Is Crowdcast or Hopin better?

Neither clearly leads. Crowdcast starts at $49/month and Hopin at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Crowdcast or Hopin?

Hopin has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $49/month for Crowdcast and Free for Hopin.

Does Crowdcast or Hopin run on more platforms?

Crowdcast runs on Web. Hopin runs on Web, iOS, Android.

Can I use Hopin for free?

Yes. Hopin has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Crowdcast starts at $49/month.

What is Crowdcast best used for?

Crowdcast is most often used for live webinars and virtual events, multichannel streaming with team collaboration, audience engagement and monetization. Of those, live webinars and virtual events and multichannel streaming with team collaboration are not what Hopin is typically brought in for.

What can Crowdcast do that Hopin cannot?

Crowdcast covers Q&A sessions, Polls, Multi-speaker, Replay library. Hopin covers Virtual stages, Networking sessions, Expo areas, Breakout rooms. Both handle Live streaming, Zapier, Stripe, Web support.

Webinars · head to head

Crowdcast vs Hopin

Crowdcast

Webinars

Live video Q&As, interviews, and webinars

From: $49/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Hopin

Webinars

Virtual and hybrid events at scale

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Hopin has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Crowdcast monthly attendee and hour limits enforced per tier; Hopin platform complexity with feature breadth that results in no single feature being particularly strong compared to specialized competitors
They diverge on capability: Crowdcast covers Q&A sessions, Hopin covers Virtual stages.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Crowdcast and Hopin actually diverge.

Attributes where Crowdcast and Hopin differ
Attribute	Crowdcast	Hopin
Starting price	$49/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	Unknown
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Founded	2015	2019

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Webinars).

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 Crowdcast

Q&A sessions
Polls
Multi-speaker
Replay library
ConvertKit
Mailchimp
PayPal

Only in Hopin

Virtual stages
Networking sessions
Expo areas
Breakout rooms
HubSpot
Salesforce
Marketo
Ios support

Both cover

Live streaming
Zapier
Stripe
Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Crowdcast

Live webinars and virtual eventsnot Hopin
Multichannel streaming with team collaborationnot Hopin
Audience engagement and monetizationnot Hopin

Hopin

Event planningnot Crowdcast
Ticket salesnot Crowdcast
Attendee managementnot Crowdcast
Virtual eventsnot Crowdcast
Event marketingnot Crowdcast

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Crowdcast

Monthly attendee and hour limits enforced per tier
Transaction fees apply (5% on Lite/Pro, 2% on Business plus Stripe fees)
Limited storage capacity: 1 GB (Lite), 5 GB (Pro), 10 GB (Business)
Extra attendees cost $0.15 each after plan limit
Extra hours cost $20 per 5 hours

Hopin

Platform complexity with feature breadth that results in no single feature being particularly strong compared to specialized competitors
Hard registration caps with additional charges if events exceed 100 registrations
Post-acquisition delays with slow account activation taking up to 45 days and slow responses to onboarding questions
High pricing particularly problematic for organizations running occasional or simple webinars
No Facebook or YouTube live streaming integration and limited caption support for accessibility

Pricing, plan by plan

Crowdcast

$49/month

Lite$49/month
- 100+ live attendees
- 10 hours per month
- 1 team seat
Pro$89/month
- 250+ live attendees
- 20 hours per month
- 2 team seats
Business$195/month
- 1000+ live attendees
- 40 hours per month
- 4 team seats

Hopin

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Hopin review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Crowdcast if

You need q&a sessions.
You also want polls.

Crowdcast review

Choose Hopin if

You need virtual stages.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want networking sessions.

Hopin review

Questions people ask

Is Crowdcast or Hopin better?: Neither clearly leads. Crowdcast starts at $49/month and Hopin at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Crowdcast or Hopin?: Hopin has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $49/month for Crowdcast and Free for Hopin.
Does Crowdcast or Hopin run on more platforms?: Crowdcast runs on Web. Hopin runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Hopin for free?: Yes. Hopin has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Crowdcast starts at $49/month.
What is Crowdcast best used for?: Crowdcast is most often used for live webinars and virtual events, multichannel streaming with team collaboration, audience engagement and monetization. Of those, live webinars and virtual events and multichannel streaming with team collaboration are not what Hopin is typically brought in for.
What can Crowdcast do that Hopin cannot?: Crowdcast covers Q&A sessions, Polls, Multi-speaker, Replay library. Hopin covers Virtual stages, Networking sessions, Expo areas, Breakout rooms. Both handle Live streaming, Zapier, Stripe, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Crowdcast: How much is Crowdcast Lite plan?

Lite is $49 per month supporting 100+ live attendees, 10 hours per month, and 1 team seat.

Source

Hopin: What is Hopin's pricing?

Hopin (now RingCentral Events) starts at approximately $99 per organizer per month (billed annually) for the Events Pro plan, with higher tiers at $199 and $299 per month adding onsite capabilities and advanced integrations. A free plan is available with limited features.

Source

Crowdcast: What attendee limits apply to each plan?

Lite supports 100+ attendees, Pro supports 250+, and Business supports 1000+ attendees with $0.15 cost per extra attendee after plan limit.

Source

Hopin: What features does Hopin include?

Hopin provides registration, live streaming, networking tools (1:1 video matchmaking, breakout rooms), virtual reception and expo areas, real-time analytics and reporting, and integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, and Pardot.

Source

Crowdcast: How much do additional team seats cost?

Additional team seats cost $29 per seat per month across all plans.

Source

Hopin: Can Hopin live stream to Facebook or YouTube?

No. Hopin does not offer native options to live stream video conferencing directly to Facebook or YouTube. This requires manual setup or third-party solutions.

Source

Crowdcast: Is there a free trial?

Yes, 14-day free trial with 60-minute sessions and 10 live attendees maximum.

Source

Hopin: Does Hopin provide automated captions during events?

Hopin does not offer built-in caption support across all features, which is a limitation for accessibility and engagement during live sessions.

Source

Hopin: Who acquired Hopin?

RingCentral acquired Hopin in late 2023. The platform is now sold as RingCentral Events with ongoing support and updates managed by RingCentral.

Crowdcast vs Hopin

Crowdcast

Hopin

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Crowdcast

Only in Hopin

Both cover

What people use each for

Crowdcast

Hopin

Where each one falls short

Crowdcast

Hopin

Pricing, plan by plan

Crowdcast

Hopin

Which should you pick?

Choose Crowdcast if

Choose Hopin if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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