Webinar platform comparison
GoTo Webinar vs WebinarJam. Which webinar platform fits?
GoTo Webinar is a live-first product for corporate training, with simulive on every plan and certificates on Complete. WebinarJam is a live sales webinar tool for marketers, with SMS reminders on every tier and EverWebinar's just-in-time schedules from Basic. Choose GoTo for training; choose WebinarJam for selling.
Last updated October 15, 2026. Facts checked on each vendor's own site and documentation. Published by EasyWebinar, a webinar platform.
At a glance
GoTo Webinar vs WebinarJam at a glance
GoTo Webinar is built for corporate training; WebinarJam is built for live selling.
Neither takes payment inside the webinar room, and neither includes a CRM.
| Topic | GoTo Webinar | WebinarJam |
|---|---|---|
| Live webinars | Live-first webinars on GoTo's meeting infrastructure | Live webinars are the core product, with live offers on every tier |
| Automated webinars | Simulive on every plan, scheduled or on demand, in one event time zone | Automated webinars run in EverWebinar, included on Basic, Professional and Enterprise |
| Just-in-time sessions | No just-in-time or evergreen schedules | Just-in-time schedules live in EverWebinar, not WebinarJam |
| Payments | Accept Payments on the Complete plan; no checkout inside the webinar | Offers display in the room; payment happens on an outside page |
| CRM | No built-in CRM; integrations and native Marketo on Complete | No built-in CRM; integrations with Kartra, ActiveCampaign, Keap, Kit (formerly ConvertKit), Drip, Ontraport and Zapier |
| Follow-up | Runs in your outside tools | Email and SMS reminders on every tier; follow-up rules built in your CRM |
| AI | AI summaries and transcripts on Elevate and Complete | No AI features found across 36 pages reviewed in August 2026 |
| Capacity | 500, 1,000 or 3,000 attendees by plan | 100 to 5,000 attendees by tier |
| Getting started | Free trial advertised | $1 for 14 days, no free option |
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Which should you choose?
Choose by the job, not the feature list.
GoTo Webinar is a live-first webinar product built on GoTo's meeting infrastructure. WebinarJam is a live webinar platform for marketers, sold with its companion automated product, EverWebinar.
GoTo Webinar
- Best for
- Corporate training and formal live events
- Standout
- Phone audio, captions, breakouts and certificates for accredited training
- Not ideal for
- Evergreen funnels or selling inside the webinar
WebinarJam
- Best for
- Marketers and coaches running live sales webinars
- Standout
- Live offers, split testing and email and SMS reminders on every tier, with EverWebinar for automated sessions
- Not ideal for
- Taking payment inside the room or keeping leads in a built-in CRM
Go deeper
The detailed comparison, topic by topic.
The facts behind the table, topic by topic, with the date each was checked.
Training or sellingGoTo trains; WebinarJam sells.
| What matters | GoTo Webinar | WebinarJam |
|---|---|---|
| Live webinars | Live-first webinars on GoTo's meeting infrastructure | Live webinars are the core product, with live offers on every tier |
| Automated webinars | Simulive on every plan, scheduled or on demand, in one event time zone | Automated webinars run in EverWebinar, included on Basic, Professional and Enterprise |
| Just-in-time sessions | No just-in-time or evergreen schedules | Just-in-time schedules live in EverWebinar, not WebinarJam |
Verdict
GoTo wins for formal training with simulive on every plan. WebinarJam wins for sales funnels with EverWebinar's just-in-time schedules.
GoTo Webinar facts checked October 14, 2026; WebinarJam facts checked October 13, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Follow-up and AIWebinarJam reminds; GoTo summarises.
| What matters | GoTo Webinar | WebinarJam |
|---|---|---|
| Follow-up | Runs in your outside tools | Email and SMS reminders on every tier; follow-up rules built in your CRM |
| AI | AI summaries and transcripts on Elevate and Complete | No AI features found across 36 pages reviewed in August 2026 |
| Payments | Accept Payments on the Complete plan; no checkout inside the webinar | Offers display in the room; payment happens on an outside page |
Verdict
WebinarJam sends email and SMS reminders on every tier. GoTo adds AI summaries and transcripts on Elevate and Complete. Both send buyers elsewhere to pay.
GoTo Webinar facts checked October 14, 2026; WebinarJam facts checked October 13, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
From EasyWebinar, who publishes this page
Where EasyWebinar fits.
Neither GoTo Webinar nor WebinarJam offers checkout inside the webinar room or a built-in CRM. EasyWebinar does, on one subscription: attendees join from any browser, you run the webinar live, then that session runs every day on autopilot.
| Capability | GoTo Webinar | WebinarJam | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments | Accept Payments on the Complete plan; no checkout inside the webinar | Offers display in the room; payment happens on an outside page | Stripe or PayPal checkout inside the webinar room, from Growth |
| CRM | No built-in CRM; integrations and native Marketo on Complete | No built-in CRM; integrations with Kartra, ActiveCampaign, Keap, Kit (formerly ConvertKit), Drip, Ontraport and Zapier | EasyCRM built in from Growth, or keep your CRM |
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GoTo Webinar vs WebinarJam FAQ
GoTo Webinar is built for corporate training; WebinarJam is built for live selling. Neither takes payment inside the webinar room, and neither includes a CRM.
Choose GoTo Webinar for corporate training and formal live events. Choose WebinarJam for marketers and coaches running live sales webinars.
GoTo Webinar: Simulive on every plan, scheduled or on demand, in one event time zone (checked October 14, 2026). WebinarJam: Automated webinars run in EverWebinar, included on Basic, Professional and Enterprise (checked October 13, 2026).
GoTo Webinar: Accept Payments on the Complete plan; no checkout inside the webinar (checked October 14, 2026). WebinarJam: Offers display in the room; payment happens on an outside page (checked October 13, 2026).
GoTo Webinar: No built-in CRM; integrations and native Marketo on Complete (checked October 14, 2026). WebinarJam: No built-in CRM; integrations with Kartra, ActiveCampaign, Keap, Kit (formerly ConvertKit), Drip, Ontraport and Zapier (checked October 13, 2026).
GoTo Webinar: 500, 1,000 or 3,000 attendees by plan (checked October 14, 2026). WebinarJam: 100 to 5,000 attendees by tier (checked October 13, 2026).
GoTo Webinar: Free trial advertised (checked October 14, 2026). WebinarJam: $1 for 14 days, no free option (checked October 13, 2026).
EasyWebinar, the company that publishes this page. Neither GoTo Webinar nor WebinarJam offers checkout inside the webinar room or a built-in CRM. EasyWebinar offers: Stripe or PayPal checkout inside the webinar room, from Growth; EasyCRM built in from Growth, or keep your CRM. It starts with a 7-day free trial with full access.
Sources
- GoTo Webinar plans and Simulive docs (checked October 14, 2026)
- WebinarJam pricing and FAQ (checked October 13, 2026)