Compare GoToWebinar and Skype for Business - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 05, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - GoToWebinar or Skype for Business?

GoToWebinar is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Skype for Business, and Skype for Business is rated higher (97/100) than GoToWebinar (87/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

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Who is more expensive? GoToWebinar or Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Webinar software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for GoToWebinar and Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software.

GoToWebinar price starts at $49 per organizer/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 GoToWebinar is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Webinar software. Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software price starts at $2 per user/month , When comparing Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Webinar software cost.

Bottom line: GoToWebinar is more expensive than Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared GoToWebinar Vs. Skype for Business based on some of the most important and required Webinar features.

GoToWebinar: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software: Chat, Conference Calling, VoIP.

Target customer size

GoToWebinar is perfect for hosting webinars with up to 1,000 attendees. and Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



GoToWebinar

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $49 per organizer/month

GoToWebinar is a webinar software that can help users to conduct webinars with more than 1,000 people easily. It’s also easy to generate qualified marketing leads using this software and set up a webinar in jus...

Categories: Video Conferencing.

Skype for Business

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $2 per user/month

Skype for Business (formerly Lync) software is a cloud-based Conference Calling software that enables users to host HD calling for multiple people. It allows them to organize meetings, record calls, and integra...

Categories: Business Phone Systems, Call Recording, Cloud PBX, Online Meeting, UCaaS Providers.

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GoToWebinar: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software: 3 Features

Chat
Conference Calling
VoIP
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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GoToWebi...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$49 per organizer/month
Functionality
4
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Skype fo...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$2 per user/month
Functionality
11
BigMarker
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
3
BrightTALK
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$500 per month
Functionality
3
Crowdcast
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$29 per month
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.