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GoToWebinar vs Microsoft Teams comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

GoToWebinar
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
23rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Teams
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
163
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of GoToWebinar is 2.0%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 2.7%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

RITA Conroy-Martin - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Santhosh Varghese - PeerSpot reviewer
Whiteboard and content sharing features are good
I would rate Teams's stability as a nine out of ten. However, some recent updates have made it less stable. I find it a little bit choppy. Sometimes, I find the network quality is not very good with low bandwidth. So, sometimes, when you have low bandwidth the quality becomes very poor. So, you have to optimize your usage.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"This solution is very reliable. It is easy to switch between audio and microphone when using headphones."
"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."
"We were able to build our own customer portal and integrate into GoToWebinar with a seamless interface."
"The interface is browser-based and simple, which is an advantage over other solutions."
"The group chat is very good."
"Arranging online meetings is the most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams."
"The recording function, the transcript function, the chat function, the live caption function, and the setting up of groups to share documents are useful features of Microsoft Teams."
"Compared to Zoom, Microsoft Teams is a very good solution and works well."
"The most valuable features are visual and audio, as they are very clear with no interruptions."
"The transcription feature is great."
"For me, Microsoft Teams' most valuable features are online meetings, calls, and chat. While I also use it to access OneDrive and my calendar, the core functions I rely on are meetings and calls."
"We can build a team with a group of people and upload documents."
 

Cons

"The sharing of cameras is limited to meeting organizers."
"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 platform feels old and a little rusty, more could be invested into the look and feel of it."
"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."
"GoToWebinar would be improved with the inclusion of support for video endpoints."
"They should allow switching between windows in a Teams meeting."
"One area where the product could be improved is its operational memory utilization."
"Microsoft Teams could improve because it is heavy on bandwidth. We have some access points and when we have 30 or 40 users on it with Microsoft Teams calls can drop. WebEx does not use as much bandwidth."
"It is challenging to navigate the setting for the screen-sharing feature."
"There could be performance spikes and better reliability. We saw a lot of stability issues."
"I would like to get more frequent updates, and the solution’s stability could be improved."
"The product's support can be better."
"We can currently only ping 15, but I'd like to see new features that allow for 20 or 25 pings; that would be good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a monthly subscription and the price is quite expensive if you're not paying annually."
"This is a free solution."
"It costs around $12 for SharePoint and Teams per user."
"We are using the free version of the solutions."
"The solution's pricing is average."
"You don't buy only the Teams license; you buy it as part of the Microsoft 365 bundle."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."
"We have a license for the solution."
"Microsoft Teams comes with a yearly subscription, which is not very expensive."
"We get the solution on a corporate plan, where everything is included."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
70%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
3%
Computer Software Company
3%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Microsoft Teams?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams for us is the ability to share files from OneDrive seamlessly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
I’m unsure about the exact cost, but I believe it’s reasonable. Using Teams for collaboration, video conferencing, and messaging helps save costs, especially for communicating with third-party comp...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
Everything is running smoothly, and I’m still exploring more features. As for improvements, I think it could be more user-friendly and integrate better with third-party software, like Zoom and othe...
 

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