Compare experiences in Webex Webinars

If your meetings and webinars are running on the Webex Suite meeting platform, or you want to check whether you're running on the Webex Suite meeting platform, see Webex App | About the Webex Suite meeting platform.

Scheduling

Features and capabilities	Webinars	Webinars in webcast view
Webex Meetings mobile app support	Yes Webinars can't be scheduled with the mobile app.	Yes Webinars can't be scheduled or started with the mobile app.
Webex for Government support	Yes Webex for Government supports webinars for plans supporting up to 10,000 users.	Yes
Webex Scheduler (Outlook add-in)	Yes	Yes
Webex site scheduler	Yes	Yes
Maximum participants	Based on your purchased plan capacity, supports up to 5,000 participants, plus the host and 100 cohosts and panelists.	Based on your purchased plan capacity, supports up to 100,000 participants, plus the host and 100 cohosts and panelists.
Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists	100	100
Webinar templates in scheduler	Yes	Yes
Webinar series (program)	Yes	Yes
Schedule a webinar in multiple timezones	Yes	Yes
Add a cohost	Yes	Yes
Enable automatic practice sessions	Yes	No
Enable automatic recording	Yes	Yes
Customize image on registration page	Yes	Yes
Upload speaker image on registration page	Yes	Yes
Upload webinar material while scheduling	Yes	Yes
Import invitation list from CSV file	Yes	Yes
Speaker bio/panelist info	Yes	Yes
Attendee registration	Yes	Yes
Registration ID required option	Yes	Yes
Registration password	Yes	Yes
Registration auto-approval	Yes	Yes
Implement registration cap	Yes For more information, see Advanced scheduling options for Webex Meetings and Webex Webinars.	Yes
Custom registration page	If webinar requires registration	Yes
Custom landing page	If webinar requires registration	Yes
Scheduling REST API	Yes	Yes
Invitation emails	Yes Panelists automatically receive invitations after scheduling. Invitations are sent to attendees after the host approves their registration or if the host forwards the invitation to them.	Yes Panelists automatically receive invitations after scheduling. Invitations are sent to attendees after the host approves their registration or if the host forwards the invitation to them.
Send plain text invitation emails	Yes	Yes
Reminder emails	Yes	Yes
Follow-up emails	Yes	Yes
Custom email templates	Yes	Yes

In webinars

Features and capabilities	Webinars	Webinars in webcast view
Roles (Host, Cohost, Panelist, Attendee)	Yes	Yes
Chat with everyone for attendees, panelists, host, and cohosts	Yes	Yes In webcast view, chat before the meeting starts isn't supported.
Private chat	Yes	No
Join through Cisco Board, Desk, or Room Series device	Hosts, cohosts, panelists, and attendees	Hosts, cohosts, panelists, and attendees. Attendees join through the device web engine in webcast view.
Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists who can join through video device	100	100
Who can view the attendee list	Only host, cohosts, and panelists can view the attendee list.	Only host, cohosts, and panelists can view the attendee list.
Promote or demote attendee	Yes	No
Raise or lower hand	Yes	No
Webex Assistant for Webex Meetings	Yes Webex Assistant for Webex Meetings is included in plans supporting 3000 or more users and as an add-on for plans supporting up to 1000 users.	No
Live closed captioning and webinar transcription	Yes	Yes
Real-time translation	Yes This add-on can be purchased for plans supporting up to 10,000 users. Real-time translation is not available for Webex for Government.	No
CART captioning	Yes	Yes
Simultaneous interpretation	Yes	No
HD video	Yes	Yes
Speaker video can be seen	Yes	Yes
Customize and sync stage view	Yes	Yes
Zoom in and out in grid view	Yes	No
Specific grid, stack, active speaker, or content-only layout views for attendees	No	Yes
Moderated mute	Yes	Yes
Host/cohosts can unmute the audience	Yes	No
Animated emoji reactions	Yes	No
Music mode	Yes	Yes
Background noise removal	Yes	Yes
People insights profiles	Yes	No
Q&A	Yes (Slido Q&A)	Yes (Slido Q&A)
Polling	Yes (Slido polling) Slido for Government is available to customers who have migrated to Webex Suite Meeting Platform and enabled it in Control Hub. Check with your administrator to ensure that Slido is enabled for your organization.	Yes (Slido polling) Slido for Government is available to customers who have migrated to Webex Suite Meeting Platform and enabled it in Control Hub. Check with your administrator to ensure that Slido is enabled for your organization.
Apps panel (embedded apps)	Yes	Yes
Layout control	Yes with stage view settings; attendees can choose their own layout.	Yes with livestream layout settings. Panelists view the synced layout. Attendees see the synced layout when Follow stage layout when synced is selected; otherwise, attendees see the layout configured for the webcast.
Lock webinar	Yes	Yes In webcast view, locking applies to panelists, not webcast attendees.
Whiteboarding and annotation	Yes	Yes
Optimize sharing for motion and video	Yes	Yes
Breakout sessions	Yes	No
File sharing, including MP4	Yes	No
Share video	Yes	Yes
Video watermark	Yes	No

Attendee join from Cisco Board, Desk, and Room Series devices is supported for Webex Webinars. In webcast view, attendees join through the device web engine. Some limitations apply.

Post-webinar features and analytics

Features and capabilities	Webinars	Webinars in webcast view
Registration report	Yes	Yes
Attendance report	Yes	Yes
Post-webinar survey	Yes	Yes
Landing page after the webinar has ended	Yes	Yes
Activity report (chat, Q&A, and polling) The webinar must be recorded.	Yes	Yes Get chat activity from the activity report of your webinar. Get Q&A and polling activity from the Slido report.

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