Webex for Government doesn't support webinars in webcast view.

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.

No

Webex Scheduler (Outlook add-in)

Yes

Yes

Webex site scheduler

Yes

Yes

Maximum participants

Based on plan capacity purchased with a maximum of up to 10,000 participants, the host, and 500 cohosts and panelists.

Based on plan capacity purchased with a maximum of up to 100,000 participants, the host, and 500 cohosts and panelists.

Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists

500

500

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

Yes

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

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

No

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

Join through video device

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

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.

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

No

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

HD video

Yes

Yes

Speaker video can be seen

Yes

Yes

Customize and sync stage view

Yes

No

Zoom in and out in grid view

Yes

No

Specific grid, stacked, active speaker, or content only layout view 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 (Webex desktop and web apps only)

Yes

No

Use Slido Q&A

Manage tabs in Q&A (web app only)

Yes

No

Set priority for questions answered verbally in Q&A (web app only)

Yes

No

Polling

Yes

No

Use Slido polling

Slido polling and Q&A

Yes

Slido is not available for Webex for Government.

Yes

Slido is not available for Webex for Government.

Apps panel (embedded apps)

Yes

No

Join through video device

Panelists, host, and cohosts only.

Panelists, host, and cohosts only.

Layout control

Yes with stage view settings; attendee can choose their own layout.

Yes with livestream layout settings; all attendees see the same layout.

Lock webinar

Yes

Yes

Whiteboarding and annotation

Yes

No

Optimize sharing for motion and video

Yes

Yes

Breakout sessions

Yes

No

Share video

Yes

Yes

Post-webinar features and analytics

Features and capabilities

Webinars

Webinars in webcast view

Registration report

Yes

Yes

Attendance report

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.