Webex Webinars
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Up to 100,000 attendees
Unlimited webinars
Registration, custom branded pages, automated emails
Live, simulive and on-demand streaming
Practice sessions, attendee moderation, breakout rooms
Easy content sharing and speaker management
CRM integrations with Salesforce, Eloqua and more
Closed captions and translation included
Webex Events
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In-person, virtual & hybrid events
In-person check-in, badge printing & registration
Mobile event app for in-person events
Multi-track agendas with speaker & content management
Monetization with ticketing and sponsorship
Multiple streaming options, includes closed captions and translations
Branded virtual event hub agendas, sessions, networking, attendee engagement
Platform | ||
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Maximum number of attendees | Up to 100k | Up to 100k |
Professional production support services | Per-use add-on | Per-use add-on |
Session length | 24 hours | 24 hours |
Content & Branding | ||
Branded landing and registration page with customizable logo, image, and colors | ||
Customizable pre and post event emails and reminders | ||
Recording for on-demand replay | ||
Attendee engagement prior to webinar start (music, image, message) | ||
Webex Assistant for automatic transcription, notes, and highlights | ||
Cloud recording storage | ||
Screen sharing optimized for video and static content | ||
Dark and light mode | ||
Digital guide, program or agenda | ||
Speaker pages | ||
Multiple sessions, tracks, and/or days | ||
On-demand video hosting | ||
Custom branding (colors, logos & icons) | ||
Embed content & web pages (PDFs, links, websites & video) | ||
Banner ads, announcements | ||
Push-notifications | ||
Engagement | ||
Chat, polling, and moderated Q&A | ||
Native Slido integration for live polling and moderated Q&A (multiple choice, rating, ranking, word cloud, quiz, open text) | ||
Animated reactions | ||
Breakout rooms | ||
Event game | ||
Provide your own Help Desk (with chat and video room) | ||
Advanced production & presentation | ||
Custom stage layouts and sync the stage for everyone | ||
Practice session for panelists | ||
Immersive share | ||
Create and collaborate on Webinar series to group multiple webinars together | ||
Manage video panelists | up to 500 | |
Closed captioning | ||
Manage attendees with raised-hand to easily enable audio | ||
Virtual backgrounds | ||
Cohosts to help manage webinar | Unlimited | |
Add alternate host | ||
Event builder | ||
Drag-and-drop event builder | ||
Copy or clone events | ||
Personalization (group-based audience segmentation) | ||
Advanced analytics, reports, & real-time insights | ||
Streaming | ||
Attendees join via browser | ||
Stream to third-party (Youtube, Facebook Live, etc) | ||
RTMP output | ||
Live streaming | ||
Simulive (recorded video plays at same time for all) | ||
Networking | ||
People insights for panelists connected to social profiles | ||
Attendee profiles | ||
Add connection | ||
1:1 video meetings | ||
1:1 private chat | ||
Video breakout rooms (with moderation, screen sharing & chat) | ||
"Shake to connect" for location & mobile app-based networking | ||
Accessibility & Inclusivity | ||
Closed captions | ||
Real-time translation | ||
Simultaneous interpretation for live interpreter audio channels | ||
Screen reader support | ||
Low vision support (high contrast, zoom) | ||
Keyboard shortcuts | ||
Skin tone customization for animated reactions | ||
Security & Compliance | ||
FedRAMP authorized | ||
Encrypted cloud recordings | ||
TLS 1.2+ (signaling) & AES-256-GCM (media) | ||
HIPAA/BAA compliance | ||
Enforce panelist password when joining from phone or video conferencing systems | ||
Support Single Sign On (SSO) for attendees | ||
Encrypts data at rest and data in transit for all customers | ||
Advanced privacy features | ||
Data protection via AWS key management service (KMS) | ||
SOC 2 Type II Trust services principles | ||
SOC 3 Service Organization Controls | ||
Star Level 1 Security Trust Assurance and Risk (STAR) registry | ||
Protect events with a passcode | ||
Information security management system (ISMS) | ISO27001 | ISO27001, 27017, 27018, 27701 |
Support | ||
Customer support options | Chat, call-in, email and dedicated support representatives | Chat, call-in, email and dedicated support representatives |
Professional Services (Add-on) | Onsite, hybrid, and virtual event assistance available | |
Sponsor & Exhibitor | ||
Sponsor & exhibitor profiles (multiple tiers) | ||
Sponsored video rooms | ||
Sponsored games and challenges | ||
Sponsored push notifications | ||
Lead gen tools and custom CTAs | ||
Interactive exhibitor maps | ||
Sponsor list and grid views | ||
Sponsor and exhibitor lead reports & ROI metrics | ||
Multiple ways to monetize event features via sponsor packages | ||
Live Display | ||
Show rotating content from your event on any screen | ||
Responsive content on in-venue screens and attendee devices | ||
Agenda, sponsors, game leaderboard, social wall posts, networking | ||
Integrations and third party tools | ||
Salesforce, Eloqua + more CRM | ||
Native integrations including Slido | ||
Software integrations with Eventbrite, Typeform, Snapbar, SyncWords, and more | ||
Support for web-based software embeds | ||
Integrate with Zapier apps | ||
Lead retrieval app (Add-on) | ||
Mobile app for badge scanning and lead capture | ||
Fast access to leads for export | ||
Lead scoring | ||
Onsite check-in & badge printing (Add-on) | ||
Contactless check-in for in-person events | ||
Integrates directly to Webex Events Registration | ||
Community platform (Add-on) | ||
Unified community and event space | ||
Ongoing engagement from one month to the next | ||
Multiple communication options for community participants |
Webinars
What is the difference between Webex Webinars and Events?
Webex Webinars is for single-session, virtual-only webinars. It is commonly used for all hands, trainings, and lead generation. Webex Events is for multi-session, virtual, in-person, or hybird events. It is commonly used for internal sales kickoffs, conferences, tradeshows, and community building.
Does Webinars support translation?
Webex supports real-time translation for closed captioning, along with live audio simultaneous interpretation. With simultaneous interpretation, attendees can choose the language channel for their preferred language either before they join or at any time during a webinar.
What are the polling options in Webinars?
Webex Webinars include native polling with multiple choice polls, and Slido polling as an integrated app. With Slido, hosts can use polling types like word cloud, multiple choice, ranking, rating, quiz, and open text.
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Can I use my own branding?
Bring your company's brand, logo, and colors to landing pages, custom email templates, and more.
Events
How can I use Webex Events?
Webex Events is available as a part of select Suite Enterprise Agreements (Suite EA). For more information, visit our guide in our knowledge base.
Webex Events is included in A-FLEX-EA-SUITE, A-FLEX-EA-P-SUITE, A-FLEX-EA-MUL, A-FLEX-EA-MCL, E3C-WEBEX-SUITE, and E3H-WEBEX-SUITE plans. This list continues to expand, so check back for updates!
Can I test or try out Webex Events?
Yes! Any Webex user can sign up for our free version that supports up to 100 attendees so you can try out our platform. Get started here
Do you support multiple currencies for event ticket-sales?
Yes, you can set the currency for your event ticket sales to any currency you wish.
Can I use my own branding?
Bring your company's brand, logo, and colors to landing pages, custom email templates, and more.
I don’t see the feature I need. What should I do?
Explore our platform's features for free. If you don’t find the feature you’re looking for, our world-class, customer-obsessed team of engineers wants to hear from you. Let us know at via support@socio.events.
Does Webex offer additional event solutions?
In addition to Webex Events (formerly Socio), Webex offers a webinar solution, Webex Webinars (formerly Webex Events).
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