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Alternatives to Cisco Webex
19 webinar & virtual events tools sit alongside Cisco Webex in this directory. Below is what separates each from Cisco Webex on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Cisco Webex starts at
- Free
Why people look past Cisco Webex
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Cisco Webex has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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.
Modern webinar platform with podcast-style production quality
Priced and rated the same as Cisco Webex on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Get on a video call in seconds
- Publishes an entry price of €3.4/month, where Cisco Webex does not.
Where event planners thrive
- Publishes an entry price of $15/month, where Cisco Webex does not.
- 2 tiers to Cisco Webex's 3.
Platform for hosting and distributing live events
Priced and rated the same as Cisco Webex on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Simple and powerful video meeting and conferencing
- Publishes an entry price of $14/month, where Cisco Webex does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 2 tiers to Cisco Webex's 3.
Web conferencing platform with webinar capabilities
Priced and rated the same as Cisco Webex on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every Cisco Webex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Webex (this page) | Free | Freemium | 3 | |
| Contrast | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| Google Meet | Free, then €3.4/month | Freemium | - | vs Cisco Webex |
| Eventbrite | Free, then $15/month | - | 2 | vs Cisco Webex |
| Anchorfree | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| GoToMeeting | Free, then $14/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Cisco Webex |
| ClickMeeting | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| Goldcast | $1000/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| BigMarker | $99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| EverWebinar | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| Crowdstream | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| Citrix ShareFile | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| Adobe Connect | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| Crowdcast | $49/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| Bizzabo | $499/month | - | - | vs Cisco Webex |
| Cvent | $10000/month | - | - | vs Cisco Webex |
| eWebinar | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
| Airmeet | $167/month | - | 2 | vs Cisco Webex |
| BlueJeans | $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Cisco Webex |
| Demio | $59/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Cisco Webex |
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 Cisco Webex badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (6)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Contrast , Free
- Google Meet , Free, then €3.4/month
- Eventbrite , Free, then $15/month
- Anchorfree , Free
- GoToMeeting , Free, then $14/month
- ClickMeeting , Free
What you would be giving up
Cisco Webex is most often brought in for video conferencing, team collaboration, project management. 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 Cisco Webex is broadly right and the question is cost, the Cisco Webex pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Webinar & Virtual Events category lists everything the directory holds, and best webinar & virtual events tools ranks them.
Cisco Webex runs on web, desktop mac, desktop windows, mobile ios, mobile android. 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 Cisco Webex alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Cisco Webex?
- 19 other webinar & virtual events tools are listed in this directory, led by Contrast, Google Meet, Eventbrite, Anchorfree. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Cisco Webex?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Contrast, Google Meet, Eventbrite, Anchorfree, GoToMeeting.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Cisco Webex?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Cisco Webex has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Cisco Webex?
- Cisco Webex is most often brought in for video conferencing, team collaboration, project management. 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 Cisco Webex?
- None of the webinar & virtual events 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 Cisco Webex alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Webinar & Virtual Events, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Cisco Webex against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Cisco Webex 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 webinar & virtual events tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Webinar & Virtual Events category, 19 tools beside Cisco Webex. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.