Compare Webex Webinars and Webex Events (classic)
Webex for Government doesn't support webinars in webcast view.
Scheduling
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                 Features and capabilities  | 
                 Webinars  | 
                 Webinars in webcast view  | Events (classic) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
                 Webex Meetings mobile app support  | 
                 Yes Webinars can't be scheduled with the mobile app.  | 
                 Yes Webinars in webcast view can't be scheduled or started with the mobile app.  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Webex for Government support  | 
                 Yes Webex for Government supports webinars for plans supporting up to 10,000 users.  | 
                 No  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Webex Scheduler support (Outlook add-in)  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Schedule from Webex site  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Maximum participants  | 
                 Based on plan capacity purchased with a maximum of up to 10,000 participants and 500 hosts, cohosts, and panelists.  | 
                 Based on plan capacity purchased with a maximum of up to 100,000 participants and 500 hosts, cohosts, and panelists.  | 
                 Events 1000 customers: 1000 Events 3000 customers: 3000  | 
| 
                 Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists  | 
                 500  | 
                 500  | 
                 1000 This maximum is included in the maximum participant count. For example, if your plan supports 3000 participants, 1000 of those participants can be hosts, cohosts, and panelists.  | 
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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  | 
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                 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 Panelists automatically receive invitations after scheduling. Invitations are sent to attendees after the host approves their registration or if the host adds them to the webinar.  | 
                 Yes Panelists automatically receive invitations after scheduling. Invitations are sent to attendees after the host approves their registration or if the host adds them to the webinar.  | 
                 Yes The host can decide when to send event invites and who receives them.  | 
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                 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) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
                 Panelist and attendee lobby  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
| Chat with everyone for attendees, panelists, host, and cohosts | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Panelists can initiate chat with attendees  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Join through video device  | 
                 Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only.  | 
                 Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only.  | 
                 Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only.  | 
| 
                 Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists who can join through video device  | 
                 200  | 
                 200  | 
                 200  | 
| 
                 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.  | 
                 The host can decide if all participants can view the attendee list or only allowing host, alternate hosts, presenter, and panelists.  | 
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                 Webex Assistant for Webex Meetings  | 
                 Yes For more information, see Webex Assistant for Webex Meetings.  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Live closed captioning and transcription  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Real-time translation  | 
                 Yes Real-time translation is not available for Webex for Government. This add-on purchase is not supported for webinars in webcast view.  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 HD video  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Speaker video can be seen  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes Only the first 1000 attendees can see speaker video.  | 
| 
                 Customize and sync Stage view  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Zoom in and out in Grid view  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Layout control  | 
                 Yes with stage view settings; attendee can choose their own layout.  | 
                 Yes with livestream layout settings; all attendees see the same layout.  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Lock webinar/event  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Attendee can view grid, stack, active speaker, or content only layout view  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Moderated mute  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Host/cohosts can unmute the audience  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Animated emoji reactions  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Music mode  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Background noise removal  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 People insights profiles  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Q&A (Webex desktop and web apps only)  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes Use Slido Q&A  | 
| 
                 Manage tabs in Q&A (web app only)  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Set priority for questions answered verbally in Q&A (web app only)  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Polling  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes Use Slido polling  | 
| 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  | 
| 
                 Optimize sharing for motion and video  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Breakout sessions  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
| 
                 Share video files  | 
                 No  | 
                 No  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Share video  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
| 
                 Whiteboarding and annotation  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 No  | 
                 Yes  | 
Post-webinar features and analytics
| 
                 Features and capabilities  | 
                 Webinars  | 
                 Webinars in webcast view  | Events (classic) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
                 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) The webinar must be recorded.  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes  | 
                 Yes Get chat activity from the  activity
                      report of your webinar. Get Q&A and polling activity from the Slido report.  |