Compare Webex Webinars and Webinars in webcast view
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Webex Webinars includes webinars with either an interactive and highly engaging experience, or a webcast view with limited attendee interactions, as well as many of the advanced features you’re familiar with from Webex Meetings. Use this article to help you decide which webinar to use based on your needs. See what’s available now, and check back to see what’s enhanced in future updates.

Scheduling

Features and capabilities

Webinars

Webinars in webcast view

Webex Meetings mobile app support

Yes

Webinars can't be scheduled with the mobile app.

Yes

Webinars in webcast view can't be scheduled or started with the mobile app.

Webex for Government support

Yes

Webex for Government supports webinars for plans supporting up to 10,000 users.

No

Webex Scheduler support (Outlook add-in)

Yes

Yes

Schedule from Webex site

Yes

Yes

Maximum participants

Based on plan capacity purchased with a maximum of up to 10,000 participants and 500 hosts, cohosts, and panelists.

Based on plan capacity purchased with a maximum of up to 100,000 participants and 500 hosts, cohosts, and panelists.

Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists

500

500

Webinar templates in scheduler

Yes

Yes

Set up custom webinars and session type

No

No

Webinarseries (program)

Yes

Yes

Schedule a webinar in multiple timezones

Yes

Yes

Add a cohost or alternate host

Cohost

Cohost

Enable automatic practice sessions

Yes

Yes

Enable automatic recording

Yes

Yes

Customize image on registration page

Yes

Yes

Upload speaker image on registration page

Yes

Yes

Upload webinar material while scheduling

Yes

Yes

Invite attendees from the scheduler on Webex site

Yes

Yes

Import invitation list from CSV file

Yes

Yes

Speaker bio/panelist info

Yes

Yes

Attendee registration

Yes

Yes

Registration ID required option

Yes

Yes

Registration password

No

No

Registration auto-approval

Yes

Yes

Implement registration cap

Yes

Yes

Custom registration page

Yes

Yes

Custom landing page

If webinar requires registration

Yes

Scheduling Rest API

Yes

No

Set up e-commerce

No

No

Invitation emails

Yes

Panelists automatically receive invitations after scheduling. Invitations are sent to attendees after the host approves their registration or if the host adds them to the webinar.

Yes

Panelists automatically receive invitations after scheduling. Invitations are sent to attendees after the host approves their registration or if the host adds them to the webinar.

Send plain text invitation emails

Yes

Yes

Reminder emails

Yes

Yes

Follow-up emails

Yes

Yes

Custom email templates

Yes

Yes

In webinar

Features and Capabilities

Webinars

Webinars in webcast view

Panelist and attendee lobby

No

No

Chat with everyone for attendees, panelists, host, and cohosts

Yes

Yes

Panelists can initiate chat with attendees

No

No

Join through video device

Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only.

Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only.

Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists who can join through video device

200

200

Who can view the attendee list

Only host, cohosts, and panelists can view the attendee list.

Only host, cohosts, and panelists can view the attendee list.

Webex Assistant for Webex Meetings

Yes

For more information, see Webex Assistant for Webex Meetings.

No

Live closed captioning and transcription

Yes

Yes

Real-time translation

Yes

Real-time translation is not available for Webex for Government.

This add-on purchase is not supported for webinars in webcast view.

No

HD video

Yes

Yes

Speaker video can be seen

Yes

Yes

Customize and sync Stage view

Yes

No

Zoom in and out in Grid view

Yes

No

Layout control

Yes with stage view settings; attendee can choose their own layout.

Yes with livestream layout settings; all attendees see the same layout.

Lock webinar

Yes

Yes

Attendee can view grid, stack, active speaker, or content only layout view

Yes

Yes

Moderated mute

Yes

Yes

Host/cohosts can unmute the audience

Yes

No

Animated emoji reactions

Yes

No

Music mode

Yes

Yes

Background noise removal

Yes

Yes

People insights profiles

Yes

No

Q&A (Webex desktop and web apps only)

Yes

Yes

Manage tabs in Q&A (web app only)

Yes

No

Set priority for questions answered verbally in Q&A (web app only)

Yes

No

Polling

Yes

Yes

Slido Polling and Q&AYes
Slido is not available for Webex for Government.
Yes
Apps panel (embedded apps)YesNo

Attention Tracking

No

No

Optimize sharing for motion and video

Yes

Yes

Breakout sessions

Yes

No

Share video files

No

No

Share video

Yes

Yes

Whiteboarding and annotation

Yes

No

Post-webinar features and analytics

Features and capabilities

Webinars

Webinars in webcast view

Registration report

Yes

Yes

Post-webinar survey

Yes

No

Attendance report

Yes

Yes

Landing page after the webinar has ended

Yes

Yes

Recording access reports

No

No

Activity report (chat, Q&A, and polling)

The webinar must be recorded.

Yes

Yes

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