BigMarker review: every tier custom-quoted, with a real trial
BigMarker is a webinar platform that runs large, heavily branded events, and it is the one in its category that publishes no prices at all. Our check of get.bigmarker.com/pricing on 1 October 2026 found Basic, Enterprise and Enterprise+ all custom-quoted, priced on a flat monthly fee with attendee caps, with a 7 to 14 day trial on paid plans.
The short answer
Buy BigMarker if you run large webinars or virtual events where the branding and the production control matter more than knowing the price up front. There is a 7 to 14 day trial on paid plans, verified 1 October 2026, which is unusual for a custom-quoted product and worth using.
Skip it if you need to budget before you talk to anyone. WebinarJam published Starter at $49 a month and Crowdcast published Lite at $49, both verified 1 October 2026, and both will tell you the number without a call.
Where BigMarker fits
BigMarker is built for the webinar as a produced event rather than as a video call with an audience. Heavy branding, large attendee counts and control over how the session looks and runs are what it sells, and that puts it alongside virtual event platforms as much as alongside webinar tools.
The commercial model is the thing that separates it from almost everything else in the category. Our 1 October 2026 check found three tiers, Basic, Enterprise and Enterprise+, every one custom-quoted. BigMarker's own description of the model is a flat monthly fee per tier with attendee caps, which tells you the shape of the bill even though it does not tell you the amount.
That shape is useful to know, because a flat fee with an attendee cap behaves very differently from the per-attendee model next door. Livestorm is priced at €2.50 per attendee on Pro, verified 1 October 2026, which scales with every registration, while a capped flat fee is predictable until you hit the ceiling and then is not. Which you prefer depends on whether your audience size is steady.
We are not publishing a figure for BigMarker. Our snapshot for it records nothing but tier names and Custom, so there is nothing to publish, and we are not going to supply an estimate to fill the gap. This is the honest version: a recent check, 1 October 2026, which found that the vendor does not say.
The trial deserves emphasis because it is rare in this situation. Our check recorded a 7 to 14 day free trial on paid plans, which means you can evaluate the product before you have a number, rather than after. Most custom-quoted tools in this category make you do that in the opposite order.
Against the published field, the gap in information is stark rather than the gap in price. WebinarJam is $49 on Starter up to $499 on Enterprise, Crowdcast is $49 on Lite to $195 on Business, Demio is $63 on Starter and Airmeet is $199 on Premium Webinars, all verified 1 October 2026. Any BigMarker quote should be weighed against those, with the attendee cap written down next to it.
Our pricing evidence here is from 1 October 2026 and is recent, which is worth saying because most of this site's June-dated pages are not. The limitation is not the age of the check but what the vendor publishes. The webinar platforms category holds the alternatives.
BigMarker pricing
BigMarker publishes no prices. The table records what our 1 October 2026 check of get.bigmarker.com/pricing found stated, which is three tier names and a pricing model.
| Plan | Price | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Custom | Flat monthly fee with an attendee cap. Quoted by sales. A 7 to 14 day trial is available |
| Enterprise | Custom | Flat monthly fee with a higher attendee cap. Quoted by sales |
| Enterprise+ | Custom | Custom contract. The top tier, quoted by sales |
The model is published even though the prices are not, so you can prepare properly. Four things set the figure:
- Your attendee cap. This is the headline meter, since the model is a flat fee against a ceiling rather than a charge per person. Pick the cap from your largest expected event, not your average one.
- Which tier. Basic, Enterprise and Enterprise+ is the ladder, and Enterprise+ is described as a custom contract rather than a priced tier at all.
- Host or organiser count, if your team runs sessions in parallel. Ask explicitly, because a flat fee usually implies a seat allowance somewhere.
- Contract length, which our check did not record. A custom-quoted event platform is usually sold annually, so establish the term before the figure.
BigMarker against the webinar platforms that publish
BigMarker is the only tool in this category we checked that publishes nothing, which makes the field a useful yardstick. WebinarJam runs $49 on Starter, $99 on Basic, $299 on Professional and $499 on Enterprise. Crowdcast is $49 on Lite, $89 on Pro and $195 on Business. Demio starts at $63 on Starter. Airmeet is $199 on Premium Webinars. Livestorm charges €2.50 per attendee on Pro. All five were verified on 1 October 2026, the same day as our BigMarker check, so this is a genuine like-for-like comparison of dates even though it cannot be one of prices.
BigMarker commercial terms worth knowing
What our 1 October 2026 check recorded.
- Published price
- None on any tier, as of 1 October 2026.
- Pricing model
- A flat monthly fee per tier with attendee caps. Enterprise+ is a custom contract.
- Tiers
- Basic, Enterprise, Enterprise+.
- Free trial
- 7 to 14 days on paid plans, which is unusual for a quote-only product.
- Free plan
- None recorded.
- Published field, same date
- WebinarJam from $49/mo, Crowdcast from $49/mo, Demio from $63/mo, Airmeet $199/mo, all verified 1 October 2026.
- Check date
- 1 October 2026. Recent. The limitation is what the vendor publishes, not the age of our check.
Because the trial exists, you can do this in the sensible order: use the product first, decide what cap you actually need, then take a number. Ask for the annual total with the attendee cap and host count written into it, and get what happens when you exceed the cap in writing too, since that is where a flat fee stops being flat. Our creator tool cost calculators will total the rest of the stack.
What BigMarker gives up
You give up budgeting before a conversation. Every tier is custom, so BigMarker cannot be shortlisted on price against a field where five competitors publish theirs on the same date we checked.
You give up a predictable ceiling unless you ask about it. A flat fee with an attendee cap is the most pleasant model in this category right up to the cap, and what happens beyond it is the question the pricing page does not answer.
The learning curve is steep for the full feature set, per our notes. A platform built for produced events carries production complexity, and a team that wanted a simple webinar will meet all of it.
Recording editing tools are minimal, per our notes, so repurposing a session means taking the file elsewhere. That is a second tool and a second cost on top of an unpriced first one.
Analytics lack real-time depth, per our notes, which is an awkward gap for event software where the useful decisions are often made during the session rather than after it.
The attendee interface can confuse first-timers, per our notes. For a webinar whose audience is the general public rather than your own staff, friction at the door costs you the attendance you paid for.
We cannot tell you what it costs, and in this case that is not about the age of our evidence. The check is from 1 October 2026 and recent; the vendor simply does not publish, and we are not going to estimate on its behalf.
How BigMarker compares
Every figure below was verified on 1 October 2026, the same day as our BigMarker check, so the dates are genuinely comparable even though the prices are not. BigMarker reads Custom because that is what it publishes. The field is in the webinar platforms category.
| Tool | Best for | Price | Where it breaks |
|---|---|---|---|
| BigMarker | Large, heavily branded webinars and virtual events | Custom, not published (October 2026) | No published price on any tier; minimal recording editing |
| WebinarJam | Running webinars on a published rate card | $49/mo Starter (October 2026) | Less suited to large produced events |
| Crowdcast | Creator-scale live sessions at a visible price | $49/mo Lite (October 2026) | Smaller audience ceilings than an event platform |
| Livestorm | Paying only for the attendees who turn up | EUR 2.50 per attendee on Pro (October 2026) | Per-attendee pricing scales with every registration |
What to test on the BigMarker trial
Our 1 October 2026 check recorded a 7 to 14 day trial on paid plans, which is the one thing here that lets you evaluate before you know the price. Use it in that order.
- Confirm the trial length and which tier it runs on. Our check recorded a range rather than a single figure, so pin down which you are getting.
- Run one real session with a real audience inside the trial window. Our notes record the attendee interface as confusing for first-timers, and that is only testable on people who have not seen it before.
- Decide the attendee cap you actually need from your largest expected event, not your average. The cap is the meter, so this is the number that sets your price.
- Ask in writing what happens when you exceed the cap. A flat fee with an overage rule is a different product from a flat fee without one.
- Export a recording and see what state it arrives in. Our notes record editing tools as minimal, so find out what second tool you will need.
- Check whether the analytics tell you anything during the session rather than only after it, since our notes record real-time depth as a weakness.
- Price WebinarJam at $49 a month and Crowdcast at $49, both verified 1 October 2026, against your quote, then total the stack with our creator tool cost calculators.
BigMarker questions buyers ask
How much does BigMarker cost per month?
All plans include unlimited live webinars. The price scales by attendee capacity, not by the number of events you host.
Does BigMarker have a free trial?
Yes, BigMarker offers a 7-day free trial with access to core features. There's no permanent free plan. The trial is enough to run one or two test webinars and evaluate the email tools, engagement features, and attendee experience. You'll need a paid plan for ongoing use.
Who is BigMarker best for?
BigMarker fits marketing teams, course creators, and businesses that treat webinars as a lead-generation channel. The combination of unlimited webinars, built-in email automation, and CRM integrations makes it ideal for high-volume webinar operations. It's overkill for occasional presenters or simple team meetings.
BigMarker vs Livestorm - which is better?
BigMarker offers more webinar formats (automated, evergreen, series) and deeper CRM integrations. Livestorm has a cleaner interface, built-in video editing tools, and a permanent free plan, though that free plan is capped at 10 registrants and 20-minute sessions (verified 1 October 2026). Choose BigMarker for marketing-heavy webinar funnels with automation. Choose Livestorm if you want simpler setup and lighter webinar needs.
What does BigMarker integrate with?
BigMarker integrates natively with Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua, ActiveCampaign, Constant Contact, and 500+ other tools via API and webhooks. Webinar engagement data syncs back to your CRM automatically. Zapier connects BigMarker to additional apps if a native integration isn't available.
Is BigMarker good for automated webinars?
Yes, automated webinars are one of BigMarker's strongest features. You can take any live recording and set it to replay on a schedule with simulated live chat, timed CTAs, and pop-up offers. This is useful for sales funnels that run 24/7. Competitors like WebinarJam require a separate product (EverWebinar) for the same functionality.
Can I host virtual summits on BigMarker?
Yes. BigMarker's series webinar format lets you create multi-session virtual events with a single registration page, session-by-session scheduling, and unified attendee tracking. It's one of the few webinar platforms that handles summits natively without requiring an external event tool.
Can teams collaborate in BigMarker?
Yes. BigMarker supports multiple presenters per webinar, co-host permissions, and shared team accounts. Enterprise plans add SSO and admin controls. For small teams (2-3 people), the standard plans handle collaboration well. Larger teams with multiple departments will benefit from Enterprise-level role management.
Is BigMarker worth the money?
If you run 4+ webinars per month and use automation, CRM integrations, or evergreen funnels, BigMarker's unlimited webinar model and marketing tools deliver strong value.
Can I cancel BigMarker anytime?
Yes, BigMarker subscriptions can be cancelled anytime. Monthly plans stop at the end of the current billing cycle. If you're on an annual plan, check the refund policy before subscribing. There's no long-term contract on standard plans, though Enterprise agreements may have minimum terms.