GoToMeeting vs GoToWebinar comparison

GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. GoToMeeting is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0, while GoToWebinar is ranked #23. GoToMeeting holds a 3.9% mindshare in VM, compared to GoToWebinar’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of GoToMeeting users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of GoToWebinar users who would recommend it.

GoToMeeting

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88% willing to recommend

GoToWebinar

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Virtual Meetings solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

GoToMeeting

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

GoToWebinar

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

23rd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of GoToMeeting is 3.9%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GoToWebinar is 2.0%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Virtual Meetings

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Steve Abshire

Information Systems Specialist III at a university with 10,001+ employees

It features low latency, which is crucial because everybody is using VPN to connect to their PCs at work.

Using GoToMeeting in a meeting-sized conference room is kind of a letdown. The camera is supposed to track the speaker and focus on that person so that they can be on the screen. That feature rarely worked. We tested it thoroughly, so maybe it was an issue with the size of the conference room. It may not be suitable for large conference rooms.

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RITA Conroy-Martin

Director of Marketing at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

Video library is a great tool and it enables good customization; feels a little antiquated and rusty

I like that recordings are available immediately, it's a great feature. I also appreciate being able to use the video library as a tool, and the integration of an API with other systems we have. We were able to build our own customer portal and then integrate into GoToWebinar with a seamless interface. People thought they were on our platform, but they were using GoToWebinar. Those are unique features that seemed to be very easy for our development team to integrate. I like that aspect of it. It also provides good visibility if somebody had seen a webinar that was useful. It's very easy to push them out. Registration is an easy process as is customization on the back end. We very rarely had technical issues running the webinars so it's a pretty robust platform overall.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It's cost-effective."

"The most important feature for me was the iPhone app."

"GoToMeeting is very handy. It's good software. I would definitely recommend it."

"With GoToMeeting, I like that it works well for seminars and similar events. Finding a platform where multiple people can share their images, split the screen with content, and manage presentations smoothly is uncommon. It allows the presenter to handle questions, answers, and other opinions."

"We can record meetings and share the screen with participants."

"GoToMeeting's low latency is crucial because everybody is using VPN to connect to their PCs at work. The sound and video quality are solid, and the whiteboarding features were especially useful. The administrative side of it was fairly simple and intuitive to use."

"It was just chosen because somebody at the company said, "We need a meeting thing. Hey, go find a meeting thing." It wasn't me, but somebody else in the organization was like, "Alright, let's use GoToMeeting. It's free.""

"It works, it's reliable."

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"This solution is very reliable. It is easy to switch between audio and microphone when using headphones."

"I can extract the activity and the attendance reports, along with every single question that was asked during the webinar, which is a feature that we highly value."

"All of their features are good. They are more or less equivalent to the competition. There's less disturbance, less jitter, the voice is always good even at a low bandwidth."

"The interface is browser-based and simple, which is an advantage over other solutions."

"We were able to build our own customer portal and integrate into GoToWebinar with a seamless interface."

Cons

"The enrolment for a non-IT user should be easier. It should be simplified for non-IT users."

"The product itself doesn't stand out against other options on the market."

"Lacks ease of connectivity, calendar integrations, and third-party app integrations."

"The solution could always be more secure."

"I don't know whether it is an issue or not but my boss was asking me if person one is in one room, and another person wanted to use another room at the same time, I don't know whether it is possible."

"The solution could scale a bit easier if you need to add more people to meetings."

"In the next release, I would for it to incorporate files more efficiently from one computer to another when we covert things and send them out. I'm not sure if it's capable of that."

"GoToMeeting breaks down a lot. We're not sure if it's breaking down, but we start getting very erratic community channels. I don't know if it's because of GoToMeeting or if we're not buying enough bandwidth. Maybe it is just the infrastructure that it's running on. I'm not quite sure."

More GoToMeeting cons

"The platform feels old and a little rusty, more could be invested into the look and feel of it."

"Some of my friends also use GoToWebinar to collect clients for affiliate marketing. In those cases, they found some features were missing with respect to some of the competition. And the worst part is the price."

"The sharing of cameras is limited to meeting organizers."

"GoToWebinar would be improved with the inclusion of support for video endpoints."

"The chat window and using polls is easier in Zoom than compared to GoToWebinar. Make it simpler and easier to publish polls on the fly would improve the solution."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Negotiate for discounts."

"GoToMeeting is a little bit expensive compared to other products."

"It is a little expensive although now, with the competition from Zoom and other products, they have lowered their prices and it is better."

"This is a free solution."

"It is a monthly subscription and the price is quite expensive if you're not paying annually."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

University

25%

Computer Software Company

17%

Educational Organization

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about GoToMeeting?

Reduced the need for physically commuting between offices.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GoToMeeting?

This is not an expensive solution, we pay around $5,000AUD maximum per year. There are other fees for data carriage, PABX fees, and the like but they would apply to any similar product.

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What needs improvement with GoToMeeting?

The solution must include archive options to save the recorded meetings for future reference. The recording functionality can benefit our team by improving how meetings are recorded and shared. Pre...

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Overview

GoToMeeting web conferencing software makes it simple and cost-effective to collaborate online with colleagues and customers. Best of all, meeting participants can share their webcams in high definition, so you can enjoy more personal interactions _ without needing a complicated setup.

Web conferencing SaaS for larger webinars

Sample Customers

AAPT, ACD Groupe, Addison Fire, Avigilon Corporation, Basic Industries Ltd., Bitdefender, Branson School Online, Budd Van Lines, Business Fitness, Business Wire

Avigilon Corporation, Bitdefender, British Library's Business & IP Centre, Business Wire, Clarity, Colt, Conversion Rate Experts, Cornerstone Home Lending Inc., DemandGen, DPR Construction

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