Free Webinar Software
Which webinar platforms a startup can run product demos, launches and live events on for free today, how many attendees the free plan or trial allows, how long a session can run, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, read from each provider's own page.
Free allowances read on each provider's own pages, all checked on or after . Webinar platforms change their free plans from time to time: confirm the terms on the provider's page before you rely on it.
Webinar platforms a startup can use for free today include Contrast (Free plan: 30 registrants a month), Riverside (14-day free trial, Webinar plan), Demio (14-day free trial, Growth features), ClickMeeting (14-day free trial), and WebinarGeek (14 days free, all Premium features). Each of the 9 free plans below links to the provider's page that states it, with its main limit, its attendee cap, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs.
A webinar puts your product in front of dozens of prospects at once: a launch, a live demo, an onboarding session or a customer event. A few webinar platforms have a free plan, and most offer a free trial of 14 days or more.
The headline rarely tells you how far it goes. Free plans cap registrants and session length, trials limit attendees, and recordings, branding removal and registration pages are often kept for paid plans. Each platform below shows what is free, its main limit, its attendee cap, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, quoted from the provider's own page with the date we read it.
Which platforms we picked and the order they appear in are our editorial choices; the terms are the providers'. Some of these providers pay us a referral commission when someone signs up through our link: those links are labeled, and they play no part in which platforms are listed or where.
Webinar platforms with a free plan
Host live webinars on a plan that stays free.
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Contrast
Small teams running webinars for up to 30 people
Contrast's free plan covers up to 30 unique registrants a month, with webinars limited to 30 minutes. Its first paid plan, Pro, starts from $99 a month.
- First paid plan
- Pro: from $99 a month (source: getcontrast.io)
Webinar platforms with a free trial
Try a full webinar platform free before you pay.
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Riverside
Hosts who want the full Webinar plan free for two weeks
Riverside's 14-day free trial covers its Webinar plan, which hosts up to 100 registrants with unlimited sessions. On yearly billing the plan drops from $99 to $79 a month.
- First paid plan
- Webinar: $99 a month, $79 yearly (source: riverside.com)
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Demio
Teams that want Growth features free for 14 days
Demio's 14-day free trial has all the features of its Growth plan, limited to 20 attendees and 1-hour sessions. Its Starter plan is $63 a month billed monthly.
- Main limit
- 1-hour session limit (source: demio.com)
- Attendees
- 20 attendees (source: demio.com)
- First paid plan
- Starter: $63 a month (source: demio.com)
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ClickMeeting
Live webinars and meetings for up to 25 people
ClickMeeting's free trial runs for 14 days with no fees or commitments, for 25 attendees. No credit card is required to open it.
- What's free
- 14-day free trial (source: clickmeeting.com)
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WebinarGeek
Long webinars that need every Premium feature
WebinarGeek's free trial gives all Premium features for 14 days with no strings attached. Webinars can run for up to 8 hours per session.
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Crowdcast
Creators running short live sessions for a small audience
Crowdcast's 14-day trial includes all features, with live sessions limited to 60 minutes and 10 live attendees. Its Lite plan is $49 a month.
- First paid plan
- Lite: $49 a month (source: crowdcast.io)
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eWebinar
Automated webinars that run without a live host
eWebinar's 14-day free trial is for the full product. Its first level, Level 1, costs $99 a month, or $1,010 billed annually.
- What's free
- 14-day free trial (source: ewebinar.com)
- First paid plan
- Level 1: $99 a month (source: ewebinar.com)
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GoTo Webinar
Teams that want a 30-day trial with no card
GoTo Webinar's 30-day free trial needs no credit card or commitment. Its entry plan, Reach, is $69 a month, or $59 a month billed annually.
- What's free
- 30-day free trial (source: goto.com)
- Payment card
- No credit card or commitment (source: goto.com)
- First paid plan
- Reach: $69 a month, $59 yearly (source: goto.com)
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Airmeet
Event teams that want to try the platform with no card
Airmeet offers a free trial with no credit card needed, though the page does not state its length. Its first paid plan, Premium Webinars, starts at $167 a month.
- Payment card
- No credit card needed (source: airmeet.com)
- First paid plan
- Premium Webinars: from $167 a month (source: airmeet.com)
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How this comparison is built
The list covers webinar platforms a founder can use for free today without applying to a program. The order and the "best for" notes are our editorial reading of each platform's terms. Every term comes from the platform's own pricing or help page on the date shown, never from a third-party list; follow each link for the full conditions. A cap on attendees or session length, recordings or registration pages kept for paid plans, a short trial instead of a free plan can matter more than the headline, so the comparison quotes them wherever the provider states them. Some of these platforms pay StartupPerks a referral commission, and their links are labeled as referral links; that decides neither whether nor where a platform appears, and no platform pays for a placement on this page.
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What is the best free webinar software?
By the terms each provider states, Contrast has a free plan with 30 registrants a month and webinars up to 30 minutes, GoTo Webinar a 30-day free trial with no credit card, and Riverside, Demio, ClickMeeting, WebinarGeek, Crowdcast and eWebinar 14-day free trials.
Is there a webinar platform with a free plan?
Yes. Contrast's free plan allows 30 registrants a month and webinars up to 30 minutes. Pro starts from $99 a month.
How many attendees can I have on a free webinar trial?
Riverside's Webinar trial allows up to 100 registrants, ClickMeeting's 25 attendees, Demio's 20 attendees with a 1-hour session limit, and Crowdcast's 10 live attendees.
Does GoTo Webinar have a free trial?
Yes. GoTo Webinar has a 30-day free trial with no credit card or commitment. Reach is $69 a month, or $59 a month billed yearly.
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