# Webinar and virtual event platforms: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "webinar and virtual event platform" and as "platform for hosting webinars and virtual events", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/webinar-virtual-events/2026-11

**Standing:** Livestorm leads with 34% of first choices; verdict contested. 58 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Livestorm](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/livestorm/index.md) | 34% | 2% | 54 |
| 2 | [Demio](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/demio/index.md) | 19% | 10% | 41 |
| 3 | [Zoho Webinar](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/zoho-webinar/index.md) | 10% | 0% | 11 |
| 4 | [Goldcast](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/goldcast/index.md) | 9% | 4% | 27 |
| 5 | [Zoom Webinars](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/zoom-webinars/index.md) | 5% | 20% | 71 |
| 6 | [Airmeet](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/airmeet/index.md) | 3% | 13% | 31 |
| 8 | [WebinarJam](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/webinarjam/index.md) | 3% | 35% | 17 |
| 9 | [ON24](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/on24/index.md) | 2% | 14% | 42 |
| 10 | [BigMarker](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/bigmarker/index.md) | 2% | 7% | 27 |
| 11 | [vFairs](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/vfairs/index.md) | 2% | 11% | 19 |
| 12 | [RingCentral Events](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/ringcentral-events/index.md) | 2% | 26% | 27 |
| 16 | [Microsoft Teams](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/microsoft-teams/index.md) | 0% | 5% | 22 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 66 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Livestorm; alternatives Demio, Goldcast
- GPT-5.4 mini: Livestorm, RingCentral Events; alternatives ON24, Zoom Webinars
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Goldcast; alternatives Airmeet, Livestorm, Zoom Webinars
- Perplexity Sonar: Livestorm; alternatives BigMarker, Bizzabo, Goldcast, ON24
- Grok 4.20: Livestorm; alternatives Hubilo
- Mistral Small: Airmeet, Livestorm; alternatives Goldcast, ON24, Zoom Webinars
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Livestorm; alternatives Airmeet, Demio, Goldcast
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Demio; alternatives GoTo Webinar, Goldcast, RingCentral Events, Zoom Webinars
- Kimi K2: Livestorm; alternatives BigMarker, Demio, Goldcast
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Demio, Goldcast; alternatives GoTo Webinar, Livestorm
- MiniMax M2.5: Demio; alternatives Airmeet, EasyWebinar, GoTo Webinar, Zoom Webinars
- GPT-6 Luna: Goldcast; alternatives Livestorm, ON24, Zoom Webinars
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Zoom Webinars; alternatives Airmeet, Goldcast, Livestorm, ON24

## Sources the answers cite

72 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- easywebinar.com: 29 answers, 50 citations
- airmeet.com: 28 answers, 51 citations
- livestorm.co: 27 answers, 40 citations
- g2.com: 25 answers, 32 citations
- eventify.io: 22 answers, 25 citations
- on24.com: 19 answers, 23 citations
- capterra.com: 16 answers, 27 citations
- demio.com: 15 answers, 20 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://eventify.io/blog/best-virtual-event-platform (16 answers)
- https://zuddl.com/blog/best-virtual-event-platforms-large-scale-attendee-experiences (13 answers)
- https://airmeet.com/hub/blog/2026s-must-have-webinar-platforms-reviewed-for-b2b-marketers (12 answers)
- https://livestorm.co/free-webinar-software (12 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/virtual-event-platforms (11 answers)
- https://onestream.live/blog/webinar-platforms-comparison (11 answers)
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-webinar-software (11 answers)
- https://swarmify.com/blog/best-webinar-platforms (10 answers)
- https://bizzabo.com/blog/best-webinar-platforms (9 answers)
- https://on24.com/blog/the-best-webinar-platforms-of-2026 (9 answers)

## Warned against

- Zoom Webinars: 14 of 71 labels negative. "Zoom's Events privacy statement says it may process data for legitimate interests including improving products, ensuring safety, and sending marketing communications/advertising related to events. That doesn't make it "bad," but it does mean you should be cautious" (GPT-5.4 mini, negative prompt)
- GoTo Webinar: 7 of 32 labels negative. "The broader LogMeIn/GoTo brand has poor consumer sentiment. Trustpilot shows "LogMeIn is rated 'Poor' with 1.9 / 5 on Trustpilot"" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)
- RingCentral Events: 7 of 27 labels negative. "Oriented toward very large conference-style events; may be more than mid-sized teams need" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt)
- WebinarJam: 6 of 17 labels negative. "Avoid or approach with extreme caution: WebinarJam, Airmeet (due to business ethics), and Events.com." (Kimi K2, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Livestorm at 34%.

- Livestorm: 25% to 34%, +9. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 1 of 66, unchanged.
- GoTo Webinar: 8% to 0%, −8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 5 → 17 of 66.
- Demio: 13% to 19%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 2 of 66, unchanged.
- Zoom Webinars: 10% to 5%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 → 5 of 66.
- Zoho Webinar: 8% to 10%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 3 of 66.
- vFairs: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 20 → 11 of 66.
- RingCentral Events: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 21 → 12 of 66.
- Microsoft Teams: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 15 → 16 of 66.
- Bizzabo: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 12 → 21 of 66.
- Goldcast: 10% to 9%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 4 of 66, unchanged.
- Airmeet: 3% to 3%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 7 → 6 of 66.
- WebinarJam: 3% to 3%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 10 → 8 of 66.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.