Brella vs Livestorm (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Brella and Livestorm share a 1.8 GPA, and only Livestorm has a free plan.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Brella grades higher on value for money. Livestorm grades higher on 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.
Livestorm
Browser-based webinars, live or on demand, priced per attendee
Free plan · from $1,200/yr
Which one is for you
Pick Brella if
- Fits if your event is mainly about meetings between attendees
- Makes sense if you run sponsor and hosted-buyer programmes
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price on the page, as none is published
- Not for you if you want webinars, since livestreams are embedded from another tool
- Tight if you plan on a phone, because the admin panel suits a computer
- Watch out: some listed features, such as meeting ratings, are labelled beta
Pick Livestorm if
- Fits if your audience should join from a browser with nothing to install
- Works for teams that run a few small webinars a year and add many colleagues, since team members are unlimited
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run a webinar every month for up to 100 people, at $2,900 a year for 1,000 credits
- Watch out: credits don't roll over, and once they run out on Pro new attendees can't join until you move up a tier
- Tight if your audience comes back for several sessions, since each session uses another credit
- Skip it if you need HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo or Pardot sync without an Enterprise contract
- Watch out: restreaming, RTMP, translations and SSO are add-ons sold through sales, and its pricing page and help center show different figures
How we grade them
| 1.8GPABrellaWeak | 1.8GPALivestormWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published, so it sits in the middle. | FA monthly webinar for up to 100 people can use 1,200 credits a year, more than the 1,000-credit tier at $2,900 a year. That's several times what Zoom Webinars or GoTo Webinar charge for the same job, and unused credits don't roll over. Its pricing page and help centre don't show the same dollar figures, either. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is listed; pricing goes through sales. | CThere's a free plan with no time limit, meant for trying it: 30 attendee credits a year, 30-minute events and 10 events per organization. That's a small test webinar or two, not a monthly habit. |
| Features | CMatchmaking, meetings, sponsors, schedule and analytics. Livestreams come from YouTube or Vimeo, and some features are marked beta. | CThe whole webinar job is here: registration pages, reminder emails, a browser room with 25 speakers, polls and Q&A, on-demand and automated events, and replays with captions. The gaps: HubSpot and Salesforce sync are Enterprise only, and restreaming is an add-on sold through sales. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Organisers build an event in an admin panel that works best on a computer. | CNo App Store rating on record. Attendees just open a browser, which is the easy half. You still build registration pages and email cadences, and watch your credits, since new attendees can't join once they run out on Pro. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with an API. No desktop app. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app listed, but it connects to HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot, Brevo and Zapier, and has an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT. The big CRM links are Enterprise only. |
| Best for | events built around attendee matchmaking and meetings | browser webinars that charge per attendee |
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: Brella and Livestorm. How we grade
Where they differ
- Brella also covers calendar and ticketing.
- Livestorm also covers multistreaming.
In commonWebPublic APIAI featuresWebinars
At a glance
| Brella | Livestorm | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $1,200 per year for up to 400 attendee credits |
| Free plan | None | Free plan with no time limit: 30 attendee credits a year, events of up to 30 minutes, 10 events per organization and 20 sessions per event. Custom emails and premium features are not included. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Brella Ltd, Inc. | Livestorm Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | support.livestorm.co |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Brella
- No prices are published; the pricing address redirects to a feature list, and pricing is given through the sales team.
- Livestreams are embedded from other services, so plan a separate streaming tool for webinar-style sessions.
- The Admin Panel for organizers runs in a browser, and the vendor recommends a computer rather than a phone or tablet.
- Some features on the feature list, such as meeting ratings, are labeled beta.
Livestorm
- Credits are a yearly pack that does not roll over; once they run out on Pro, new attendees cannot join until you move to a higher tier.
- One credit is used per person per session, so someone who joins three sessions of an event uses three credits.
- Native HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot and Microsoft Dynamics integrations are Enterprise only.
- Restreaming, RTMP, live translations and SAML SSO are add-ons sold through sales, and need a Pro plan of at least 1,000 credits.
Key features
Brella
- AI matchmaking
- Suggests who attendees and sponsors should meet from interests, intent and activity on the platform, with interests the organizer can edit.
- Meetings
- One-to-one and group meetings with in-app video calls, automated table assignment, notifications and private messaging.
- Hosted buyer programs
- Organizers can design and sell managed-meeting packages such as hosted buyer programs or sponsor packages, with check-ins recording that each meeting happened.
- Sessions and schedule
- Multi-track schedules, embedded livestreams from services such as YouTube and Vimeo, and breakout rooms for up to 200 people.
- Sponsors and branding
- Sponsor booths, a sponsor admin panel and a white-label event app that can be customized from onboarding onward.
- Integrations and API
- A REST API, webhooks, native integrations and a managed integrations service. The vendor lists 500+ integrations.
Livestorm
- Browser event room
- Attendees join from a browser with nothing to install. Up to 25 speakers can be on screen, with chat, polls, Q&A with upvotes, emoji reactions and file, slide and video sharing.
- Registration pages and email cadences
- Brandable registration pages with custom fields, an embeddable sign-up widget, a company page of upcoming and past events, and unlimited reminder and follow-up emails.
- On-demand and automated events
- Events can be set to start, end or play a video on their own, offered on demand for people to watch at any time, or split into several sessions under one link.
- Replays and captions
- Replays are available right after the session with closed captions, and live captions are in beta. AI repurposing turns the transcript into content for other channels.
- Restreaming and RTMP add-ons
- Paid add-ons stream a Livestorm event to LinkedIn, YouTube, X, Facebook, Twitch and other destinations at once, or bring in a feed from studio software over RTMP.
- Attendance data and exports
- Tracks UTM sources, attendance and conversion rates, and exports registrants, chat and questions. A Livestorm MCP server connects it to Claude, ChatGPT and other AI agents.
Plans
Brella
Pricing could not be confirmed. See brella.io.
Livestorm
Free$0
30 attendee credits a year, 30-minute events, 10 events per organization and 20 sessions per event; meant for trying the platform.
Pro$1,200
per year for up to 400 attendee credits
Price rises with the credits: $2,900 a year for 1,000 and $9,600 for 4,000. 4-hour sessions, 3,000 live attendees per event, unlimited team members.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credit packages, 12-hour sessions, Enterprise CRM integrations, custom analytics, a dedicated success manager and an SLA.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Brella or Livestorm?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Brella has no price we could confirm, and Livestorm starts at $1,200 per year for up to 400 attendee credits.
Which has a free plan, Brella or Livestorm?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Livestorm has a free plan. Brella does not.
Which platforms do Brella and Livestorm run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Brella 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.