{"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": "2026-10-09T00:31:53Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/webinar-platforms-small-businesses-2026-10-09", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/webinar-platforms/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Demio", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Zoom", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Zoom Webinars", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Zoom Workplace", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Zoho", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Zoho Meeting", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Livestorm", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "WebinarJam + EverWebinar", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "EverWebinar", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "StreamYard", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "BigMarker", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "ON24", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "EasyWebinar", "label": "compared"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://easywebinar.com/blog/best-webinar-platforms-for-small-business/", "domain": "easywebinar.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.costbench.com/compare/demio-vs-zoom-webinars/", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://dupple.com/learn/best-webinar-platforms", "domain": "dupple.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://corp.kaltura.com/blog/webinarjam-demio-zoom/", "domain": "corp.kaltura.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://g2.com/products/webinarjam/pricing", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://findstack.com/compare/zoho-meeting-vs-webex-webinars", "domain": "findstack.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://streamyard.com/blog/virtual-event-platform-for-small-business-owners", "domain": "streamyard.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://blog.getcontrast.io/best-webinar-platforms-for-small-businesses/", "domain": "blog.getcontrast.io", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "Here's how I'd actually rank them for a small business:\n\n**1. Demio** - My default recommendation for most small businesses doing marketing or sales webinars. Runs entirely in the browser (no attendee downloads, which kills drop-off), clean branded registration pages, good built-in engagement tools (polls, handouts, CTAs that pop during the session), and solid CRM/email integrations. Starter is around $59/mo for 1 host and 50 attendees; Growth tiers run roughly $99-$234/mo as attendee caps rise. It's purpose-built for lead gen rather than being a meeting tool wearing a webinar hat.\n\n**2. Zoom Webinars** - The right pick if you already pay for Zoom and your audience already knows the interface. Familiarity is worth real money in attendance rates. Caveat: it's an *add-on* - roughly $79/mo for 300 attendees, $95/mo for 500, **on top of** a Zoom Workplace Pro license, so budget higher than the sticker price. Registration pages and engagement analytics are thin compared to Demio.\n\n**3. Zoho Webinar / Zoho Meeting** - The budget champion. Webinar plans start around $8/mo, with a free tier on the meeting side. Genuinely cheap, easy UI, and you can embed webinars directly on your own site.", "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"}}