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Alternatives to Kaltura
21 webinars tools sit alongside Kaltura in this directory. Below is what separates each from Kaltura on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 10
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Kaltura starts at
- On request
Why people look past Kaltura
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Kaltura entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Kaltura carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 10 of the 21 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; Kaltura cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $15/month, where Kaltura does not.
- 2 tiers to Kaltura's 3.
Virtual and hybrid events at scale
- Can be used without paying; Kaltura cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $99/month, where Kaltura does not.
The Event Experience Operating System
- Publishes an entry price of $499/month, where Kaltura does not.
The leading enterprise video conferencing platform
- Can be used without paying; Kaltura cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Modern webinar platform with podcast-style production quality
- Can be used without paying; Kaltura cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Get on a video call in seconds
- Can be used without paying; Kaltura cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of €4.76/month, where Kaltura does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Kaltura's 3.
Every Kaltura 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaltura (this page) | On request | Subscription | 3 | |
| EventbriteWhere event planners thrive | Free, then $15/month | - | 2 | vs Kaltura |
| HopinVirtual and hybrid events at scale | Free, then $99/month | - | - | vs Kaltura |
| BizzaboThe Event Experience Operating System | $499/month | - | - | vs Kaltura |
| Cisco WebexThe leading enterprise video conferencing platform | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Kaltura |
| Contrast | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Kaltura |
| Google Meet | Free, then €4.76/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Kaltura |
| eWebinar | Free, then $99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Kaltura |
| Anchorfree | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Kaltura |
| GoToMeeting | Free, then $14/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Kaltura |
| ClickMeeting | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Kaltura |
| Demio | Free, then $45/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Kaltura |
| Goldcast | $1000/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Kaltura |
| BigMarker | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Kaltura |
| EverWebinar | $1/14 days | Subscription | 4 | vs Kaltura |
| Crowdstream | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Kaltura |
| Citrix ShareFile | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Kaltura |
| Adobe Connect | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Kaltura |
| Crowdcast | $49/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Kaltura |
| Cvent | $10000/month | - | - | vs Kaltura |
| Airmeet | $167/month | - | 2 | vs Kaltura |
| BlueJeans | $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Kaltura |
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 Kaltura 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
Kaltura is most often brought in for enterprise video portals and internal town halls, virtual classrooms and lecture capture for universities. 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 Kaltura is broadly right and the question is cost, the Kaltura 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.
Kaltura 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 Kaltura alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Kaltura?
- 21 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 Kaltura?
- 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 Kaltura?
- 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 Kaltura?
- Kaltura is most often brought in for enterprise video portals and internal town halls, virtual classrooms and lecture capture for universities. 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 Kaltura?
- 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 Kaltura 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 Kaltura against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Kaltura 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, 21 tools beside Kaltura. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.