ClickMeeting is a video conferencing service that allows you to host video calls, webinars, and live events.  

While many people might think of online meetings as the only reason to use a video conferencing service, there’s actually another common application — webinars. Since a participant has to register for a webinar, it’s a fantastic way for a business to gather email addresses from potential leads for a service. As a matter of fact, GoToWebinars conducted a survey and found 73% of B2B marketers depend on webinars as a form of high-quality lead generation. 

ClickMeeting focuses quite a bit on its application use for webinars, and you will see this in the number of features focused solely on this function. 

Whether you want to showcase your own webinar to sell a product, or are looking for a fun way to conduct a virtual happy hour, ClickMeeting is another online meeting resource for you.

What is Clickmeeting?

ClickMeeting was founded in 2011 by a company called GetResponse. After five years, ClickMeeting grew by such a large amount that it spun off and formed its own company. Once on its own, it quickly branded itself as the go-to webinar platform as well as a video conferencing option. The company is based in Poland, but has a far-reaching global presence. 

While Zoom leads the market in number of users, ClickMeeting enjoys a decent share of the market too, holding 2% of the market. 

The difference between ClickMeeting and its competitors is the focus on the webinar client. However, ClickMeeting can also be used for virtual classroom setups, streaming live events, conducting sales meetings, online business meetings – almost any type of virtual event you could think of to host.

ClickMeeting is a browser-based platform, which means it runs on the latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Edge (Chromium), Yandex, or Opera. Why does this matter? Since it’s completely web-based, it means your attendees do not have to download any software. 

ClickMeeting is also compatible with PCs and Macs. To have participants attend one of your webinars or meetings, you only need to send out a link for them to connect to your meeting. Attendees simply click and connect. 

Features

Online meeting spaces and video conferencing are certainly not a new idea — it may only seem like it based on our recent dependence on them. To really understand what makes ClickMeeting different versus the many other conferencing options available, the difference is in the details. 

Webinar hosting

Since webinar hosting is its bread and butter, let’s focus on the numerous features to help you create and conduct your webinar as smoothly as possible. As the webinar host, you have access to features to use before, during, and after your webinar. 

Custom branding: Add your logo to your webinar and choose colors that align with your brand colors. 

Registration page: Set up a unique registration page to get to know your participants. 

Customized invitations: If you want to add a personal touch to your online event, you have the option to send out a customized invitation. 

Waiting room for attendees: You can park your attendees in a waiting room while they wait for your event to start. You can show your agenda to prep them, plus add your logo and brand colors here. 

Stream your webinar: If you want to expand your reach, you can live stream your webinar to Facebook or YouTube while you’re hosting with ClickMeeting. 

Whiteboard option: If you want to collaborate, take notes, or draw stick figures, you can use the whiteboard option so you and your participants can further illustrate your ideas.

Ability for the host/hostess to conduct tests, polls, and surveys with participants. 

Create a custom URL for meetings: If you want to send out a webinar invitation that ties in with your brand or website name, you can create a custom meeting URL. For instance, laptopempires.clickmeeting.com.

Breakout rooms: One of the newest features is the ability to host breakout rooms. 

Webinar storage: If you need to store files and recordings of your webinars or your chat, your monthly fee includes a set amount of storage. 

Custom thank you page: After your webinar has concluded, you can send a personalized thank you page and ask for a review, comment, or feedback. It’s a way of using your manners by saying thank you to those who participated.

Related: 5 Best Automated Webinar Tools to Grow Your Business

Additional features

Customer support: If you are an account owner, you have access to live chat support or through email. 

Mobile app: Not only can someone attend a meeting or webinar from a mobile device, but you as the host can conduct any online meeting, virtual classroom, virtual event or webinar – even a live stream – right  from a mobile device with the app. 

Social sharing capabilities: If you want to post your webinar or meeting invite on your socials, you have the option to easily take care of this. 

Analytics: Gain valuable insights on your audience and webinars by taking advantage of the analytics. Each meeting provides you with metrics so you know the details about your audience participation and future trends. 

Pricing

Another difference with ClickMeeting versus its competitors is the monthly fee associated with it. If you choose to host online events, the monthly fee starts at $25. There is an option to upgrade to an automated account, which is $40 per month but includes higher file storage limits and longer recording time. 

Pricing is based on the number of attendees you have. The $25 plan is for those with less than 30 participants. Once you hit more than 30, the rate goes up to $35 for the basic plan and $45 for the automated. The plans go up to $239 per month if you have over 1,000 attendees.

For mid to large-sized businesses, there is a custom enterprise option available as well. No matter what level you select, if you choose to pay annually you receive a 20% discount off the plans. 

Learn more about ClickMeeting here. 

Pros and cons of ClickMeeting

Pros

There are several pros to using ClickMeeting, including:

• Intuitive to use, either as a meeting organizer or a participant. 
• Mobile and tablet friendly for both hosts and participants. 
• No installation or software required: The presenters and attendees do not need to create a ClickMeeting account to join the webinar or meeting.  You can also send an invite via email and the user simply clicks on it to enter into the webinar room. 
• Numerous webinar and meeting customization options.
• Enhanced and sophisticated audio/visual capabilities using WebRTC technology.
• 30-day free trial available
• No credit card needed for trial
• Extensive training tools: If you are unsure how to start a webinar or how to use the many features, go to the “Knowledge Base” section of the site for plenty of video tutorials and how-to guides. 
• Although webinars are the main focus, you can use ClickMeeting for numerous applications, including teaching, presentations, and online meetings. 

Cons

• The expense: While plans start at only $25 per month, the price increases with the more webinar attendees you regularly host. If you only use ClickMeeting for video meetings, then you would likely find this too pricey. 
• Customer service earns mixed reviews: While live chat support is offered during specific hours, online ClickMeeting reviews indicate customer support is challenging. Complaints range from lack of support response to dealing with glitchiness even with high-speed internet.

The bottom line for our ClickMeeting review

ClickMeeting is by far the platform most focused on webinar needs. If you are someone who depends on webinars for lead generation, to teach or sell a product, or some sort of virtual classroom setting, then it’s worth trying out the features during the 30-day trial. And the fact you are not required to enter your credit card information makes the risk extremely low for you.

However, if you only rely on video conferencing platforms to run a meeting, then you would be paying quite a bit each month for features you likely aren’t even using. But overall, ClickMeeting has enough features to make it worth your while to take advantage of the free trial offer.