# 10 Best Crowdcast Alternatives for 2026

This article will cover a list of the 10 best Crowdcast alternatives for 2026: their pros, cons, use cases, and a general review. Before we dive into the list, let's do a brief review of Crowdcast's features and pricing.

## Crowdcast review:

Crowdcast is an online event platform that can be used to [host webinars](/content/learn/host-webinar/index.html). They focus on the community-building aspect of webinars and don't have a primary use case. They allow mature content on their platform which means they can be flagged by some firewalls, preventing viewers from accessing content.

They offer many relevant features for webinars: polls, Q&A, chat, but many Crowdcast users have experience reliability issues and have started to move away from the platform.

### Pricing

Crowdcast offers a very transparent and cheap pricing model based on the number of live attendees to your events.

These start at:

- $49 /month for <100 live attendees (with 1 host seat)
- $89 /month for <250 live attendees (with 2 host seats)
- $195 /month for <1000 live attendees (with 5 host seats)

If you go over these limits you will be charged 15 cents per additional contact, which can quickly rack up your bill at the end of the month.

Note that **host seats** are limited, which can be a problem if you have a large team running webinars on Crowdcast. You can add more for $29 /seat/month.

## 10 Best Crowdcast Alternatives in 2026

### 1. Contrast — the new way to run webinars: fun, engaging, and authentic

If you’re looking to put on a more modern experience than with Crowdcast, then [Contrast](/content/?utm_source=best-crowdcast-alternatives&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=blog-link/index.html) is the right webinar platform for you. It was built to be easy to use, allowing anyone in your team to create an engaging webinar without needing specific skills. [Sign up for free](https://admin.getcontrast.io/signup?utm_source=best-crowdcast-alternatives&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=blog-link) (no credit card) and set up your first webinar in minutes.

Here’s what you can do with Contrast as a Crowdcast alternative:

**Create modern, engaging content**  
All Contrast plans come with unlimited access to the Studio. The Studio is where you can prepare, animate, and moderate your webinar:

Contrast’s Studio has 2 big advantages over Crowdcast:

**1. High-quality, branded video**  
You can upload your logo, colors, fonts, and custom background to make the webinar feel like your brand. These colors will be used for speaker names, on-screen transitions, polls, and [Q&A mode](/content/learn/webinar-q-a/index.html) - increasing brand recognition. You can even select a theme to better suit the look and feel of your company. Video is recorded in 1080p (720p just doesn’t cut it in 2026) so you and your speakers look clean and crisp while delivering your webinar.

**2. Engage your audience**  
Contrast has a ton of features to help with engagement: on-screen Q&A, a modern chat experience (emojis, replies, link unfurls), topics and transitions, polls and on-screen poll results, and widgets.

**Repurpose your webinars in minutes**  
Putting on a high-quality webinar takes a lot of time; it’s a shame that all that content goes to waste as soon as the webinar is over.

Contrast not only helps you put on higher-quality and more engaging webinars, but also get more out of them by [repurposing your webinars](/content/features/repurpose-webinar/index.html) into different formats.

From one webinar, you can get:

- Suggested highlight and custom clips  
- Transcript of the session  
- Audience chat transcript  
- Audio files  
- Blog articles, social media posts, summary, and more

**All the webinars basics you need, and more**  
Of course, you’re also going to need the basics, and Contrast delivers here too.

- Branded landing pages  
- Customizable registration forms  
- Automated emails (reminders and follow-ups)  
- A Channel page for all your webinars (upcoming & replays)  
- Audience analytics (attendance, watch time, viewer profiles)  
- Expert CRM integrations ( [#1 rated-HubSpot integration](/content/integrations/hubspot/index.html))  
- Calendar invitations (to increase attendance rates)  
- Pre-recorded webinars  
- AI-power repurposing

All webinars are recorded and made available to download or share after the live, so you can keep generating leads while you sleep.

**Conclusion**
If you’re looking to create modern and engaging webinar experience for your audience, Contrast is the best Crowdcast alternative for you.

### 2. Zoom

**Review**
Zoom is probably the first tool that you think of when it comes to any kind of online video communication.

**Pros:**
- Virtual background and basic branding  
- Engagement features: polls, Q&A, chat  
- Affordable pricing for small businesses

**Cons:**
- Security concerns  
- Download required for optimal experience  
- Lack of any video production tools

**Conclusion**  
If you're looking for a market-leader, without worrying too much about having the most modern experience and engagement features, Zoom can be a good Crowdcast alternative.

### 3. GoToWebinar

**Review**  
GoToWebinar is a webinar platform from the GoTo suite and was one of the first players to make it to the webinar market. They focus primarily on marketing and training/enablement use cases and have a basic set of functionalities.

**Pros:**
- Recognizable name in the webinar industry  
- Basic engagement features like Chat, Polls, Q&A  
- Affordable pricing for small audiences

**Cons:**
- Limited customer success/support  
- Can only support up to 3000 attendees  
- Outdated interface that can be difficult to navigate

**Conclusion**  
GoToWebinar is a great basic communication tool. If you’re looking for a Crowdcast alternative that is simple, has a low price, and has basic engagement features, GoToWebinar could be the tool for you.

### 4. Demio

**Review**  
[Demio](/content/learn/best-demio-alternatives/index.html) is another Crowdcast alternative - a webinar tool that provides all the basics you need to run webinars. They focus on providing a very basic platform at a cheap price point that makes it easy for attendees to join from their browser.

**Pros:**
- Ease of use  
- Browser-based platform  
- Wide array of engagement features

**Cons:**
- Viewer experience is outdated  
- CRM integrations only available on Premium plans  
- No free plan and very limited free trial

**Conclusion**  
Demio is a great platform if you’re looking for an easy-to-use platform to run your webinars. However, if you’re not ready to pay for a year, or if you want a modern viewer experience, Demio isn’t the right alternative for you.

### 5. Livestorm

**Review**  
Livestorm is a video engagement platform that can be used to host webinars or virtual events. They’re a French company that provides an easy-to-use platform and primarily works with small European businesses.

**Pros:**
- 100% browser-based solution  
- (Limited) Free plan to test the product

**Cons:**
- Can only support up to 3000 attendees  
- Landing page layout is basic and not customizable

**Conclusion**  
Livestorm is a user-friendly platform for both moderators and viewers.

### 6. Webex

**Review**  
Webex allows you to run webinars, meetings, and virtual or in-person events.

**Pros:**
- Gamification for virtual events  
- Advanced networking features like 1:1 meetings

**Cons:**
- Pricing is per license so can get expensive  
- App required for optimal viewer experience

**Conclusion**  
Webex can be a good choice for you. For marketing webinars, there are other better options in this list.

### 7. Hopin

**Review**  
Hopin lets you run high-quality virtual or in-person events and can also be used to host webinars.

**Pros:**
- Event customization  
- Can host up to 100,000 attendees

**Cons:**
- Mobile app needed for Events  
- Complexity due to multiple different Hopin tools

**Conclusion**  
If you’re looking to run events with 10,000+ attendees, Hopin Events can be the right choice for you.

### 8. ON24

**Review**  
ON24 is another Crowdcast competitor that is more focused on Sales and Marketing use cases. They offer strong engagement features and analytics.

**Pros:**
- Detailed attendee analytics  
- Engagement features: polls, and gamification

**Cons:**
- Not for beginners: steep learning curve  
- Hard for audience to interact with the content and participate

**Conclusion**  
If you’re looking for the platform with the most detailed analytics: ON24 might be the right choice for you.

### 9. BigMarker

**Review**  
[BigMarker](/content/learn/best-bigmarker-alternatives/index.html) allows you to create a highly customizable webinar experience.

**Pros:**
- Strong branding features  
- Library of event landing pages

**Cons:**
- Average viewer experience  
- Expensive tool compared to alternatives

**Conclusion**  
BigMarker is a great Crowdcast alternative if you have the money to spend.

### 10. WebinarJam

**Review**  
WebinarJam is one of the cheapest alternatives to Crowdcast.

**Pros:**
- Easy to use  
- Automated webinars  
- Lowest price point and scales well

**Cons:**
- Clunky user experience  
- Poor video quality

**Conclusion**  
WebinarJam might just be the tool you’re looking for if you need the basic features to run your webinars.

## The best Crowdcast alternative for you

Crowdcast may be a great all-in-one platform, but the lack of modern engagement features may not be ideal for every business. If you’re interested in creating the best experience for your viewer, consider alternatives that offer a more engaging experience like Contrast, or if you have a higher budget, tools like BigMarker or ON24.