GoToWebinar vs Microsoft Teams comparison

GoTo and Microsoft are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. GoTo is ranked #24, while Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.4. GoTo holds a 2.0% mindshare in VM, compared to Microsoft’s 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of GoTo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

GoToWebinar and Microsoft Teams are products in the web conferencing category, each addressing unique business requirements. Microsoft Teams seems to have the upper hand due to its extensive feature set, catering to a broader range of collaboration needs.

Features: GoToWebinar offers high-quality webinar capabilities with features like automatic recording and transcription, polling, and in-depth analytics. Microsoft Teams provides a comprehensive suite for team collaboration, integrating chat, file sharing, and video conferencing.

Room for Improvement: GoToWebinar could enhance its integration with other business tools, improve user interface flexibility, and expand its mobile platform capabilities. Microsoft Teams might improve its interface speed, reduce resource demands, and expand its webinar-specific features for larger audiences.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: GoToWebinar provides an uncomplicated setup with reliable customer support, ideal for standalone webinar services. Microsoft Teams offers seamless integration with Microsoft 365 tools, simplifying deployment for organizations already utilizing these products, ensuring a smoother user experience.

Pricing and ROI: GoToWebinar operates on a subscription-based model focusing on webinar functions, with ROI depending on usage. Microsoft Teams, bundled with most Microsoft 365 plans, emerges as a cost-effective solution with potential for higher ROI due to its varied functionalities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

GoToWebinar

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

24th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Teams

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

166

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Social Software (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of GoToWebinar is 2.0%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 2.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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RITA Conroy-Martin

Director of Marketing at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

Video library is a great tool and it enables good customization; feels a little antiquated and rusty

I like that recordings are available immediately, it's a great feature. I also appreciate being able to use the video library as a tool, and the integration of an API with other systems we have. We were able to build our own customer portal and then integrate into GoToWebinar with a seamless interface. People thought they were on our platform, but they were using GoToWebinar. Those are unique features that seemed to be very easy for our development team to integrate. I like that aspect of it. It also provides good visibility if somebody had seen a webinar that was useful. It's very easy to push them out. Registration is an easy process as is customization on the back end. We very rarely had technical issues running the webinars so it's a pretty robust platform overall.

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Arun Srivastav

CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited

Seamless presentation and collaboration enhance organizational productivity

There are three main areas for improvement: Firstly, AI capabilities should be integrated into Microsoft Teams to provide better transcript services and offer multiple language support. Secondly, it should allow participants to remain visible during presentations, enhancing interaction. Lastly, it needs broader integration capabilities with other products, like Salesforce ( /vendors/salesforce ), which is currently limited.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"All of their features are good. They are more or less equivalent to the competition. There's less disturbance, less jitter, the voice is always good even at a low bandwidth."

"This solution is very reliable. It is easy to switch between audio and microphone when using headphones."

"I can extract the activity and the attendance reports, along with every single question that was asked during the webinar, which is a feature that we highly value."

"We were able to build our own customer portal and integrate into GoToWebinar with a seamless interface."

"The interface is browser-based and simple, which is an advantage over other solutions."

"Microsoft Teams has helped us improve collaboration through the use of chats, as well as conferencing, voice calls, knowledge management, and maintaining a repository."

"The installation is very, very easy."

"The chat functionality is the solution's most valuable feature."

"The product is more convenient than taking a plane to Australia. Going to Australia can take around two days. The tool is much quicker. The video conferencing feature has improved our productivity."

"This is a stable solution, I have not faced any problems using the video conferencing."

"The tool's integration capabilities are seamless."

"I like the product's screen share feature since we can explain things to the users at the other end using it. The solution helps me to establish a virtual connection with my team."

"The initial setup was okay."

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Cons

"GoToWebinar would be improved with the inclusion of support for video endpoints."

"Some of my friends also use GoToWebinar to collect clients for affiliate marketing. In those cases, they found some features were missing with respect to some of the competition. And the worst part is the price."

"The platform feels old and a little rusty, more could be invested into the look and feel of it."

"The chat window and using polls is easier in Zoom than compared to GoToWebinar. Make it simpler and easier to publish polls on the fly would improve the solution."

"The sharing of cameras is limited to meeting organizers."

"The solution is very expensive and I won't be able to afford it personally."

"It's a bit slow, especially if you are downloading photos."

"The solution's security features could be improved."

"Sometimes, I find the network quality is not very good with low bandwidth."

"Microsoft Teams could improve because it is heavy on bandwidth. We have some access points and when we have 30 or 40 users on it with Microsoft Teams calls can drop. WebEx does not use as much bandwidth."

"The solution should improve its user interface and recording features."

"With respect to security, there needs to be more work done. I was surprised, for example, yesterday, when my daughter was able to use my Microsoft Teams interface for her schoolwork. I was surprised that they could do that, because I believe it was only for my own personal use."

"Since Microsoft Teams is a typical Microsoft product, inviting guest users to the conversation can be problematic if they're not in the active directory."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is a free solution."

"It is a monthly subscription and the price is quite expensive if you're not paying annually."

"It is affordable because it also includes the licenses on Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office and SharePoint."

"The solution's pricing is average."

"The solution's cost is high."

"I rate Microsoft Teams an eight out of ten for its pricing."

"The challenge with Microsoft's licensing model is that the prices are on the higher side, especially for companies that have more users where spending a lot on licenses may be required."

"The standalone license is not cheap."

"It costs around $12 for SharePoint and Teams per user."

"We are satisfied with the price of this solution."

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What do you like most about Microsoft Teams?

The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams for us is the ability to share files from OneDrive seamlessly.

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I’m unsure about the exact cost, but I believe it’s reasonable. Using Teams for collaboration, video conferencing, and messaging helps save costs, especially for communicating with third-party comp...

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?

Improvements could be made in utilizing AI features, such as getting a transcript of meetings. During my usage, there were no AI features available.

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Overview

Web conferencing SaaS for larger webinars

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We do business in 170 countries and are made up of 114,000 passionate employees dedicated to fulfilling our mission of helping you and your organization achieve more.

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