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Opencast comparisons

Opencast is compared head-to-head with Panopto, Echo360 and UbiCast Nudgis and more: 7 head-to-heads in Lecture Capture Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.

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Opencast head-to-head

Opencast vs each of them

#ToolFree planPaid fromDeploymentAutomatic captionsSearchable transcriptsLMS deliveryScore
4OpencastYesFreeOn-premiseYesYesYes8.8
1PanoptoNo9.3
2Echo3609.1
3UbiCast NudgisNoYesYesYes8.9
5Presentations2GoYesCloudYesYesYes8.7
6Planet eStreamHybridYesYesYes8.6
7YuJa Lumina Video Platform8.4
8StreamNo$49/moCloudYesYesYes8.3

Compare Opencast with any lecture capture platform

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