Crowdcast vs Goldcast (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Crowdcast grades higher than Goldcast: 2.2 against 1.6 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 the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
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
Which one is for you
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
Pick Goldcast if
- Fits if you are a B2B marketing team that wants webinars and clips from one vendor
- Works for companies that need SSO and shared team workspaces
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price before talking to sales, since none is published
- Not for you if you want to try it free first, because only a demo is offered
- Too heavy for a solo host: it is aimed at enterprise marketing teams
- Watch out: plans are split into Events, Content Lab and Recording Studio, so you may pay for each
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACrowdcastFair | 1.6GPAGoldcastWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CNo prices are published, so this sits in the middle by default; the plans page sends buyers to a demo. |
| 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. | FNo free plan and no trial are on record, only a demo. |
| 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. | CWebinars, virtual events, clip and blog repurposing and a recording studio, but the plans are bundled by product and the listing records few limits. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CWeb only, with no rating on record, and a sales-led setup for a team. |
| 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. | CWeb only, with HubSpot and Marketo listed. |
| Best for | creator events, classes and summits | B2B marketing teams running webinars and events |
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 Goldcast. How we grade
Where they differ
- Crowdcast also covers ticketing and multistreaming.
- Goldcast also covers video editing and reports.
At a glance
| Crowdcast | Goldcast | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $49 per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with all features, limited to 10 live attendees and 60-minute sessions | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Crowdcast | Goldcast, Inc. |
| Price read from | crowdcast.io | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
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.
Goldcast
- No prices are published; the plans page sends buyers to a demo.
- Built for enterprise marketing teams, with SSO and team workspaces highlighted.
- Plans are bundled by product: Events, Content Lab and Recording Studio.
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.
Goldcast
- Webinars and events
- Hosts webinars, virtual events and field events with polls, Q&A and overlays.
- Content Lab
- Repurposes a video library into clips, multi-modal blogs and social posts with an AI-trained brand voice.
- Recording Studio
- Records local HD tracks for podcasts, webinars and interviews.
- Integrations
- Shares intent and engagement data with CRM and marketing automation platforms.
- Enterprise controls
- Team workspaces, SSO, custom reports and permissions, and multi-language support are listed.
- Goldcast Agents
- AI workflows to create, optimize and amplify video are listed.
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.
Goldcast
Pricing could not be confirmed. See goldcast.io.
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.
Goldcast
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Crowdcast or Goldcast?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Crowdcast starts at $49 per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly, and Goldcast has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Crowdcast or Goldcast?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Crowdcast nor Goldcast has a free plan. Crowdcast has a free trial.
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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.