ON24 Platform vs Polycom RealPresence Clariti comparison

ON24 and Poly are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. ON24 is ranked #26, while Poly is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.5. ON24 holds a 1.2% mindshare in VM, compared to Poly’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ON24 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Poly users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

Polycom RealPresence Clariti and ON24 Platform compete in digital communication. ON24 Platform seems to have the upper hand in enhanced capabilities due to its interactive features.

Features: Polycom RealPresence Clariti offers seamless video conferencing integration, efficient content sharing, and scalability. ON24 Platform supports interactive webcasting, advanced analytics tools, and engagement-centric features for comprehensive event execution.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ON24 Platform provides cloud-based deployment and excellent customer service, making integration and management easy. Polycom RealPresence Clariti supports on-premise and hybrid deployment with extensive technical support, though setup may require more resources.

Pricing and ROI: Polycom RealPresence Clariti generally has lower initial setup costs, offering gradual ROI through reduced communication expenses. ON24 Platform may entail higher upfront costs, yet its advanced features promise potentially greater ROI for businesses focusing on engagement and analytics.

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Categories and Ranking

ON24 Platform

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

26th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Virtual Events Platforms (4th)

Polycom RealPresence Clariti

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of ON24 Platform is 1.2%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Polycom RealPresence Clariti is 1.4%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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reviewer1337886

Multimedia Production Manager at a legal firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Easy setup and an a la carte pricing model

The solution needs a more modern interface. One of our biggest complaints is that we don't have the ability to dynamically push our interface to participants. Adobe Connect is an older technology, but it allows us to push our own layout and design to participants. One of the solution's strengths is that it's web-only but that is also a weakness. It is not a software solution but is browser-based which has its advantages and disadvantages. Zoom has become such a force that its ease of use surpasses ON24.

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Sreejith Thulasidas

Senior Engineer - UC - Service and Solutions Deployment at FVC

Provides video calling facilities with good video and audio clarity

Polycom RealPresence Clariti is very bad when moving towards the cloud. I think that Microsoft Teams and Zoom have already taken over the market. Polycom is currently looking into more end devices than server components and infrastructure. A cloud version would have been better, but that will not be feasible for Polycom now. It would have been helpful to have a cloud version during the migration stages, but now the time has gone. As a company, it's better for Polycom to look into the video conferencing devices rather than the infrastructure. Earlier, one of the advantages was that the infrastructure was very much open, and it was easy to integrate the tool with other platforms like Cisco. That is not the scenario now, and Polycom should concentrate on the endpoint hardware devices.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Friendly user interface and simple navigation."

"The solution works well with third-party integrations."

"The most valuable feature is its integration with solutions like Zoom and Teams for endpoints. The picture quality is high, and the conference sessions are stable."

"It's on-prem, which is great."

"It does a good job of integrating with other software."

"I find the ability to follow the calls, the call flow, the ability to look at the history, and more on the fault-finding tools to be valuable."

"Some proprietary Polycom features include speaker tracking, acoustic fencing, noise cancellation, active noise cancellation, and noise cancellation AI."

Cons

"The solution needs a more modern interface."

"Bandwidth optimization could be increased."

"The customer needs this platform to be a little bit more customized."

"The only issue we have is with some of the bridging stuff, particularly with respect to DTMF and outgoing calls."

"The most valuable feature is its integration with solutions like Zoom and Teams for endpoints. The picture quality is high, and the conference sessions are stable."

"Polycom RealPresence Clariti is very bad when moving towards the cloud."

"Could have a wider range of use cases."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We paid $1,800 for five webinars, which is the standard fee. If you require support there is a $300 additional fee, extra attendees is an additional fee, integration is an additional fee, etc. All these extras could add on another $2,500 which was not in our budget."

"Polycom RealPresence Clariti is definitely more expensive than others in the market because of its high quality."

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Financial Services Firm

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What needs improvement with Polycom RealPresence Clariti?

They are discontinuing the product and they are moving over to Pexip. The only issue we have is with some of the bridging stuff, particularly with respect to DTMF and outgoing calls. That's our big...

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What is your primary use case for Polycom RealPresence Clariti?

We use it both nationally and internationally with our partners, however, it's used in a closed environment.

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What advice do you have for others considering Polycom RealPresence Clariti?

I would recommend it, however, it depends on the environment. We have a lot of users but not a lot of usage, so the price model is really good for that environment. Overall, I would give it a nine ...

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RealPresence Clariti, Clariti

Overview

Experiences Centered Around Your Audience

The ON24 Platform gives you a single place to build, manage, analyze, measure and optimize all of your audiences’ experiences.

Data-Driven
Extract behavioral insights to qualify leads and accelerate deals.

Scalable
Centralize the development, sharing and reuse of your best content.

Global
Broadcast, repurpose and translate content across multiple regions.

Integrated
Seamlessly connect and transfer data with other business software.

Customizable
Control every aspect of the audience experience, data capture and reporting.

Ease-of-Use
Simplify content creation with intuitive, drag-and-drop functionality.

ON24

RealPresence Clariti is simple, powerful, cloud-ready collaboration infrastructure software for businesses of all sizes that connects people with HD voice, video, content and web collaboration.

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Sample Customers

IBM, Zendesk, Salesforce, Linkedin, Intel

Baptist Health Corbin, North Carolina Central University

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