Airmeet vs Crowdcast (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Crowdcast grades higher than Airmeet: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Crowdcast grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Airmeet
Webinars and virtual events with networking features
Crowdcast
Browser webinars and live events for creators and communities
Which one is for you
Pick Airmeet if
- Fits if you run webinars where attendees need to talk to each other
- Works for teams planning larger virtual or hybrid conferences
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run small webinars, at $167 a month for 100 attendees
- Watch out: the price rises with attendee count
- Watch out: Events and Managed Events are quoted, with Managed Events brand conferences from $4,999
- Tight if you want 1080p or custom URLs, which are add-ons
- Skip it if you want a free plan
Pick Crowdcast if
- Fits if you run live interviews, classes or community calls
- Works for selling tickets to a live course or online summit, with the replay at the same link
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you go live a lot, since Lite has 10 hours a month and extra time is $20 per 5 hours
- Pricey if you sell tickets on Lite, with a 5% Crowdcast fee on top of Stripe's 2.9% + 30 cents
- Skip it if you want automated webinars that run without you
- Watch out: live attendees over the limit cost 15 cents each, and extra team seats $29
- Not for you if you need multistreaming, captions or sessions over 2 hours on Lite, as they start on Pro
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAirmeetWeak | 2.2GPACrowdcastFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$167 a month on yearly billing for 100 attendees ($199 monthly), which is the start of the category's dearest tenth. The middle is $45. | CLite is $49 a month billed monthly for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, right at the category's middle. Annual billing is labelled 30% off, but the listing gives no yearly figure. Against its rivals it sits between WebinarJam's Starter and Demio's Growth. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial on the Events plan, with no length or card detail on record. No free plan. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial with all features, limited to 10 live attendees and 60-minute sessions. The listing doesn't say whether it wants a card. |
| Features | CLive, simulive and on-demand webinars, networking, booths, analytics and ticketing. The gaps: 1080p and custom event URLs are add-ons, and Premium has only 2 team members. | CRegistration, the live room, chat, Q&A, replays, tickets, multi-session events and RTMP input. The gaps: no automated webinars on record, multistreaming and captions start on Pro, and sessions stop at 2 hours on Lite. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build events, landing pages and registration forms. | CNo App Store rating on record. Each event has one page, but you still set up tickets and sessions and keep an eye on streaming hours. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android apps for attendees. No integrations listed. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app listed. It connects to Stripe and Zapier, streams to Facebook, YouTube and Twitch, and takes feeds from OBS, Wirecast or Ecamm. |
| Best for | webinars with attendee networking | creator events, classes and summits |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Airmeet and Crowdcast. How we grade
Price against what you get
Airmeet starts at $167 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Crowdcast starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Crowdcast starts $118 a month lower. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Airmeet for less, and 3 score higher than Crowdcast for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Airmeet also covers reports.
- Crowdcast also covers multistreaming.
At a glance
| Airmeet | Crowdcast | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $167 per month for 100 attendees, billed yearly ($199 billed monthly) | $49 per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered on the Events plan | 14-day free trial with all features, limited to 10 live attendees and 60-minute sessions |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Airmeet | Crowdcast |
| Price read from | airmeet.com | crowdcast.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Airmeet
- Premium Webinars starts at 100 attendees and the price rises with attendee count.
- Events and Managed Events are quoted rather than priced online.
- 1080p streaming and custom event URLs are add-ons.
- Premium Webinars includes 2 team members.
Crowdcast
- Each plan has a monthly streaming-hour cap: extra time costs $20 per 5 hours, and live attendees over the limit cost 15 cents each.
- Ticket sales carry a 5% Crowdcast fee on Lite and Pro and 2% on Business, plus Stripe's 2.9% + 30 cents.
- Multistreaming and live captions start on Pro, and sessions are capped at 2, 4 or 6 hours depending on the plan.
- Extra team seats cost $29 each.
Key features
Airmeet
- Webinars
- Live, simulive and on-demand webinars with an immersive stage and instant replays.
- Networking
- Speed networking, a networking lounge and exhibition booths are listed.
- Analytics
- In-depth analytics with a report builder and team alerts on high-intent actions.
- Ticketing and sponsorship
- Monetization through ticketing and sponsorship is listed for Premium Webinars.
- Branding
- Customizable landing pages, registration forms and event themes.
- Mobile apps
- iOS and Android apps are listed for attendee access.
Crowdcast
- One page per event
- Registration, the live session and the replay all live at the same address, and recordings are available for replay and download straight after.
- Pay only for live attendees
- Registrations are unlimited; plans count the people who show up live, with extra attendees charged at 15 cents each over the plan limit.
- Paid events
- Charge a fixed or sliding ticket price with coupons, or take contributions during an event, with payments through Stripe.
- Multi-session events
- Group sessions at different times into one event for live courses or online summits, with no limit on the number of sessions.
- Multistreaming and RTMP
- Send the stage to Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and other sites (1 destination on Pro, 3 on Business), or broadcast in from OBS, Wirecast or Ecamm.
- Analytics and exports
- Conversion rates, referral sources and engagement per event and session, with emails, chat and attendee data exportable as CSV.
Plans
Airmeet
Premium Webinars$167
per month for 100 attendees, billed yearly ($199 monthly)
2 team members; scalable to 10,000 attendees; live, simulive and on-demand webinars.
EventsCustom
5 team members; multi-track, in-person and hybrid events; quoted per event.
Managed EventsCustom
Airmeet's team runs the event end to end; brand conferences start at $4,999.
Crowdcast
Lite$49
per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly
1 team seat, 2-hour sessions, unlimited replay storage, RTMP input, Stripe ticketing with a 5% fee, analytics and Zapier.
Pro$89
per month for 250 live attendees and 20 hours, billed monthly
2 team seats, 4-hour sessions, 1 multistream destination, English live captions and custom registration fields.
Business$195
per month for 1,000 live attendees and 40 hours, billed monthly
4 team seats, 6-hour sessions, 3 multistream destinations, 10 GB of studio storage and a 2% ticket fee.
Ways to pay less
Airmeet
- Annual discount
16% off with yearly billing
The pricing page shows $167 a month billed yearly against $199 billed monthly, labelled 16% off.
Crowdcast
- Annual discount
Save 30% with annual billing
Crowdcast's pricing page labels annual billing as saving 30% against the monthly prices of $49, $89 and $195.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Airmeet or Crowdcast?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Crowdcast is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $167 a month for Airmeet. Airmeet starts at $167 per month for 100 attendees, billed yearly ($199 billed monthly), and Crowdcast starts at $49 per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Airmeet or Crowdcast?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Airmeet nor Crowdcast has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Airmeet and Crowdcast run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Airmeet lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.