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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Connect

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Connect is a web conferencing platform that enables users to create presentations, online training materials, and learning modules. The product is entirely Adobe Flash-based and has several add-ons for customizing its software to suit each users’ unique needs.

    $50

    per host/per month

    Cvent Event Management

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACvent is a cloud-based enterprise event management company offering software solutions to event planners and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event management and marketing, onsite solutions, email marketing, and attendee engagement. Cvent's suite of products automate and simplify the planning process to maximize the impact of events. Cvent provides hoteliers with an integrated platform, enabling properties to increase business demand through targeted advertising…N/A

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    Pricing
    Adobe ConnectCvent Event ManagementGroupize
    Editions & Modules
    Meetings
    $50
    per host/per month
    Webinars & Learning
    $130
    per host/per month
    Small Meetings
    Free
    Forever free for up to 3 participants
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    Basic
    $2,500
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe ConnectCvent Event ManagementGroupize
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe ConnectCvent Event ManagementGroupize
    Considered Multiple Products
    Adobe
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    Cvent
    Chose Cvent Event Management
    Familiarity, flexibility, & support!
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    76%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Adobe ConnectCvent Event ManagementGroupize
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Adobe Connect and Cvent Event Management and Groupize
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    7.7
    66 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Cvent Event Management
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    High quality audio8.065 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video7.065 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements6.855 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support9.042 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Adobe Connect and Cvent Event Management and Groupize
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    7.5
    65 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Cvent Event Management
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    Desktop sharing7.065 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards8.055 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Adobe Connect and Cvent Event Management and Groupize
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    5.6
    66 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Cvent Event Management
    7.9
    76 Ratings
    6% below category average
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    Calendar integration6.042 Ratings8.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation5.057 Ratings7.553 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media4.029 Ratings7.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events6.061 Ratings7.744 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows7.052 Ratings7.836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings9.278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Adobe Connect and Cvent Event Management and Groupize
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    6.7
    65 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Cvent Event Management
    8.2
    66 Ratings
    2% below category average
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    Live chat7.063 Ratings8.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling7.056 Ratings7.768 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A6.053 Ratings8.267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Adobe Connect and Cvent Event Management and Groupize
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    8.4
    61 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Cvent Event Management
    7.6
    78 Ratings
    12% below category average
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    User authentication7.953 Ratings7.775 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.061 Ratings7.976 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list9.348 Ratings7.370 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Adobe Connect and Cvent Event Management and Groupize
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Cvent Event Management
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    Video conferencing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging3.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Adobe Connect and Cvent Event Management and Groupize
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    7.3
    84 Ratings
    17% below category average
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    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.281 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.984 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.879 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Adobe Connect and Cvent Event Management and Groupize
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    8.9
    86 Ratings
    5% above category average
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    Branding options00 Ratings8.683 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.957 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings9.286 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Adobe Connect and Cvent Event Management and Groupize
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    8.5
    92 Ratings
    6% above category average
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    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings9.286 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.990 Ratings00 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings7.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings8.676 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings8.247 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings8.649 Ratings00 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings8.360 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings9.088 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    Score9.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
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    User Ratings
    Adobe ConnectCvent Event ManagementGroupize
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.5
    (94 ratings)
    9.5
    (425 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (27 ratings)
    10.0
    (46 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (38 ratings)
    8.9
    (90 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (31 ratings)
    9.9
    (115 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
    7.2
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    -
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    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
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    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Adobe ConnectCvent Event ManagementGroupize
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Adobe Connect is wonderful for repeatable branded learning experiences or webinars. They allow for creating an event with a series of similar layouts. The ability to alter these are easy, and duplicating layouts makes for fast alterations. Changing between layouts also creates visual interest as learners see things shift. Adobe Connect also is great for accessibility, the captions allow for resizing and placing the captions in various sections. The recordings also can have a searchable transcript to get to the information you want fast. Adobe Connect allows for running fun games/events as well, there are lots of apps that make the experience unique, and allows for managing content on screen as you'd like.
    Incentivized
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    Cvent
    Cvent has been great for our large flagship conferences, roadshows, exec forums, and webinars. From registration and attendee management all the way to post-event engagement and everything in between. Its custom reporting has helped us present business cases when we needed to eliminate certain events and has also helped us navigate challenging recruitment times by calling out patterns and successes.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • It's a quick method to exchange files, file, documents, and videos from a web app. Real-time conversation, and screen-sharing are all supported. It has a highly user-friendly interface. It is really simple to assist the teams.
    • Even team engagements is beneficial since it allows them to share their expertise with others, and the big benefit is the security of the rooms' access is fairly simple to manage.
    • The interface, which include features like notes, chat, pods, etc. When we're trying to gather rapid and exact information, simplify our work as much as possible.
    • Adobe Connect's features since they allow team members to express their ideas during meetings without causing disruptions, thereby bypassing the current international boundary of distance.
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    Cvent
    • Event registration - manages different registration types for different programming.
    • Audience Segmentation - from sessions to event emails to push notifications, Cvent's audience segmentation saves us so much time.
    • Training - Cvent has a vast library of help articles and community questions and answers to help both new and seasoned users.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Nonetheless, Adobe Connect lacks the engagement monitoring, which can be critical for the management to oversee.
    • Besides, Adobe Connect has no certification management, which is essential in the current education or training field.
    • Lastly, Adobe Connect has no offline editing tool, hence, when the internet connection is not there, many things can not be conducted effectively.
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    Cvent
    • Growth emphasis seems slanted towards trade shows and events vendor integrations (less so on educational/attendee features)
    • Because of rapid incorporation of new functionality, documentation can lag behind the current platform
    • Complexity is growing, so the platform requires a significant investment of time and coordination to fully leverage
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    The longer you use Adobe Connect, the longer you are likely to use it. Because you can build more and more resources over time, creating rooms that you re-use, recorded content you can repurpose, and tools that form the basis of ever increasing productivity, the more you use Connect, the more productive you become. Unlike competing products where, with every meeting you essentially start over -- setting up your resources for each meeting -- in my Connect rooms, I have highly tuned tools to accomplish my knowledge transfer goals. When I want to conduct another session - I send a link out to the appropriate room and instantly we are all focusing on getting a job done together. This ability of Adobe Connect to make you productive at an ever quickening rate is a competitive advantage
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    Cvent
    We are very pleased with the features that Cvent gives us. The ease of use and the immediate support when something does stump us. Cvent provides us with everything that we need to run a successful event. The only reason I did not Rate Cvent as a 10 is the cost
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    Usability
    Adobe
    I gave it a 6 because it does have lots of functionality, has a strong brand and reputation following, etc. but it does have its glitches and experiences with low bandwidth issues. I believe it has more features than my organization fully leverages, so some of those pieces haven't been explored yet. But there are opportunities for improvement in their online resource support, stability at high usages as well.
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    Cvent
    Super simple to use once configured. The solutions guide you through the process and the training resources and community fill in anything you can't figure out. Technical and non-technical users alike will be able to figure out how to successfully use the system.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Cvent
    There have been a few times when the system has gone down in the midst of registration. It can be frustrating but know that it does happen at times
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    Performance
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Cvent
    When pulling reports and it can sometimes lag a bit and that can be frustrating when you are trying to get things done on a timeline
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    The customer support of Adobe connect is professional and well-skilled for resolving our minor and major issues. Moreover, it has almost all the features that will provide you a secure connection, with people across the world. Education institutes can also implement this software. On the basis of its quality and technology, I will surely advise you to try it once.
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    Cvent
    The company offers 24/7 customer support, including phone, email, and chat support, to ensure that we can get help when we need it. Additionally, the platform has a comprehensive help center and knowledge base, including user guides, tutorials, and FAQs, which help us troubleshoot issues on our own. Cvent also provides training and support resources, including onboarding assistance, live training sessions, and webinars, which help us get the most out of the platform. Overall, Cvent appears to be committed to providing excellent customer support and resources to its users, which can help ensure a positive user experience and successful events.
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
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    Cvent
    Our on-site trainer was very knowledgeable in the product and gave us very important pointers on best practices and how to perform tasks in the simplest manner
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    The ability to have most of the functionality of a full LMS at a fraction of the cost is huge. I can create manage and deploy both synchronous and asynchronous training based on the situation and all of my training is tracked through a series of easily created reports
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    Cvent
    It was all self-driven and I had to do a lot of searching around in the community to get answers.
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    Prices do not seem to vary much among resellers of the Adobe Connect hosted license; the only price variation you're likely to find are among the audio providers. When implementing, you may also wish to look into expanding the amount of storage you are allowed on the server to avoid any problems later on as your library of files starts to build up
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    Cvent
    It would have been nice during implementation if we had received more pointers on how to organize our parked report folders, libraries, etc. to avoid the mess we find ourselves in today. If we had known ahead of time the limitations we could have planned better.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Actually, it was the other way around....we were using Adobe Connect, company-wide, then switched over to Zoom, mostly, I think, as a cost-cutting measure. But some Learning & Development folks campaigned to be allowed to retain some Adobe Connect licenses (for example, one L&D area had literally over 250 room layouts that their course facilitators could just jump into and use to deliver a course on short notice), which also allows some of us to continue to publish Presenter and Captivate modules to the Adobe server. (But, even those of us who still have Adobe Connect licenses use Zoom for most regular business meetings.)
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    Cvent
    There is no other tool that offers the same range of solutions as Cvent, all under one umbrella. With minimal reliance on APIs, client and associate data are more secure, making all stakeholders more comfortable with the software. All other solutions I looked at only solved one piece of the puzzle I was dealing with.
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    Scalability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Cvent
    I can see how this can help small AND large companies as they continue to grow
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Save on time - our instructors and people that use the platform can teach more classes and more often than in-person training and time traveling.
    • We cut down on spending. When we offer training using Connect - we do not have to spend on meals, hard copy materials, and reserving a venue to deliver training.
    • We increase our training sales significantly but offering Connect as an alternative - any unforeseen cancellations to a public class can result in transferring to a remote online Connected class.
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    Cvent
    • Cvent Event Management has definitely provided great value with our exhibitors. It's a well organized system that they all trust and utilize each year now.
    • Cvent Event Management has also provided positive ROI on the app front. Our clients rely on the app to share information and it's saved us a lot of money in paper printing costs!
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