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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/webinar-virtual-events/guide

Fourteen AI models were asked for webinar and virtual event platform six ways each, on behalf of a small, a mid-market and an enterprise B2B company: 252 answers, in which a judge labeled 66 products. Eleven of them carry at least 10 labels and a first choice, and are ranked. This guide walks the top eight in the order the mid-market standing puts them, with what the models said for and against each, in their words. Livestorm leads at 34% of first choices, and the standing is contested.

## At a glance

| # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestorm | 34% | 2% | 54 |
| 2 | Demio | 19% | 10% | 41 |
| 3 | Zoho Webinar | 10% | 0% | 11 |
| 4 | Goldcast | 9% | 4% | 27 |
| 5 | Zoom Webinars | 5% | 20% | 71 |
| 6 | Airmeet | 3% | 13% | 31 |
| 7 | WebinarJam | 3% | 35% | 17 |
| 8 | ON24 | 2% | 14% | 42 |

## 1. Livestorm

Livestorm is #1 of 11 at 34% of first choices, 54 labels, negative rate 2%. By buyer: small business #2 of 5 at 40%; mid-market #1 of 11 at 34%; enterprise unranked.

- For: "If I had to pick one for most mid-sized B2B companies, I'd recommend [Livestorm](https://livestorm.co) as your primary platform." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt)
- For: "Livestorm and Demio are the top recommendations due to their strong B2B features, ease of use, and scalability" (Mistral Small, paraphrase prompt)
- Against: "Older reviews explicitly advise against subscribing." (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)

## 2. Demio

Demio is #2 of 11 at 19% of first choices, 41 labels, negative rate 10%. By buyer: small business #1 of 5 at 42%; mid-market #2 of 11 at 19%; enterprise unranked.

- For: "For most mid-market B2B companies, Demio offers the best balance of B2B-specific features, ease of use, and lead generation capabilities." (MiniMax M2.5, direct prompt)
- For: "Best for: B2B marketing webinars and lead generation ... Clean, user-friendly experience; engagement data tied directly to leads" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, comparative prompt)
- Against: "Avoid EasyWebinar, WebinarJam, Demio" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Against: "treat Demio/Crowdcast as marketing tools that need formal vendor risk, data residency and retention review rather than turnkey secure event platforms" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)

## 3. Zoho Webinar

Zoho Webinar is #3 of 11 at 10% of first choices, 11 labels, negative rate 0%. By buyer: small business #3 of 5 at 9%; mid-market #3 of 11 at 10%; enterprise unranked.

- For: "Best ultra-budget choice: Zoho Webinar — G2 reports a free tier ... making it one of the cheapest options for small teams." (GPT-5.4 mini, budget prompt)
- For: "Livestorm and Zoho Webinar are top picks due to their free plans and affordable pricing" (Mistral Small, budget prompt)

## 4. Goldcast

Goldcast is #4 of 11 at 9% of first choices, 27 labels, negative rate 4%. By buyer: small business unranked; mid-market #4 of 11 at 9%; enterprise #5 of 11 at 4%.

- For: "My default pick would be Goldcast for a mid-sized B2B company" (GPT-6 Luna, paraphrase prompt)
- For: "Goldcast — Best Overall for B2B Marketing & Growth" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt)
- Against: "relatively new player in the market, and its pricing is not transparent" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)

## 5. Zoom Webinars

Zoom Webinars is #5 of 11 at 5% of first choices, 71 labels, negative rate 20%. By buyer: small business #4 of 5 at 8%; mid-market #5 of 11 at 5%; enterprise #2 of 11 at 10%.

- For: "Strengths: Extremely user-friendly, reliable HD video, polls, Q&A, chat, recording, large-scale (up to 10,000+), integrations" (Grok 4.20, comparative prompt)
- For: "For most mid-sized B2B companies, Zoom Webinar or Demio offer the best balance of features, reliability, and value." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, paraphrase prompt)
- Against: "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)
- Against: "Zoom Events/Webinars for marketing-heavy programs. It is strong for large live broadcasts, but registration pages, reminders, branding, and marketing analytics can be limited" (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)

## 6. Airmeet

Airmeet is #6 of 11 at 3% of first choices, 31 labels, negative rate 13%. By buyer: small business unranked; mid-market #6 of 11 at 3%; enterprise #10 of 11 at 2%.

- For: "Airmeet and Livestorm are the top recommendations due to their strong feature sets" (Mistral Small, direct prompt)
- For: "Airmeet is best for mid-market and enterprise B2B teams prioritizing branded engagement" (Llama 4 Maverick, paraphrase prompt)
- Against: "describe it as a "cautionary tale" due to poor business practices, sudden trust breaches, disappointing performance, and integration limitations" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- Against: "Avoid or approach with extreme caution: WebinarJam, Airmeet (due to business ethics), and Events.com." (Kimi K2, negative prompt)

## 7. WebinarJam

WebinarJam is #7 of 11 at 3% of first choices, 17 labels, negative rate 35%. By buyer: small business unranked; mid-market #7 of 11 at 3%; enterprise unranked.

- For: "ClickMeeting from $25/mo and EasyWebinar Launch from $36/mo billed annually are the strongest value picks right now" (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget prompt)
- For: "1. WebinarJam - Best Overall for Budget" (Claude Haiku 4.5, budget prompt)
- Against: "Avoid or approach with extreme caution: WebinarJam, Airmeet (due to business ethics), and Events.com." (Kimi K2, negative prompt)
- Against: "Verdict: High Caution / Avoid if possible." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)

## 8. ON24

ON24 is #8 of 11 at 2% of first choices, 42 labels, negative rate 14%. By buyer: small business unranked; mid-market #8 of 11 at 2%; enterprise #1 of 11 at 35%.

- For: "For a mid-sized B2B company, ON24 is the strongest overall recommendation" (Perplexity Sonar, paraphrase prompt)
- For: "Shortlist ON24 instead if marketing attribution, personalization, and always-on content conversion justify a higher-priced enterprise platform." (Perplexity Sonar, direct prompt)
- Against: "Enterprise-grade demand gen platform with quote-only pricing — likely overkill (and overpriced) for most mid-sized teams" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt)
- Against: "Avoid ON24 unless you're a larger enterprise" (Kimi K2, direct prompt)

## Questions the record answers

**Which webinar and virtual event platform do AI models name first most often?** Livestorm, in 34% of first choices for a mid-market B2B company in the November 2026 Edition, from 54 labels. The standing is contested: the models did not settle on one product.

**Does the answer change with the size of the company?** Small business: Demio at 42%. Mid-market: Livestorm at 34%. Enterprise: ON24 at 35%. Each standing is computed within its segment and never pooled.

**Which framing changes the answer?** The direct, paraphrase, budget and scale framings count toward share. The product named first differs by framing: direct Livestorm; paraphrase Livestorm; comparative Zoom Webinars; budget-constrained Zoho Webinar; scale-constrained vFairs; negative Demio. The table above has the counts.

**How stable is one answer?** The repeat measurement is published with the next edition.

**Where do the answers come from?** Fourteen of the fourteen models return sources. Their 72 answers here cite 796 pages; the sites cited most are easywebinar.com, airmeet.com, livestorm.co. The category page lists them all.

**Can a vendor pay to be on this list?** No. A product is on the record because a model named it. A vendor can claim its page, propose corrections to the vendor table and be told when its standing moves; it cannot change a label, a share or a rank, and the publisher's conflicts are disclosed on the method page.

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.