MyOwnConference vs Wistia

MyOwnConference is a webinar platform for live, automated and on-demand sessions. It includes registration pages, polls and Q&A, session recording, and integrations; live events have no time limit. Attendees can join through browsers on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows, with listed capacity up to 5,000. Screen sharing requires a downloadable presenter app, which does not run on Linux.

The free Starter plan lasts indefinitely without a payment card. It allows 5 attendees, 500 MB of storage, 2 speakers, 1 autowebinar per day and 20-minute recordings. Paid choices include Business at €33 per month for 60 attendees and 10 hours of continuous recording, and 24-hour access for €11 without a subscription. Connections are encrypted, and permissions and passwords can control access. MyOwnConference operates in the EU, with EU-based Tier III data centers and GDPR rights.

Wistia is a video marketing platform for businesses and marketing teams to create, host, promote and measure videos and webinars. Recording tools capture a screen or webcam, while editing includes transcript-based changes, speech enhancement and AI removal of silences and filler words. Hosting includes a customizable player, video SEO, and collections and playlists.

Analytics span account and media reporting, embed locations, engagement heatmaps, A/B testing and CSV exports. Marketers can add in-video calls to action and lead forms, then connect marketing automation integrations. The integration directory includes HubSpot, Marketo, Klaviyo, LinkedIn, Mailchimp, YouTube, Zapier and Zendesk; developers have Data, Stats and Upload API references. The free plan includes 25 GB of storage, one user and 200 GB of bandwidth. Business costs $79 a month, billed annually, and includes 250 GB or more of storage, three users and 1 TB of bandwidth. The player is stated to meet WCAG 2.1 AA and support captions and audio descriptions.