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GoToMeeting vs ReadyTalk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

GoToMeeting
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ReadyTalk
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
27th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of GoToMeeting is 3.2%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ReadyTalk is 1.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GoToMeeting3.2%
ReadyTalk1.4%
Other95.4%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

Gavin Tomlins - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Officer at a pharma/biotech company with 11-50 employees
Clunky with poor interface, lacks sufficient functionalities; it did reduce need for in-person meetings
We're phasing out the use of GoToMeeting because of some of its deficiencies. It lacks ease of connectivity, calendar integrations, and third-party app integrations. The user interface is quite poor and needs to be reworked and the product is quite clunky in comparison to its competitors. It currently lacks the ability for sharing collaborative materials during a meeting. We also found that the ability to switch between audio and video configurations isn't as intuitive as in other applications. I generally do 20-30 hours of video conferencing a day, so it makes a difference to have these features. It doesn't integrate as easily into phone systems as well as other organizations and it doesn't integrate as easy into instant messaging and collaboration tools or into software solutions. In general, some of the functionalities need to be improved.
it_user479847 - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing Campaign Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Great pay as you go options.
- Marketo Integration - Simulive events - Customer service - Cut down bandwidth - Scale at a cheaper cost - 1 year - No. Very easy! - A few minor issues along the way - No, but would like to have more support outside of US Customer Service: - Great! Technical Support: - Great! - Cheaper,…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It's cost-effective."
"We don't have any link issues whether you use it to browser, or use it as a client. It worked perfectly fine for us."
"The solution worked well specifically for audio meetings."
"The most valuable feature is the dial-in capability."
"There is no lagging and the meeting interaction is seamless."
"With GoToMeeting, I like that it works well for seminars and similar events. Finding a platform where multiple people can share their images, split the screen with content, and manage presentations smoothly is uncommon. It allows the presenter to handle questions, answers, and other opinions."
"Ease of setup and login by attendees. Facilitates sharing visually, and not just via audio."
"We can record meetings and share the screen with participants."
"I utilize ReadyTalk to train roughly 300 people monthly, my colleagues use it to host staff meetings, to supplement coursework from our online university, and to deliver organizational content to our constituent base."
"Customer Service: Excellent. Technical Support: Also excellent."
"Using ReadyTalk allows us to provided effective trainings, makes our employees more productive, and safer by keeping them closer to home."
"Our webinar program was floundering, but after I started working with ReadyTalk, we have been able to increase the number of webinars, these webinars have successively attracted higher quality presenters and have become a real marketing tool for our association."
"Customer Service: World-Class! Technical Support: World-Class!"
"ReadyTalk is a great tool to bring large groups together to train or update pertinent information."
"ReadyTalk helped my organization deliver high-quality training webinars to small business owners around the country."
"Customer Service: Excellent. Have been able to help me determine when to use the operator assisted service and even demo-ed this experience for me in order to make more informed decision."
 

Cons

"The sound quality is good but the video quality needs improvement."
"Lacks ease of connectivity, calendar integrations, and third-party app integrations."
"The product itself doesn't stand out against other options on the market."
"The enrolment for a non-IT user should be easier. It should be simplified for non-IT users."
"I didn't like the fact that they tried to make their new version look like Zoom."
"Using GoToMeeting in a meeting-sized conference room is kind of a letdown. The camera is supposed to track the speaker and focus on that person so that they can be on the screen. That feature rarely worked. We tested it thoroughly, so maybe it was an issue with the size of the conference room. It may not be suitable for large conference rooms."
"The newer user interface takes a bit longer to get used to."
"GoToMeeting is too slow, which is why we no longer use it."
"You have to download a spreadsheet three times post-meeting if you want surveys, registration, attendance. Kind of tedious."
"The aesthetics are not great."
"I would love to see a lobby that attendees can wait in prior to starting the conference."
"Prices can always be dropped but overall these rates are competitive with other teleconferencing systems."
"Compared to other webinar platforms, ReadyTalk's pricing is a bit high."
"You have to schedule operator-assisted audio events 24 hours in advance, if the turn around time could be quicker - it would help with last minute events."
"We'd like the joining process for presenters to be more seamless (and they are working on that)."
"Would love to have a calendar (much like Outlook offers) that included scheduled appointments."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a little expensive although now, with the competition from Zoom and other products, they have lowered their prices and it is better."
"GoToMeeting is a little bit expensive compared to other products."
"Negotiate for discounts."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Performing Arts
12%
University
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with GoToMeeting?
The solution must include archive options to save the recorded meetings for future reference. The recording functionality can benefit our team by improving how meetings are recorded and shared. Pre...
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