Return to Home Page
 Home   Screenshots   Buy Now   Price   Compare   My Account   Host Download   Support 
Competitive Comparison Chart
  
Feature  Benefit  GatherPlace  WebEx  Microsoft
Live Meeting
  Glance
Personal
  Goto
Meeting
Presenter Operating Systems supported   Use both your PC and Mac for presenting   Windows,
Mac
  Windows, Mac, Linux  Windows  Windows, Mac  Windows
Guest Operating Systems supported   Do not ask your guests to change their setup   Windows, Mac, Linux  Windows, Mac, Linux  Windows  Windows, Mac, Linux  Windows, Mac
No software downloads required for guests  Instant web presentations to guests who can use their favorite operating system and browser  Yes  No  No  Yes  No
Desktop Showing and Sharing  Show or share your desktop to many people over the Internet   Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes
Application Showing and Sharing  Retain privacy of other applications while showing one or more specific applications to many people over the Internet  Yes  Yes  Yes  No  Can Share one Window
Slow Participants do not impact experience of others   Consistent performance allows you to focus on the presentation  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes
Set up meetings in advance   Organize future meetings and send an email invite in advance of the meeting  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes
Basic Voice Teleconferencing
(dial-in support)
  Combined solution for voice and presentations simplifies meetings and saves money  Yes
FREE
  Yes
Extra
  Yes
Extra
  No  Yes
FREE
Advanced Teleconferencing (VoIP)   Voice and presentation controls in one interface means effortless online meetings  Yes  Yes  Yes  No  No
Optional Toll-free Teleconferencing (VoIP)   Teleconferencing that allows Users to come into a Session using the computer or telephone by calling a toll-free number which is paid for by Host  Yes  Yes  No  No  Yes
Session Recording   The ability to record and play back your recorded sessions  Yes  Yes  Yes  No  Yes
Adjustable color quality
8, 16-bit & true-color
  Use lower quality for better performance when bandwidth is limited and higher quality when it needs to be picture perfect   Yes
8, 16 & 24-bit
  16-bit only  16-bit only  24-bit  24-bit only
Add a Join Form to your own web site   Send your Guests to your own web site to join a session where you use your own branding   Yes  No  No  Yes
Button only
  Yes
Corp Ed Only
Private branding and integration available (OEMs and ASPs)   OEM vendors, ASPs and corporations can quickly add GatherPlace functionality to their own applications or web sites  Yes  Extra  No  No  No
Participant List  Know who is looking at your presentation and disconnect when needed   Yes  Yes  Yes  No  Yes
Text Chat  Interacts with your audience   Yes  Yes  Yes  No  Yes
Usage Reports  Monitor account activity   Yes  Yes  No  Yes  Corporate Edition
Pass presenter capabilities to others  Subject Matter Experts can co-present or customers can show you one of their applications   Yes  Yes  No  No  Yes
Grant guests remote control of shared applications  Allow remote control to shared applications only for privacy and security  Yes  Yes  No  No  Yes
Single Window
Lock Conference  No one else will be able to interrupt your private conversation   Yes  Yes  No  No  No
Trial Period   Allows you to try before you buy   14 days  14 days  14 days  7 days  30 days; requires credit card
  Monthly Pricing per Seat  N/A    $75  N/A  N/A
Number of free Guests in addition to the Host  Monthly Pricing per Room with FREE Guests  From $29    N/A  $49.95
100 Guests
  $49*
14 Guests
*The next package in GoToMeeting is 25 people in a Corporate Edition with up to 5 organizers for $3,185/year (last list price information received).

WebEx is a Trademark of WebEx Communications, Inc.
GoToMeeting is a Trademark of Citrix Online, LLC.
Microsoft is a Registered Trademark of Microsoft, Inc.
GatherPlace is a Registered Trademark of GatherWorks, Inc.

Please let us know if you see outdated information as we want to keep this page as accurate as possible.