour session limit Live and event series Standard support.	$34 p/m
Growth	150 x attendees 5 x host 8-hour session limit. Plus all Starter features.	$69 p/m
Premium	500 or 1,000 attendees Unlimited hosts 10-hour session limit Priority support Custom domains.	Custom pricing

Pros and cons of Demio

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How to Get Started With Demio?

Visit Demio.com and click ‘Get Started free’ to access the free trial
Create an account (no credit card required)
Complete the onboarding process
From your dashboard, go to Events – Add New Event to set up your first webinar.

3. WebinarNinja

Creating your content is only half the battle when it comes to running successful webinars.

After all, you could have the most compelling presentation in the world, but if nobody is around to see it, what’s the use?

This is something that WebinarNinja seem to understand better than most, which is why they go above and beyond the standard features to help you attract more attendees to both free and paid webinars.

Though they’re not the only platform to offer landing pages, theirs are more attractive and better optimized for maximum conversions than just about anything else I’ve seen.

Combine this with seamless integrations with every major marketing tool you can think of, and this really is an ideal choice to get your business off the ground if you don’t have an existing audience.

Key Features:

Sell real-time and pre-recorded webinars
Host multiple webinars on one subject as part of a series
In-built email marketing
Landing pages
Group and private chat
Questions and polls
Pre-packaged sales offers for attendees.

Pricing:

WebinarNinja is one of the better-priced platforms out there, with a 14-day free trial of the following plans:

PLAN NAME	PLAN DESCRIPTION	PLAN PRICE
Basic	50 x live attendees 2 x hours per webinar 1 x guest presenter Unlimited webinars.	$29 p/m
Pro	100 x live attendees 4 x hours per webinar 4 x guest presenter Unlimited  webinars Automated webinars. Plus all Basic features.	$99 p/m
Business	100 x live attendees 8 x hours per webinar 10 x guest presenters Hybrid webinars Priority support. Plus all Pro features.	$199 p/m

Pros and cons of WebinarNinja

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How to Get Started With WebinarNinja?

Go to webinarninja.com and click ‘Start for Free’
Choose your preferred plan and click ‘Start Free Trial’
Create your account and enter your payment details
Complete the onboarding questionnaire to launch your first webinar.

4. LiveStorm

The competition was fierce for the title of 2023’s best free webinar software platform, with LiveWebinar also strongly in the running.

In the end, LiveStorm won the battle as, although it only allows you to run relatively short 20-minute webinars, you can attract more attendees (30) to these presentations than any other platform, making it a better option for building and maintaining a loyal audience.

Key Features:

16 x simultaneous speakers
Livestorm Plugin SDK
Livestorm API
Basic integrations with Zapier, HubSpot, and Salesforce
Customized live experiences
Contacts record
Polls and quizzes.

Pricing:

If Livestorm’s free plan doesn’t meet your needs, you can upgrade to the $79 p/m Pro plan, which includes all of the following:

Up to 500 active contacts per month
Up to 4 hours per session
Up to 500 live attendees.

Plus, all features in the free plan.

There’s also a bespoke Business plan available with features, resources, and prices tailored to your requirements.

Pros and cons of LiveStorm

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How to Get Started With Livestorm?

Head to livestorm.co click ‘sign up for free.’
Sign up with Google or enter your credentials to create an account
Verify your email address to log in to your account
From your dashboard, click ‘+ new event’ to create your first webinar.

5. Riverside

Take one look at Riverside’s impressive webinar recording tools, and you’ll quickly understand why it’s the preferred platform for everyone, from Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to leading enterprises like Spotify, The New York Times, and Marvel.

One of the few webinar platforms to offer 4K UHD recording, Riverside’s crystal clear 48kHz WAV audio, and the beginner-friendly editing suite make it a must for anyone who puts production quality above anything else.

Key Features:

4K video quality
Uncompressed 48kHz WAV audio
Webinar editor
Auto-generated transcripts
One-click scheduling
Screen share recording
Stream to multiple platforms simultaneously.

Pricing:

Riverside is another great option if you’re looking for a free webinar solution.

If you want to remove the watermark (which I recommend) and improve the quality of your webinars, you’ll need to upgrade to one of the following two plans:

PLAN NAME	PLAN DESCRIPTION	PLAN PRICE
Basic	The platform’s $0 plan contains all of the following: Unlimited recording and editing Separate tracks for the first 2 hours of recording Up to 720p recording 44.1 kHz audio quality Watermark on exported files.	$0
Standard	Everything in the free plan plus: Remove the watermark Up to 4K video quality Up to 48 kHz audio quality Separate tracks for 5 hours of recording p/m Screen Sharing Live stream to social media sites Producer mode access.	$15 p/m
Pro	Everything in the Standard plan plus: Separate tracks for 15 hours of recording p/m Accept live call-ins Unlimited transcriptions.	$24 p/m

Pros and Cons of Riverside

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How to Get Started With Riverside?

Visit Riverside.fm and click ‘Get Started.’
Sign up with Google, Apple, or your email and password
Complete the onboarding process and watch the platform walkthrough video
Login to your dashboard and click ‘Create a new (reusable) studio’ to start your first recording.

6. BigMarker

While other platforms excel at pre-recorded webinars and automated scheduling, if hosting live conferences, workshops, or other events is your top priority when choosing the best webinar software, then I highly recommend you check out BigMarker.

This premium software allows you to fully customize your experience by mixing any of over 15 modules to combine content, audience engagement, branding, and more.

Elsewhere, the excellent breakout rooms and roundtable features, along with the ability to monetize your event through both ticket sales and sponsorships, make it the ultimate virtual events platform.

Key Features:

Live and on-demand webinars
Stream to Facebook and YouTube live
Breakout rooms and roundtables
Panel discussions
Interactive Q&As
Customizable landing pages
Registration and ticketing
Customizable event websites
Integrations with leading marketing software.

Pricing:

BigMarker may be big on quality features, but it also comes with a pretty big price tag.

After the standard 14-day free trial, plans are priced at the following rates:

PLAN NAME	PLAN DESCRIPTION	PLAN PRICE
Starter	Unlimited webinars 100 x attendees 1 x host.	$99 p/m
Elite	Unlimited webinars 500 x attendees 2 x hosts.	$199 p/m
Premier	Unlimited webinars 1,000 x attendees 3 x hosts.	$499 p/m

Pros and Cons of BigMarker

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How to Get Started With BigMarker?

Go to bigmarker.com and click ‘Start Free Trial.’
Enter your name, email, and password to create an account (no credit card required)
Complete the onboarding questionnaire and enter your contact details
Click ‘Live Webinar’ to launch your first webinar.

7. GoTo Webinar

Offering everything from phone and chat packages to contact center solutions and more, the GoTo brand has long enjoyed a reputation as an industry leader in the world of digital corporate communication, so it’s no surprise to find that their GoTo Webinar platform is one of the best around.

The ideal software for creating in-house training, product demos, and live conferences, GoTo combines the advanced security, effortless scalability and seamless third-party integrations that businesses need in order to make webinars a powerful company asset.

Key Features:

Desktop and mobile app
Live and pre-recorded events
Go To Stage event promotion feature
Event planning support
Flexible scheduling
Custom registration forms
Webinar templates
Add your company’s branding.

Pricing:

For a software platform aimed at the corporate market, GoTo Webinar is relatively inexpensive.

Plans include:

PLAN NAME	PLAN DESCRIPTION	PLAN PRICE
Lite	250 participants per webinar 5 channel pages	$49 p/m
Standard	500 participants per webinar 10 channel pages Virtual events	$99 p/m
Pro	1,000 participants per webinar 30 channel pages Virtual events.	$199 p/m

Pros and Cons of GoTo Webinar

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How to Get Started With GoTo Webinar?

Visit Goto.com/webinar and click ‘Try Free’ to get the free 7 day trial
Enter your name, email, and password to create an account (no credit card required)
Verify your email address
Login to your dashboard to create your first webinar.

8. ClickMeeting

If you didn’t like any of the options I suggested in my guide to the best online course builders, or if you’re simply looking for the best platform to teach your students in real-time, then ClickMeeting is a solution that’s certainly worth exploring.

Both its live and pre-recorded webinars include invaluable teaching tools such as virtual interactive whiteboards, the ability to display slides and diagrams, student handouts, and more.

What’s more, if you’re an independent tutor or looking for a way to turn your knowledge into profit, you’ll find the range of monetization options just as impressive.

Key Features:

Live and pre-recorded webinars
Conference hosting
HD quality video
Whiteboards
Screen control
Screen sharing
Q&A sessions
Polls and surveys
Private chat
Real-time chat translation
Monetization options.

Pricing:

Clickmeetings offer a generous 30-day free trial along with the following premium plans:

PLAN NAME	PLAN DESCRIPTION	PLAN PRICE
Live	Unlimited webinars 8 x cameras active in webinars 1 x host 1 x presenter Breakout rooms Virtual backgrounds.	$25 p/m
Automated	Includes everything in the Live plan plus webinar automation.	$40 p/m

Pros and Cons of ClickMeeting

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How to Get Started With ClickMeeting?

Head to clickmeeting.com and click ‘Try it Free’
Create an account (no credit card needed) to access the 30-day free trial
Verify your email address to log in to your dashboard and start your first webinar.

9. LiveWebinar

As I mentioned earlier, LiveWebinar was a top contender for the title of best free webinar software platform but missed out on the grounds that its free plan only allows up to five attendees per webinar.

Look beyond that, however, and what you’ll find are still some of the most budget-friendly webinar solutions around.

For under $20 per month, you can stream and record up to six hours of webinar content per month and enjoy up to 100 attendees per webinar.

Few other platforms offer that kind of value, especially when you throw in a number of user useful engagement and collaboration tools, monetization options, and full HD recordings.

Key Features:

HD live streaming and recording
Secure file storage
Live streaming to social media platforms
Polls and surveys
Live chat
Calls to Action
Whiteboards.

Pricing:

LiveWebinar’s $17.79 per month plan really is one of the best deals around.
This is the plan that offers six hours of recordings, 100 attendees per meeting, and customizable branding.
You’ll also be able to use this plan to connect with PayPal to accept payments for each webinar.
If that’s not enough for you, the platform also offers a Business plan at $143 per month.

This includes:

8 hours of recording
500 attendees per webinar
Bulk invitations
Participants tracking.

Pros and Cons of LiveWebinar

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How to Get Started With LiveWebinar?

Go to livewebinar.com and click ‘Free Signup’
Sign in with Google, Facebook, or by entering your credentials
Verify your email address to log in to the dashboard
From the dashboard, click ‘Create New’ to launch your first webinar.

10. EasyWebinar

It’s no secret that webinars have become one of the most effective weapons in the entrepreneur’s arsenal when it comes to creating automated sales funnels and recurring course income.

If that’s the main reason you’re looking to invest in webinar software, you’ll no doubt find Easy Webinar an attractive option.

The platform specializes in creating automated webinar funnels that keep generating leads and sales long after you set them up, leaving you free to focus on other tasks like writing blog posts or planning your next online course.

Beginner-friendly in terms of usability, if not pricing, Easy Webinar is one to consider if you’re serious about making significant passive income with webinars.

Key Features:

Automated webinars
Live webinars
Real-time chat
HD quality video
Right-on time registration
Advanced analytics
Send offers and upsells mid-webinar
Pre and post-webinar email notifications.

Pricing:

Easy Webinar’s pricing is at the top end of the scale, with a 14-day free trial of all the following plans:

PLAN NAME	PLAN DESCRIPTION	PLAN PRICE
Standard	100 live attendees Unlimited automated webinars Unlimited live attendees on YouTube live Easy Cast Facebook Live & YouTube live streaming.	$78 p/m
Pro	All of the Standard plan features plus: 500 live attendees 500 attendees for automated webinars Custom registration pages.	$129 p/m
Enterprise	All of the Pro plans features plus: 2,000 live attendees Unlimited automated webinar attendees Full webinar training package.	$499 p/m

Pros and Cons of EasyWebinar

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How to Get Started With EasyWebinar?

Visit EasyWebinar.com and click ‘Start Your Trial’
Choose your plan and click ‘Try for Free’
Verify your email address to log into your account
Enter your payment information
Click ‘Create New Webinar’ from your dashboard to get started.

Frequently Asked Questions About Webinar Software Platforms

Here are some more answers to your queries that’s going to make it easier your understanding about webinar software platforms.

Is Zoom good for webinars?

Zoom can be good for webinars, however, it has known security issues and limitations on the time limits for its free plans, which may not make it suitable for some users.

How can I host a webinar for free?

Yes. Livestorm is the best free webinar platform to use, though RiversideFM and LiveWebinar also offer excellent free plans.

How much does a webinar platform cost?

The cost of webinar software varies from as little as $17.99 to $199 per month, though many top plans are priced at an average of $75.

What is the Best Webinar Software Platform to Use in 2023? My Final Verdict

So, there you have it, my honest take on the top ten best webinar software platforms around in 2023.

As you’ll have no doubt seen, each plan has something different to offer, so which one is best suited to you and your business?

As I always say, this ultimately depends on what you prioritize the most.

If budget is your top concern, Livestorm.co is my pick of the best free webinar software on the market, closely followed by Riverside.FM and LiveWebinar.com.

For teaching, look no further than Clickmeetings, and the best tool for corporate environments it’s got to be GoTo Webinar.

However, if your only priority is getting the absolute best combination of affordability, easy-to-use features, and effortless integrations with the rest of your marketing tools, then Webinarjam is the one to beat.