Software · head to head
Hubilo vs Demio
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Hubilo service discontinued in September 2025; no longer available for new customers; Demio the Starter plan at $45 a month billed annually caps attendees at 50 and sessions at 3 hours
- They diverge on capability: Hubilo covers Virtual venue builder, Demio covers Live webinars.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Hubilo and Demio actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2015).
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 Hubilo
- Virtual venue builder
- Networking lounges
- Gamification
- Live streaming
- Expo booths
- Salesforce
- Marketo
- Slack
Only in Demio
- Live webinars
- Automated webinars
- On-demand content
- Registration pages
- Analytics
- ActiveCampaign
- Drip
- ConvertKit
Both cover
- HubSpot
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Hubilo
- Event planningnot Demio
- Ticket salesnot Demio
- Attendee managementnot Demio
- Virtual eventsnot Demio
- Event marketingnot Demio
Demio
- Running live and automated marketing webinarsnot Hubilo
- Recording and replaying webinars on demand with registration trackingnot Hubilo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Hubilo
- Service discontinued in September 2025; no longer available for new customers
- Minimum entry price of $15,000/year positioned it exclusively for enterprise customers
Demio
- The Starter plan at $45 a month billed annually caps attendees at 50 and sessions at 3 hours
- Automated and pre recorded on demand webinars are excluded from Starter, so the entry plan is live only
- 1080p streaming, restreaming, live captions, auto transcriptions and custom domains are all Premium only
- Attendee capacity is a priced tier within a plan rather than a soft limit, at 150, 500, 1,000 or 3,000
- Only Premium, at $196 a month billed annually, removes the host limit
Pricing, plan by plan
Hubilo
$450/month- Webinar+$450/month
- Webinar hosting
- Engagement tools
- Basic analytics
- Event+$1500/month
- Virtual events
- Expo hall
- Networking
- Enterprise$5000/month
- Custom solutions
- API access
- Dedicated support
Demio
$59/month- Starter$59/month
- 50 attendees
- 3-hour sessions
- Basic features
- Growth$109/month
- 150 attendees
- Automated webinars
- Custom branding
- Premium$234/month
- 500 attendees
- 8-hour sessions
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Hubilo or Demio better?
- Neither clearly leads. Hubilo starts at $450/month and Demio at $59/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Hubilo or Demio?
- Hubilo starts at $450/month and Demio at $59/month.
- Does Hubilo or Demio run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Hubilo best used for?
- Hubilo is most often used for event planning, ticket sales, attendee management, virtual events. Of those, event planning and ticket sales are not what Demio is typically brought in for.
- What can Hubilo do that Demio cannot?
- Hubilo covers Virtual venue builder, Networking lounges, Gamification, Live streaming. Demio covers Live webinars, Automated webinars, On-demand content, Registration pages. Both handle HubSpot, Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Hubilo: What happened to Hubilo?
Hubilo was acquired by Brandlive in September 2025. Existing Hubilo customers were automatically migrated to Brandlive's new Virtual PRO platform.
SourceHubilo: What were Hubilo's pricing plans?
Hubilo offered tiered pricing: Pro 1 at $15,000/year (1 admin, 1,000 attendee cap), Pro 4 at $50,000/year (4 admins, 4,000 attendee cap), and Pro 10 at $125,000/year (10 admins, 10,000 attendee cap).
SourceHubilo: What platforms did Hubilo support?
Hubilo was available as a web-based platform supporting desktop, mobile, and tablet access for hosting and attending virtual events and webinars.
SourceHubilo: What engagement features did Hubilo offer?
Hubilo provided live polls, Q&A sessions, chat rooms, AI-driven networking lounges, breakout sessions, and sponsor management tools with virtual booths for lead capture.
SourceHubilo: Can new customers still sign up for Hubilo?
No. Hubilo was discontinued following the Brandlive acquisition in September 2025. New customers should evaluate Brandlive's Virtual PRO platform or alternative vendors.
SourceHubilo: What is the lowest entry price for Hubilo?
The lowest Hubilo plan was Pro 1 at $15,000 per year, making it enterprise-focused with no SMB or starter tier.
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