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Comparison of the pricing and license models for the 5 best web conferencing systems

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License options
Pay-per-Use <h4>Pay-per-use</h4><ol><li>No contractual commitment</li><li>Payment for each use (encompassing web conference service and charges for conference call)</li><li>Software is hosted by the supplier</li></ol> Nein Nein Ja Nein Ja
Subscription fee (single user) <h4>Subscription fee (single user)</h4><ol><li>Fixed price no matter the frequency of use (monthly fee or prepaid annual plan)</li><li>Mostly exclude the costs of the telephone conference service</li><li>Software is hosted by the supplier</li></ol> Ja Ja Ja Ja Nein
Subscription fee (multi-user) <h4>Subscription fee (multi-user)</h4><ol><li>Fixed price no matter the frequency of use (monthly fee or prepaid annual plan)</li><li>Mostly exclude the costs of the telephone conference service</li><li>Software is hosted by the supplier</li></ol> Nein Ja Ja Ja Nein
Software license purchase <h4>Software license purchase</h4><ol><li>One-off purchase costs</li><li>Various licenses from individual to multiple licenses</li><li>Installed on-premise</li></ol> Nein Nein Nein Nein Nein
Free of charge <h4>Free of charge</h4><ol><li>Mainly restricted to non-commercial usage</li><li>Software is hosted by the supplier</li></ol> Nein Nein Nein Nein Nein
Additional info
Pricing

Flat monthly subscription
USD 49 per month

 

Annual subscription (pre-paid)
USD 468 per year

Monthly subscription
USD 49.90 per month
(UK and Europe: GBP 34.90 / 39.90 EUR)

Annual subscription (pre-paid)
USD 478.80 per year
(UKK and Europe: GBP 322.80 / 358.80 EUR)

Monthly subscription:
USD 69 per month (UK: GBP 38 per month; Europe: 53 EUR per month)

Annual subscription (prepaid):
USD 708 per year (UK: 396 per year; Europe: 552 EUR per year)

Pay-per-use:
USD 0.33 per minute and participant (UK: GBP 0.19 per minute and participant; Europe: 0.29 per minute and participant)

Monthly flat rate: 1 online meeting room for 2 persons (1 host and 1 attendee) = US$ 15.95 per month. Every additional participant is UD$ 3 per month.

(e.g. 1 meeting room with a capacity for 1 host/moderator and a maximum of 10 participants = US$ 42.95)

Pay-per-use
GBP 0.18 per minute and participant
(no monthly charge, no minimum revenue limit)

License details

Single license for unlimited meetings with up to 15 participants

Named user license: single license for unlimited meetings with up to 100 participants

Team license: license for a virtual room, which can be used by different persons - but only one meeting at a time

Single license for unlimited meetings with up to 25 participants

Single license for an unlimited number of meetings. The maximum possible number of attendees depends on the license

Single license for unlimited meetings

Telephone costs / VoIP

Integrated VoIP and telephone conferencing service
(with local telephone number - incurring additional costs)

Integrated VoIP and telephone conferencing service
(with local telephone number - incurring additional costs)

Integrated VoIP and telephone conferencing service

Integrated phone conference without local dial-in numbers (only American numbers available)

Integrated telephone conferencing service (local dial-in numbers)

Prices updated March 2010 April 2010 October 2009 August 2010 February 2010
Review updated March 2010 April 2010 October 2009 August 2010 February 2010

Get information on which financial advantages you can realize when using online conferences instead of on-site meetings. We have calculated the return-on-investment for web conferences using a specific example.

Third-party supplier

The following overview shows the third-party suppliers that feature Netviewer Meet 6.0* as a component of their web conferencing services. We cannot take responsibility for the currency of featured product versions. The versions offered by third-party suppliers can differ from the versions featured in our ranking.

AvailabilityName
worldwideMindjet Web Conference
GermanyDeutsche Telekom - WebMeeting
NetherlandsKPN - Conferencecard

Third-party supplier

The following overview shows the third-party suppliers that feature Cisco WebEx Meeting Center 8.5 as a component of their web conferencing services. We cannot take responsibility for the currency of featured product versions. The versions offered by third-party suppliers can differ from the versions featured in our ranking.

AvailabilityName
USAT&T Connect
USThe Verizon Collaboration Center
worldwideBT Web Conferencing
worldwideGenesys Conferencing
worldwideArkadin Global Conferencing
worldwidePGI Conferencing
worldwideIntercall - Cisco WebEx Meeting Center
Germany, France, Italy, UKSwisscom - Cisco WebEx