GoTo Webinar vs WebinarGeek
We give GoTo Webinar and WebinarGeek the same GPA: 2.4 out of 4.0. GoTo Webinar grades higher on platforms. WebinarGeek grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GoTo Webinar
Long-running webinar platform for trainings, town halls and marketing
WebinarGeek
Dutch browser webinar platform for live, automated and paid webinars
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGoTo WebinarFair | 2.4GPAWebinarGeekFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | C100 attendees means the 125-viewer tier: $89 a month billed yearly, above Demio's Growth and GoTo Webinar's Reach. The 75-viewer start is $59, or $99 by the month. The pricing page shows euros by default and dollars in the Americas. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 30-day free trial with no credit card, which is long for this category. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial with all Premium features. The listing doesn't say whether it asks for a card. |
| Features | 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. | BThe whole webinar job on one plan: live, automated, just-in-time, on-demand, hybrid and paid webinars, branded pages and emails, up to 100 presenters, captions, replays, AI summaries and restreaming to YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo App Store rating on record. Attendees join in a browser, but the branded pages, emails and webinar types are yours to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce, Pardot, Prezi, Interprefy and Intellum connections. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app listed, but HubSpot, Salesforce, ActiveCampaign, Pipedrive, Mailchimp, Zapier, Stripe and Mollie, plus an API. HubSpot and Salesforce are paid add-ons on Premium. |
| Best for | company trainings and town halls | live, automated and paid webinars in Europe |
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: GoTo Webinar and WebinarGeek. How we grade
Price against what you get
GoTo Webinar starts at $62 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. WebinarGeek starts at $59 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and WebinarGeek starts $3 a month lower. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than GoTo Webinar for less, and 1 scores higher than WebinarGeek 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
- GoTo Webinar starts at $62 per organizer / month, billed annually. WebinarGeek starts at $59 per month for 75 viewers, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly).
- Only GoTo Webinar lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- WebinarGeek also covers multistreaming.
At a glance
| GoTo Webinar | WebinarGeek | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $62 per organizer / month, billed annually | $59 per month for 75 viewers, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial with all Premium features |
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| Made by | GoTo | WebinarGeek |
| Price read from | goto.com | webinargeek.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
WebinarGeek
- European companies that want GDPR tools and a data processing agreement
- Trainers running live and automated training webinars
- Marketing teams mixing live, on-demand and paid webinars
Worth knowing
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.
WebinarGeek
- Prices rise with the viewer count; Premium tops out at 1,000 viewers and larger audiences need Enterprise, which is sold on annual contracts only.
- Extra users, localization, the AI assistant, branding profiles, RTMP input and the HubSpot and Salesforce integrations are paid add-ons on Premium.
- The pricing page shows euros by default and dollars for visitors in the Americas.
- After cancelling, webinars are removed after two weeks and recordings stop being available to viewers.
Key features
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.
WebinarGeek
- All webinar types
- Live, automated, just-in-time, on-demand, hybrid and paid webinars, plus interactive sessions where every participant can join the stage.
- Branded pages and emails
- A page editor for registration pages and emails in your own branding, custom theme colors and a custom email sender.
- Presenters and viewers on stage
- Up to 100 presenters, and viewers can be invited on stage with camera and microphone without being able to disrupt or end the webinar.
- Paid webinars
- Connect a Stripe or Mollie account to sell access to webinars, with discount codes.
- Captions, replays and AI analysis
- Live captions, automatic recordings to share or download as MP4, and AI summaries and tips after each live session. An AI assistant add-on answers chat.
- Restream
- Stream a live webinar to YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook or your own RTMP destination at the same time.
Plans
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.
WebinarGeek
Premium$59
per month for 75 viewers, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly)
Rises with viewers: $89 for 125, $139 for 250, $209 for 500, $299 for 1,000, billed yearly. 8-hour sessions, all webinar types, captions, restream.
Enterprise$349
per month for 500 viewers, billed yearly
Annual contract only; $449 for 1,000 viewers up to $849 for 5,000. Custom domain, 12-hour sessions, RTMP, 2 extra users, HubSpot and Salesforce.
Ways to pay less
GoTo Webinar
No public discounts listed.
WebinarGeek
- Annual discount
Save up to 40% with yearly billing
WebinarGeek's pricing page advertises up to 40% off for annual plans: Premium for 75 viewers is $59 a month billed yearly, $79 annual billed monthly, or $99 monthly.
- Nonprofit
Special prices for nonprofits
The pricing FAQ says nonprofit organizations can contact WebinarGeek for special offers, showing tax-free status with fiscal documents.
