- 15 participants (Lite): $39 per month
- 15 participants (Pro): $59 per month
- 30 participants: $99 per month
- 50 participants: $159 per month
- 100 participants: $299 per month
- Easy to use web conferencing tool
- Share PowerPoint slides and your screen with participants
- Invite hundereds of participants
- Easily add a fee to your event with integrated Paypal support
- Integrated VOIP
- High quality video streaming
- Send out automatic invitations
- Support for up to 6 webcams
- Brandable user interface
- Tools for collecting registration data and survey results
- Record whole events
- No download required
- Extensive online support
- Free trial available
- Windows, Linux and Mac compatible
Instant Presenter is an easy to use online web conferencing tool. A monthly fee buys you support for a set number of users and an unlimited number of conferences. Extra users can be added on a per minute basis so that you can hold events for up to 500 participants. The service is pretty reliable and the user interface is very easy to use.
The features available on Instant Presenter depend on the number of users you choose to go for. However, even the cheapest 'Lite' version offers screen sharing and PowerPoint slides sharing. As you increase the number of participants you are paying for you get extra features such as super high quality video, logo branding and different user interfaces. The main functionality works very well and it is easy to share your desktop with participants of the meeting. However, you can't control other people's desktops as you can with some similar applications.
All forms of communication are well catered for with Instant Presenter. The main application supports VOIP so that participants can communicate using microphones attached to their computers. It is also possible for up to 6 participants to broadcast from their webcams at once. If you need to have someone join who is not in front of a computer, Instant Presenter also provides an extra audio conferencing facility - but this costs a bit extra. If you add it to your subscription however, it is possible to provide participants with a toll free audio conferencing number to dial in with.
The reliability of Instant Presenter was very good in our tests. Even when broadcasting with the full amount of webcams at once the service seemed to run smoothly. One slight drawback with the service is that there is no mention of any security features. While many of these types of services encrypt the communications during a meeting, it would seem Instant Presenter has overlooked this. However, this shouldn't be too much of a problem if you don't plan on discussing very sensitive topics.
In all, Instant Presenter is a fairly good service. The prices are about average for the amount of features it provides, but it is a shame there is no subscription option that allows the full 500 participants - if you want this you have to pay for the extra ones on a per minute basis. The other slight niggle is the lack of encryption during meetings. While this won't bother many people it would surely be an easy feature to add to the service. A free trial is available to let you make your own mind up on Instant Presenter.
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