Adobe Connect - Top Competitors (May 2022)

Adobe Connect Review
ITQlick Score: 88/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 3/10 - low cost
Category: Conference Calling -> Adobe Connect review -> Adobe Connect competitors
Ranking:Ranked 4 out of 49 Conference Calling systems
Company: Adobe systems
Pricing: starts at $50 per host/month
Typical customers: Small, medium and large size businesses
Platforms: Desktop, Mobile, Cloud
Links: Adobe Connect review, Adobe Connect pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: May 13, 2022

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Adobe Connect vs. Alternatives in 2024

Adobe Connect competes with other conference calling systems like Zoom, Webex Meetings, and GoToMeeting. We will compare these conference calling systems in some specific aspects below.
  • Functionality: Adobe Connect offers features like End-To-End Campaign Management, Complete eLearning Solution, Comprehensive Security, Breakouts, Layouts, Recordings, Recordings in HTML Browser, Whiteboarding, Simplified Pod Menus, Videos & GIF, Notes, Readability, Chats, Brand Customizations, Templates, etc. Zoom offers features like Meetings, Chat, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Events & Webinars, Zoom App Market Place, Onzoom, Zoom for Home, Phone, Etc.

    Webex Meetings offers features like Noise Removal, Gesture Recognition, Automatic Transcription, Custom Layouts (available in Adobe Connect), HD Video & Audio, Powerful Meeting Controls, Screen Sharing, Recordings & Transcriptions, 1:1 And Group Messaging, Calendar Integrations, etc. GoToMeeting offers features like Video Meetings (available in all alternatives), Enhanced Audio, Security, Background Noise Suppression (available in Webex Meetings), Mobile Conferencing (available in Zoom), Conference Calling, Account Management, etc.
  • Customers/Industries: Adobe Connect targets Education, Enterprise, and Government. Adobe Connect has customers like Wiley and Georgetown University, Learning Guild, Johns Hopkins University, DTE Energy, The University of Arizona, Kentucky Labor Cabinet, University of Capetown, etc. GoToMeeting targets Education, Healthcare, professional services, sales, etc. GoToMeeting has customers like Fraser Public Schools and PeopleKeys. Webex Meetings target Education, Healthcare, Government, Finance, Sports & Entertainment, Frontline, Nonprofits, Startups, etc. Webex Meetings has customers like Monreal IT Consulting Corporation and more. Zoom targets Education, Finance, Government, Healthcare, etc. ABInBev and CapitalOne are examples of customers using Zoom.
  • Cost: Adobe Connect starts at $50 per month and $540 per year. Compared to its alternatives, GoToMeeting starts at $12 per organizer per month, billed annually, Webex Meetings start at $13.50 per user per month, and Zoom starts at $149.90 per year per license and $14.99 per month per license.
  • Cloud-based/On-premise: Adobe Connect and all its alternatives are cloud-based. Adobe Connect, Zoom, and GoToMeeting have an On-Premise version for Windows and Linux.
  • Scalability: Adobe Connect and its alternatives can accommodate organizations of all sizes.
  • Support: Adobe Connect offers support channels like Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, and Chat. Zoom and Webex Meetings offer all channels of Adobe Connect plus 24/7 (Live Rep). GoToMeeting offers an Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, and Phone Support.

Adobe Connect alternatives - for small & large Business

Here are the top 4 alternatives to Adobe Connect that are worth checking out: Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software for SMBs, GoToMeeting for large size business, Saba for growing companies, and Dead Simple Screen Sharing for low budget organizations.

ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Adobe Co...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$50 per host/month
Functionality
14
Best for SMBs
Skype fo...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$2 per user/month
Functionality
11
Best for Enterprise
GoToMeeting
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$12 per organizer/month
Functionality
14
Growing
Saba
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$19 per user/month
Functionality
29
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Free version
Dead Sim...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$9 per month
Functionality
3


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