Compare Webex Webinars and Webex Events (classic)
Webex Webinars (formerly known as Webex Events (new)) consists of webinars that either provide an interactive and highly engaging experience or a webcast view with restricted attendee interactions. Additionally, Webex Webinars incorporates a number of the sophisticated capabilities that are already familiar to you from Webex Meetings. Events (classic) remains available on your site if your plan allows up to 3000 users. Make use of this article to assist you in making a decision on which webinar or event service to use depending on the requirements that you have. Check out what’s available right now, then come back later to see what new features are added in subsequent updates.
Scheduling
Features and capabilities |
Webinars |
Webinars in webcast view |
Events (classic) |
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Webex Meetings mobile app support |
Yes The mobile app does not provide the capability to plan webinars. |
Yes The mobile app does not support scheduling or starting webinars that are viewed in the webcast mode. |
No |
Webex for Government support |
Yes Webex for Government allows for the hosting of webinars for plans that support up to 10,000 participants. |
No |
Yes |
Webex Scheduler support (Outlook add-in) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Schedule from Webex site |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Maximum participants |
Depending on the plan capacity that was acquired, there might be as many as 10,000 participants and 500 hosts, cohosts, and panelists together. |
Depending on the plan capacity that was purchased, there might be as many as 100,000 participants and as many as 500 hosts, cohosts, and panelists. Only subscribers to plans that support three thousand people or more will have access to the webcast view of webinars. |
Events 1000 customers: 1000 Events 3000 customers: 3000 |
Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists |
500 |
500 |
1000 This maximum is taken into account when calculating the maximum number of participants. For instance, if your plan can accommodate 3,000 people, then 1,000 of those attendees can serve as hosts, cohosts, or panelists during the event.
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Webinar/event templates in scheduler |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Set up custom webinars and session type |
No |
No |
Yes |
Webinarseries (program) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Schedule a webinar in multiple timezones |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Add a cohost or alternate host |
Cohost |
Cohost |
Alternate Host |
Enable automatic practice sessions |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Enable automatic recording |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Customize image on registration page |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Upload speaker image on registration page |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Upload webinar/event material while scheduling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Invite attendees from the scheduler on Webex site |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Import invitation list from CSV file |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Speaker bio/panelist info |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Attendee registration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Registration ID required option |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Registration password |
No |
No |
Yes |
Registration auto-approval |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Implement registration cap |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Custom registration page |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Custom landing page |
If webinar requires registration |
Yes |
No |
Scheduling Rest API |
Yes |
No |
No |
Set up e-commerce |
No |
No |
Yes |
Invitation emails |
Yes After the scheduling is complete, invites are sent out to the panelists automatically. After the host has reviewed and accepted the attendees’ registration or added them to the webinar, invitations are then sent out to those individuals. |
Yes After the panel is scheduled, invites are sent out automatically to the panelists. Invitations are sent out to attendees of the webinar once the host has either approved their registration or included them to the webinar themselves. |
Yes The host has the ability to choose when event invitations are sent out as well as who receives them. |
Send plain text invitation emails |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Reminder emails |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Follow-up emails |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Custom email templates |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
In webinar
Features and Capabilities |
Webinars |
Webinars in webcast view |
Events (classic) | ||
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Panelist and attendee lobby |
No |
No |
No |
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Chat with everyone for attendees, panelists, host, and cohosts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Panelists can initiate chat with attendees |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Join through video device |
Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only. |
Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only. |
Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only. |
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Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists who can join through video device |
200 |
200 |
200 |
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Who can view the attendee list |
Attendee list cannot be viewed by anybody other than the host, cohosts, and panelists. |
The host, cohosts, and panelists are the only people who are able to read the attendee list. |
The host has the ability to decide whether or not all attendees are permitted to examine the attendee list, or whether or not just the host, alternate hosts, presenter, and panelists are permitted to do so. |
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Webex Assistant for Webex Meetings |
Yes For more information, seeĀ Webex Assistant for Webex Meetings. |
No |
No |
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Live closed captioning and transcription |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Real-time translation |
Yes The Webex for Government platform does not provide real-time translation at this time. For webinars viewed as webcasts, this add-on purchase is not available at this time. |
No |
No |
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HD video |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Speaker video can be seen |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes Only the first one thousand people to arrive can watch the speaker’s video. |
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Customize and sync Stage view |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Zoom in and out in Grid view |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Layout control |
Attendees have the ability to select their preferred stage view settings and layouts. |
With the layout options for the webcast, the answer is yes; all attendees will see the same layout. |
Yes |
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Lock webinar/event |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Attendee can view grid, stack, active speaker, or content only layout view |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Moderated mute |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Host/cohosts can unmute the audience |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Animated emoji reactions |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Music mode |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Background noise removal |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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People insights profiles |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Q&A (Webex desktop and web apps only) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes Use Slido Q&A
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Manage tabs in Q&A (web app only) |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Set priority for questions answered verbally in Q&A (web app only) |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Polling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
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Slido Polling and Q&A | Yes
Slido is not available for Webex for Government. |
Yes | No | ||
Apps panel (embedded apps) | Yes | No | No | ||
Attention Tracking |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Optimize sharing for motion and video |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Breakout sessions |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Share video files |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Share video |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Whiteboarding and annotation |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Post-webinar features and analytics
Features and capabilities |
Webinars |
Webinars in webcast view |
Events (classic) |
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Registration report |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Post-webinar survey |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Attendance report |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Landing page after the webinar/event has ended |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Recording access reports |
No |
No |
Yes |
Activity report (chat, Q&A, and polling) It is necessary to record the webinar. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes Your webinar’s activity report will provide you with information regarding the chat activity. The Slido report provides both question-and-answer and polling activities. |