Livestorm vs Webinato (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Livestorm grades higher than Webinato: 1.8 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Livestorm grades higher on the free plan and platforms. Webinato grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
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
Webinato
Browser-based webinars with record-and-replay automation
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 Webinato if
- Fits if you want a recorded webinar replayed on a schedule
- Makes sense if you run month-to-month and want no long contract
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey for small audiences, as 100 people costs $170 a month
- Skip it if you want a free trial, since there is none
- Tight if you need Q&A or surveys, because they are part of the OPTiMA add-on from $49
- Watch out: the listed prices are for new customers, and the site looks unmaintained since 2017
How we grade them
| 1.8GPALivestormWeak | 1.4GPAWebinatoWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DS is $170 a month for 100 participants, well above the $49 middle for webinar tools, with the Q&A and survey modules an add-on from $49. |
| 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. | FNo free plan or trial. The 30-day money-back guarantee is not a trial. |
| 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. | CAutoPilot replays, branded rooms, polling, chat, registration and reports. Q&A, survey and Presentation Manager sit in a paid add-on. |
| 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 set up rooms, registration and AutoPilot recordings yourself. |
| 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. | CWeb only, with an attendee mobile app and no integrations on record. |
| Best for | browser webinars that charge per attendee | automated replay webinars in a 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: Livestorm and Webinato. 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. Webinato starts at $170 a month and scores 2.0.
Livestorm scores higher and starts $70 a month lower. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Livestorm for less, and 19 score higher than Webinato 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.
- Webinato also covers whiteboard and surveys.
At a glance
| Livestorm | Webinato | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $1,200 per year for up to 400 attendee credits | $170 per month, month-to-month |
| 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Livestorm Inc. | omNovia Technologies |
| Price read from | support.livestorm.co | webinato.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
Webinato
- The vendor does not offer a free trial; it gives a 30-day money-back guarantee to first-time subscribers, not on one-time events.
- Listed prices are promotional, for new customers only. Cobrowser, Survey, Q&A and Presentation Manager modules are the OPTiMA add-on, from $49 a month.
- Plans include 60 hours of webinar usage a month. A Premium Unlimited level and one-time event pricing are sold separately.
- The site's newest posts date from 2017 and it asks buyers to book a demo, so confirm the product and prices with the vendor.
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.
Webinato
- AutoPilot record and replay
- Records a webinar, then replays it automatically with its polling, chat, file sharing and Q&A, so missed attendees can watch it on demand.
- Branded webinar room
- The Smart Skin tool sets the room colors and logo to match your website.
- Interactive tools
- A whiteboard with 10 boards, a cobrowser that loads a web page for attendees, slides with annotation, plus survey and Q&A modules.
- Event registration and reports
- Mobile-friendly registration pages for one-time or recurring events, with up to two automatic reminders and real-time reports.
- Attendee mobile app
- Attendees can follow and join in on chat, polls and Q&A from a mobile app. The app does not let anyone present.
- Large audiences
- The FAQ says one event can host up to 2,000 attendees. All plans include APIs, branding and 24x7 support.
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.
Webinato
S$170
per month, month-to-month
Up to 100 participants per webinar, 20 AutoPilot recordings, 600 on-demand views and 60 hours of usage a month.
M$356
per month, month-to-month
Up to 250 participants per webinar, 20 AutoPilot recordings, 1,800 on-demand views and 60 hours of usage a month.
L$570
per month, month-to-month
Up to 500 participants per webinar, 20 AutoPilot recordings, 3,000 on-demand views and 60 hours of usage a month.
XL$999
per month, month-to-month
Up to 1,000 participants per webinar, 20 AutoPilot recordings, 5,000 on-demand views and 60 hours of usage a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Livestorm or Webinato?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Livestorm is cheaper to start with: $100 a month when paid by the year, against $170 a month for Webinato. Livestorm starts at $1,200 per year for up to 400 attendee credits, and Webinato starts at $170 per month, month-to-month.
Which has a free plan, Livestorm or Webinato?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Livestorm has a free plan. Webinato does not.
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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.