Adobe Connect vs. Webex Meetings

Adobe Connect

410 Reviews and Ratings

Webex Meetings

2,455 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Adobe Connect	Score7.6 out of 10	N/A	Adobe Connect is a web conferencing platform that enables users to create presentations, online training materials, and learning modules. The product is entirely Adobe Flash-based and has several add-ons for customizing its software to suit each users’ unique needs.	$50 per host/per month
Webex Meetings	Score8.4 out of 10	N/A	Webex Meetings is a video conferencing solution powering hybrid work. It enables a seamless collaboration experience and better results with meetings that are designed to give everyone the ability to engage no matter their location, language, or communication style.	$14.50 per month per user

Pricing

Adobe Connect

Webex Meetings

Meetings: $50
per host/per month
Webinars & Learning: $130
per host/per month
Small Meetings: Free
Forever free for up to 3 participants

Webex Meet: $14.50
per month per user
Webex Suite: Meet + Call: $25
per month per user
Enterprise: Contact Sales

Pricing Offerings
Adobe Connect	Webex Meetings
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

Optional

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Discount available for annual pricing.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Adobe Connect	Webex Meetings
Considered Both Products	Adobe Paul McMurray Ph.D. Founder & CEO in Professional Services at Chesapeake Leadership Alliance DBA Insight Management Consulting (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe Connect There is no doubt that Adobe Connect is far and above the best platform for training. Its complexity is overshadowed by the benefits it offers. Two examples are multiple chats and polls at the same time make the learning experience better for the learner. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe Connect Adobe connect is cheaper than Zoom. There are so many features like multiple hosts and presenters who can collectively take over the meetings. You can also create polls or questionnaires in the form of quizzes. There is also a chat option. User engagement can easily be figured … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe Connect Adobe Connect comes in last place compared to the other platforms. Aesthetically it is very outdated and does not seem as modern as compared to the other platforms. Incentivized Helpful? Chantal Matthews, MSEd, CHES®, CHWC Interim Assistant Director in Research & Development at Old Dominion University - Women's Center (Education Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose Adobe Connect Adobe Connect has a more professional feel, but Zoom is more user friendly. I’m not a fan of Webex at all. Incentivized Helpful? Nathan Roberts Director, Management Information Systems in Information Technology at CareerSource Florida (Public Policy, 11-50 employees) Chose Adobe Connect Like I said, Adobe Connect is a monster product. There is likely no capability or feature you will want for if you purchase it. It is the most robust platform I've ever used. But there is a price for that, both in terms of dollars and complexity. And remember, unless all your … Incentivized Helpful? Kevin Gudmundsen Owner/Principle at Streamline Consulting LLC CA (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe Connect Adobe Connect provides a higher level of participant interaction and flexibility in creating small groups and discussions. It also provides a consistent and persistent virtual meeting room where all content and engagement tools can be saved and reused. The ability to export and … Incentivized Helpful? John Crouch Web Analytics Analyst in Marketing at ADP (Human Resources, 10,001+ employees) Chose Adobe Connect Compared with Sliverlight, Connect is easier, faster to connect and has fair fewer dropped connects. WebEx offers better recordings, but is more expensive. Incentivized Helpful? Sean McCarty Instructional Designer in Human Resources at Time Warner Cable (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees) Chose Adobe Connect I have used other products similar to Adobe Connect, but most had limitations that prevented it from being a good solution for our needs. Other virtual solutions, such as WebEx Meetings, are intended to facilitate meetings and do not have the number of sophisticated features … Helpful? Maximus Mednick Lead Solution Instructor in Professional Services at Riverbed Technology (Computer Networking, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Adobe Connect We found that WebEx was 'flat' when it came to training for extended periods of time. Deeper interactions created by AC with the course content, the instructors and, ultimately, with the students creates a successful class. A successful class means students that have been … Helpful? Ellie Kemmeter Marketing Specialist in Marketing at Foley & Lardner LLP (Legal Services, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Adobe Connect When evaluating the Adobe Connect Software, we actually wanted to switch to Webcast Studio, but did not have enough time to set up the software before our next web conference. Adobe Connect's pricing was also better and ultimately our evaluation team lead decided that because … Helpful?	Cisco Alexander Ellul Academic Director in Corporate at Business Links (E-Learning, 51-200 employees) Chose Webex Meetings As Webex has been increasily moving away from document sharing we decided to migrate to a platform which is more compatile with a classroom environment. Adobe Connect Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Webex Meetings Cisco Webex Meetings offers user authentication and encryption along with the one time password, hence Webex is a more secure way of conducting conferences than the Adobe Connect product. Webex offers meeting recording/playback feature. Webex offers full screen/partial screen … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Webex Meetings Cisco works just as well as Adobe Connect and GoTo Meeting, but Adobe Captivate is far better for recording and editing. The level of editing far surpasses WebEx's capabilities. Incentivized Helpful? Chantal Matthews, MSEd, CHES®, CHWC Interim Assistant Director in Research & Development at Old Dominion University - Women's Center (Education Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose Webex Meetings I would say that I like WebEx much better than Adobe Connect, but not as much as Zoom. Zoom is fairly easier to use and has great features that are a little more student-friendly than Zoom. Adobe Connect on the other hand, is not as user friendly and definitely not as student … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Webex Meetings Comparing with Adobe Connect that we used before, Webex is much more convenient to use and user-friendly. Performance is also much better than Adobe Connect. The application issues, such as screen freeze, are much less frequent than with Adobe Connect. Starting a meeting is … Incentivized Helpful? Alison Moore LMS Manager in Professional Services at Synchrony Financial (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose Webex Meetings WebEx is so much more user friendly. The ability to pass control is smooth and additional features like chat and polling are much more intuitive than on Lync or Adobe Connect. Incentivized Helpful? Serkan Subaşı Chief Technology Officer in Information Technology at SBS Software and Consultancy Services (Financial Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Webex Meetings Webex is easy to use, secure and Cisco is a well-known company, brand. Some webex features don't exist in other alternatives like client view like in TV broadcasting, that gives such a perspective. Alternative apps's third party application pool/integrations are also expanding, … Incentivized Helpful? Shauna Stermer Internet Technician/Consultant for Cox Communications/Assistant Trainer at Sutherland Global Services/CloudSource in Information Technology at Sutherland Global Services/Cloudsource (Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose Webex Meetings I like the functionality and the fact that the interface is not overly-aggressive. It allows agents to step away from the other software and have a more pleasant experience when meeting with team managers. The color scheme is just right, simplicity at its core, and other … Incentivized Helpful? Susan Knolla Director People Analytics in Human Resources at J.D. Irving, Limited (Paper & Forest Products, 10,001+ employees) Chose Webex Meetings I would say Webex and Adobe connect are very similar and somewhat equally good products. Launching Adobe Connect is simple and my experience with it has been good. I like the integration of Adobe products and find them easy to use. I find Skype for Business our new sharing tool … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Webex Meetings Simple and well known, would classify as industry leader but not always as cost effective Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Webex Meetings Our company was already using WebEx meetings when I joined. I think they are helpful for big groups and easy enough if everyone has a login. It also allows to have multiple WebEx going on at the same time but with different log in details. I have however used other free … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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Features

Adobe Connect

Webex Meetings

Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Adobe Connect and Webex Meetings
Feature	Adobe Connect 7.9 65 Ratings	Webex Meetings 8.2 790 Ratings
High quality audio	8.664 Ratings	8.5784 Ratings
High quality video	7.164 Ratings	8.5777 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements	6.855 Ratings	7.8747 Ratings
Mobile support	9.042 Ratings	8.2712 Ratings

Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Adobe Connect and Webex Meetings
Feature	Adobe Connect 7.6 64 Ratings	Webex Meetings 8.3 779 Ratings
Desktop sharing	7.964 Ratings	8.5777 Ratings
Whiteboards	7.454 Ratings	8.1677 Ratings

Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Adobe Connect and Webex Meetings
Feature	Adobe Connect 7.9 65 Ratings	Webex Meetings 8.1 788 Ratings
Calendar integration	9.141 Ratings	8.3746 Ratings
Meeting initiation	8.556 Ratings	8.4774 Ratings
Integrates with social media	7.228 Ratings	7.3320 Ratings
Record meetings / events	7.460 Ratings	8.5737 Ratings
Slideshows	7.251 Ratings	8.0668 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Adobe Connect and Webex Meetings
Feature	Adobe Connect 8.6 64 Ratings	Webex Meetings 8.4 747 Ratings
Live chat	9.462 Ratings	8.5725 Ratings
Audience polling	8.255 Ratings	8.5646 Ratings
Q&A	8.252 Ratings	8.2651 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Security features of Adobe Connect and Webex Meetings
Feature	Adobe Connect 8.8 60 Ratings	Webex Meetings 8.5 739 Ratings
User authentication	7.953 Ratings	8.2691 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions	9.260 Ratings	8.4721 Ratings
Confidential attendee list	9.348 Ratings	8.8431 Ratings

User Ratings
	Adobe Connect	Webex Meetings
Likelihood to Recommend	7.7 (92 ratings)	8.4 (802 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (27 ratings)	5.8 (48 ratings)
Usability	7.7 (36 ratings)	7.9 (106 ratings)
Availability	5.5 (1 ratings)	9.0 (447 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (422 ratings)
Support Rating	7.5 (31 ratings)	10.0 (109 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	8.2 (3 ratings)
Online Training	7.5 (2 ratings)	5.5 (3 ratings)
Implementation Rating	7.9 (4 ratings)	9.8 (16 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (8 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	7.3 (10 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (6 ratings)
Product Scalability	5.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (418 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	8.9 (9 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (8 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (9 ratings)