BigMarker vs Kommunity

BigMarker is a browser-based webinar and event platform from Chicago, developed in 2010 by founder Zhu-Song Mei. It runs live, automated and on-demand webinars, virtual conferences and the digital side of in-person and hybrid events. Most customers are B2B marketing teams that treat webinars as a pipeline channel.

Webinars run without downloads, with chat, Q&A, polls, handouts, offers, breakout rooms and simulive or evergreen replays. The event suite adds custom registration, a mobile event app, badge printing and check-in, while Media Hubs turn recordings into on-demand video, learning and resource libraries. BigMarker AI creates derivative content and scores leads, and native integrations push data to Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo and Eloqua. Pricing is quote-based: webcast plans (Basic, Professional, Enterprise) differ mainly by host licenses, and event, mobile app and media hub licenses are priced separately.

BigMarker fits mid-market and enterprise teams that run frequent webinars plus a few large virtual or hybrid events and want both on one platform with CRM sync. It is too much for occasional small webinars, and the lack of public pricing makes quick comparisons hard. Demio is simpler and transparently priced for SMB webinars, Livestorm is a clean European option with self-serve plans, and Zoom Events suits companies already standardized on Zoom.

Buying tip: BigMarker does not publish list prices, and trials or proofs of concept are arranged through sales. Get a written quote covering host seats, audience size and add-ons.

Kommunity is an all-in-one community and event platform built in Istanbul. It was founded by Emir Karşıyakalı and Güven Atbakan, who first built the software in 2015 and relaunched it as an active service in 2019, positioning it as a Meetup alternative for tech groups. It hosts groups from Turkish developer communities to international ones. Its core job is to give organizers one place to run a community, announce events, collect RSVPs or sell tickets, and keep members engaged between events.

Organizers create public, private or secret communities with a discussion feed, member segments and email announcements. Events support free RSVPs or ticket types with discounts, waitlists, screening questions, QR check-in and live streaming, plus call for papers for conferences. Monetization covers paid subscriptions, tickets, sponsorships, ads, job posts and donations. Creating communities and events is free; Kommunity takes 5% of earnings on top of Stripe's processing fee, with custom terms for high-volume organizers.

Kommunity fits meetup groups, university clubs, developer communities and coaching or customer communities that mix events with ongoing discussion. It is less polished than Circle for course-style communities, its integration list is short, and its brand is smaller outside Turkey. Luma is sleeker for single events, Circle and Mighty Networks are stronger for paid membership sites, and Eventbrite has wider event discovery.

A practical tip: Meetup organizers can import their groups and members, and Zapier connects form responses and member data to over 6,000 tools.