Webinar & Virtual Events · head to head
Livestorm vs Goldcast
The short version
- Only Livestorm has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Livestorm billed per attendee credit at 2.50 EUR, where one credit is consumed per unique participant per session over a 12 month period; Goldcast no pricing is published for any of the four product lines, and none carries a seat, event or processing limit on the page
- They diverge on capability: Livestorm covers Browser-based, Goldcast covers Virtual events.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Livestorm and Goldcast 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 Livestorm
- Browser-based
- Live webinars
- Automated webinars
- On-demand content
- Slack
- Zapier
- Pipedrive
Only in Goldcast
- Virtual events
- Analytics
- CRM integration
- Content repurposing
- Marketo
- 6sense
- Demandbase
- Ios support
Both cover
- Engagement tools
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Livestorm
- Running live and on demand webinars from the browsernot Goldcast
- Hosting product demos and virtual events with registration pagesnot Goldcast
Goldcast
- Running digital events and webinars for B2B marketingnot Livestorm
- Repurposing recorded sessions into clips and written contentnot Livestorm
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Livestorm
- Billed per attendee credit at 2.50 EUR, where one credit is consumed per unique participant per session over a 12 month period
- Cost therefore scales with audience rather than being a flat subscription, so a successful webinar is a larger bill
- The Pro plan caps sessions at 4 hours, and 12 hour sessions require Enterprise
- Live attendees are capped at 3,000 per event on both published plans
- Enterprise pricing is custom and not published
Goldcast
- No pricing is published for any of the four product lines, and none carries a seat, event or processing limit on the page
- Team workspaces, SSO, custom reports and custom permissions are described as enterprise features rather than being included
- Only the Content Lab offers a self serve start, with everything else beginning at a sales demo
Pricing, plan by plan
Livestorm
Free- FreeFree
- 20 minutes
- 10 attendees
- Unlimited events
- Pro$99/month
- 4 hours
- 100 attendees
- Custom branding
- Business$299/month
- 4 hours
- 500 attendees
- Advanced features
Goldcast
$1000/month- Starter$1000/month
- Virtual events
- Basic analytics
- 500 registrants
- Growth$2500/month
- Advanced analytics
- CRM sync
- Custom branding
- Enterprise$5000/month
- Unlimited events
- Full platform
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Livestorm if
- You need browser-based.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want live webinars.
Choose Goldcast if
- You need virtual events.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want analytics.
Questions people ask
- Is Livestorm or Goldcast better?
- Neither clearly leads. Livestorm starts at Free and Goldcast at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Livestorm or Goldcast?
- Livestorm has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Livestorm and $1000/month for Goldcast.
- Does Livestorm or Goldcast run on more platforms?
- Livestorm runs on Web. Goldcast runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Livestorm for free?
- Yes. Livestorm has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Goldcast starts at $1000/month.
- What is Livestorm best used for?
- Livestorm is most often used for running live and on demand webinars from the browser, hosting product demos and virtual events with registration pages. Of those, running live and on demand webinars from the browser and hosting product demos and virtual events with registration pages are not what Goldcast is typically brought in for.
- What can Livestorm do that Goldcast cannot?
- Livestorm covers Browser-based, Live webinars, Automated webinars, On-demand content. Goldcast covers Virtual events, Analytics, CRM integration, Content repurposing. Both handle Engagement tools, HubSpot, Salesforce, Web support.