The Livestorm Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Livestorm in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Livestorm
The Insider’s Guide
Browser-based webinars, live or on demand, priced per attendee
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among webinar and live streaming tools, read from Livestorm’s own pages.
Made by Livestorm Inc. · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Livestorm’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Livestorm’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 1 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade
Livestorm is a webinar platform that runs in the browser, for live, on-demand and automated webinars aimed mostly at marketing, sales and training teams. It covers registration pages, reminder emails, the event room with chat, polls and Q&A, and replays. Paid plans are bought as a yearly pack of attendee credits: one credit is used each time a person joins a session, live or later, while no-shows and team members cost nothing.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Livestorm, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The catch is how you pay: a yearly pack of attendee credits.
- 1
Best for browser webinars that charge per attendee
Livestorm runs webinars in the browser, live, on demand or automated, and nobody needs to download anything to join.
- 2
Paid plans start at $100 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $1,200 per year for up to 400 attendee credits.
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 1.8 GPA, above 1 of 14
That is against the other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Livestorm you would be making live video to hundreds of people at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Livestorm at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $1,200 per year for up to 400 attendee credits
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Livestorm Inc.
- Category
- Webinars & Live Streaming
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for browser webinars that charge per attendee
Livestorm runs webinars in the browser, live, on demand or automated, and nobody needs to download anything to join. The catch is how you pay: a yearly pack of attendee credits. A webinar every month for up to 100 people can use 1,200 credits a year, which is past the 1,000-credit tier at $2,900.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | F | A 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free forever, but it's built for trying things out: 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. |
| Features | C | The 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Livestorm is for
- Great if your audience should join from a browser with nothing to install
- Handy when you run a few small webinars a year and only want to pay for who turns up
- Good for teams that add lots of colleagues, since team members are unlimited and free
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you run a webinar every month for up to 100 people, at $2,900 a year for 1,000 credits
- Skip it if you need HubSpot or Salesforce sync without an Enterprise contract
- Tight if your audience comes back for several sessions, since each session uses another credit
Good to know
Good for
- Marketing teams running regular lead-generation webinars
- Customer and employee training sessions repeated on a schedule
- Teams whose audience should join from a browser with no download
- Companies that want to pay for attendees rather than registrations
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$100
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Livestorm has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1,200 per year for up to 400 attendee credits.
That's several times what Zoom Webinars or GoTo Webinar charge for the same job, and unused credits don't roll over.
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.
Enterprise
Custom
Custom credit packages, 12-hour sessions, Enterprise CRM integrations, custom analytics, a dedicated success manager and an SLA.
The 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.
Read from support.livestorm.co on Oct 18, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Browser-based webinars, live or on demand, priced per attendee. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, webinars, multistreaming.
The gaps: HubSpot and Salesforce sync are Enterprise only, and restreaming is an add-on sold through sales.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
- Marketo
- Pardot
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Brevo
- Zapier
Livestorm is made by Livestorm Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
1/14
Other webinar and live streaming tools it is graded above
Livestorm's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 1 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 3 of 14) and worst on value for money (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $100 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 13 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 webinar and live streaming tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Livestorm’s own letter is outlined.
- FValue for moneyAbove 0 of 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 14
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 14
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 14
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 14
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 14 webinar and live streaming tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Livestorm is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Livestorm you would be making live video to hundreds of people at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 11 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools grade higher. It costs $1,200 a year.
What you could not
- Live video to hundreds of people at once.
- One live stream sent to several platforms at once.
- It plugs into other products, HubSpot, Salesforce and Marketo among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
What this rests on. Livestorm’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Zoom Webinars, Demio, WebinarGeek, GoTo Webinar and BigMarker
The 5 tools Livestorm is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Zoom Webinars
From $83.33/mo
Zoom's own webinar product, licensed per host by audience size.
- Livestorm has a free plan. Zoom Webinars does not.
- Only Zoom Webinars lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- 2.2GPA
Demio
Free trial · from $45/mo
Browser webinars for marketing teams, live, on demand or automated.
- Livestorm has a free plan. Demio does not, though it has a free trial.
- Livestorm also covers multistreaming.
- Demio also covers transcription.
- 2.4GPA
WebinarGeek
Free trial · from $59/mo
Dutch browser webinar platform for live, automated and paid webinars.
- Livestorm has a free plan. WebinarGeek does not, though it has a free trial.
- WebinarGeek also covers transcription.
- 2.4GPA
GoTo Webinar
Free trial · from $62/mo
Long-running webinar platform for trainings, town halls and marketing.
- Livestorm has a free plan. GoTo Webinar does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only GoTo Webinar lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Livestorm also covers multistreaming.
- 1.8GPA
BigMarker
Paid
Marketing webinars and virtual, hybrid and in-person events.
- Livestorm has a free plan. BigMarker does not.
- BigMarker also covers ticketing.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Livestorm free?
Livestorm has a 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.
How much does Livestorm cost?
Livestorm lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Livestorm work on?
Livestorm is available on Web.
Does Livestorm have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Livestorm is listed for Web.
Does Livestorm have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Livestorm is listed for Web.
Is Livestorm open source?
Livestorm is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does Livestorm have an API?
Yes. Livestorm offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Livestorm integrate with?
Livestorm's listing names HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot, Microsoft Dynamics, Brevo and Zapier.
Who makes Livestorm?
Livestorm is made by Livestorm Inc.
What are the alternatives to Livestorm?
The closest alternatives to Livestorm in our directory are Zoom Webinars, Demio, WebinarGeek, GoTo Webinar and BigMarker.
How does Livestorm compare with other webinar and live streaming tools?
Livestorm's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 1 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 2.
Is Livestorm good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Livestorm F for value for money. Its paid plans start at $100 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 13 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Livestorm?
To replace Livestorm you would be making live video to hundreds of people at once.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Livestorm’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Livestorm's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Livestorm Inc. Prices change, so check livestorm.co before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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- Livestorm, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/livestorm
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
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- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Livestorm’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Livestorm is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Livestorm Inc. Prices and plans change: check livestorm.co before you buy.