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Alternatives to Adobe Connect
20 webinars tools sit alongside Adobe Connect in this directory. Below is what separates each from Adobe Connect on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 10
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Adobe Connect starts at
- On request
Why people look past Adobe Connect
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Adobe Connect entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Adobe Connect carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 10 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Where event planners thrive
- Can be used without paying; Adobe Connect cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $15/month, where Adobe Connect does not.
- 2 tiers to Adobe Connect's 3.
Virtual and hybrid events at scale
- Can be used without paying; Adobe Connect cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $99/month, where Adobe Connect does not.
The Event Experience Operating System
- Publishes an entry price of $499/month, where Adobe Connect does not.
The leading enterprise video conferencing platform
- Can be used without paying; Adobe Connect cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Modern webinar platform with podcast-style production quality
- Can be used without paying; Adobe Connect cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Get on a video call in seconds
- Can be used without paying; Adobe Connect cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of €4.76/month, where Adobe Connect does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Adobe Connect's 3.
Every Adobe Connect alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Connect (this page) | On request | Subscription | 3 | |
| EventbriteWhere event planners thrive | Free, then $15/month | - | 2 | vs Adobe Connect |
| HopinVirtual and hybrid events at scale | Free, then $99/month | - | - | vs Adobe Connect |
| BizzaboThe Event Experience Operating System | $499/month | - | - | vs Adobe Connect |
| Cisco WebexThe leading enterprise video conferencing platform | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Adobe Connect |
| Contrast | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Adobe Connect |
| Google Meet | Free, then €4.76/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Adobe Connect |
| eWebinar | Free, then $99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Adobe Connect |
| Anchorfree | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Adobe Connect |
| GoToMeeting | Free, then $14/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Adobe Connect |
| ClickMeeting | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Adobe Connect |
| Demio | Free, then $45/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Adobe Connect |
| Goldcast | $1000/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Adobe Connect |
| BigMarker | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Adobe Connect |
| EverWebinar | $1/14 days | Subscription | 4 | vs Adobe Connect |
| Crowdstream | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Adobe Connect |
| Citrix ShareFile | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Adobe Connect |
| Crowdcast | $49/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Adobe Connect |
| Cvent | $10000/month | - | - | vs Adobe Connect |
| Airmeet | $167/month | - | 2 | vs Adobe Connect |
| BlueJeans | $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Adobe Connect |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Adobe Connect badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (10)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Eventbrite , Free, then $15/month
- Hopin , Free, then $99/month
- Cisco Webex , Free
- Contrast , Free
- Google Meet , Free, then €4.76/month
- eWebinar , Free, then $99/month
- Anchorfree , Free
- GoToMeeting , Free, then $14/month
What you would be giving up
Adobe Connect is most often brought in for professional work, content creation. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Adobe Connect is broadly right and the question is cost, the Adobe Connect pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Webinars category lists everything the directory holds, and best webinars tools ranks them.
Adobe Connect runs on windows, mac, ios, android, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Adobe Connect alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Adobe Connect?
- 20 other webinars tools are listed in this directory, led by Eventbrite, Hopin, Bizzabo, Cisco Webex. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Adobe Connect?
- 10 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Eventbrite, Hopin, Cisco Webex, Contrast, Google Meet.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Adobe Connect?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Adobe Connect?
- Adobe Connect is most often brought in for professional work, content creation. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Adobe Connect?
- None of the webinars tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Adobe Connect alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Webinars, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Adobe Connect against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Adobe Connect covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every webinars tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Webinars category, 20 tools beside Adobe Connect. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.