Zoom Killer
OK! Now that I have your attention, I want to manage your expectations with my review here. I have read many of the other reviews, including Adam's, so I will not go through a features list. You can read the others for in-depth analysis (partly because I don't want to type it all out - we need a video review feature on Appsumo ;-).
I am a serial Zoom user. I have also used all major webinar providers and some upstarts. I will not say that LiveWebinar has a miraculous feature set that we have never seen before, but a couple of things rise to the top for ease of use, in my opinion:
1.) This thing works in (nearly) EVERY browser and platform! I have never used a meetings/webinar solution that was genuinely device-agnostic without a download. True enough, to use certain features, you may need to choose a specific browser. For example, screen sharing does not work in Safari, so you'll need to use Chrome. Another example is if you use a third-party app to enable chromakey features, you will not be able to select that virtual camera in Safari or Chrome, but you can use Firefox. Granted, this is not a LiveWebinar limitation, but it is a hitch you may encounter.
I say, "nearly" because of another limitation (not LiveWebinar's fault) of that silly Facebook browser. It's supposed to be based on a real browser platform, but it really is not. SO, do not ever share a link to your webinar, to participants using Facebook messenger (mobile users issue). If you do, that pseudo-browser will join the meeting, and the camera and mic will never be enabled for your attendee(s). It took biz partner and me about 20 minutes to figure out what was happening. Again, not LiveWebinar's fault, but if you encounter this problem, you may not understand what happened.
2.) The support team is extremely adaptable and helpful. I needed something done that was likely outside their normal way of doing biz, and they accommodated my case. For this, I am thankful. I really needed this to work in my favor, and it did.
3.) I will not lie to you and say that every feature is identical to Zoom, or that LiveWebinar has every single feature I love from Zoom (chromakey), but what they do, they do really well. I see that their development team is quick and nimble; therefore, I have canceled my beloved Zoom subscription forever (or at least as long as this company stays in the biz - please stay in the biz, we need you!).
Karolina_LiveWebinar
May 9, 2024Hi Sumoling!
Thank you very much for your review and kind words:)
We are planning to stay in biz till the end of the world or even longer;)
Cheers!