LiveWebinar vs WebinarGeek (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, LiveWebinar and WebinarGeek share a 2.4 GPA, and only LiveWebinar has a free plan.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
LiveWebinar grades higher on value for money. WebinarGeek grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
LiveWebinar
Browser-based webinars and meetings with a free plan
WebinarGeek
Dutch browser webinar platform for live, automated and paid webinars
Which one is for you
Pick LiveWebinar if
- Fits if you host small webinars for 25 people or fewer
- Works for teachers who need a free room to try first
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 attendees and 30 minutes a session
- Watch out: the entry price is for 25 attendees only and climbs up to 1,000
- Pricey if you want landing pages, certificates or captions, often add-ons on lower plans
- Watch out: the page showed prices with 23% VAT, so what you pay depends on where you are
- Skip it if you want paid webinars, which start on Premium
Pick WebinarGeek if
- Fits if you're a European company that wants a data processing agreement
- Works for trainers who run the same webinar live and automated, or charge for some sessions
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if your audience grows: 1,000 viewers is $299 a month billed yearly, and more needs Enterprise on a yearly contract
- Skip it if you need HubSpot or Salesforce without paying for an add-on or Enterprise
- Watch out: extra users, localization, the AI assistant, branding profiles and RTMP input are all paid add-ons on Premium
- Not for you if you want old recordings to stay up after you cancel; webinars are removed after two weeks
- Watch out: there's no free plan or app, only a 14-day web trial, and the pricing page shows euros unless you're in the Americas
How we grade them
| 2.4GPALiveWebinarFair | 2.4GPAWebinarGeekFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $20.80 a month for 25 attendees on yearly billing, inside the cheaper quarter ($27) of webinar tools, but the price rises with attendee count. | 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 | CA free plan allows 5 attendees and 30-minute sessions, which a real webinar will outgrow. | 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 | CWebinars, meetings and multistreaming, but many features like landing pages and captions are add-ons on lower plans. | 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 | CWeb only, with no rating on record, and add-ons to choose and pay for. | 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 | BWeb only, with YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and Brightcove links and an API. | 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 | small webinars and meetings in a browser | 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: LiveWebinar and WebinarGeek. How we grade
Price against what you get
LiveWebinar starts at $20.80 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. WebinarGeek starts at $59 a month and scores 2.7.
WebinarGeek scores higher, and starts $38.20 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, 2 score higher than LiveWebinar 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
- LiveWebinar also covers video calls.
- WebinarGeek also covers transcription.
At a glance
| LiveWebinar | WebinarGeek | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $20.80 per month for 25 attendees, billed annually ($26.02 billed monthly) | $59 per month for 75 viewers, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Up to 5 attendees, 30-minute sessions, 50MB storage. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial with all Premium features |
| Web | ||
| Made by | LiveWebinar | WebinarGeek |
| Price read from | livewebinar.com | webinargeek.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
LiveWebinar
- The Free plan stops at 5 attendees and 30-minute sessions.
- Landing pages, certificates, closed captions and recurring webinars are often add-ons on lower plans.
- Price depends on attendee count; the 25-attendee price is the entry step only.
- The page showed prices with 23% VAT; the amounts here are the pre-VAT figures in its price data.
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
LiveWebinar
- Attendee-based plans
- Paid plans scale from 25 to 1,000 attendees, with the price rising at each step.
- Paid and evergreen webinars
- Paid Webinars and evergreen webinars are listed, on Premium or as add-ons depending on the plan.
- Social live streaming
- Broadcasting to Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo at once is an add-on priced at $18 per month on lower plans.
- Engagement tools
- Polls, tests, Q&A, whiteboard, breakout rooms and screen sharing are listed.
- Recording
- Recording hours and storage rise by plan, from 50MB on Free to 10GB on Premium, with extra hours as add-ons.
- Branding and API
- Registration forms, landing pages, sub-accounts, REST webhooks and API apps are listed in the plan table.
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
LiveWebinar
Free$0
Up to 5 attendees, 30-minute sessions, 1 camera in webinars.
Basic$20.80
per month for 25 attendees, billed annually ($26.02 monthly)
Sessions up to 6 hours and 10 cameras; price rises with attendees up to 1,000. Excludes VAT.
Plus$27.30
per month for 25 attendees, billed annually ($34.15 monthly)
12-hour sessions, 5 concurrent sessions, 1GB storage; many features remain add-ons. Excludes VAT.
Premium$40.38
per month for 25 attendees, billed annually ($50.41 monthly)
Paid webinars, 10 concurrent sessions, 10GB storage and 20 sub-accounts. Excludes VAT.
EnterpriseCustom
White-label solution with custom limits.
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
LiveWebinar
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The pricing page labels its Annually toggle '20% off' relative to monthly billing.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LiveWebinar or WebinarGeek?
As of Nov 12, 2026, LiveWebinar is cheaper to start with: $20.80 a month, against $59 a month for WebinarGeek. LiveWebinar starts at $20.80 per month for 25 attendees, billed annually ($26.02 billed monthly), and WebinarGeek starts at $59 per month for 75 viewers, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, LiveWebinar or WebinarGeek?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only LiveWebinar has a free plan. WebinarGeek does not, though it 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.