Webinar & Virtual Events · head to head
BigMarker vs Restream

BigMarker
Webinar & Virtual Events
The webinar platform built for marketers
- From
- $99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Restream has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: BigMarker no prices are published on any tier; all three require a quote; Restream the free plan applies Restream branding to the stream
- They diverge on capability: BigMarker covers Live webinars, Restream covers Multistreaming.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which BigMarker and Restream actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Webinar & Virtual Events).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in BigMarker
- Live webinars
- On-demand content
- Virtual summits
- Engagement tools
- Landing pages
- HubSpot
- Marketo
- Salesforce
Only in Restream
- Multistreaming
- Live studio
- Chat aggregation
- Analytics
- Recording
- YouTube
- Twitch
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
BigMarker
- Live and on-demand webinars with chat, polls and Q&Anot Restream
- Virtual events and conferences with breakout roomsnot Restream
- Evergreen and simulive webinars that run without a presenternot Restream
- Ticketed webinars with payment collectionnot Restream
- White-labelled webinar experiences on the top tiernot Restream
Restream
- Streaming one broadcast simultaneously to several platformsnot BigMarker
- Running live shows with guests and recording the outputnot BigMarker
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
BigMarker
- No prices are published on any tier; all three require a quote
- Host licences are capped by tier, at 1 on Basic, 4 on Enterprise and 6 on Enterprise+
- Attendee ceilings gate the tiers, at 1,000 on Basic against 10,000 on Enterprise
- SSO, multi-factor authentication, white-labelled domains and live captioning are Enterprise+ only
- API access and breakout rooms require Enterprise
Restream
- The free plan applies Restream branding to the stream
- Simultaneous destinations are rationed tightly, at 2 on free, 3 on Standard and 5 on Professional
- Recording storage is 15 days on free and Standard, rising to 30 only on Professional
- Reaching 8 destinations costs $199 a month on the Business plan
- Resolution is not the differentiator, since every tier including free offers 4K, so the plans sell reach and retention instead
Pricing, plan by plan
BigMarker
$99/month- Starter$99/month
- Live webinars
- 100 attendees
- Basic features
- Elite$299/month
- 500 attendees
- On-demand
- Custom branding
- Summit$999/month
- Virtual summits
- 10000 attendees
- Full features
Restream
Free- FreeFree
- 2 channels
- Restream branding
- Basic features
- Standard$19/month
- 7 channels
- No branding
- Recording
- Professional$49/month
- 8+ channels
- Custom graphics
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose BigMarker if
- You need live webinars.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want on-demand content.
Choose Restream if
- You need multistreaming.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want live studio.
Questions people ask
- Is BigMarker or Restream better?
- Neither clearly leads. BigMarker starts at $99/month and Restream at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, BigMarker or Restream?
- Restream has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/month for BigMarker and Free for Restream.
- Does BigMarker or Restream run on more platforms?
- BigMarker runs on Web, Ios, Android. Restream runs on Web.
- Can I use Restream for free?
- Yes. Restream has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. BigMarker starts at $99/month.
- What is BigMarker best used for?
- BigMarker is most often used for live and on-demand webinars with chat, polls and q&a, virtual events and conferences with breakout rooms, evergreen and simulive webinars that run without a presenter, ticketed webinars with payment collection. Of those, live and on-demand webinars with chat, polls and q&a and virtual events and conferences with breakout rooms are not what Restream is typically brought in for.
- What can BigMarker do that Restream cannot?
- BigMarker covers Live webinars, On-demand content, Virtual summits, Engagement tools. Restream covers Multistreaming, Live studio, Chat aggregation, Analytics. Both handle Web support.
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