{"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": "2026-10-19T23:07:03Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/webinar-platforms-small-businesses-2026-10-19", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/webinar-platforms/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Zoom", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Zoom Webinars", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Demio", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Livestorm", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Contrast", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "HubSpot", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "G2", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "WebinarJam / EverWebinar", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "EverWebinar", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "GoToWebinar", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "BigMarker", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Google", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "Google Meet", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 14, "brand": "YouTube Live", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 15, "brand": "LinkedIn Live", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 16, "brand": "EasyWebinar", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://easywebinar.com/blog/best-webinar-platforms-for-small-business/", "domain": "easywebinar.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://blog.getcontrast.io/best-webinar-platforms-for-small-businesses/", "domain": "blog.getcontrast.io", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.costbench.com/compare/demio-vs-livestorm/", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.costbench.com/compare/demio-vs-zoom-webinars/", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.costbench.com/software/webinar-software/zoom-webinars/hidden-costs/", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.lilachbullock.com/how-much-does-hosting-a-zoom-webinar-cost/", "domain": "lilachbullock.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.capterra.com/p/10038268/Contrast/", "domain": "capterra.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.getcontrast.io/learn/contrast-vs-riverside", "domain": "getcontrast.io", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://dupple.com/learn/best-webinar-platforms", "domain": "dupple.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "## My actual picks, in order\n\n**1. Zoom Webinars** - the safe default, especially if you already pay for Zoom. Your audience knows the interface, so you lose fewer attendees to \"how do I join?\" problems. Catch: it's an *add-on*, not standalone. The real floor is ~$92/mo for 500 attendees ($13.33 Pro license + $79 webinar add-on, billed annually), and marketing features (registration pages, engagement analytics) are thin. Pick this if the webinar is the product, not the funnel.\n\n**2. Demio** - my top pick if you're running webinars to generate leads. Browser-based (no attendee downloads), clean branding, good email/reminder sequences, and it does both live and automated. Starter is $59/mo for 50 attendees ($45/mo annual). Roughly half the cost of Livestorm at comparable tiers. This is where most small B2B teams should land.\n\n**3. Livestorm** - the one to choose if you want to start free and scale, or if GDPR/EU data residency matters (French company). Also browser-based. But the pricing model is attendee-credit-based, which gets unpredictable - Pro starts ~$105/mo and the range runs to ~$825/mo. Model your actual attendee volume before committing.\n\n**4. Contrast** - the best genuine", "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"}}