Webex for Government doesn't support webinars in webcast view.

Scheduling

Features and capabilities

Webinars

Webinars in webcast view

Events (classic)

Webex Meetings mobile app support

Yes

Webinars can't be scheduled with the mobile app.

Yes

Webinars in webcast view can't be scheduled or started with the mobile app.

No

Webex for Government support

Yes

Webex for Government supports webinars for plans supporting up to 10,000 users.

No

Yes

Webex Scheduler support (Outlook add-in)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Schedule from Webex site

Yes

Yes

Yes

Maximum participants

Based on plan capacity purchased with a maximum of up to 10,000 participants and 500 hosts, cohosts, and panelists.

Based on plan capacity purchased with a maximum of up to 100,000 participants and 500 hosts, cohosts, and panelists.

Events 1000 customers: 1000

Events 3000 customers: 3000

Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists

500

500

1000

This maximum is included in the maximum participant count. For example, if your plan supports 3000 participants, 1000 of those participants can be hosts, cohosts, and panelists.

Webinar/event templates in scheduler

Yes

Yes

Yes

Set up custom webinars and session type

No

No

Yes

Webinarseries (program)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Schedule a webinar in multiple timezones

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add a cohost or alternate host

Cohost

Cohost

Alternate Host

Enable automatic practice sessions

Yes

Yes

No

Enable automatic recording

Yes

Yes

No

Customize image on registration page

Yes

Yes

Yes

Upload speaker image on registration page

Yes

Yes

Yes

Upload webinar/event material while scheduling

Yes

Yes

Yes

Invite attendees from the scheduler on Webex site

Yes

Yes

Yes

Import invitation list from CSV file

Yes

Yes

Yes

Speaker bio/panelist info

Yes

Yes

Yes

Attendee registration

Yes

Yes

Yes

Registration ID required option

Yes

Yes

Yes

Registration password

No

No

Yes

Registration auto-approval

Yes

Yes

Yes

Implement registration cap

Yes

Yes

Yes

Custom registration page

Yes

Yes

No

Custom landing page

If webinar requires registration

Yes

No

Scheduling Rest API

Yes

No

No

Set up e-commerce

No

No

Yes

Invitation emails

Yes

Panelists automatically receive invitations after scheduling. Invitations are sent to attendees after the host approves their registration or if the host adds them to the webinar.

Yes

Panelists automatically receive invitations after scheduling. Invitations are sent to attendees after the host approves their registration or if the host adds them to the webinar.

Yes

The host can decide when to send event invites and who receives them.

Send plain text invitation emails

Yes

Yes

Yes

Reminder emails

Yes

Yes

Yes

Follow-up emails

Yes

Yes

Yes

Custom email templates

Yes

Yes

Yes

In webinar

Features and Capabilities

Webinars

Webinars in webcast view

Events (classic)

Panelist and attendee lobby

No

No

No

Chat with everyone for attendees, panelists, host, and cohosts

Yes

Yes

Yes

Panelists can initiate chat with attendees

No

No

Yes

Join through video device

Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only.

Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only.

Panelists, hosts, and cohosts only.

Maximum number of hosts, cohosts, and panelists who can join through video device

200

200

200

Who can view the attendee list

Only host, cohosts, and panelists can view the attendee list.

Only host, cohosts, and panelists can view the attendee list.

The host can decide if all participants can view the attendee list or only allowing host, alternate hosts, presenter, and panelists.

Webex Assistant for Webex Meetings

Yes

For more information, see Webex Assistant for Webex Meetings.

No

No

Live closed captioning and transcription

Yes

Yes

No

Real-time translation

Yes

Real-time translation is not available for Webex for Government.

This add-on purchase is not supported for webinars in webcast view.

No

No

HD video

Yes

Yes

No

Speaker video can be seen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Only the first 1000 attendees can see speaker video.

Customize and sync Stage view

Yes

No

Yes

Zoom in and out in Grid view

Yes

No

Yes

Layout control

Yes with stage view settings; attendee can choose their own layout.

Yes with livestream layout settings; all attendees see the same layout.

Yes

Lock webinar/event

Yes

Yes

Yes

Attendee can view grid, stack, active speaker, or content only layout view

Yes

Yes

Yes

Moderated mute

Yes

Yes

No

Host/cohosts can unmute the audience

Yes

No

Yes

Animated emoji reactions

Yes

No

No

Music mode

Yes

Yes

No

Background noise removal

Yes

Yes

Yes

People insights profiles

Yes

No

No

Q&A (Webex desktop and web apps only)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Use Slido Q&A

Manage tabs in Q&A (web app only)

Yes

No

No

Set priority for questions answered verbally in Q&A (web app only)

Yes

No

No

Polling

Yes

Yes

Yes

Use Slido polling

Slido Polling and Q&AYes
Slido is not available for Webex for Government.
YesNo
Apps panel (embedded apps)YesNoNo

Attention Tracking

No

No

Yes

Optimize sharing for motion and video

Yes

Yes

No

Breakout sessions

Yes

No

No

Share video files

No

No

Yes

Share video

Yes

Yes

Yes

Whiteboarding and annotation

Yes

No

Yes

Post-webinar features and analytics

Features and capabilities

Webinars

Webinars in webcast view

Events (classic)

Registration report

Yes

Yes

Yes

Post-webinar survey

Yes

No

Yes

Attendance report

Yes

Yes

Yes

Landing page after the webinar/event has ended

Yes

Yes

Yes

Recording access reports

No

No

Yes

Activity report (chat, Q&A, and polling)

The webinar must be recorded.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Get chat activity from the activity report of your webinar. Get Q&A and polling activity from the Slido report.