Compare Zoom webinar vs. Livestorm
Looking for a webinar tool that fits your needs? Compare the best webinar tools of 2026.
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Last updated: 2026
What are the biggest differences?
Zoom and Livestorm are both comparable webinar software tools. However, there are a number of important differences with regard to usage and features.
GDPR Proof?
The GDPR is extremely important and is being enforced more and more strictly. So you really need to make sure that you and every party you work with follow the rules. With a US company, your data may be transferred to the United States. Since July 2023 that can fall under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, but that framework is being challenged in court, so many European organizations prefer to keep their data in the EU.
Livestorm is, just like WebinarGeek, a European company that is fully GDPR proof. Zoom, an American company, has worked hard to meet the GDPR requirements as well.
Read more about GDPR and webinars here.
App vs. browser-based
Zoom was actually built as an online meeting tool. To use their webinar functionality you need to download an app. Your viewers must also perform a download first to watch your webinar. This work raises the threshold enormously.
Livestorm works completely in the browser just like WebinarGeek. This means that anyone can follow your webinar from anywhere. All you need is a working internet connection! Because of this low threshold, your webinars will attract more visitors and therefore be more successful!
Pros and cons of Zoom
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What people are saying about WebinarGeek
100% GDPR Proof
Are you sure that all your data is securely stored according to European guidelines? Then choose WebinarGeek. All data that you store in WebinarGeek is safely stored on servers located in Europe. WebinarGeek is completely GDPR-proof and ensures that all data is processed according to European legislation.
Do you work with an American party? Then your data and your customers' data may be transferred to the United States, so check how that transfer is covered under the GDPR.
Downloads result in a lower attendance
Unlike desktop software, web-based apps are accessible anytime, anywhere, as long as you have access to a device with an internet connection. You can follow a webinar on desktop, tablet or mobile. By downloading and running an application, participation in a webinar becomes less accessible.
WebinarGeek is, just like Livestorm, fully web-based, this ensures that your webinars are very accessible to viewers.
Pricing
Perhaps the most important point for you as a user: the price! Both Zoom and Livestorm are in the higher price segment. Their prices depend on the number of attendees and the features you need, and they change regularly, so check their pricing pages for the current rates. WebinarGeek plans start at €59 per month (billed yearly).
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