BigMarker vs LiveWebinar (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, LiveWebinar grades higher than BigMarker: 2.4 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
LiveWebinar 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.
LiveWebinar
Browser-based webinars and meetings with a free plan
Which one is for you
Pick BigMarker if
- Fits if your B2B marketing team runs on webinar leads and CRM data
- Works for running webinars and bigger hybrid events on one platform
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price before talking to sales, as none is published
- Not for you if you're a small business that wants to sign up and start today
- Pricey if you sell tickets, since BigMarker takes 5% of each sale
- Tight if you're on Basic: 1 host, and no simulive, evergreen, ticketing or breakout rooms until Enterprise
- Watch out: plans renew yearly with storage for 100 on-demand webinars; extra hosts, channels and storage are add-ons
Pick LiveWebinar if
- Fits if you host small webinars for 25 people or fewer
- Works for teachers who need a free room to try first
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 attendees and 30 minutes a session
- Watch out: the entry price is for 25 attendees only and climbs up to 1,000
- Pricey if you want landing pages, certificates or captions, often add-ons on lower plans
- Watch out: the page showed prices with 23% VAT, so what you pay depends on where you are
- Skip it if you want paid webinars, which start on Premium
How we grade them
| 1.8GPABigMarkerWeak | 2.4GPALiveWebinarFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo prices are published: Basic, Enterprise and Enterprise+ are all sold by quote, so there's nothing to set against GoTo Webinar or Zoom Webinars for a monthly 100-person webinar. No published price is a C by our rule. Ticket sales carry a 5% fee. | BBasic is $20.80 a month for 25 attendees on yearly billing, inside the cheaper quarter ($27) of webinar tools, but the price rises with attendee count. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no free plan, and trials or proofs of concept are arranged through sales. | CA free plan allows 5 attendees and 30-minute sessions, which a real webinar will outgrow. |
| Features | CLive, recurring, simulive, evergreen and on-demand webinars, landing pages, pop-up offers, CRM sync, social streaming and up to 64 webcams. The gaps: simulive, evergreen, ticketing and breakout rooms start at Enterprise, and Basic has 1 host. | CWebinars, meetings and multistreaming, but many features like landing pages and captions are add-ons on lower plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. It starts with a sales call, then landing pages, emails, integrations and formats to set up. | CWeb only, with no rating on record, and add-ons to choose and pay for. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app listed, but native Salesforce, Pardot, HubSpot, Eloqua, Marketo, ActiveCampaign and Constant Contact integrations, plus Zapier and an API. | BWeb only, with YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and Brightcove links and an API. |
| Best for | B2B marketing webinars and big events | small webinars and meetings in a browser |
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: BigMarker and LiveWebinar. How we grade
Where they differ
- BigMarker also covers ticketing.
- LiveWebinar also covers video calls.
At a glance
| BigMarker | LiveWebinar | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $20.80 per month for 25 attendees, billed annually ($26.02 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Up to 5 attendees, 30-minute sessions, 50MB storage. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | BigMarker | LiveWebinar |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | livewebinar.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
BigMarker
- No prices are published: Basic, Enterprise and Enterprise+ are all sold by quote, and trials or proofs of concept are arranged through sales.
- Basic covers 1,000 live attendees and 1 host; simulive, evergreen webinars, ticketing and breakout rooms start at Enterprise.
- BigMarker takes a 5% transaction fee on ticket sales for paid events.
- Plans renew yearly and include storage for 100 on-demand webinars; extra hosts, channels and storage are add-ons.
LiveWebinar
- The Free plan stops at 5 attendees and 30-minute sessions.
- Landing pages, certificates, closed captions and recurring webinars are often add-ons on lower plans.
- Price depends on attendee count; the 25-attendee price is the entry step only.
- The page showed prices with 23% VAT; the amounts here are the pre-VAT figures in its price data.
Key features
BigMarker
- Many webinar formats
- Unlimited live, recurring, simulive, evergreen, 24/7 and on-demand webinars, run from BigMarker's browser studio or streamed in over RTMP.
- Landing pages and emails
- Registration landing pages from 15 or more templates, embeddable registration, custom fields and UTM codes, and customizable invite and reminder emails.
- Audience engagement
- Chat, polls, Q&A, handouts, pop-up offers and post-session surveys, with up to 9 webcams on Basic and 64 on Enterprise, plus breakout rooms.
- CRM and marketing integrations
- Native integrations with Salesforce, Pardot, HubSpot, Eloqua, Marketo, ActiveCampaign and Constant Contact push registrant and engagement data back.
- Social live streaming
- Webinars can be streamed to Facebook Live, LinkedIn Live and YouTube Live with slides, videos, webcams and custom layouts.
- Ticketing and certificates
- Enterprise plans sell tickets through Stripe or Authorize.net and issue certificates of completion, with API access and a Zapier integration.
LiveWebinar
- Attendee-based plans
- Paid plans scale from 25 to 1,000 attendees, with the price rising at each step.
- Paid and evergreen webinars
- Paid Webinars and evergreen webinars are listed, on Premium or as add-ons depending on the plan.
- Social live streaming
- Broadcasting to Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo at once is an add-on priced at $18 per month on lower plans.
- Engagement tools
- Polls, tests, Q&A, whiteboard, breakout rooms and screen sharing are listed.
- Recording
- Recording hours and storage rise by plan, from 50MB on Free to 10GB on Premium, with extra hours as add-ons.
- Branding and API
- Registration forms, landing pages, sub-accounts, REST webhooks and API apps are listed in the plan table.
Plans
BigMarker
Pricing could not be confirmed. See bigmarker.com.
LiveWebinar
Free$0
Up to 5 attendees, 30-minute sessions, 1 camera in webinars.
Basic$20.80
per month for 25 attendees, billed annually ($26.02 monthly)
Sessions up to 6 hours and 10 cameras; price rises with attendees up to 1,000. Excludes VAT.
Plus$27.30
per month for 25 attendees, billed annually ($34.15 monthly)
12-hour sessions, 5 concurrent sessions, 1GB storage; many features remain add-ons. Excludes VAT.
Premium$40.38
per month for 25 attendees, billed annually ($50.41 monthly)
Paid webinars, 10 concurrent sessions, 10GB storage and 20 sub-accounts. Excludes VAT.
EnterpriseCustom
White-label solution with custom limits.
Ways to pay less
BigMarker
- Nonprofit
Education and nonprofit pricing on request
BigMarker's pricing FAQ says it prepares proposals with special pricing for nonprofits, NGOs and educational institutions that email its sales team.
LiveWebinar
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The pricing page labels its Annually toggle '20% off' relative to monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, BigMarker or LiveWebinar?
As of Nov 12, 2026, BigMarker has no price we could confirm, and LiveWebinar starts at $20.80 per month for 25 attendees, billed annually ($26.02 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, BigMarker or LiveWebinar?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only LiveWebinar has a free plan. BigMarker does not.
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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.