Crowdcast vs Demio
We give Crowdcast and Demio the same GPA: 2.2 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Crowdcast
Browser webinars and live events for creators and communities
Demio
Browser webinars for marketing teams, live, on demand or automated
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACrowdcastFair | 2.2GPADemioFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CStarter is $45 but fits only 50, so 100 attendees means Growth: $80 a month per host billed annually ($117 by the month) for 150. That's about double WebinarJam's Starter and level with Zoom Webinars' entry license. HubSpot and Salesforce need Premium at $196. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CNo free plan. There's a 14-day free trial with Growth features, capped at 20 attendees and 1-hour sessions, and the listing doesn't say whether it wants a card. |
| Features | 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. | CLive, on-demand and automated webinars, event series, chat, polls, handouts, calls to action, transcripts and engagement reports. The gaps: HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo and Pardot, custom domains and Demio AI are Premium only, and it's one event at a time per host. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. One page per event keeps it simple, but you still set up tickets and sessions and keep an eye on streaming hours. | CNo App Store rating on record. Presenters join by link without an account, which helps, but you're still setting up rooms, registration forms and calls to action. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app listed. It connects to HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot, OpenReel and Zapier, though the CRM ones wait for Premium. |
| Best for | creator events, classes and summits | marketing webinars in the 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: Crowdcast and Demio. How we grade
Price against what you get
Crowdcast starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Demio starts at $45 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Demio starts $4 a month lower. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Crowdcast for less, and 1 scores higher than Demio 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
- Crowdcast starts at $49 per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly. Demio starts at $45 per month for up to 50 attendees, billed annually ($63 billed monthly).
- Crowdcast also covers ticketing and multistreaming.
- Demio also covers transcription.
At a glance
| Crowdcast | Demio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $49 per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly | $45 per month for up to 50 attendees, billed annually ($63 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with all features, limited to 10 live attendees and 60-minute sessions | 14-day free trial with Growth features, limited to 20 attendees and 1-hour sessions |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Crowdcast | Banzai International, Inc |
| Price read from | crowdcast.io | demio.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Crowdcast
- Creators running live interviews, classes and community calls
- Selling tickets to live courses and online summits
- Hosts who want replays waiting at the same link as the event
Demio
- Marketing teams running lead-generation webinars from a browser
- Companies that mix live sessions with automated replays
- Small businesses that need a 50-person room at a low price
Worth knowing
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.
Demio
- Prices are per host: running two events at once needs two hosts, and the Starter plan is limited to one host.
- HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo and Pardot integrations, custom domains and Demio AI are part of Premium, which is sold on yearly billing only.
- Premium plans need 30 days' notice to change; Starter and Growth downgrades take effect at the end of the billing cycle.
- Zapier setup help is a $150 extra, and SSO is available only on select plans through sales.
Key features
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.
Demio
- Live, on-demand and automated webinars
- Run live sessions and event series, or play a pre-recorded video as an automated webinar at set times or as an on-demand webinar people can watch later.
- Audience participation
- Chat, polls, handouts and featured actions (calls to action) in the room, with up to 15 presenters and moderators per event joining by link without an account.
- Engagement analytics
- Reports on who attended and how they took part, with registration source tracking and custom form fields on sign-up.
- Showcase
- An embeddable, styled list of upcoming events for your own website: one extra Showcase on Growth and unlimited on Premium.
- Demio AI and transcripts
- Premium includes Demio AI, which answers attendee chat messages during on-demand webinars, and recordings and automated videos are transcribed automatically.
- Boost add-on
- Boost lets registrants promote your event to their own social networks to drive more sign-ups. It starts with a 14-day free trial and then bills with your plan.
Plans
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.
Demio
Starter$45
per month for up to 50 attendees, billed annually ($63 monthly)
A single host and a 50-person attendee room, for small businesses starting with webinars.
Growth$80
per host / month for 150 attendees, billed annually ($117 monthly)
Rises with the room: $196 a month for 500, $303 for 1,000 and $606 for 3,000, billed yearly. More hosts, bigger rooms and brand control.
Premium$196
per host / month for 150 attendees, billed annually
$294 for 500, $392 for 1,000, $785 for 3,000. Demio AI, custom domains, 10 on stage, HubSpot and Salesforce integrations, a dedicated CSM.
Ways to pay less
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.
Demio
- Annual discount
Save 30% with annual billing
Demio's pricing page labels annual billing as saving 30%: Starter is $45 a month billed yearly against $63 monthly, and Growth for 150 attendees is $80 against $117.
