ClickMeeting vs BigMarker

ClickMeeting and BigMarker both run webinars in the browser and both let you charge for tickets, but they ask very different things of a buyer before the first session. ClickMeeting publishes tiers by attendee count and gives a two-week trial, no card needed. BigMarker shows three plans, all marked Request a Quote, on an annual renewal, with trials only by emailing sales. BigMarker's entry plan already allows 1,000 live attendees, a ceiling ClickMeeting reaches only at Pro. On the pages we read neither vendor names a company, seat or country, so ask each of them directly.

Vendors can pay for more visibility on this website, for example a higher place in a ranking or more room on a page. Commercial relationships can also affect which products we feature and how prominently. Every vendor link is marked the same, whatever the arrangement behind it. How that works.

Both are reviewed in full in our webinar software ranking: ClickMeeting and BigMarker.

1. 01

   A trial you start alone versus a quote you request

   ClickMeeting runs a free trial of 14 days that needs no card, and during it a webinar allows 25 attendees, a meeting 5, and recording up to 30 minutes. It has no free plan. BigMarker has no free plan either, and offers trials and proofs of concept only on request by emailing sales, with no duration stated on the pricing page. For a buyer who wants to judge audio, video and room layout before any commitment, ClickMeeting is the easier start.

   Edge: ClickMeeting

2. 02

   Where the attendee ceiling sits

   ClickMeeting's tiers run Essential at 50 or 100 attendees, Standard at 100 or 300, Pro at 500 or 1,000, and Enterprise up to 10,000 by quote. BigMarker's Basic allows up to 1,000 live attendees, Enterprise up to 10,000 and Enterprise+ up to 500,000. A team planning very large audiences finds more headroom on BigMarker's list, and reaches 1,000 without leaving the entry plan. ClickMeeting makes you climb to Pro for the same number.

   Edge: BigMarker

3. 03

   Selling tickets and what the platform keeps

   ClickMeeting includes paid webinars with tickets and discount codes from Essential, together with email automation and leads sent to a CRM. BigMarker lists paid events too, with a 5% transaction fee on ticket sales stated on its pricing page. The ClickMeeting pages we read show no transaction fee, though they also do not publish the monthly amounts in the text we could read. On the stated facts, ClickMeeting looks cheaper for a ticketed series, pending the actual quote.

   Edge: ClickMeeting

4. 04

   Presenters, breakout rooms and stored recordings

   ClickMeeting scales rooms with the tier: Essential gives 2 presenters, 5 breakout rooms and 2 hours of recording storage, Standard 3, 10 and 6 hours, Pro 4 presenters, 20 rooms and 10 hours. BigMarker counts host licences and webcams instead: Basic has 1 licence and up to 9 webcams, Enterprise 4 licences and 64 webcams. Each BigMarker subscription includes one channel with unlimited live webinars and storage for up to 100 on-demand webinars. The two measure different things, so neither wins outright.

   Depends on the buyer

5. 05

   Automation and CRM connections

   ClickMeeting puts email automation and leads to CRM on Essential, then adds automated and on-demand webinars, certificates, live transcription, a REST API and 3 AI summaries a month on Standard. BigMarker lists one CRM or marketing-automation integration on Enterprise and two on Enterprise+, and the pages we read list none for Basic. A team that wants automation on the cheapest tiers is better served by ClickMeeting, while BigMarker's list ties integrations to its upper plans.

   Edge: ClickMeeting

6. 06

   Security claims, contracts and deployment

   ClickMeeting's Enterprise tier lists SSO, ISO 27001, end-to-end encryption, GDPR and HIPAA compliance, a guaranteed SLA and a white-label option on your own domain, with an annual contract recommended. BigMarker renews annually on every plan, and the security features are not listed on the pricing page we read. Both run in the cloud with no self-hosted option or open-source licence stated. ClickMeeting is more specific about what its top tier covers, and the stated detail decides this round.

   Edge: ClickMeeting

Does either vendor offer a permanently free webinar plan?

No. ClickMeeting shows no free plan on its pricing page, only the trial period. BigMarker also shows no free plan and offers trials only by emailing its sales team.

What does BigMarker take from ticket sales?

Its pricing page states a 5% transaction fee on ticket sales. The ClickMeeting pages we read show no such fee, but they also do not give the monthly amounts in readable text. Ask each vendor for the full cost of a ticketed series.

Can I find out which country each company is based in?

Not from the pages we read. ClickMeeting's legal notices and about pages name no company, seat or country, and its terms URL returned 404. BigMarker's about page shows only a copyright line and a global team, and its terms and privacy URLs also returned 404.

• ClickMeeting pricing page: attendee limits per tier, 14-day trial figures, presenter and recording limits, Enterprise security list.
• ClickMeeting legal notices: the page names no company, seat or country.
• BigMarker pricing page: quote-only plans, live attendee ceilings, host licences, the 5% ticket fee and trials on request.
• BigMarker about page: only a copyright line and a global team are named.