Picking a webinar platform often comes down to what happens before and after the session, from how people register to what they receive and how you follow up. GoTo Webinar is an established platform sold by organizer seat, with features that unlock as you move up plans, while ProProfs WebinarNinja puts custom registration and thank-you pages, email notifications, offers, live and automated webinars and a free course platform in one plan.
This ProProfs WebinarNinja vs. GoTo Webinar comparison uses what each company publishes about its own product, starting with payments and price, and it credits GoTo Webinar where it does well, including a longer trial.
Pick ProProfs WebinarNinja for Webinars Built to Market, Sell and Teach
Custom registration and thank-you pages, email notifications and offers come built in, with nothing to download for you or your attendees, plus a free course platform when you want to teach.
Pick GoTo Webinar if You Already Use GoTo Products
If your team already uses GoTo Meeting or other GoTo products and your webinars are fairly straightforward, GoTo Webinar can work, though some features depend on the plan you choose.
ProProfs WebinarNinja vs. GoTo Webinar at a Glance
ProProfs WebinarNinja is made for webinars, with the marketing tools that fill and convert them built in. GoTo Webinar is an established platform sold by organizer seat, with more features unlocking on higher plans.
| What Matters | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| Best For |
✓Generating leads, growing sales, and teaching better
|
–Marketing keynotes, employee trainings and campus-wide events, sold by organizer seat
|
| Marketing Tools |
✓Custom registration and thank-you pages, email notifications and offers, all built in and written for you by AI
|
–A branded registration page with custom questions and up to 3 reminder emails, with the confirmation page linking to a page you build elsewhere
|
| Pricing Structure |
✓One simple plan. You pay based on attendees, and webinars, marketing tools and courses are included from day one
|
–Reach, Elevate and Complete plans sold by organizer seat and participant limit, with Complete priced through sales
|
| Software To Install |
✓None, it all runs in a web browser, so attendees register and join in a couple of clicks
|
✓Attendees can join in a browser, though it needs a recent version of a supported browser
|
| Webinar Types |
✓Live, automated, series and hybrid webinars, all on the plan
|
–Live, webcast, simulive (pre-recorded) and virtual events, with simulive starting on Elevate
|
| Taking Payments |
✓Stripe checkout right on your registration page, with no extra fees on top of standard card processing
|
–Paid events and certified training come with the Complete plan only
|
| AI Tools |
✓AI creates your complete webinar funnel from one line, then writes your headlines, coaches your pitch, answers live questions and repurposes your content
|
–AI summaries and transcripts, from the Elevate plan
|
| Co-Presenters |
✓Unlimited co-presenters
|
–Up to six organizers, presenters and panelists can share their webcams at once
|
| Attendee Capacity |
✓Up to 1,000 attendees by default, with more available anytime by contacting support
|
✓Up to 3,000 participants, though only on the Complete plan, which is priced through sales
|
| Customer Support |
✓Phone, chat and email support, 24 hours a day, on every plan
|
✓24/7 customer support, though event producers are a paid service starting at $600
|
| Free Trial |
✓14 days of full access to every feature
|
✓A 30-day free trial with all features and no credit card, before moving to a per-organizer plan
|
| Course / Training Delivery |
✓A full course platform included free, worth $1,200, with a learner portal
|
–Certified training on the Complete plan, with GoTo Training as a separate product
|
AI Tools Compared
Both platforms use AI, but for different jobs. ProProfs WebinarNinja’s AI webinar creator builds and sells your webinar, while GoTo Webinar’s AI summarizes and transcribes sessions after they happen.
| AI Feature | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| AI Webinar Funnel Builder |
✓Describe your webinar in one line and AI builds the full funnel: A signup page and thank-you page with layouts to pick from, invite, reminder and no-show emails, a timed script from hook to close, and polls, Q&A, handouts and your offer placed on cue, all loaded into a private teleprompter
|
–Pages and emails are written by you, starting from templates, while the AI features on GoTo’s pricing page are summaries and transcripts
|
| AI Editorial Lead |
✓Applies proven headline formulas to your topic and gives you headline options and a script outline, so you never start from a blank page
|
–Titles and descriptions are edited on the event details page
|
| AI Sales Coach |
✓Reviews your session against high-conversion frameworks, like offer clarity, pacing and call-to-action placement, and gives specific, actionable fixes
|
–An engagement dashboard, attendee reports and event analytics show how your audience responded
|
| AI Engagement Lead |
✓Scans live chat for repeat questions, like “Will there be a replay?”, and answers them instantly so you can keep presenting
|
–Live Q&A, polls and an engagement dashboard help presenters keep up with questions
|
| AI Content Strategist |
✓Turns your finished webinar into blog posts, follow-up emails and social snippets, drafted from what you actually said and ready to edit
|
✓AI summaries and transcripts capture each session, from the Elevate plan
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: AI builds your complete funnel from one line about your topic and is part of the plan. It creates the signup and thank-you pages, invite, reminder and no-show emails, a timed script, and polls and offers on cue, then coaches your pitch, answers repeat chat questions and repurposes each session into blog posts, emails and social snippets.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo Webinar’s AI focuses on what happens afterward, with AI summaries and transcripts of each session on the Elevate plan and above. Pages, emails, titles and descriptions are written by you, starting from templates.
Course and Training Tools
ProProfs WebinarNinja includes a full course platform, called CourseNinja, free with the plan. GoTo Webinar handles training through series events, certificates and a separate GoTo Training product.
| Training Feature | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| Course Platform |
✓Included free, worth $1,200: Unlimited live and on-demand courses with a learner area
|
–Certified training comes with the Complete plan, and GoTo Training is a separate product
|
| Learner Area |
✓A dedicated learner portal with all course materials and replays in one place
|
–Recordings, plus follow-up emails that can include a certificate of attendance and a video
|
| Multi-Part Courses |
✓Unlimited series webinars, built for cohorts and multi-part courses
|
✓One-time events, whole series and on-demand sessions with recorded webinars
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: CourseNinja comes free with the plan, worth $1,200, with a learner portal, unlimited live and on-demand courses, unlimited series webinars for cohorts and coupon codes for courses and paid webinars.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo Webinar handles training through series events, certificates of attendance and certified training on the Complete plan. GoTo Training is a separate product for fuller online training.
Setup and Onboarding
ProProfs WebinarNinja is designed around building a webinar from the moment you sign up. GoTo Webinar uses a scheduling dashboard, with templates and a practice mode.
| Setup Factor | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| Nothing To Download |
✓Runs in your web browser on any device, so you and your attendees have nothing to install
|
–Attendees can use a supported browser or the desktop app, and organizers can use the browser or the desktop app
|
| Getting Started |
✓The AI Webinar Funnel Builder turns one line into pages, emails, a script and polls, in one sitting
|
–Schedule from a dashboard, using templates that reuse previous settings
|
| Rehearsing Before You Go Live |
✓A practice session is built in, with or without attendees
|
✓Practice Mode lets you rehearse before you go live
|
| Onboarding Help |
✓A 1-on-1 onboarding call and a dedicated Success Manager, included
|
–Guides, video tutorials and a customer community
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: The AI Webinar Funnel Builder turns one line into pages, emails, a script and polls. A private teleprompter scrolls your script at your pace, and a 1-on-1 onboarding call with a dedicated Success Manager is included.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo Webinar setup runs through a scheduling dashboard with templates that reuse earlier settings, plus Practice Mode for rehearsing. Attendees can join in a supported browser, which needs a recent browser version.
Security and Compliance
ProProfs WebinarNinja uses the same security setup as the rest of the ProProfs family, and adds a two-step email check at signup that blocks bots before they reach your list. GoTo Webinar adds company-wide audits and registration controls.
| Feature | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| Blocking Fake Signups |
✓Two-step email verification with a one-time code at signup
|
–Registration can use manual approval, so you approve or deny each registrant
|
| Controlling Who Registers |
✓Manual approval of each registrant, plus allow or block lists by email domain and by country, all included, and banned attendees can’t register again
|
–Manual or automatic approval, plus allowed and blocked domains with up to 50 entries
|
| Privacy |
✓GDPR and CCPA compliant
|
–Session encryption, secure logins and GDPR compliance
|
| Audits |
✓Servers on AWS and IBM (both with SOC 2 Type 2 reports) in Dallas and Northern Virginia, with daily local and remote backups
|
✓SOC 2 Type II audits, with a shareable SOC 3 report, though certifications vary by product
|
| Reliability |
✓Live, public uptime reports you can check anytime
|
–A public status page tracks known issues
|
| Getting Your Data Out |
✓Export to spreadsheet files (CSV or Excel) anytime, plus an API, and delete your data whenever you want
|
–Registration and attendee reports can be downloaded
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: Two-step email verification blocks fake signups, and manual approval plus allow and block lists by email domain and country are included. Servers on AWS and IBM carry SOC 2 Type 2 reports, with daily backups, and ProProfs WebinarNinja is GDPR and CCPA compliant.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo conducts SOC 2 Type II audits and shares a SOC 3 report, though which certifications apply depends on the product. Registrations can be approved manually, with allowed and blocked domains of up to 50 entries each.
Capacity and Session Length
GoTo Webinar offers higher capacity on its upper plans. Here’s exactly how the two compare.
| Scale Factor | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| Attendees Per Session |
✓Up to 1,000 attendees by default, with more available by contacting support
|
✓500 on Reach, 1,000 on Elevate and 3,000 on Complete, with Complete priced through sales
|
| Large Live Audiences |
✓Unlimited attendees on automated webinars, with live attendance set by your capacity
|
✓Webcast mode lets up to 3,000 attendees join from a browser, with the limit set by your plan
|
| Co-Presenters |
✓Unlimited co-presenters
|
–Up to six organizers, presenters and panelists can share their webcams at once
|
| Automated Webinar Audience |
✓Unlimited attendees on automated webinars
|
–Simulive events limit registrations to your plan’s attendee capacity
|
| Streaming Beyond Capacity |
–Webinars run in a branded, browser-based room built for the event
|
✓Live streaming to unlimited attendees, though only on the Complete plan
|
| Growing Past 1,000 |
✓More attendees by contacting support, with 8-hour sessions and unlimited co-presenters kept at every size
|
✓The Complete plan reaches 3,000 participants, through a sales conversation
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: You get up to 1,000 attendees by default and more by contacting support, with 8-hour sessions (longer on request) and unlimited co-presenters at every size, plus unlimited attendees on automated webinars.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo Webinar reaches 3,000 participants, with webcast mode letting them join from a browser, though 3,000 requires the Complete plan and a sales conversation. Up to six organizers, presenters and panelists can share webcams at once.
Support and Help Desk Comparison
Both platforms promote round-the-clock support. ProProfs WebinarNinja includes phone, chat and email on every plan and a 1-on-1 onboarding call, while GoTo Webinar adds event producers as a paid service.
| Support Factor | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| Hours Available |
✓24 hours a day, on every plan
|
✓24/7 customer support
|
| Ways To Reach Support |
✓Phone, live chat and email, all included
|
–Help articles, video tutorials, user guides and a customer community
|
| Event Help |
✓A 1-on-1 call with a dedicated support person, included
|
✓Event producers handle moderation, Q&A, rehearsals and tech checks, as a paid service from $600
|
| Help Articles and Guides |
✓A dedicated help center covering webinar setup, live sessions and course creation
|
✓Detailed organizer and attendee guides, plus a customer community
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: Phone, live chat and email support are included 24 hours a day on every plan, with a 1-on-1 onboarding call and a dedicated Success Manager, plus live public uptime reports.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo Webinar advertises 24/7 customer support, backed by help articles, video tutorials, guides and a customer community. Event producers for moderation, Q&A and tech checks are a separate paid service, starting at $600.
Product Suite Comparison
Both platforms belong to larger families of business tools. ProProfs WebinarNinja sits with training, learning and sales tools, while GoTo Webinar sits with GoTo’s meeting, training and phone products.
| Suite Factor | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| What the Suite Is Built Around |
✓Training, learning, support and sales tools, including BIGContacts CRM, built around what a webinar or course needs
|
✓GoTo Meeting, GoTo Training and GoTo Connect, alongside GoTo Webinar
|
| A Course or Learning Tool in the Suite |
✓CourseNinja and Training Maker, both built for teaching and training
|
–GoTo Training, a separate online training product
|
| Integrations |
✓BIGContacts, ProProfs’ own CRM, connects effortlessly, alongside HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp, ConvertKit and Zapier
|
✓HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce Pardot, Zoho, Slack, Outlook and Google Calendar
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: ProProfs WebinarNinja sits in a family of training, learning, support and sales tools, including CourseNinja, Training Maker, Knowledge Base, PeopleGoal and Project, and connects effortlessly to BIGContacts, ProProfs’ own CRM.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo Webinar sits with GoTo Meeting, GoTo Training and GoTo Connect, and integrates with HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce Pardot, Zoho, Slack, Outlook and more. The Complete plan includes a GoTo Meeting license.
Free Trial Comparison
Both platforms let you try before you buy, and GoTo Webinar’s trial runs longer.
| Trial Factor | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| How Long |
✓14 days of full access, with every feature unlocked from the first day
|
✓30 days, with no credit card required
|
| What’s Unlocked |
✓Full access to every feature, including the course platform, before you pay anything
|
✓Access to all features during the trial, before a per-organizer plan applies
|
| After the Trial |
✓Pick the attendee capacity you need, with every feature still included
|
✓The trial expires on its own unless you subscribe to a plan
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: The 14-day trial gives full access to every feature, including live, automated, series and hybrid webinars, AI tools and the course platform, so your test matches how you’d really use it. There is no limited tier to outgrow, since the trial and the plan include every feature.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo Webinar offers a 30-day free trial with access to all features and no credit card. When it ends, you subscribe to a per-organizer plan or let the trial expire.
Payments and Selling
Selling is where the two platforms differ most. ProProfs WebinarNinja takes payments on its one plan, while GoTo Webinar includes paid events on its Complete plan.
| Selling Feature | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| Taking Payments |
✓Stripe checkout on your registration page, with no platform fees beyond standard card processing
|
–Paid events are included on the Complete plan
|
| Which Plans Can Sell |
✓Every attendee capacity can take payments, with no plan to climb
|
–Paid events start on Complete, so selling means moving to the top plan
|
| Paid Webinars and Courses |
✓Paid webinars, courses and built-in coupon codes, all on the same plan
|
–Paid events and certified training come with the Complete plan
|
| Price of Selling |
✓The same per-attendee rate whether or not you charge
|
–Complete is priced through a sales quote
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: ProProfs WebinarNinja takes payments with Stripe checkout right on your registration page, on the same plan as everything else, with no platform fees beyond Stripe’s standard processing fee. Paid webinars, courses and coupon codes need no upgrade.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo Webinar includes paid events and certified training on its Complete plan, which is priced through a sales quote. Reach and Elevate focus on registration, reporting and engagement, and fuller training sits in the separate GoTo Training product.
Pricing Model Comparison
ProProfs WebinarNinja sells one plan priced by how many people attend, with every feature turned on. GoTo Webinar sells three plans by organizer seat, with features unlocking as you move up.
| Pricing Factor | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| What You Pay For |
✓Attendee capacity, with every feature included
|
–Organizer seats, on plans tiered by participant limit
|
| Organizer Seats |
✓No per-seat charge, with unlimited co-presenters
|
–Reach has 1 organizer seat, an Elevate license includes 3, and Complete offers custom seats
|
| Features by Plan |
✓Nothing held back: Registrant approvals, automated webinars and AI-written, editable emails are all included
|
–Branding, cloud recordings, AI summaries, breakout rooms and recorded events start on Elevate, while payments, source tracking and live streaming need Complete
|
| Top Plan Pricing |
✓The same per-attendee rate at every size
|
–Complete is priced through a sales quote
|
| Add-Ons |
✓Course platform, series and hybrid webinars included at no extra cost
|
–Add-ons are available on the Reach and Elevate plans
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: One plan priced by attendee capacity includes every feature, with unlimited webinars, automation, registrant approvals, editable emails and a course platform from day one, so there is no plan to climb. Built-in Stripe checkout adds no platform fees beyond Stripe’s standard processing fee.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo Webinar sells Reach, Elevate and Complete plans by organizer seat and participant limit. Branding, cloud recordings, AI summaries and breakout rooms begin on Elevate, while payments, source tracking and live streaming sit on Complete, which is priced through sales.
Pricing Breakdown
ProProfs WebinarNinja’s attendee-based prices are shown below. GoTo Webinar prices by organizer seat and plan, so check its pricing page for current prices at your size.
| Number of Attendees | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| 100 |
✓About $30/mo, with unlimited webinars, co-presenters, marketing tools and the course platform included
|
–The Reach plan, which covers up to 500 participants with 1 organizer seat
|
| 500 |
✓About $150/mo, still one flat rate per attendee
|
–The top of the Reach plan, with branding and cloud recordings starting on Elevate
|
| 1,000 |
✓About $300/mo, with the same full feature set
|
–The Elevate plan, which includes 3 organizer seats
|
| More than 1,000 |
✓More attendees by contacting support, with 8-hour sessions and unlimited co-presenters
|
✓The Complete plan, up to 3,000 participants, priced through sales
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja: About $30 a month at 100 attendees, $150 at 500 and $300 at 1,000, on annual billing at $0.30 per attendee. Unlimited webinars, automation, approvals and the course platform are included at every size, so you never pay more to unlock features.
GoTo Webinar: GoTo Webinar’s Reach plan covers 500 participants with one organizer seat, Elevate covers 1,000 with three seats, and Complete reaches 3,000 through sales. Its pricing page shows current prices for each plan.
Decision Matrix
Here is each deciding factor side by side, with the better fit for each one.
| Decision Factor | ProProfs WebinarNinja | GoTo Webinar | Better Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Webinars |
✓Yes, unlimited
|
✓Yes, on every plan
|
Tie
|
| Marketing Tools Built In |
✓Custom registration and thank-you pages, emails and offers
|
–Branded registration and up to 3 reminder emails
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja
|
| Automated Webinars |
✓Unlimited, on the plan
|
–Simulive events from Elevate
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja
|
| Taking Payments |
✓Stripe on your registration page
|
–Complete plan only
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja
|
| Course Platform Included |
✓Free, built in
|
–GoTo Training is separate
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja
|
| Features on the Entry Plan |
✓Everything included
|
–Reach has the core tools only
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja
|
| AI That Builds the Whole Funnel |
✓AI Webinar Funnel Builder
|
–AI summaries and transcripts
|
ProProfs WebinarNinja
|
| Largest Audience |
✓1,000 by default, more via support
|
✓Up to 3,000, on Complete
|
Tie
|
| Free Trial Length |
–14 days
|
✓30 days, then a per-organizer plan
|
GoTo Webinar
|
| Support Included |
✓24/7 phone, chat and email
|
✓24/7 customer support
|
Tie
|
Which Should You Choose?
Here is the simplest way to decide.
Pick ProProfs WebinarNinja for Webinars That Market, Sell and Teach
If you want custom registration and thank-you pages, email notifications and offers built in, with nothing to download, this is built for exactly that. It is priced by attendee with every feature on one plan, includes unlimited co-presenters and AI tools that build your funnel, adds a free course platform when you want to teach, and puts a real person on the phone 24/7 when you get stuck.
Pick GoTo Webinar if Your Team Already Uses GoTo
If your team already uses GoTo Meeting or other GoTo products and your webinars are fairly straightforward, GoTo Webinar can work, though some features depend on the plan you choose.
How to Migrate from GoTo Webinar
- Step 1: Export your recordings. Gather your GoTo Webinar recordings, whether local or in the cloud.
- Step 2: Upload them. Add each recording to ProProfs WebinarNinja as an automated webinar.
- Step 3: Rebuild your pages. Create your registration and thank-you pages and emails with the AI Webinar Funnel Builder or the built-in templates.
- Step 4: Connect your contacts. Keep your lists in your CRM or email tool and connect them to ProProfs WebinarNinja, including BIGContacts.
- Step 5: Go live. Run a practice session, then schedule your first webinar.
The Complete Buyer’s Guide: ProProfs WebinarNinja vs. GoTo Webinar
TL;DR
- ProProfs WebinarNinja is made for webinars, with custom registration and thank-you pages, email notifications, offers and payments built in, plus live, automated, series and hybrid webinars and nothing to download. GoTo Webinar is an established platform sold by organizer seat, with more features on higher plans.
- ProProfs WebinarNinja is priced by attendee, currently $0.30 per attendee per month on annual billing, with every feature included. GoTo Webinar sells Reach, Elevate and Complete plans by organizer seat, and Complete is priced through sales.
- ProProfs WebinarNinja also includes unlimited co-presenters, Stripe checkout and the CourseNinja course platform, worth $1,200. GoTo Webinar places branding, cloud recordings and AI summaries on Elevate, and payments, source tracking and live streaming on Complete.
- GoTo Webinar offers a longer 30-day free trial and a higher capacity on its Complete plan, up to 3,000 participants, which requires a sales conversation.
- Rule of thumb: Webinars that need built-in marketing tools, payments and courses point to ProProfs WebinarNinja. Teams already using other GoTo products may prefer GoTo Webinar.
Which one should you actually buy?
Start with the job your webinar has to do. If it has to generate leads or sell, ProProfs WebinarNinja puts the registration and thank-you pages, emails, offers and webinar in one plan, with a course platform if you also teach. If your team already uses GoTo products and your webinars are fairly straightforward, GoTo Webinar can work.
How the two pricing models differ, and what you pay
ProProfs WebinarNinja charges by attendee and includes every feature, so 100 attendees is about $30 a month and 500 is about $150 on annual billing. GoTo Webinar charges by organizer seat on plans tiered by participant limit, with branding and AI summaries on Elevate and payments and live streaming on Complete.
Where does AI actually help on each platform?
ProProfs WebinarNinja’s AI builds the funnel, coaches your pitch, answers repeat chat questions and repurposes the session. GoTo Webinar’s AI summarizes and transcribes sessions, from the Elevate plan.
Who owns the learner experience after the webinar?
With ProProfs WebinarNinja, learners move into a learner portal with courses, certificates and replays in the same account. With GoTo Webinar, follow-up emails can include a certificate of attendance, and fuller training lives in GoTo Training.
Reliability and support when something breaks
ProProfs WebinarNinja includes 24/7 phone, chat and email support and a 1-on-1 onboarding call. GoTo Webinar advertises 24/7 customer support, with event producers available as a paid service starting at $600.
Frequently Asked Questions
The pointed questions buyers ask, answered on the facts. Where GoTo Webinar is the better choice, it says so.
Is ProProfs WebinarNinja a good alternative to GoTo Webinar?
Yes, especially if you use webinars for lead generation, sales or teaching. ProProfs WebinarNinja includes custom registration and thank-you pages, email notifications, offers, live and automated webinars, payments and a free course platform in one plan. GoTo Webinar is an established platform that sells its features by organizer seat and plan.
How do the marketing tools compare?
ProProfs WebinarNinja builds custom registration and thank-you pages with video, calls to action and social sharing buttons, sends AI-written invite, reminder and no-show emails, and places offers on cue during your session. GoTo Webinar offers a registration page with your logo, colors and custom questions, confirmation, reminder and follow-up emails with up to 3 reminders, and a confirmation page that links to a page you build elsewhere.
How does pricing compare?
ProProfs WebinarNinja is priced by attendee, currently $0.30 per attendee per month on annual billing, with every feature included. GoTo Webinar sells Reach, Elevate and Complete plans by organizer seat and participant limit, and Complete is priced through a sales quote. Check GoTo’s pricing page for current prices at your size.
Which GoTo Webinar plan includes branding, cloud recordings and AI summaries?
Branded webinars and custom URLs, cloud recordings, AI summaries and transcripts, breakout rooms and recordings run as live events start on the Elevate plan. Paid events, source tracking and live streaming to unlimited attendees come with Complete. ProProfs WebinarNinja puts all of its features on one plan.
How many attendees can each platform host?
GoTo Webinar supports up to 500 participants on Reach, 1,000 on Elevate and 3,000 on Complete, which is priced through sales. ProProfs WebinarNinja includes up to 1,000 attendees by default, and larger events are available by contacting support.
Do attendees need to download anything?
With ProProfs WebinarNinja, nothing needs to be downloaded, since everything runs in a web browser. GoTo Webinar attendees can join in a supported browser, which means a recent version of a supported browser, or use the desktop or mobile app, and the mobile app doesn’t support simulive sessions.
Can both platforms run automated or pre-recorded webinars?
Yes. ProProfs WebinarNinja includes unlimited automated webinars, with a Watch Now option plus one-off or recurring showings. GoTo Webinar offers simulive events, which are pre-recorded, start automatically and run without an organizer present, starting on the Elevate plan.
How many presenters can join a webinar on each platform?
ProProfs WebinarNinja allows unlimited co-presenters on its plan, which makes panels and other interactive webinar formats easy to run. On GoTo Webinar, up to six organizers, presenters and panelists can share their webcams at once, and organizer seats depend on your plan.
Does GoTo Webinar include a course platform like CourseNinja?
GoTo Webinar handles training through series events, certificates of attendance and certified training on the Complete plan, and GoTo Training is a separate product. ProProfs WebinarNinja includes CourseNinja for free, so you can build live and on-demand courses, add learners, and offer coupons without buying a separate course tool.
How long are the free trials?
GoTo Webinar offers a 30-day free trial with access to all features and no credit card required. ProProfs WebinarNinja offers a 14-day free trial with full access to every feature, including the course platform.
How do the AI tools compare?
ProProfs WebinarNinja’s AI Webinar Funnel Builder creates pages, emails, a script and polls from one line, and its AI Sales Coach, AI Engagement Lead and AI Content Strategist coach your pitch, answer chat and repurpose the session. GoTo Webinar’s AI provides summaries and transcripts of your sessions from the Elevate plan.
What security features does each platform offer?
GoTo conducts SOC 2 Type II audits and shares a SOC 3 report, though which certifications apply depends on the product, and GoTo Webinar offers session encryption and secure logins. ProProfs WebinarNinja adds a two-step email check at signup, follows GDPR and CCPA, and runs on AWS and IBM servers that carry SOC 2 Type 2 reports.
What kind of support comes with each platform?
GoTo Webinar offers 24/7 customer support, help articles, video tutorials and a customer community, and event producers are available as a paid service starting at $600. ProProfs WebinarNinja includes 24/7 phone, chat and email support, plus a 1-on-1 onboarding call, on its plan.
Which platform connects with CRMs?
GoTo Webinar integrates with HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce Pardot and Zoho, among others. ProProfs WebinarNinja connects effortlessly to BIGContacts, ProProfs’ own CRM, and also works with HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp and ConvertKit, plus others through Zapier.
Can I accept payments on each platform?
ProProfs WebinarNinja includes Stripe checkout on your registration page, with no platform fees beyond standard card processing. On GoTo Webinar, paid events and certified training come with the Complete plan.
Can I switch from GoTo Webinar to ProProfs WebinarNinja without starting over?
Yes. You can use your GoTo Webinar recordings, whether local or in the cloud, and upload them into ProProfs WebinarNinja as automated webinars, where they sit alongside your other webinar recordings. Then rebuild your registration page and emails using its built-in templates, and keep your contact lists in your CRM or email tool.
When might GoTo Webinar be worth using instead of ProProfs WebinarNinja?
If your team already uses GoTo Meeting or other GoTo products and your webinars are fairly straightforward, GoTo Webinar can work, though some features depend on the plan you choose. For multi-part programs on either platform, you can also run series webinars.
Build Webinars That Market, Sell and Teach in One Place
Start your 14-day free trial with full access to every feature, or book a free demo and see live and automated webinars, AI tools and CourseNinja in one account.
Real person, real walkthrough, no obligation.
Want to host a webinar for free?
Use WebinarNinja to teach, improve marketing, and grow your sales.
