Webinar and virtual event platforms · September 2026 Edition
Zoho Webinar vs ON24
Zero of twelve models named Zoho Webinar first on the direct prompt; zero named ON24. Zoho Webinar was named by nine of the twelve models and ON24 by twelve and Zoho Webinar carries 11 labels and ON24 37, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Zoho Office Suite, India, India, founded 1996. Named in one category this edition.
San Francisco, United States, founded 1998. Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share11%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 19; printed, not drawn.
Labels1137A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Zoho Webinar reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Livestorm was named alongside these two in nine of the twelve direct answers. Livestorm vs Zoho Webinar · Livestorm vs ON24 · Demio vs Zoho Webinar
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the webinar and virtual event platforms page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Zoho WebinarFirst choices, of twelve modelsON24
Direct003 against ON24
Paraphrase013 against ON24
Comparative001 against ON24
Budget-constrained50
Scale-constrained001 against ON24
Negative003 against ON24
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Zoho Webinar and ON24 stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |
Zoho Webinar ON24 first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Zoho Webinar on the left and ON24 on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Zoho Webinar and ON24 stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniDemio alternatives: ON24
Grok 4.1 FastDemio alternatives: GoTo Webinar, Goldcast, Livestorm, ON24, Zoom Webinars
Qwen 3.7 FlashGoldcast alternatives: Livestorm, ON24, Zoom Webinars
Neither was named
9 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5BigMarker alternatives: Demio, GoTo Webinar, Goldcast, Livestorm
Gemini 3.5 FlashGoldcast alternatives: Airmeet, Demio, Livestorm
Perplexity SonarGoldcast alternatives: Bizzabo, GoTo Webinar, Livestorm
Mistral SmallGoldcast alternatives: Demio, Livestorm, Zoom Webinars
DeepSeek V4 FlashLivestorm alternatives: Demio, Goldcast
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Kimi K2Demio, Livestorm alternatives: BigMarker, Goldcast
GLM 4.7 FlashXGoTo Webinar alternatives: Airmeet, ClickMeeting, Cvent, Demio, EventMobi, PheedLoop, WebinarJam, Whova, Zoom Webinars, Zuddl
MiniMax M2.5Demio alternatives: Bizzabo, Goldcast, Livestorm
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Zoho Webinar leads by seven points.
Zoho Webinar7%#6 of 16ON240%#16 of 16Mid-marketThe figures above
Zoho Webinar leads by nine points.
Zoho Webinar11%#4 of 19ON242%#8 of 19Enterprise
The order flips: ON24 leads at enterprise.
ON2433%#1 of 16Zoho Webinar0%#– of 16What the models said about Zoho Webinar
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Top pick for maximum savings: Zoho Meeting — at roughly $8/month with a free tier, it's the clear winner if budget is your #1 concern” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Zoho Meeting is best for solo operators and small teams on the tightest budget ... at one of the lowest prices” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Zoho Webinar stands out as the best overall choice for webinars and basic virtual events” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about ON24
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to avoid for this use case- ON24 and Goldcast are powerful, but they're sales-quoted, enterprise-priced” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Unless Specific Need: ON24: Enterprise-focused, $10K+/year minimum, overkill for mid-market” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“you likely do not have the massive budget or the dedicated five-person IT production team required to run complex enterprise suites like ON24 or Cvent” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“I'd generally recommend ON24 if webinars and virtual events are a core part of your marketing and sales funnel” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best for: Mid-to-enterprise B2B marketing teams... Where it struggles: Expensive, complex to set up, and can be overkill for smaller companies.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Choose BigMarker or ON24 if you're running large-scale, highly controlled, analytics-heavy enterprise events” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.