Distance Learning

Five Virtual Meeting Options to Help with Your Planning

The list below is not exhaustive and represents a gathering of information from resources across the web along with some personal experience.

Basic info: Meeting pricing at $12/organizer per month for 150 up to $16/organizer per month for 250 participants. Webinar pricing at $89/month for 100 participants to $429/month for 1,000 participants. Custom bundles are available.
Pros
- Nice video quality
- Good reporting / analytics
- Allows paid webinars
- Unlimited meetings and time limits
Cons
- You have to download updates pretty often
- No breakout sessions
- Fairly high price point compared to other options

Basic info: Many plans from free for up to 100 participants to a $19.99/month plan for up to 1000 attendees.
Pros
- Nice features such as screen sharing, private and group chats
- Affordable packages for small, medium and large groups
- Unlimited meetings are available in free/base offering
- “Add ons” available for monthly purchase to allow for more participants
Cons
- 40 min limit on group meetings in free offering
- Add ons to allow for additional people starting at $64.99

Basic Info: Plans from free for 10 participants to $109 per host per month for 100 attendees. Additional support for more attendees can be purchased up to 1000.
Pros
- Easy to use for most all skills levels –nice interface
- Great app integration (1,500+ apps)
- Unlimited webinars and meetings, even in free package
Cons
- Recording quality on videos is only so so
- Maxes out at 1000 attendees
- Service reps are in Europe so help may be time zone affected
- Some basic items are still listed as “beta”

Basic info: cost ranges from $25 for the most basic package, which allows for 25 attendees, to $279/month for an automated plan that allows for up to 1000 attendees. A custom pricing option is also available for those who need an audience of over 1000.
Pros
- Pricing is flexible based on which plan you opt for and the audience size you select
- Has a “waiting room” with meeting agenda for those who log in before start time
- Unlimited number of meetings
- Offers screen sharing, internal polling, private chats
- Allows for paid webinars
- Provides event statistics and attendee feedback
Cons
- Webinar templates are pretty basic
- Users have had issues exporting videos and report the platform has outdated compression tools

Basic info: Packages from at 3 installments $199/ year to $799/2 years. No information available about audience size for each package.
Pros
- Paid webinars are allowed
- Great tracking and analytics
- Offers live webinars and air pre-recorded content equally well
- Cool simulation tools to mimic a live presentation/event
- 24/7 support
Cons
- Unclear how many participants it supports
- Odd fee timing is counter intuitive to monthly charging of other platforms
- Customization is limited

The list and information above is provided as a courtesy to help you navigate the options. We have no affiliation with the above companies.