{"question": "best webinar platforms for small businesses", "category": "webinar-platforms", "category_name": "webinar platforms", "audience": "small-businesses", "audience_name": "small businesses", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-10-01T22:59:39Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/webinar-platforms-small-businesses-2026-10-01", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/webinar-platforms/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Demio", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Zoom", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Zoom Webinars", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Zoom Workplace", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Livestorm", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "WebinarNinja", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "BigMarker / ON24", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "ON24", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "EasyWebinar", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Zapier", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://easywebinar.com/blog/best-webinar-platforms-for-small-business/", "domain": "easywebinar.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://zapier.com/blog/best-webinar-software/", "domain": "zapier.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://livestorm.co/free-webinar-software", "domain": "livestorm.co", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://dupple.com/learn/best-webinar-platforms", "domain": "dupple.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://getwebinarkit.com/blog/webinar-software-cost-comparison", "domain": "getwebinarkit.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://webinarninja.com/blog/best-webinar-software-for-small-businesses/", "domain": "webinarninja.com", "source_type": "vendor"}], "answer_text": "Here's what I'd actually recommend, in order:\n\n**1. Demio - the default pick for most small businesses.** Browser-based (no attendee downloads, which kills a surprising share of your signups), clean registration pages, email reminders, and automated/on-demand webinars built in. Flat per-host pricing is the easiest thing to budget: ~$45/mo annually for 50 attendees, ~$80/mo for 150 with automation. Good fit if the webinar is a lead-gen channel and you want it wired to your CRM/email tool.\n\n**2. Zoom Webinars - if you're already on Zoom.** Your audience already knows the interface, there's nothing to teach anyone, and it scales from 500 to 100k attendees. The catch is cost structure: it's an add-on, so you need a paid Zoom Workplace seat (~$17/user/mo) *plus* the webinar plan (~$79-89/mo). Marketing features are thinner than Demio's - you'll lean on your own email platform.\n\n**3. Livestorm - best if your attendance is small or unpredictable.** Pay-per-attendee (~$2.50-3/attendee, and no-shows and your own team don't burn credits), so a 20-person webinar costs you almost nothing. There's also a genuinely free, non-expiring tier - the cheapest way to run your first few and see if the c", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}