ClickMeeting vs GoTo Webinar
We give ClickMeeting a 2.6 GPA and GoTo Webinar a 2.4, out of 4.0. ClickMeeting grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ClickMeeting
Webinars and online meetings with paid events and automation
GoTo Webinar
Long-running webinar platform for trainings, town halls and marketing
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAClickMeetingGood | 2.4GPAGoTo WebinarFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CLive is $37 a month billed annually for a 50-person room, and automated webinars need the $48 plan. A 100-person room costs more and the listing has no figure for it, so we can't price our test case. With no number, it sits at C beside GoTo Webinar and WebinarGeek. | CReach is $62 a month per organizer billed annually, for up to 500 participants. For a monthly 100-person webinar that's mid-category: cheaper than Zoom Webinars' entry license, dearer than WebinarJam's Starter. Cloud recordings need Elevate at $103. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial for 25 attendees, with free and paid webinars and meetings included and no credit card. | CNo free plan, but a 30-day free trial with no credit card, which is long for this category. |
| Features | BThe whole webinar job and more: live and automated webinars, meetings, paid events, polls, a whiteboard, breakout rooms, edu mode, captions, certificates, phone dial-in and broadcasts to YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn. | CRegistration pages, reminder emails, Practice Mode, polls, Q&A, handouts, captions and reports on every plan. The gaps: Simulive, cloud recordings, breakout rooms and branding need Elevate, and paid events and certificates are Complete only. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. Attendees need no install, but there's a lot to set up: rooms, registration, automation timelines and payments. | CNo App Store rating on record. Attendees join from a browser, but hosts install the GoTo app and set up registration, reminders and practice runs. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, plus Stripe, PayPal, Zapier and broadcasts to YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn. Attendees can also dial in by phone. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce, Pardot, Prezi, Interprefy and Intellum connections. |
| Best for | training, classes and paid webinars | company trainings and town halls |
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: ClickMeeting and GoTo Webinar. How we grade
Price against what you get
ClickMeeting starts at $37 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. GoTo Webinar starts at $62 a month and scores 2.7.
ClickMeeting scores higher and starts $25 a month lower. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, none scores higher than ClickMeeting for less, and 1 scores higher than GoTo Webinar 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
- ClickMeeting starts at $37 per month for up to 50 attendees, billed annually. GoTo Webinar starts at $62 per organizer / month, billed annually.
- ClickMeeting also covers whiteboard, ticketing and multistreaming.
At a glance
| ClickMeeting | GoTo Webinar | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $37 per month for up to 50 attendees, billed annually | $62 per organizer / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial for 25 attendees, with free and paid webinars and meetings, no credit card | 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
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| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
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| Made by | ClickMeeting | GoTo |
| Price read from | clickmeeting.com | goto.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
ClickMeeting
- Trainers and teachers running online classes and paid courses
- Small businesses that need both meetings and webinars in one account
- Running recurring automated webinars on a schedule
GoTo Webinar
- Companies running recurring trainings and town halls
- Schools and universities giving staff their own webinar licenses
- Marketing teams that sync registrants to HubSpot, Marketo or Pardot
Worth knowing
ClickMeeting
- Each plan's price depends on the room size, from 50 to 1,000 attendees; larger events need Enterprise.
- Hosting two events at the same time needs the Parallel events add-on, and extra presenter seats are another add-on.
- The collaborative whiteboard works in events of up to 40 people.
- Ticket and donation payments run through Stripe or PayPal, which charge their own fees.
GoTo Webinar
- Reach caps webinars at 500 participants with one organizer; Simulive, cloud recordings, breakout rooms and branding need Elevate.
- Paid events, certificates, source tracking and streaming to unlimited attendees are only in Complete, which is priced through sales.
- Prices are per organizer seat, so each person who runs webinars needs a seat of their own.
- Hosts use the GoTo app on Mac or Windows or the iOS and Android apps; attendees can join from a browser.
Key features
ClickMeeting
- Live webinars and meetings
- One account runs both small meetings and webinars, with screen sharing, chat, Q&A, polls, surveys and up to 8 cameras and microphones on at once.
- Automated webinars
- Build a timeline of recordings, videos, surveys and call-to-action buttons and let the platform run the event on a schedule or on demand.
- Paid webinars
- Sell tickets with discount codes, take donations or put recordings behind a paywall, with payments collected through Stripe or PayPal.
- Training tools
- Edu mode hides attendees from each other, breakout rooms allow up to 20 rooms of 40 people, and attendance certificates can be sent automatically.
- Captions and AI transcription
- Live transcription adds captions during the event and a downloadable transcript afterwards, with AI transcription among the automation tools.
- Social broadcasting
- Webinars can be broadcast on YouTube, Facebook or LinkedIn, and attendees can join by phone through toll and toll-free dial-in numbers.
GoTo Webinar
- Registration and reminders
- Branded registration pages with custom questions, plus customizable invitations, confirmations and reminder emails sent automatically.
- Practice Mode
- Organizers and panelists can join early to test audio, video, screen sharing and slides without attendees seeing or hearing them.
- Engagement tools
- Polls and live Q&A on every plan, plus handouts, closed captioning and VoIP or phone audio; breakout rooms are added on Elevate.
- Simulive
- Broadcasts a pre-recorded webinar at a scheduled time while the host takes questions live. It starts with the Elevate plan.
- Recordings and AI summaries
- Elevate adds cloud recordings, transcripts and AI summaries, and recordings can be shared, embedded and gathered on channel pages.
- Paid events and certificates
- The Complete plan accepts payments for paid events and certified training, issues certificates and tracks which source each registration came from.
Plans
ClickMeeting
Live$37
per month for up to 50 attendees, billed annually
Unlimited live meetings and webinars, paid events and donations, branding, 3 extra logins, 6 hours of recordings. Rooms of 100 to 1,000 cost more.
Automated$48
per month for up to 50 attendees, billed annually
Everything in Live plus automated and on-demand webinars, automatic reminders and follow-ups, certificates and scheduled YouTube or Facebook broadcasts.
EnterpriseCustom
Events for up to 10,000 attendees, a dedicated advisor, higher-quality live streaming, and white-label or reseller options.
GoTo Webinar
Reach$62
per organizer / month for up to 500 participants, billed annually
1 organizer seat, reporting and analytics, automated reminders and follow-ups, polls and live Q&A, and hosting from the mobile app.
Elevate$103
per organizer / month for up to 1,000 participants, billed annually
Everything in Reach plus custom branding and URLs, cloud recordings, AI summaries and transcripts, Simulive events and breakout rooms.
CompleteCustom
Up to 3,000 participants and custom organizer seats, live streaming to unlimited attendees, paid events, certificates and a GoTo Meeting license.
Ways to pay less
ClickMeeting
- Annual discount
Up to 20% off with annual billing
ClickMeeting's pricing page says annual plans save up to 20% compared with paying monthly.
- Nonprofit
Discounts for nonprofit organizations
The pricing FAQ says ClickMeeting offers discounts to nonprofit organizations, arranged through its billing department.
GoTo Webinar
No public discounts listed.
