Last week, we reviewed omNovia and ON24 in our post: Webinar Software Review: omNovia and ON24, and we have also reviewed, Adobe Connect and ReadyTalk, GoToWebinar and Webex. This week, we’re going to take a look at InstantPresenter and Freebinar (now called AnyMeeting).
Criteria | InstantPresenter | AnyMeeting |
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| Has different products? | They offer either full video, or voice only plans. | No |
| Pricing (by mo/attendee volume) | $48 mo/25 attendees - $498 mo/600 attendees (save 20% when you pay annually). +1000 attendees special pricing | Free |
| Screenshare or uploaded | Both | Screen share only |
| Ease of Installation - Need Plugin or all web | Attendees need only to have a recent version of Adobe Flashplayer.However presenters who wish to screen share will need to install a java applet. To enable High Quality Video, hosts must also install a "High Quality Video Plug-in” to which InstantPresenter offers a link. | Completely web based. Requires no downloads or software installation. One time plugin for presenters using PC if they want to use application sharing. No plugin or downloads for attendees. |
| Interactivity (polls, breakout groups, highlighting, raise hands, Q&A) | Interactive chat, polls, Twitter feed, FB feed, survey and testing tool, whiteboard, Hand Raising, Mood Indicators & interactive chat. | Polls, Surveys, Registration forms and Q&As available. |
| Has integrated Twitter stream? | No | No |
| Recording file type | The recording is stored on their servers and streamed for as long as the account holder wishes and can be downloaded in a zip file format. | One-click start/stop recording for webinars. Recordings are unlimited and hosted for free. |
| Has moderator on webinar? | Not usually, but the sales guy says that it can be discussed with one's account manager. | No |
| Branded Presentation room | You can add a company logo to the Log In, Registration and Survey forms, and also choose or upload an image to appear on the background of the application/presentation room | Custom brand webinars with your company logo in the webinar and on registration forms, quizzes and surveys. |
| Audio options (phone AND computer)? | Toll, Toll Free and VoIP | Phone or Computer |
| Drawing Tools | Yes, including white board | No |
| Video streaming | Audio and video streaming is fully integrated. | No |
| Webcam integration | For Presenters and attendees if allowed by presenters | Yes |
| Post-session survey or quiz | Yes | Yes |
| Browser compatability | Any Flash compatible Browser | IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari (Mac and Windows) |
| Document sharing? (for participants to download) | You can, but you have to have the download links stored offsite, eg in a place like Google Docs | Screen share only |
| Clickable links in slideshows? | Yes | No |
| Scheduling/Registration - Ability to register participants for a fee? | Paypal integrated | Schedule in advance and send invitations, or meet right away with or without registration. |
| Ease of Use by Attendee | Interface very intuitive | Easy, no downloads or software installations. |
| Ease of Use by Host (i.e. alternating tools, etc) | Interface very intuitive | Easy |
| Trial Offer Available (how long? includes all features?) | 14 days | No, because it's always free! |
| Ability to use animation in slides | Yes | Yes, with screen sharing. |
| Full Service (includes registration, reminders, facilitator...) | They offer Registration, Survey, Invitations, automated reminders | Yes, reminders can also be sent automatically to Twitter and Facebook. |
| Customer Service/Tech Support (accessibility/Knowledge) - during, after, before webinar | They are available 8-5 pacific time in the office Monday-Friday and have a 24 hour tech support available | Comprehensive email based customer/technical support available to handle any questions. |
| Reporting Functions - Attendee attendance tracking | Reports of attendance, registration, survey, poll voting and text chat/QandA | Reports can be generated on attendees, chat, polls and registration. All reports can be exported to Excel. Follow up emails to attendees can also be sent. |
| Mobile enabled? | With flash enabled mobile devices. | No |
| Max # of participants | 1200 | 200 |
| Downsides | Their 24/7 chat service is slow. I received a message that they were overloaded. Don't know if they have better service during a live event. Downsides: Chat service is not 24/7, only 8-5pm Pacific. | Advertiser supported |
| Other features/notes | "My Webinar Hub" is a marketing tool that enables hosts to use social media to promote their webinars. Includes a customizable "My Webinar Hub Profile" where hosts can promote their online meetings and build your follower base on social networks, such as Facebook , Twitter and LinkedIn. Visitors can also register for public webinars or view hosts previously recorded webinars on-demand. Automatically promote your webinars on your Facebook and Twitter accounts through the Social Integration aspect of My Webinar Hub. Also offers a personalized URL | Create your own public Freebinar profile and promote your webinars and yourself on Twitter and Facebook. Send attendees to a specific web site at the end of the webinar. |
(Above chart put together in conjunction with Workshop University)
Please let us know if you find any errors in the above!
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