BuzzCast vs. Webex Webinars

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BuzzCast
Score 9.1 out of 10
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BuzzCast supports flagship events for clients such as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Uber, Fiserv, Carnival, The World Travel and Tourism Council, and AES. Crafted specifically to handle the needs of top tier production companies and their enterprise clients, BuzzCast is focused on three core pillars: Scalability Security Service Built from the ground up on the newest AWS Serverless…N/A
Webex Webinars
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Webex Webinars is a scalable webinar platform that helps users to create engaging and impactful experiences for everyone, from small sessions to massive global audiences.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBuzzCast offers an annual subscription based pricing model. Calculations are based on number of attendees, numbers of event and rehearsal days, streaming usage and level of production support you require. Our suite of leading edge features are yours to utilize for the duration of the annual license.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
BuzzCast
Chose BuzzCast
BuzzCast was the first I used but it nailed every task I threw at it. I am completely satisfied.
Chose BuzzCast
The BuzzCast interface is more polished and customizable. We also like the amount of attention we get from the team as BuzzCast (at least for now) is a smaller company that still has some human involvement in every event that happens on the platform.
Chose BuzzCast
BuzzCast platform has the most amount of features that our events require (public chat/private chat, breakouts, auto-scrolling agenda). The entire platform is built and designed so that it's intuitive for our viewers and they are shown exactly how to operate the platform in …
Chose BuzzCast
BuzzCast was definitely the most high touch and the attention we received right from the intro call was impressive. We always felt like the only client (despite knowing there are MANY other events happening simultaneously) and the team was incredibly responsive and proactive …
Webex Webinars
Chose Webex Webinars
The thing that is mainly a major focus among the users is that Webex has a very good and stable solution that makes sure that there are no drops and no lag during the webinars, which is a must-have for large-scale connection, as per me . As well as it supports up to 1 lakh …
Chose Webex Webinars
The reason why we have Chosen Webex Webinars over others as it Supports up to 100,000 attendees in webcast mode and 10,000 in interactive sessions, making it ideal for large enterprises and global events . talking about the Zoom Events it has Maxes out at 50,000 attendees . …
Chose Webex Webinars
ON24 has a lot more bells and whistles, which is great when you need them but when you're looking for a straight up platform to host a stand alone webinar, Webex Webinars is a good alternative. We've selected Webex Webinars when we don't need such a customized webinar console.
Chose Webex Webinars
Webex is more effective in its capacity to integrate with other platforms and screen share in various ways. The transition between screen share and presenter view is slightly more clunky on the webex webinars but motion by sky road is much more limited overall. I recommend …
Chose Webex Webinars
Webex Webinars has more features than Google Meet but it is costly compared to Google Meet.
Chose Webex Webinars
More user friendly and faster UI.
Chose Webex Webinars
I think it's more reliable, honestly. I've had a lot of issues with GoTo. People complain about it a lot. They have GoToMeeting, they have GoToWebinar, so they probably roughly align with the WebEx. But to me they're not. I've had fewer issues within the actual webinar with the …
Chose Webex Webinars
Microsoft Teams is a little more versatile than Webex Webinars since it used for video conferencing and collaboration, at least at first blush. However, as a hosting software for webinars, it's a little more finicky and a bit less intuitive to facilitate different media for …
Chose Webex Webinars
Each vendor determines which platform works best for their presentations. Each platform has its strengths and weaknesses. Teams is a memory hog that can often freeze up someone's computer because of bandwidth issues. Zoom has tons of bells and whistles and offers more than …
Chose Webex Webinars
Webex Webinars has more customisation options than Zoom Webinars and allows a staggering 1,00,000 attendees in a webinar. It also provides detailed analytics after the webinar which helps us make informed decision and look for ways to increase our number of attendees and the …
Chose Webex Webinars
One of the main reason we chose Webex Webinar was because trainers like the in-webinar/training emoticons that stick next to a user's name on the participant panel. Other products just have the emoji's that pop up, but you can't easily tell who posted them. Those are important …
Chose Webex Webinars
Slightly easier set up for the end user for Webex Webinars. It doesn't require an account creation like ON24. That being said, ON24 has robust reporting and polling capabilities.
Chose Webex Webinars
WebEx has some advantages over Google Meet and Zoom. For instance, Google Meetin has a video meeting recording option only in the commercial version of the subscription. Zoom can record for up to 40 minutes only, which is not really suitable for a long-lasting event like …
Chose Webex Webinars
We have been using Webex webinar for a long time and we did not find a reason to change to other applications because of the kind of features it provides for a larger group like us.
Chose Webex Webinars
Zoom has updated and is gaining fast on Webex and lot user friendlier when it comes to break out rooms.
Chose Webex Webinars
Webex Webinars is far superior than Teams. Teams is best suited for smaller Internal audience and if mid size and large would recommend Webex Webinars. Webex has. more features, analytics and reporting features that are good. Teams on the other hand is good for internal and …
Chose Webex Webinars
I think Webex is comparable to Zoom in features and quality. We chose it because we use the whole suite of Webex tools.
Chose Webex Webinars
There are some features that score above them but going for Webex was a management decision. The security feature of WebEx is what drove the decision. Most of the customers can join WebEx without any security concerns. Other applications have a lot of restrictions interns of …
Chose Webex Webinars
I enjoy the fact that it is very simple and easy to use when joining a meeting. You can see all sides and chat boxes with everyone who may share comments. I liked that you could easily create web conferences that are user-friendly. The options are available to schedule an event …
Chose Webex Webinars
Compared to other big-name video conferencing software, Webex Webinars stands out as it serves to cater to large events whereas the competition does not. Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Skype to name a few, have all garnered much attention due to the need for virtual meetings but …
Chose Webex Webinars
Webex Events is my choice to make events because it can afford more participants without losing audio and video quality. Webex Events is more professional, and with it, we can make high-level events like a Digital Summit. The users can use it without the need [for an] …
Chose Webex Webinars
We actually prefer MS teams as its now easier to chat; manage virtual backgrounds, better audio, and overall more features and tools. Given we actually use MS teams for daily meetings now, it led to us also using MS Events. As a result, we began to consolidate to only using MS …
Features
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Reporting & Analytics
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Ratings
Webex Webinars
7.1
Ratings
5% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Data exportability00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
BuzzCast
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Webex Webinars
7.9
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1% below category average
High quality audio00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
BuzzCast
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Ratings
Webex Webinars
8.9
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10% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Event registration00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
BuzzCast
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Webex Webinars
8.2
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1% below category average
Audience polling00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
BuzzCast
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Webex Webinars
7.2
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13% below category average
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
BuzzCast
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Ratings
Webex Webinars
6.6
Ratings
16% below category average
Branding options00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
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8.2
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Likelihood to Renew
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7.5
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Usability
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9.0
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Availability
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10.0
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Performance
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10.0
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Support Rating
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5.9
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Implementation Rating
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8.0
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Configurability
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7.0
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Ease of integration
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9.0
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Product Scalability
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9.0
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Vendor post-sale
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8.0
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
BuzzCast is great for large, complex online events - especially during the pandemic when it's been hard or impossible to gather folks in person. If you only need a smaller group of 5 or 10 people, BuzzCast is probably overkill. Once you have lots of people / multiple sessions, or want to capture and save presentations for later, you'll want to start looking at BuzzCast.
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I'd say mainly well suited for larger audiences. I think there's probably some products that are a little more economical for smaller audiences, but if you need a solid, reliable platform for larger audiences, say more than a hundred people. So this is the best product for that or at least top two.
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Pros
  • The BuzzCast platform was excellent in every way.
  • The platform is sleek and easy to use, both the backend and the UX.
  • The entire team at BuzzCast is supportive and works hard to make your event a complete success.
  • Building and deploying the conference was made easy by the expertise and hard-working BuzzCast staff.
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  • Cisco Webex Events is very straightforward and easy to use. Setting up an event within the platform is quite simple - anyone can do it.
  • Webex Events is a great add-on feature to the Webex conferencing platform to allow a one-way broadcast of information, rather than worrying about attendees being able to interrupt the presentation.
  • Recording a session is fairly simple and accessing the recordings post-event is quite reliable. I believe you can also upload .mp4 files into the Webex Events platform to serve as a host.
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Cons
  • Within the platform it would be great to have direct access to make edits changes (I believe this functionality is in process)
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  • There always seems to be room for video quality improvement (not a necessity, but would be nice)
  • Mobile screensharing from iOS/Android (and other mobile) devices would be a great feature
  • The mobile app should be able to track meetings a user has been invited to, but does not do so (yet)
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Likelihood to Renew
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Webex Webinars continues to provide exceptional value as a community engagement and professional education platform. As long as there are a multitude of event offerings and the product continues to be supported with periodic software and security updates, I can anticipate using Webex Webinars for the foreseeable future. Overall a great product!
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Usability
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My experience with this software is fantastic; it's so satisfying that it only took me a week to go through an internal training program to use this software, actually, I don't think this training program was necessary. Usability is one of the most fantastic features to guarantee the increase of members in remote events.
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Reliability and Availability
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Webex Webinars are available 24/7 and is based on your license purchase and usage. Webex Webinars needs maximum bandwidth consumption for sending and receiving videos and listed below are some examples. High-Definition Video: 2.5 Mbps (Receive) and 3.0 Mbps (Send)· High Quality Video: 1.0 Mbps (Receive) and 1.5 Mbps (Send)· Standard Quality Video: 0.5 Mbps (Receive) and 0.5 Mbps (Send) Webex Webinars makes it easy to analyze attendance statistics, send participants to a post-webinar landing page, and integrate data into CRMs and marketing automation.
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Performance
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You can turn around WebEx Attendance reports within 24 hours. Sign in to Webex Site Administration and go to Reports - Access Anywhere. Select the beginning and ending dates for the report. Report data is available only for sessions conducted up to three months before the current date depending on your administration set-up. From the Sort results by drop-down list, select the sort order criteria for the report. After hosting a WebEx Webinar, you have the ability to create a report of all of the participants and the times that they entered and left the meeting. Reports cannot track emoji's or reactions. Best practice for Q&A and tracking you can integrate SLIDO. You cannot save individual polling results. Also the polling report does not include who asked and answered the questions. This limitation does not apply to SLIDO. Closed captions and transcriptions are only saved if the Webinar is recorded. If you face problems during a webinar, you can hit then button which creates and send a report to Cisco who will then look into the problems to avoid future occurrences
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Support Rating
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The support of vendors in the realization and achievements of our objectives has played a big role. The customer support team has helped us to set up and test the operation across our organization. It is flexible and our team members are free to join or leave a meeting at their own pleasure. The product displays superior videos with a high-resolution definition that helps each member to have a clear view of meeting proceedings.
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Online Training
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It was a good training to understand not only webinars but the entire platform.
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Implementation Rating
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The implementation process was fairly simple and straightforward
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Alternatives Considered
BuzzCast platform has the most amount of features that our events require (public chat/private chat, breakouts, auto-scrolling agenda). The entire platform is built and designed so that it's intuitive for our viewers and they are shown exactly how to operate the platform in under a minute. The quality of the stream is superior. The BuzzCast team is great to work with and are true partners who are all solution-oriented.
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ON24 has a lot more bells and whistles, which is great when you need them but when you're looking for a straight up platform to host a stand alone webinar, Webex Webinars is a good alternative. We've selected Webex Webinars when we don't need such a customized webinar console.
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Scalability
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Webex Webinars is a scalable platform designed for interactive experiences. It can accommodate attendees from 100 up to 100,000 attendees depending on the purchase of your license. The scalability is based on each company's requirements and usage. Webex Webinars can offer key features like real-time translations, moderated Q&A, live polling, and chat, making it suitable for both small and large audiences and can be deployed across multiple departments and sites as needed.
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Return on Investment
  • BuzzCast enabled one of my clients to deliver an investors' meeting that resulted in a $10 billion increase in market cap
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  • It has exceptional HQ video and audio conferences. Ease scaling events and reach audiences.
  • It dives deeper into topics or gets to know panelists more intimately with breakout sessions.
  • You can invite many people, 100 or more. You take more control of the meeting compared to other services and have a private room for the presenters.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of custom landing page for long time clients The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges eventScreenshot of Adding eCommerce capabilities to your BuzzCast exhibitor booths or being able to accept donations at your annual fundraising gala is just one of many many features we offer.Screenshot of BuzzCast offers a wide range of 3D rendered exhibitor booth options. Booth attendees can do things like join a video meeting or demo, schedule a meeting on the booth owners calendar, fill out check in forms for lead generation, visit websites, check out special offers & more.Screenshot of BuzzCast's Watch Party feature!!  enough said.Screenshot of custom 3D exhibitor hall entrance lobby's are a spectacular addition to any event. BuzzCast's talented in-house designers can create magic virtual environmentsScreenshot of Public chat. Private chat. Emojis. Likes. You'll like it!