WebinarJam vs WebinarPress (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, WebinarPress grades higher than WebinarJam: 2.6 against 2.2 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 the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
WebinarJam
Live sales webinars with offers, reminders and replays
WebinarPress
WordPress plugin for live, automated and paid webinars
Which one is for you
Pick WebinarJam if
- Fits if you sell courses or coaching through live webinars with timed offers and replays
- Works for Kartra users who want webinars from the same company
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your webinars run past an hour on Starter, and even Enterprise stops at 4 hours
- Skip it if you want automated webinars on Starter; EverWebinar comes only from Basic at $79 a month
- Too light for a team of hosts on Starter, which allows 1 host and 1 extra team member
- Watch out: the trial costs $1 and needs a card, and after that there's a money-back guarantee, not a free plan
- Not for you if you need to run two webinars at the same time in one account
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
| 2.2GPAWebinarJamFair | 2.6GPAWebinarPressGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $39 a month billed annually ($49 by the month) for up to 100 attendees. That's the lowest price for a 100-seat room among the webinar tools it's up against, about half what Demio and Zoom Webinars charge. Sessions are capped at 1 hour, though. | 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 | DNo free plan. The 14-day trial costs $1, so it needs a card; it allows 500 attendees, 2 hosts and 2-hour webinars. Paid plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee. | BFree edition for 1 site with unlimited webinars and attendees, live webinars and email reminders. Support is the WordPress.org forum only. |
| Features | CSign-up pages with split tests, email and SMS reminders, timed offers, polls, a whiteboard, video injections and broadcasts to Facebook and YouTube. The gaps: sessions top out at 4 hours even on Enterprise, and Starter has no EverWebinar for automated webinars. | 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. There's a page builder with templates, but you'll be building sign-up pages, reminder sequences and offers before the first webinar. | 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 Kartra, ActiveCampaign, AWeber, Keap, GetResponse, Mailchimp, Twilio and Zapier. | BWeb inside WordPress, with WooCommerce, YouTube Live, Vimeo, Zoom, Jitsi and Zapier links. |
| Best for | live sales webinars on a budget | 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: WebinarJam and WebinarPress. How we grade
Price against what you get
WebinarJam starts at $39 a month 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 $22.58 a month lower. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, 2 score higher than WebinarJam 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
- WebinarJam also covers a/B testing.
- WebinarPress also covers email campaigns and online store.
At a glance
| WebinarJam | WebinarPress | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $39 per month for up to 100 attendees, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | $197 per year for 1 site |
| Free plan | None | Free edition for 1 site with unlimited webinars and attendees, live webinars, email reminders and support through the WordPress.org forum only. |
| Free trial | 14-day trial for $1, with 500 attendees, 2 hosts and 2-hour webinars | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Genesis Digital LLC | Webinarpress Ltd. |
| Price read from | webinarjam.com | webinarpress.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
WebinarJam
- Sessions are capped at 1 hour on Starter and 4 hours even on Enterprise; WebinarJam suggests back-to-back sessions for longer events.
- Automated webinars need EverWebinar, which is included from Basic up but not with Starter.
- The trial costs $1 for 14 days; paid plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- WebinarJam advises against running two webinars at the same time in one account.
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
WebinarJam
- Registration pages
- A point-and-click page builder with templates for registration and thank-you pages, with A/B split tests to see which design brings in more sign-ups.
- Email and SMS reminders
- A built-in email and text message system sends reminders and follow-ups, and can send through an outside SMTP provider or Twilio.
- Live offers and engagement
- Timed offer pop-ups for selling during the webinar, plus live chat, polls and surveys, an on-screen whiteboard and attendee spotlight to bring people on stage.
- Video injections and hybrid webinars
- Pre-recorded video can be played inside a live session while the host keeps talking with attendees, and an always-on room stays open between events.
- Broadcast to Facebook and YouTube
- Every plan can broadcast a webinar to Facebook and YouTube as well as to the WebinarJam room.
- Automatic replays
- Sessions are recorded and replays sent automatically; a recording can then be turned into an automated webinar in EverWebinar.
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
WebinarJam
Starter$39
per month for up to 100 attendees, billed annually ($49 monthly)
Unlimited webinars of up to 1 hour, 1 host and 1 extra team member. EverWebinar is not included.
Basic$79
per month for up to 500 attendees, billed annually ($99 monthly)
Webinars of up to 2 hours, 2 hosts and 5 extra team members, with EverWebinar automated webinars included.
Professional$229
per month for up to 2,000 attendees, billed annually ($299 monthly)
Webinars of up to 3 hours, 4 hosts and 10 extra team members, with EverWebinar included.
Enterprise$379
per month for up to 5,000 attendees, billed annually ($499 monthly)
Webinars of up to 4 hours, 6 hosts and 25 extra team members, with EverWebinar included.
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
WebinarJam
- Annual discount
Save up to 22% with yearly billing
Yearly billing saves $120 a year on Starter, $240 on Basic, $840 on Professional and $1,440 on Enterprise, per WebinarJam's pricing page.
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, WebinarJam or WebinarPress?
As of Nov 13, 2026, WebinarPress is cheaper to start with: $16.42 a month when paid by the year, against $39 a month for WebinarJam. WebinarJam starts at $39 per month for up to 100 attendees, billed annually ($49 billed monthly), and WebinarPress starts at $197 per year for 1 site.
Which has a free plan, WebinarJam or WebinarPress?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only WebinarPress has a free plan. WebinarJam 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.