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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Activity Messenger

    N/AN/AActivity Messenger is a platform designed to streamline registrations, communications, and class management for dance studios, swim schools, and sports organizations. It integrates with popular tools, automates workflows, and replaces software like Mailchimp, Google Forms, and Smartwaiver to simplify operations and boost engagement.

    $49

    per month

    Bizzabo

    Score3.8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Bizzabo’s event management platform powers immersive in-person, virtual, and hybrid experiences for brands. The Bizzabo Event Experience OS is an open platform for Event Experience Leaders to manage events, engage audiences, and activate communities. Bizzabo was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York and Tel-Aviv.

    $5,988

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Activity MessengerBizzabo
    Editions & Modules
    Light
    $49
    per month
    Premium
    $69
    per month
    Pro
    $149
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Activity MessengerBizzabo
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsBizzabo's seat-based pricing model includes out-of-the-box functionality and a range of premium add-ons.
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    Community Pulse
    Activity MessengerBizzabo
    Considered Both Products
    Activity Messenger
    No answer on this topic
    Bizzabo
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    84%
    Would buy again
    66 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    55 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    67 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    59 Answers
    Features
    Activity MessengerBizzabo
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Activity Messenger and Bizzabo
    Feature
    Activity Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    Bizzabo
    8.2
    35 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.330 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.830 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.428 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Activity Messenger and Bizzabo
    Feature
    Activity Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    Bizzabo
    7.3
    32 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings7.424 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.419 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.414 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.819 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings5.630 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Activity Messenger and Bizzabo
    Feature
    Activity Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    Bizzabo
    8.2
    22 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings7.920 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings8.417 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.321 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Activity Messenger and Bizzabo
    Feature
    Activity Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    Bizzabo
    8.4
    32 Ratings
    2% below category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.429 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.529 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.323 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Activity Messenger and Bizzabo
    Feature
    Activity Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    Bizzabo
    8.1
    37 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Branding options00 Ratings6.433 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.824 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings9.136 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Activity Messenger and Bizzabo
    Feature
    Activity Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    Bizzabo
    7.4
    41 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings5.940 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings5.036 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings7.626 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings8.531 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings8.425 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings7.913 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings7.829 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings8.138 Ratings
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    Score7 out of 10
    Whova
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CheckPoint
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    CheckPoint
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Activity MessengerBizzabo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.3
    (82 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.7
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Activity MessengerBizzabo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    Bizzabo is really well suited for large-scale hybrid events. In this day and age, it's imperative to have a software that can successfully accommodate virtual and in-person attendees. Bizzabo blends these experiences extremely well. It is also great when event agendas are complex and need customizations - Bizzabo offers flexibility and has options for tracking session attendance. Bizzabo does not work well for smaller events with in-person only registrations. The risk of the equipment not working is high and, for smaller events, not worth the stress!
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    Pros
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    • Bizzabo makes setting up registration for an event very simple. You can make it more complex if you require that, but if you only need to capture basics and payment, it is easy to set up.
    • Making a custom event website is also very easy. There are a lot of widgets build in with content you might need, such as Speakers. While it takes a little bit of use to figure out how it works, once you know the basics, creating a multi page website with all your event info is super easy.
    • Creating custom ticket types and promo codes is full of options and it’s easy to allow many different options for purchasing tickets. From expiring ticket types to tracking promo codes, you can allow people to buy tickets with unlimited options (early bird, sponsor discounts, etc.)
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    Cons
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    • Our attendees complained about having to login every time to view content
    • You cannot be in the system working on the backend while a colleague is. We have found that the work doesn't save.
    • The email system is hard to format within Bizzabo
    • Staff would sometimes get kicked out of interact rooms. It would be nice to add virtual backgrounds in this space.
    • Reports were missing data and it took two weeks to get corrected
    • When recording a session, you have to go back and download it, and then upload it. This process should be easier.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    Bizzabo has become integral to our ability to support and run events, so we will continue to renew as long as Bizzabo continues to run a great product.
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    Usability
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    Bizzabo is extremely user friendly. The website builder is very simple to use and can creative some astounding looking websites, with no technical know how. The setup of the account, adding users, managing events and user access to events, as well as creating events from scratch or from existing "templates" (actually just standard events that we set a far off date from and copy as a template) is very simple, but powerful as you can pick and choose exactly what to copy over. It is also a very user friendly platform for the attendees and speakers (both for virtual events and physical events for speakers as the speaker, and partner, portal is very simple to use and can be custom created for the exact specifications you need).
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    Reliability and Availability
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    We have always gotten prompt responses from the Bizzabo team when reaching out. Additionally, in the 2 years we've been working with them, we've never had any kind of platform outage that impacted us.
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    Performance
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    We've never had any complaints from users about access to the platform or load times. From and admin portal perspective, no issues there either.
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    Support Rating
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    Support is always quick to respond. However, some issues are out of their hand, and in these cases, it is a laborious process to then submit a suggestion for how to improve the product. However, where they can rectify an issue, support has gone above and beyond to deliver and do so efficiently and in a friendly manner.
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    Implementation Rating
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    I say this to everyone I talk about Bizzabo with - it was the best platform onboarding experience I've had with a vendor in 25 years in the industry. They were extremely thorough in the onboarding, ensuring that we were successful throughout the process. They had a frequent meeting cadence and the customer success manager was extremely prompt in answering any questions we had, jumping on calls when necessary.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    Bizzabo is definitely a great choice for your event tool. I don't find it as robust as Cvent, but I do find it more useful than an Eventbrite. We selected Bizzabo because of our initial support team, but they eventually moved on, which started our problems with Bizzabo. It gives us more data than Eventbrite, which we appreciate.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    The terms and pricing were very clear and understandable upfront. The ability to understand the drivers and levers that can be changed and the impact on the pricing really drove a high level of trust in the process.
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    Scalability
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    It's spreadsheet heavy and has to be exact. The devil is in the details and if you miss a detail you have to fix it and redo it with all the changes that need to be made manually.
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    Return on Investment
    Activity Messenger
    No answers on this topic
    Bizzabo
    • Since we have only used Bizzabo for a year we are still learning and figuring out the nuances of it but I would say that one thing it has done is impressed our current clients which makes them want to continue to work with us.
    • We hope to use Bizzabo as a tool to recruit more clients i the future
    • It has cut a third party out of the system as we have our own dedicated platform to use and do not have to rely on a separate agency to use a different platform.
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    ScreenShots

    Bizzabo Screenshots

    Product screenshotScreenshot of event data from engagement metrics like check-ins, session attendance and ratings, to adoption insights like mobile app usage.Screenshot of the customized VIP portal that has information about the event.Screenshot of embedded audience reactions  where attendees can share their own reaction and sense everyone else’s. Attendees can share their excitement with the rest of the audience with clapping sounds, whistles, and audience buzzScreenshot of built-in networking tools to foster meaningful interactions