Livestorm is a webinar platform: it runs the session, and registration is one part of it. Programmable Talk starts from the other end. Its job is getting people to register for a session wherever it runs (Zoom, Luma, a venue, or Talk's own live room) and following up afterwards. So the question isn't which one wins, but which job you need done.
What Livestorm does
- The webinar, in the browser. Attendees join from a browser without downloading software, with polls, Q&A and chat in the room.
- Before and after. Registration pages, unlimited reminders and follow-ups, unlimited recording on Pro, instant replays and on-demand events, and automated events.
- Data. Automatic UTM capture, attendance and conversion rates, and a HubSpot integration. Salesforce and Marketo are marked Enterprise plan only.
- Pricing by attendee. Pro is €2.50 per attendee, bought as a yearly pack of credits; team members don't use credits. Pro sessions run up to 4 hours with up to 3,000 live attendees.
What Talk does
- Ways in, each with its own code. A page link, QR codes with print files (SVG, PNG, PDF and EPS), an email address people register by writing to, share cards, personal invitations, and a kit for each speaker and partner with their own link and QR code. Every registration records the one it came through, plus any UTM tags.
- Zoom, Luma or a venue. Registrations go where the session runs: added to Zoom with each person's own join link, or to Luma as guests.
- A page for each registrant, with their calendar file, their join link, questions for you and their own share link. Reminders arrive in their own email thread, so replying "cancel" works.
- The live room, if you want it. Every registrant gets their own link to a room with your video in it, questions the room votes up, polls and chat. The call runs on a free Jitsi room, or a private Daily or LiveKit room on your own account, so the minutes are billed to you, not us. Or play a YouTube, Vimeo or other stream inside it, or a recording as if live. Afterwards the same link is the replay.
- Your CRM, on your own account. Registrants, their way in and whether they came go to HubSpot, Salesforce or Marketo, or to your own systems by signed webhook and CSV.
Where Livestorm is stronger
Livestorm is a webinar product first. Its room, recording and automated events are one service, with nothing of your own to connect. In Talk, recording a call made here uses your own Daily plan, and the call itself runs on Jitsi, Daily or LiveKit. If you want to run webinars without setting up a video account, Livestorm is simpler.
Where Talk fits
Talk fits when the session already has a home, or several. It puts tracked ways in, speaker kits, reminders and follow-up in front of Zoom webinars, Luma meetups and in-person workshops alike, and it sends people and their attendance to Salesforce or Marketo on every paid plan. Its price is flat, so a big registration list costs the same as a small one.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Livestorm | Programmable Talk | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs the session in the browser | Yes | With your own Daily, LiveKit or Jitsi room | Livestorm, Plans and pricing |
| Registration pages | Yes | Yes | Livestorm, Plans and pricing |
| Email reminders | Yes | Yes | Livestorm, Plans and pricing |
| Polls, Q&A and chat | Yes | Yes | Livestorm, Plans and pricing |
| RecordingOr the replay of a stream you play inside | Yes | With your Daily account | Livestorm, Plans and pricing |
| Replays and on-demand | Yes | Yes | Livestorm, Plans and pricing |
| Automated or pre-recorded sessionsTalk: a recording played as if live | Yes | Yes | Livestorm, Plans and pricing |
| UTM capture | Yes | Yes | Livestorm, Plans and pricing |
| HubSpot | Yes | Yes | Livestorm, Plans and pricing |
| Salesforce and Marketo | With the Enterprise plan | Yes | Livestorm, Plans and pricing |
Pricing
| Livestorm | Programmable Talk | |
|---|---|---|
| How it's priced | Per attendee: €2.50 each on Pro, bought as a yearly pack of credits | Per account, flat: Starter $19 a month, Pro $39 a month; a year costs 10 months' price |
| Example | 400 attendee credits: €1,000 a year at the listed rate | Any number of registrants: $19 or $39 a month |
| Trying it | A free trial, no credit card needed | 14-day trial with every feature, no card |
| Larger plans | Enterprise: custom pricing | None: Pro has no limits |
Hosting the call in Talk on Daily or LiveKit is billed by them to your own account; a Jitsi room is free. Talk never limits registration by plan.
Who should choose which
Choose Livestorm when
- You want one product to run the webinar, the recording and automated sessions, with no video account to set up.
- Your audience per year is small enough that per-attendee pricing comes out lower.
Choose Programmable Talk when
- Your sessions run on Zoom, Luma or in person, and you need the registrations and the follow-up.
- You need Salesforce or Marketo without an enterprise contract.
- You run many sessions with big lists, where a flat price matters.
You may need neither when
- The session is internal, and your calendar and video tool already handle the invite.