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GoToWebinar vs Webex comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

GoToWebinar
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
18th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Webex
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
129
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of GoToWebinar is 2.2%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Webex is 5.5%, down from 17.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Webex5.5%
GoToWebinar2.2%
Other92.3%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

KS
Automation Solutioning Leader at IBM
Web conferencing solution that can host hundreds of users without disruption
This solution allows the presenter to share their screen and draw on the screen to assist in explanations. You can create polls and quizzes to make it more interactive and to ensure that people understand what is being discussed and presented. I use this solution in my personal capacity.  This…
Akhil Viswam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Collaborating in hybrid incident calls has become faster while the meeting interface still needs fixes
The best features are the ability to schedule meetings and launch ad hoc meetings. Additionally, we can create breakout rooms within the meeting itself, which is another excellent feature. Whenever we have production issues, many teams join a single Webex call. Sometimes we need to group together as separate smaller groups and work in parallel to identify the production issues. In those cases, we create Webex breakout rooms and each member joins the corresponding breakout session to progress on their task. Webex helps significantly in the hybrid environment. When we are working from home, it is very easy for us to meet with other team members and the management to get in touch and progress. Webex improves communication because even if we are working from home, we can connect with people and talk to them on a video call. It has improved the incident resolution time by getting into a call in Webex rooms and remediating the issues together as soon as possible. Audio and video quality is excellent for Webex. It has saved considerable time in terms of incident remediation. Whenever we have issues, we jump on a call and work together in parallel. This approach saves time and improves efficiency.

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."
"Scalability is good as you can host webinars with hundreds of participants without any lagging."
"The interface is browser-based and simple, which is an advantage over other solutions."
"There's less disturbance, less jitter, and 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."
"Overall, this is a good product that is simple to use but I would rather use Webex for video conferencing."
"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."
"The installation is not difficult."
"I enjoy conducting virtual training in the WebEx training room."
"It is a valuable solution for virtual meetings."
"Its features are easy to navigate, easy to share, and easy to conduct meetings, and we are comfortable using it."
"I have used Microsoft Teams and Zoom and I have found that Webex is one of the better solutions."
"The most valuable feature is that you can host presentations with a lot of attendees."
"What we like about Webex is that it's easy to use, and it's easy to set meetings and connect to meetings on this solution."
"A valuable feature of Webex is that it's useful for virtual meetings and similar webinars."
 

Cons

"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."
"The chat window and using polls is easier in Zoom compared to GoToWebinar. Making 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."
"The technical support is quite bad."
"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."
"In comparison, I don't feel that GoToWebinar has the range of customization and it feels quite antiquated in comparison to Teams."
"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."
"There are too many issues with getting people connected to meetings."
"CWMS on-premises solution does not integrate either with CMR nor with Jabber as of yet."
"The initial setup was a little bit complex."
"Webex is not as stable, especially when compared to Microsoft Teams. Webex can have a lot of glitches, and does not run as smoothly as Teams."
"The product's price could be better."
"Sometimes the call quality is not that great. When you call in, especially in an international situation, or if you have people calling from different continents or geographical locations, there can be issues with the call itself."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"My company does a lot of international calls. For some countries they do not have their local number to call in, all they have is a 1-800 number which is quite hard to find. If they want to improve they should set up the local number to call in. What would be beneficial."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is a free solution."
"It is a monthly subscription and the price is quite expensive if you're not paying annually."
"For me, there is no licensing fee."
"Webex is expensive, especially compared to Zoom or Google."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."
"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price."
"The price of the license depends a lot on the type of service required and whether it is for the entire company or only for a few users."
"I believe the license to be monthly."
"I use the solution for free because I don't use the solution's enterprise version."
"I am using the free version of Webex."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
9%
Religious Institution
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise68
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Webex?
From when I last implemented it, I found the price to be expensive. The licensing model doesn't work because if I want to implement it for an organization, I need to pay a per-user license, which m...
What needs improvement with Webex?
Webex can be simplified in terms of user interface, where many features should be displayed in a compact view, with similar features grouped together and a minimalistic design helping users underst...
What is your primary use case for Webex?
We typically use Webex for meetings to train in web development, business analytics, and cybersecurity, as the training platform was hosted on Webex and we used it for video calls as well. Our firs...
 

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