Echo360 vs Kaltura (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kaltura grades higher than Echo360: 2.2 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kaltura grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Kaltura
Video platform for education, enterprise and media, sold by quote
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Echo360 if
- Fits if you run teaching at a university and want video, polling and exams from one vendor
- Works for corporate or government trainers who want lecture-style capture
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see prices before contacting sales, since none are published
- Not for you if you are one person, as the suite is aimed at institutions
- Too light for a clear package list: which modules come in which package isn't spelled out
- Watch out: a pricing page address returned not found when the listing was read
Pick Kaltura if
- Fits if you run video for a school or company and want capture, portal and events together
- Works for teams with developers who'll use the media APIs
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price, because the main products are quote only
- Not for you if you're one creator, as it's sold to institutions
- Watch out: plans differ by product, and the pricing page links to separate plan pages
- Tight if you need clear trial terms, as we couldn't read them
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAEcho360Weak | 2.2GPAKalturaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo prices on the site, and a pricing page address returns not found. The site sends visitors to a request-info form. | CNo price is published for the main products; they are priced by quote. Graded in the middle until a number is on record. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free tier or trial on the pages read. | DFree and limited trials are listed for some products, but we didn't read their terms, so we can't say how long they last or whether they need a card. |
| Features | CEchoVideo for capture and search, plus polling, exams and interactive curricula as separate modules. Which features come in which package isn't stated. | BPortal, management console, lecture capture, LMS video, events, a virtual classroom, AI avatars and APIs. Nothing in the core video-platform job is missing. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. An institutional rollout through sales, with modules to pick and set up. | CNo store rating on record, and a platform this wide takes setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | COnly a browser version is on record. No app or integrations list was found. | BWeb, with LMS video, media APIs and enterprise links. |
| Best for | lecture video, polling and exams at universities | video for universities and enterprises |
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: Echo360 and Kaltura. How we grade
Where they differ
- Echo360 also covers screen recording and video editing.
- Kaltura also covers video calls and webinars.
In commonWeb
At a glance
| Echo360 | Kaltura | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Echo360 | Kaltura |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Echo360
- No prices appear on the site; a pricing page address returns not found and the site routes visitors to a request-info form.
- The suite is sold as separate modules, so which features come with which package is not stated on the homepage.
- No app or platform list was read, so only a browser version is recorded.
Kaltura
- The video portal and management console are priced by quote. Webinars, the virtual classroom and media services link to plan pages that were not read here.
- Free and limited trials are listed for several products, including the video portal and the management console; terms were not read.
- Prices cannot be compared before talking to sales, and the product line is broad enough that plans differ by product.
Key features
Echo360
- EchoVideo
- The video product: create, capture, manage, store and search video for classes and training.
- Polling and gamification
- PointSolutions and EchoPoll add classroom polling and gamification to lessons.
- Exam creation
- A summative assessment product for building high-stakes exams, listed as EchoExam.
- Interactive content authoring
- Authors, curates and distributes interactive curricula optimized for mobile, in a module the vendor calls EchoPathways.
- Education, business and government use
- Pages are organized by sector: higher education and K12, industries such as retail and healthcare, and government training.
Kaltura
- Video portal and management console
- A central place to create, manage, share and collaborate on video, with a video content management system behind it.
- Education suite
- Lecture capture, LMS video, campus events, a virtual classroom and an AI assistant called Class Genie.
- Events and webinars
- Tools to run, monitor and measure webinars and branded virtual events, with AI used to repurpose recordings.
- AI avatars and avatar video
- Conversational AI avatars built without code, and avatar video made from recordings, documents and web pages.
- Media services APIs
- A developer suite for building video experiences on Kaltura's media APIs.
- Media and telecom suite
- Streaming platform, cloud TV and video products for publishers.
Plans
Echo360
Pricing could not be confirmed. See echo360.com.
Kaltura
Pricing could not be confirmed. See corp.kaltura.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Echo360 or Kaltura?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Echo360 has no price we could confirm, and Kaltura has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Echo360 or Kaltura?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Echo360 nor Kaltura has a free plan.
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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.