Livestorm vs WebinarPress (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, WebinarPress grades higher than Livestorm: 2.6 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
WebinarPress grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Livestorm
Browser-based webinars, live or on demand, priced per attendee
WebinarPress
WordPress plugin for live, automated and paid webinars
Which one is for you
Pick Livestorm if
- Fits if your audience should join from a browser with nothing to install
- Works for teams that run a few small webinars a year and add many colleagues, since team members are unlimited
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run a webinar every month for up to 100 people, at $2,900 a year for 1,000 credits
- Watch out: credits don't roll over, and once they run out on Pro new attendees can't join until you move up a tier
- Tight if your audience comes back for several sessions, since each session uses another credit
- Skip it if you need HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo or Pardot sync without an Enterprise contract
- Watch out: restreaming, RTMP, translations and SSO are add-ons sold through sales, and its pricing page and help center show different figures
Pick WebinarPress if
- Fits if your site already runs on WordPress and you own the hosting
- Works for membership sites selling paid webinars
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you are not on WordPress, as there is no separate hosted service
- Tight if you stay free: only live webinars, forum support and one site
- Watch out: it does not stream video, so live sessions need a connected video service
- Watch out: attendee capacity depends on your own server
- Pricey if you forget to renew: after a year updates and email support stop
How we grade them
| 1.8GPALivestormWeak | 2.6GPAWebinarPressGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | FA monthly webinar for up to 100 people can use 1,200 credits a year, more than the 1,000-credit tier at $2,900 a year. That's several times what Zoom Webinars or GoTo Webinar charge for the same job, and unused credits don't roll over. Its pricing page and help centre don't show the same dollar figures, either. | B$197 a year for one site, about $16 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of $20.80. Agency is $497 a year. |
| Free plan and trial | CThere's a free plan with no time limit, meant for trying it: 30 attendee credits a year, 30-minute events and 10 events per organization. That's a small test webinar or two, not a monthly habit. | BFree edition for 1 site with unlimited webinars and attendees, live webinars and email reminders. Support is the WordPress.org forum only. |
| Features | CThe whole webinar job is here: registration pages, reminder emails, a browser room with 25 speakers, polls and Q&A, on-demand and automated events, and replays with captions. The gaps: HubSpot and Salesforce sync are Enterprise only, and restreaming is an add-on sold through sales. | CLive, automated and paid webinars, engagement tools and webhooks. It needs a separate video service, and the free edition lacks recorded and paid webinars. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. Attendees just open a browser, which is the easy half. You still build registration pages and email cadences, and watch your credits, since new attendees can't join once they run out on Pro. | CNo store rating on record. You install it on WordPress and connect a video service such as Zoom or YouTube Live. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app listed, but it connects to HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot, Brevo and Zapier, and has an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT. The big CRM links are Enterprise only. | BWeb inside WordPress, with WooCommerce, YouTube Live, Vimeo, Zoom, Jitsi and Zapier links. |
| Best for | browser webinars that charge per attendee | webinars inside a WordPress site |
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: Livestorm and WebinarPress. How we grade
Price against what you get
Livestorm starts at $100 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. WebinarPress starts at $16.42 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and WebinarPress starts $83.58 a month lower. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Livestorm for less, and 2 score higher than WebinarPress 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
- Livestorm also covers multistreaming.
- WebinarPress also covers email campaigns and online store.
At a glance
| Livestorm | WebinarPress | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1,200 per year for up to 400 attendee credits | $197 per year for 1 site |
| Free plan | Free plan with no time limit: 30 attendee credits a year, events of up to 30 minutes, 10 events per organization and 20 sessions per event. Custom emails and premium features are not included. | Free edition for 1 site with unlimited webinars and attendees, live webinars, email reminders and support through the WordPress.org forum only. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Livestorm Inc. | Webinarpress Ltd. |
| Price read from | support.livestorm.co | webinarpress.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Livestorm
- Credits are a yearly pack that does not roll over; once they run out on Pro, new attendees cannot join until you move to a higher tier.
- One credit is used per person per session, so someone who joins three sessions of an event uses three credits.
- Native HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot and Microsoft Dynamics integrations are Enterprise only.
- Restreaming, RTMP, live translations and SAML SSO are add-ons sold through sales, and need a Pro plan of at least 1,000 credits.
WebinarPress
- Runs only inside WordPress; there is no separate hosted service.
- Attendee capacity depends on your own server, and the vendor says it has hosted hundreds of attendees.
- It does not stream video itself; live sessions need a connected video service.
- After a year the plugin keeps working but stops receiving updates and email support until the license is renewed.
Key features
Livestorm
- Browser event room
- Attendees join from a browser with nothing to install. Up to 25 speakers can be on screen, with chat, polls, Q&A with upvotes, emoji reactions and file, slide and video sharing.
- Registration pages and email cadences
- Brandable registration pages with custom fields, an embeddable sign-up widget, a company page of upcoming and past events, and unlimited reminder and follow-up emails.
- On-demand and automated events
- Events can be set to start, end or play a video on their own, offered on demand for people to watch at any time, or split into several sessions under one link.
- Replays and captions
- Replays are available right after the session with closed captions, and live captions are in beta. AI repurposing turns the transcript into content for other channels.
- Restreaming and RTMP add-ons
- Paid add-ons stream a Livestorm event to LinkedIn, YouTube, X, Facebook, Twitch and other destinations at once, or bring in a feed from studio software over RTMP.
- Attendance data and exports
- Tracks UTM sources, attendance and conversion rates, and exports registrants, chat and questions. A Livestorm MCP server connects it to Claude, ChatGPT and other AI agents.
WebinarPress
- Live webinars through your video service
- Broadcasts through video services such as YouTube Live, Vimeo, Zoom and Jitsi, or anything that supports HLS streaming or embedding.
- Automated and replay webinars
- Recurring, just-in-time and right-now sessions that start and stop on their own, with automated replays.
- Paid and member webinars
- Charge for access through WooCommerce and its payment gateways, limit the number of places, or restrict a session to members.
- Engagement tools
- Live chat, polls, raise hand, call-to-action elements and a certificate of attendance.
- Registration and email
- Custom registration fields and pages, per-webinar emails, and attendee sync with mailing list services.
- Webhooks and API
- Webhooks fire when attendees register, and an internal API and WordPress actions allow custom integrations.
Plans
Livestorm
Free$0
30 attendee credits a year, 30-minute events, 10 events per organization and 20 sessions per event; meant for trying the platform.
Pro$1,200
per year for up to 400 attendee credits
Price rises with the credits: $2,900 a year for 1,000 and $9,600 for 4,000. 4-hour sessions, 3,000 live attendees per event, unlimited team members.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credit packages, 12-hour sessions, Enterprise CRM integrations, custom analytics, a dedicated success manager and an SLA.
WebinarPress
Free$0
1 site, unlimited webinars and attendees, live webinars and email reminders. Community support on WordPress.org only.
Single Site$197
per year for 1 site
All features unlocked, including recorded, recurring, just-in-time, paid and member webinars, live chat, automated replays and mailing list integrations. Email support.
Agency$497
per year for unlimited sites
Everything in Single Site on unlimited sites, with white-labeling, WordPress Multisite support and priority email support.
Ways to pay less
Livestorm
No public discounts listed.
WebinarPress
- Other savings
14-day money-back guarantee
The pricing page says it refunds a paid license if you ask within 14 days.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Livestorm or WebinarPress?
As of Nov 13, 2026, WebinarPress is cheaper to start with: $16.42 a month when paid by the year, against $100 a month when paid by the year for Livestorm. Livestorm starts at $1,200 per year for up to 400 attendee credits, and WebinarPress starts at $197 per year for 1 site.
Which has a free plan, Livestorm or WebinarPress?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Livestorm and WebinarPress have 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.