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Alternatives to Goldcast
20 webinars tools sit alongside Goldcast in this directory. Below is what separates each from Goldcast 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
- 11
- Goldcast starts at
- $1000/month
Why people look past Goldcast
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Goldcast entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Goldcast starts at $1000/month. Across the 12 webinars tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $47/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Goldcast 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; Goldcast cannot.
- Starts $985 a month cheaper, at $15/month.
- 2 tiers to Goldcast's 3.
Virtual and hybrid events at scale
- Can be used without paying; Goldcast cannot.
- Starts $901 a month cheaper, at $99/month.
The Event Experience Operating System
- Starts $501 a month cheaper, at $499/month.
The leading enterprise video conferencing platform
- Can be used without paying; Goldcast cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Modern webinar platform with podcast-style production quality
- Can be used without paying; Goldcast cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Get on a video call in seconds
- Can be used without paying; Goldcast cannot.
- Starts $995.24 a month cheaper, at €4.76/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Goldcast's 3.
Every Goldcast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldcast (this page) | $1000/month | Subscription | 3 | |
| EventbriteWhere event planners thrive | Free, then $15/month | - | 2 | vs Goldcast |
| HopinVirtual and hybrid events at scale | Free, then $99/month | - | - | vs Goldcast |
| BizzaboThe Event Experience Operating System | $499/month | - | - | vs Goldcast |
| Cisco WebexThe leading enterprise video conferencing platform | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Goldcast |
| Contrast | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Goldcast |
| Google Meet | Free, then €4.76/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Goldcast |
| eWebinar | Free, then $99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Goldcast |
| Anchorfree | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Goldcast |
| GoToMeeting | Free, then $14/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Goldcast |
| ClickMeeting | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Goldcast |
| Demio | Free, then $45/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Goldcast |
| BigMarker | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Goldcast |
| EverWebinar | $1/14 days | Subscription | 4 | vs Goldcast |
| Crowdstream | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Goldcast |
| Citrix ShareFile | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Goldcast |
| Adobe Connect | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Goldcast |
| Crowdcast | $49/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Goldcast |
| Cvent | $10000/month | - | - | vs Goldcast |
| Airmeet | $167/month | - | 2 | vs Goldcast |
| BlueJeans | $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Goldcast |
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 Goldcast 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
Cheaper than Goldcast (11)
Entry price under Goldcast's $1000/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Eventbrite , Free, then $15/month
- Hopin , Free, then $99/month
- Bizzabo , $499/month
- Google Meet , Free, then €4.76/month
- eWebinar , Free, then $99/month
- GoToMeeting , Free, then $14/month
- Demio , Free, then $45/month
- EverWebinar , $1/14 days
What you would be giving up
Goldcast is most often brought in for running digital events and webinars for b2b marketing, repurposing recorded sessions into clips and written content. 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 Goldcast is broadly right and the question is cost, the Goldcast 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.
Goldcast runs on web, ios, 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 Goldcast alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Goldcast?
- 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 Goldcast?
- 10 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Eventbrite, Hopin, Cisco Webex, Contrast, Google Meet.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Goldcast?
- Yes. 11 of the alternatives below start under Goldcast's $1000/month: Eventbrite at Free, then $15/month, Hopin at Free, then $99/month, Bizzabo at $499/month, Google Meet at Free, then €4.76/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Goldcast?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Goldcast?
- Goldcast is most often brought in for running digital events and webinars for b2b marketing, repurposing recorded sessions into clips and written content. 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 Goldcast?
- 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 Goldcast 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 Goldcast against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Goldcast 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 Goldcast. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.