Compare Livestorm and Adobe Connect on features, integrations and pricing. Every claim is checked against each vendor's website, pricing and help pages, plus G2 and Capterra reviews.
Where each platform is strong, and where it falls short.
Livestorm
Marketing webinars
Runs fully in the browser, one-click join with no download
Built for external marketing webinars, no IT setup needed
Native HubSpot sync on every plan; Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot as Enterprise add-ons
Hosts and moderators are free
SAML SSO is a paid add-on
Whiteboard only through the Miro integration
Live events cap at 3,000 attendees
Adobe Connect
Virtual classrooms
Persistent rooms reusable across sessions with saved content
Pod-based layouts and custom apps give trainers deep control
Live engagement dashboard shows participation during each session
ISO 27001 and HIPAA support suit regulated teams
Per-host yearly pricing, with costly capacity upgrades for larger rooms
Desktop app recommended for best performance and full screen sharing
More complex setup, so new hosts often need training
General information
Customer Rating
Average of G2 and Capterra ratings out of 5, with the number of reviews in brackets (rounded).
Last update: October 2026
4.6/5 (2,000+)
4.2/5 (1,000+)
Browser based
Webinar platforms that work directly in the browser, there's no need to download any software.
Device versatility
Host events from a desktop, tablet or mobile.
On-demand webinars
Create or access pre-recorded on-demand webinars, available any time.
Automated webinars
Automate entire webinars or key actions like CTAs, start and stop times or page redirects.
Free plan
A free plan you can use without time limits, not just a trial.
Last update: October 2026
Multi-session events
Run events with several sessions or tracks under one registration.
Limited
Promotion Features
Customizable registration pages
Add a banner, logo, social channels or speaker information to the event registration page without any coding skills.
Customizable emails
Customize emails with ease by adding an event banner, social sharing buttons, or a signature.
Customized email sequence
Customize your own email sequence and schedule them to be sent automatically.
Embed forms
Embed a registration form on your own website to capture more registrants.
Company page
Publish events to a public company page that gathers all upcoming and past events.
Built-in social sharing
Share event registration pages on your company's social channels directly from your webinar platform.
Custom registration forms
Customize the fields of your registration form to capture insights on your audience.
Registration filter
Apply a filter to accept event registrations only from work email addresses.
Activation Features
Chat
Send chat messages through a tab built right into your webinar room.
Emoji reactions
Enable emoji reactions during live events to allow attendees to react in real-time.
Q&A
Audiences can ask questions in a dedicated space.
Question upvotes
Audiences can vote on questions that they most want to see answered. Organizers can sort them by date or most upvotes.
Live answer notification
Display a notification that shows the question you are answering live during the webinar.
Polls
Create drafts of polls in advance and publish them during your event. Or, create them live during your event to further activate your audience.
Call-to-action button
Direct your attendees to a promotional offer via a CTA displayed in the event room.
Links only
Virtual backgrounds
Change your background to personalize your webinar or look more professional.
Digital whiteboards
Collaborate with digital whiteboards within the platform or through a native integration.
Via Miro
Custom room branding
Add your logo, colors and backgrounds to the live event room.
Higher tiers
Organization Features
Private chat
Chat privately with event organizers and moderators during the event.
Registrants moderation
Control which registrants can and cannot access the event.
One-click integrations
Integrate the software with any app to capture other valuable insights.
Maximum number of attendees
The maximum number of attendees supported.
3000
1500
Unique contact list
Find all your event contacts in one place and get a 360 view of their activity within different events.
SAML SSO
Secure your team's access to the platform with SAML SSO.
Add-on
Dial-in to webinars
Attendees can opt to dial-in to the webinar from a phone number.
Third-party
Reporting Features
Analytics reports
Track and analyze all of your data with our powerful analytics tool built into the dashboard.
Webinar recordings
Record webinars automatically and send them to attendees at the end of each session.
Engagement scoring
A score per attendee based on how they interacted during the event.
AI Features
AI summaries & transcripts
Automatic transcripts and AI summaries of each session.
Last update: October 2026
Beta
Transcripts
Automatic video clipping
AI turns recordings into short clips ready to share.
Last update: October 2026
Add-on
AI content generation
AI drafts posts, emails or articles from your webinar content.
Last update: October 2026
Add-on
Integrations
HubSpot (native)
Syncs registrants and attendance with HubSpot without a third-party tool.
Salesforce (native)
Syncs registrants and attendance with Salesforce without a third-party tool.
Enterprise
Zapier / Make
Connects to thousands of apps through Zapier or Make.
Native AI connector (MCP)
Official connector that lets AI assistants like Claude work with your webinar data.
Last update: October 2026
Security & Compliance
EU data hosting
Your data can be stored on servers in the European Union.
Enterprise
ISO 27001
Certified to the ISO 27001 information security standard.
The short answer: Livestorm is built for the full webinar journey, from registration to follow-up, in the browser for everyone, while Adobe Connect is built around persistent, customizable rooms for training and learning.
Why teams switch: their webinars now drive registrations and pipeline rather than long-running classrooms, and they want everyone to join from a browser.
The short answer: Livestorm charges only for the attendees who join, while Adobe Connect charges per host per year, plus capacity upgrades for larger rooms.
Why teams switch: their audiences grow and vary, and they stop buying capacity upgrades for every host.
Prices as of September 2026, from each vendor's pricing page (see Livestorm pricing). AI Studio, which turns replays into clips, is a paid add-on.
| Pricing | Livestorm | Adobe Connect |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay for | Attendees who actually join | Licenses per host per year, plus room capacity upgrades |
| Entry price | $3.00 per attendee (400-credit annual pack) | Webinar plans: $190, $290 or $390 per host per year (100 or 300 seats) |
| Larger audiences | Lower price per attendee on bigger packs, up to 3,000 live attendees per event, custom Enterprise plan | Room upgrades: $2,200, $3,900 or $4,900 per host per year for 500, 1,000 or 1,500 attendees |
| No-shows and team members | Not counted | Every host needs a license; you pay for room capacity, whoever shows up |
Livestorm is a browser-based webinar platform for marketing and customer teams, with branded registration, engagement and native CRM sync. Adobe Connect is a virtual classroom and webinar tool with persistent, pod-based rooms, often used for training and education.
Livestorm charges $3.00 per attendee on its 400-credit annual pack, with a lower price per attendee on bigger packs; hosts are free and no-shows do not use credits. Adobe Connect Webinar plans cost $190 to $390 per host per year, with capacity upgrades up to $4,900 per host per year for 1,500 attendees (as of September 2026).
Yes. Persistent rooms, pod-based layouts and an engagement dashboard make Adobe Connect a strong fit for virtual classrooms and structured training, though it is less focused on marketing workflows like CRM sync.
Yes. You can rebuild registration pages and emails from templates in Livestorm and connect your CRM, so attendee data keeps flowing and nobody installs an app to join.
Yes. Livestorm is EU-hosted, ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant.
Plan, promote, host and analyze your webinars in one place. Build branded registration pages, send automated reminder and follow-up emails, and engage attendees with polls, Q&A and live CTAs, with no extra tools.
After the event, attendance and engagement data flow to your CRM, and AI Studio turns replays into short clips for your social channels.
Livestorm runs straight from the browser on any desktop or mobile device, so your audience can join from anywhere without downloading or installing anything.
Removing that extra step helps attendance: on Livestorm, 47.7% of registrants show up live on average (2026 Webinar Benchmark Report, 33,786 webinars analyzed).
Connect Livestorm to Claude with its verified connector, or to any AI agent that supports MCP, to create events, register attendees and analyze engagement in plain language.
Add-ons take it further: AI Studio turns every replay into short clips, and live translations show real-time AI subtitles in your attendees' language.
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"The elegance of Livestorm's UI and its simplicity for creating beautiful landing pages made a big positive impact on the way we communicate with customers at scale."
Stan Massueras
European Sales Director
"Livestorm is really easy to use and offers a lot of customization. We are very happy with the visual rendering and the user experience."
Read the customer storyPoppy Acton Davis
Global Account Manager
"Livestorm offered an alternative to our 1:1 demos and helped us acquire new customers. We also saw much more engagement as a result!"
Read the customer storyClement Spiers
Lead Generation Manager
"Livestorm made it easy to automate our customer trainings. The ability to set up prerecorded content while still offering live Q&A helps our team provide personalized attention at scale."
Diana Stegall
Manager, Customer Education
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