Webex Webinars review: about $68 a month for the 500-attendee tier
Webex Webinars charges by attendee capacity per tier, and our figures for it are approximate rather than published list prices. Our record of webex.com on 11 June 2026 put the 500-attendee tier at about $68 a month and the 1,000-attendee tier at about $120 a month. The 3,000-attendee and 100,000-attendee tiers are quoted by Cisco sales.
The short answer
Buy Webex Webinars if you already run on Cisco and need a large, well-secured room. Our record from 11 June 2026 is about $68 a month for the 500-attendee tier, and we state that as approximate because our own note is approximate. Get a written quote before you budget.
Skip it if you are a creator or a small team. Zoho Webinar runs a free plan and charges $8 per host a month on Standard, verified 11 June 2026, and GoTo Webinar publishes $49 per organiser a month on Lite, verified 13 June 2026. Both are easier to price than this one.
Where Webex Webinars fits
Webex Webinars is the enterprise end of this category and it is bought the way enterprise software is bought: through a procurement conversation, often folded into a wider Webex agreement rather than priced on its own. That is the first thing to understand about the cost, because it explains why a clean rate card is hard to find.
Our figures here are approximate and we are saying so at every mention. The note we recorded on 11 June 2026 reads about $68 a month for the 500-attendee tier and about $120 a month for the 1,000-attendee tier. Both carry a tilde in our own records, which means the figure is our imprecise reading rather than a Cisco list price, and neither should be treated as exact.
The unit is attendee capacity per tier, not a seat and not a host. The tier name is the audience ceiling: 500, 1,000, 3,000 and 100,000. That is the lever that moves the price, so a small team broadcasting to a huge audience pays a lot and a large team broadcasting to 200 people pays for headroom it will not use.
Above 1,000 attendees there is no number to publish. Our 11 June 2026 record has the 3,000-attendee and 100,000-attendee tiers as Custom, quoted through Cisco sales. We are not estimating them, because an estimate for an enterprise contract is a guess dressed as evidence.
If you want to size the two tiers we do have a figure for, the arithmetic is simple and approximate throughout. About $68 a month is about $816 across a year, and about $120 a month is about $1,440 across a year. The step from the 500-attendee tier to the 1,000-attendee tier is therefore about $52 a month, or about $624 a year, on figures we have already described as imprecise.
There is no free way in. Our record notes no standalone free plan for Webex Webinars, with the free Webex tier covering Meetings only, so testing the webinar product means a trial or demo arranged with Cisco. Compare that with Zoho Webinar, which runs a free plan at $0 a month, verified 11 June 2026, and with BigMarker, which offers a free trial on paid plans but publishes no price on any tier, verified 1 October 2026.
This evidence is from 11 June 2026, which makes it four months old, and it is approximate on top of being old. Those two weaknesses compound: do not plan a budget from this page. Ask for a written quote in your own region and currency, and read the webinar platforms category for options you can price without a phone call.
Webex Webinars pricing
Webex Webinars prices by attendee capacity per tier. The two figures below are approximate, were recorded on 11 June 2026, and are our own imprecise notes rather than a published Cisco rate card. We have not reprinted our snapshot verbatim here because it carries the same tilde-prefixed figures, and we would rather state the hedge in words.
| Plan | Price | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Webinars 500 | about $68/mo | Approximate figure for the 500-attendee capacity tier, recorded 11 June 2026. About $816 across a year |
| Webinars 1,000 | about $120/mo | Approximate figure for the 1,000-attendee capacity tier, recorded 11 June 2026. About $1,440 across a year |
| Webinars 3,000 | Custom | Quoted through Cisco sales. No figure recorded and none estimated |
| Webinars 100,000 | Custom | Quoted through Cisco sales. No figure recorded and none estimated |
Two of the four tiers are quoted outright, and even the two with figures vary by how you buy. Five things set your cost:
- Attendee capacity per tier, which is the headline unit. The tier names are the ceilings: 500, 1,000, 3,000 and 100,000 attendees.
- Whether the webinar licence is bought on its own or inside a wider Webex Suite agreement. Our note records that it is often licensed as part of an enterprise agreement, which changes the number entirely.
- Purchase channel. Buying direct, through a reseller or through an existing Cisco contract are three different prices for the same product.
- Region and currency, neither of which our approximate dollar figures account for.
- Billing period. Our 11 June 2026 record shows the same approximate monthly figure for monthly and annual billing on the two published tiers, which is worth confirming rather than assuming.
Webex Webinars against platforms that publish a price
The useful comparison here is not the number but whether there is one. GoTo Webinar publishes $49 per organiser a month on Lite, $99 per organiser a month on Standard, $199 on Pro and $399 on Enterprise, verified 13 June 2026, and prices per organiser rather than by audience size. WebinarJam publishes flat tiers at $49, $99, $299 and $499 a month, verified 1 October 2026. Zoho Webinar publishes $8, $16 and $40 per host a month above a free plan, verified 11 June 2026. Against those, Webex Webinars gives you an approximate figure for its two smallest tiers and a sales conversation for everything above. BigMarker is the other platform in this category that publishes nothing at all, verified 1 October 2026.
Webex Webinars terms worth knowing
Every row below inherits the same two caveats: the figures are approximate and the check is from June 2026.
- Webinars 500
- About $68 a month, approximate, recorded 11 June 2026. About $816 across a year.
- Webinars 1,000
- About $120 a month, approximate, recorded 11 June 2026. About $1,440 across a year.
- Step between the two
- About $52 a month, or about $624 a year, on those approximate figures.
- Webinars 3,000 and above
- Custom. Quoted by Cisco sales and not recorded by us.
- Charging unit
- Attendee capacity per tier, not per seat and not per host.
- Free plan
- None for Webinars. The free Webex tier covers Meetings only.
- Check date
- 11 June 2026, four months old, and approximate at the time.
If you need one sentence to act on: ask Cisco for a written quote for your region, your attendee ceiling and your billing period, and treat everything on this page as a rough order of magnitude rather than a price. Our creator tool cost calculators are more use on the platforms that publish rate cards.
What Webex Webinars gives up
You give up a price you can read. Two of the four tiers are quoted outright, and the two with figures carry our own hedge. Shortlisting on cost is not possible here in the way it is with GoTo Webinar at $49 per organiser a month on Lite, verified 13 June 2026.
You give up a free trial you can start by yourself. Our 11 June 2026 record notes no standalone free plan for Webex Webinars, with the free Webex tier covering Meetings only, so evaluation starts with a sales contact.
You give up simplicity. This is an enterprise conferencing product with webinar features attached, and the admin surface reflects that. A team of two running a monthly event will spend more time configuring it than broadcasting on it.
You give up value at small audience sizes. The unit is attendee capacity, so the 500-attendee tier at about $68 a month, recorded 11 June 2026, costs the same whether 40 people or 480 people turn up. Livestorm's Pro plan at €2.50 per attendee, verified 1 October 2026, bills the other way round, and that figure is in euros.
You give up pricing certainty across regions and channels. Our approximate dollar figures came from one page on one day, and the same licence bought through a reseller or inside a suite agreement is a different number.
You give up currency on the evidence. June 2026 is four months behind, and we would rather say that plainly than present an old approximate figure as a current price. Nothing on this page should go into a budget without a quote behind it.
You give up the small-team economics entirely. Zoho Webinar charges $8 per host a month on Standard, $16 on Pro and $40 on Plus, verified 11 June 2026, with a free plan underneath. For a two-person team that is a different order of spending, and Webex Webinars is not competing for it.
How Webex Webinars compares
The four platforms below cover the same job at different ends of the market, and the axis is published price against enterprise scale. Each figure is that vendor's own rate with the date we checked it, except Webex Webinars, where our own figure is approximate. The field is in the webinar platforms category.
| Tool | Best for | Price | Where it breaks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webex Webinars | Large, well-secured events inside a Cisco estate | About $68/mo for 500 attendees, approximate (June 2026) | Approximate figures, quoted above 1,000 attendees, no free plan |
| GoTo Webinar | A published per-organiser price at mid scale | $49/organiser/mo Lite to $399/organiser/mo Enterprise (June 2026) | Per-organiser billing multiplies with every presenter |
| Zoho Webinar | Small teams that want a price and a free tier | Free, then $8/host/mo Standard (June 2026) | Attendee ceilings are low on every tier |
| BigMarker | Heavily branded events run as projects | Not published on any tier (October 2026) | No figure to compare, so evaluation starts with sales |
What to establish before you talk to Cisco
There is no self-serve trial of Webex Webinars to plan, and our figures are approximate and from 11 June 2026, so the work is in getting a real number. These are the seven things to settle.
- Ask for a written quote for the attendee ceiling you need, in your region and currency. This is the one step that replaces everything approximate on this page.
- Confirm whether our figures are anywhere near current. About $68 a month for 500 attendees and about $120 a month for 1,000 are our own imprecise June 2026 notes and nothing more.
- Decide your true attendee ceiling before the call, because the tier name is the ceiling and headroom is the thing you are paying for.
- Ask whether the webinar licence is cheaper inside a Webex Suite agreement than on its own, since our note records that it is often licensed that way.
- Ask for the trial or demo terms in writing, given that the free Webex tier covers Meetings only and not Webinars.
- Price one published alternative so you have a floor. GoTo Webinar at $49 per organiser a month on Lite, verified 13 June 2026, or Zoho Webinar at $8 per host a month on Standard with a free plan underneath, verified 11 June 2026.
- Check the renewal and cancellation terms before signing, because an annual enterprise commitment is the normal shape here and the exit is harder than a monthly subscription.
Webex Webinars questions buyers ask
How much does Webex Webinars cost per month?
Our own record from 11 June 2026 puts the 500-attendee tier at about $68 a month and the 1,000-attendee tier at about $120 a month. Both figures are approximate rather than published Cisco list prices, and the unit is attendee capacity per tier, not a per-user seat. The 3,000-attendee and 100,000-attendee tiers are custom and quoted by Cisco sales. Pricing also varies by region, purchase channel and whether the licence is added to an existing Webex agreement, so get a written quote before budgeting.
Does Webex Webinars have a free trial?
Webex Suite offers a free tier for meetings, but Webex Webinars (the dedicated webinar product) requires a paid license. You can request a trial or demo through Cisco sales. Some resellers offer limited trial periods. The free Webex Meetings plan doesn't include webinar-specific features like registration, branding, and large-audience capacity.
Who is Webex Webinars best for?
Webex Webinars is built for organizations that need enterprise-grade security, high attendee capacity (1,000-10,000+), and Cisco ecosystem integration. It's ideal for corporate all-hands meetings, large training sessions, and client-facing webinars in regulated industries. Individual creators and small teams will find it overbuilt and overpriced.
Webex Webinars vs GoTo Webinar - which is better?
Webex Webinars offers higher max capacity (10,000+ vs 3,000), stronger security certifications, and Slido polling. GoTo Webinar has transparent pricing, a simpler interface, and better value for smaller audiences. Choose Webex for enterprise-scale events. Choose GoTo Webinar for straightforward webinars at a predictable price.
What does Webex Webinars integrate with?
Webex Webinars integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, and other enterprise tools. Slido is built in for advanced polling. The API supports custom integrations. If your organization uses Cisco products, the integration is seamless across the Webex Suite.
Is Webex Webinars good for training and education?
Yes, for large-scale training. Webex Webinars supports breakout rooms, Q&A moderation, polling, and recording for post-event review. The Slido integration makes training sessions more interactive. For smaller training groups (under 50 people), Webex Meetings or a simpler tool like Demio would be more appropriate and less expensive.
How many attendees can Webex Webinars handle?
The standard plan supports up to 1,000 attendees. Custom plans handle 3,000, 10,000, and even 100,000 attendees for large-scale events. The capacity depends on your license tier. For events beyond 1,000 attendees, you'll need to work with Cisco sales for a custom quote.
Can teams collaborate on Webex Webinars?
Yes. Webex Webinars supports multiple panelists, co-hosts, and practice sessions. Admin controls let you manage roles and permissions. The platform integrates with Webex Meetings for pre-event planning. Enterprise licenses include SSO, admin panels, and centralized user management for larger teams.
Is Webex Webinars worth the money?
For an organisation running events of several hundred people with enterprise security requirements, the approximate figures we recorded on 11 June 2026, about $68 a month for the 500-attendee tier and about $120 a month for the 1,000-attendee tier, are defensible. Above that you are into custom quotes, which are hard to justify unless you specifically need Cisco's security certifications or five-figure attendee capacity. Below 500 attendees, platforms that publish a price are easier to evaluate: GoTo Webinar was $49 per organiser a month on Lite as verified on 13 June 2026, and Zoho Webinar was $8 per host a month on Standard as verified on 11 June 2026.
Can I cancel Webex Webinars anytime?
Cancellation terms depend on your contract. Cisco enterprise agreements typically have annual commitments. Monthly billing may be available through some resellers. Always review cancellation terms and renewal pricing before signing. Enterprise contracts may include early termination fees.