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Best free webinar and video platforms

2 webinar and video platforms with a plan that stays free. For each tool you see what is included and when you have to start paying.

Free webinars and video hosting tools

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    Wistia

    Webinars and video hosting · for SMEs and large companies

    • Best free option

    American video platform for marketing: ad-free hosting, per-viewer analytics and webinars as an add-on.

      PriceFree14-day free trial
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      On the Wistia website

      Free and paid: Prices in dollars, per month billed annually: Business $79 (3 users, 250 GB storage, 1 TB bandwidth), Business + Signals $329 with integrations with HubSpot, Marketo and Pardot. Extra user $25. Monthly billing exists, annual billing saves 20%; the page does not give monthly prices. Webinars are an add-on to Business. Free: 1 user, 25 GB storage, with Wistia branding. 14-day free trial without a credit card.

    • 2

      Vimeo

      Webinars and video hosting · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

      Well-known ad-free video platform to host and embed videos, with webinars and livestreams in Advanced.

        PriceFree
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        On the Vimeo website

        Free and paid: Prices in dollars, per user per month billed annually: Starter $12 ($20 billed monthly), Standard $25 ($41), Advanced $75 ($125). Webinars, livestreams and virtual events only from Advanced. Starter: 1 user and 2 TB storage; 2 TB bandwidth per month. There is a free version. Refund if you cancel within 14 days (annual) or 3 days (monthly).

      Free here means: with no end date. A free trial of 14 or 30 days does not count. The order follows our overall score; what a tool pays does not count towards it.

      Questions about free software

      Which webinar and video platforms are free?

      Wistia and Vimeo have a free plan with no end date. With all other webinar and video platforms in our guide you pay, sometimes after a free trial.

      Which free webinar and video platforms is the best?

      Wistia comes top in our overall score. In the Netherlands check it scores 1 of 5 points. Do check what the free plan includes: you often miss features you need later.