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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Arlo

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Arlo is a cloud based training and event management software designed to promote, sell and deliver courses and events. Arlo automates manual processes by providing simple scheduling, automatic communication, custom reporting, payments & invoicing. Client records are kept updated within Arlo’s robust CRM. Courses and events are easily managed within the Arlo platform and online registration can be tailored with fully customisable registration forms.…

    $99

    per user, per month

    Brown Paper Tickets

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ABrown Paper Tickets is an event registration solution built to provide customers with a marketplace to sell tickets without fees. Additional features include mobile ticketing, social media integration, and built-in customer relationship management (CRM) capability.N/A

    Whova

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AWhova, headquartered in San Diego, provides what they describe as Intelligent Event Technology Solutions by creating authentic audience participation and engagement and simplifying the entire event process from planning to registration, networking, and follow-up. Whova's mobile engagement apps support both on-location events and virtual events.N/A
    Pricing
    ArloBrown Paper TicketsWhova
    Editions & Modules
    Simple
    $99
    per user, per month
    Professional
    $189
    per user, per month
    Enterprise
    $249
    per user, per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ArloBrown Paper TicketsWhova
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$99 per user, per monthNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsUsage charges are as follows: 95¢ per registration for free events/online activities and $2 per registration for paid events/online activities—Whova offers discounts for multi-event packages.
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    Arlo
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    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
    257 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    85 Answers
    Features
    ArloBrown Paper TicketsWhova
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Arlo and Brown Paper Tickets and Whova
    Feature
    Arlo
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    Brown Paper Tickets
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    Whova
    8.4
    72 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings00 Ratings7.756 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings00 Ratings9.071 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings00 Ratings8.660 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Arlo and Brown Paper Tickets and Whova
    Feature
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    Whova
    8.2
    69 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.650 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.651 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings00 Ratings8.250 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings00 Ratings7.031 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings00 Ratings8.236 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.756 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Arlo and Brown Paper Tickets and Whova
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    Whova
    8.0
    66 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings00 Ratings8.255 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings00 Ratings8.261 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Arlo and Brown Paper Tickets and Whova
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    Whova
    8.7
    43 Ratings
    2% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings00 Ratings9.040 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings00 Ratings8.837 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings00 Ratings8.431 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Arlo and Brown Paper Tickets and Whova
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    Whova
    7.1
    47 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Branding options00 Ratings00 Ratings7.036 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings00 Ratings7.230 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings00 Ratings7.038 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Arlo and Brown Paper Tickets and Whova
    Feature
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    Whova
    8.2
    83 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings00 Ratings8.864 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings00 Ratings7.250 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings00 Ratings7.932 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings00 Ratings8.872 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings00 Ratings8.132 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings00 Ratings8.977 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings00 Ratings8.944 Ratings
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    Whova
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    CheckPoint
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.8 out of 10
    CheckPoint
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
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    User Ratings
    ArloBrown Paper TicketsWhova
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (277 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
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    9.6
    (41 ratings)
    Availability
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    9.1
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    Performance
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    9.1
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    9.0
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    7.4
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    8.1
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    Configurability
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    Ease of integration
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    User Testimonials
    ArloBrown Paper TicketsWhova
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arlo
    Its probably better suited for home-use rather than in a large office setting. Fortunately, my suite is less than 2000 sq ft so it's not much of an issue. It allows downloading and can be used amongst other managers or IT staff and the likes. I dont use any for outside.
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    Brown Paper Tickets
    For non-profits running free trainings, Brown Paper Ticket is great because there are no fees for using the service for this, whereas most other event registration software charges a per transaction fee. I wouldn't recommend it if you are hosting a conference or other event where there are breakout sessions that you need to register people for.
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    Whova
    I think it works really well as a way to organize yourself while at a conference. As well, to network with said attendees I found it very valuable to remember names. Having an automatic rolodex with everyone I met and ensure I had their info to connect later
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    Pros
    Arlo
    • The picture and video quality is excellent!
    • The customer support is excellent.
    • The product is excellent.
    • The app is easy to use.
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    Brown Paper Tickets
    • Hard copy tickets. They make it very easy to customize and order hard copy tickets for your events.
    • Ease of event setup.
    • Good customer service
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    Whova
    • facilitated the sharing of research, perspectives, and resources on topics of interest
    • enabled easier connection to new and existing relationships with conference delegates and speakers
    • allowed me to catch up on content I missed due to time conflicts for concurrent sessions
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    Cons
    Arlo
    • They should add power and connection monitoring to alert when a devices is offline.
    • They could add PoE
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    Brown Paper Tickets
    • Accounting Reports. They are not very concise.
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    Whova
    • Literature and pictures uploaded but no easy way to download the collection.
    • No easy way to access information after the period after the conference ended.
    • No easy way to access the list of participants and contact information - could be pdf'd.
    • There was a little connectivity issues but not much.
    • Some of the meetings were scheduled while we slept.
    • The cost of using Whova for small meetings.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Arlo
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    Brown Paper Tickets
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    Whova
    We already registered with Whova for our 2024 event and we will continue to use Whova for the foreseeable future as long as the price doesn't rise too high. It was a bit of a shock to see the difference between last year's price and this year's price - nearly 2k increase! We were able to negotiate, thankfully, to lower the price.
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    Usability
    Arlo
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    Brown Paper Tickets
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    Whova
    Most of Whova's functions are intuitive and you can self-teach about 80% of it with ease. I really was impressive with the messaging, follow up meet-up capabilities and sharing of contact information. My only few concerns were about the lack of an archive or back up, [perhaps cloud-based?] of the meeting room and round-table's presentations
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    Reliability and Availability
    Arlo
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    Brown Paper Tickets
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    Whova
    We had no availability issues!
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    Performance
    Arlo
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    Brown Paper Tickets
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    Whova
    We had no performance issues with our event delivery. We did have some meet-ups that had some glitches for some attendees, but I believe they were quickly resolved and were more on the part of user error than anything. Once they got the hang of it, their meet-ups went more smoothly.
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    Support Rating
    Arlo
    I have only had to contact them one time, and they were responsive and professional. It is difficult to give a rating on this unless you actually have an issue. This is the reason for a 9 out of 10. I can not give a perfect rating if I never had an opportunity to truly experience something.
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    Brown Paper Tickets
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    Whova
    I only had a single issue regarding a photograph that was handled immediately and a colleague somehow ended up with two profiles which was also handled right away. Those two instances are all I have to go by. Other than that it was smooth but I did have ample information regarding who to contact if I experienced an issue
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    Implementation Rating
    Arlo
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    Brown Paper Tickets
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    Whova
    I found Whova to be similar to many social media apps that I already use. It was easy to navigate. This was my second experience using Whova in my presenter role. I liked the icebreaker section to connect with other participants before the event started. I look forward to next year’s event.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Arlo
    Im still comparing and so far Synology is a better choice for its clarity and ease of use.
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    Brown Paper Tickets
    I have used Bloomerang's event management option, which is not very easy to use or pliable when it comes to customization. Evite - not professional enough Regonline - not very user friendly and the fees are a bit high. Qgiv - Very easy to use and has great reporting. However, there is a fee to use it for free events.
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    Whova
    We selected Whova for price, and ease of use. We would have chosen GoToWebinar but they did not have as many options for sponsor recognition. We will most likely use Event Rebels in the future for our needs. Tracking time and sessions viewed is a must for our industry as attendees rely on us to earn CEs to renew their licensing.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Arlo
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    Brown Paper Tickets
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    Whova
    I especially liked the ease of communication, the ability to ask hard questions easily, and afterward the ability to survey all participants to see what we (and/or Whova) could do better going forward.
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    Scalability
    Arlo
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    Brown Paper Tickets
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    Whova
    Everyone on our team had their assigned tasks to complete in Whova on a weekly basis and did so with ease and confidence.
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    Return on Investment
    Arlo
    • It's been positive overall using Arlo.
    • They seem to respect privacy more than their competition.
    • Haven't had any issues with the models we use.
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    Brown Paper Tickets
    • Brown Paper Tickets has given us a free and easy to use option to register people for free trainings which has helped us cut our costs for these types of events.
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    Whova
    • Whova made our virtual and hybrid events possible! Our virtual attendees loved the ability to interact and engage with each other, the exhibitors, the speakers and organizers of the event. It also allowed our in-person attendees to do the same, and navigate the conference on-site.
    • Whova made organizing the conference possible for our small staffed organization! We only have 1.25 FTEs and were able to pull off a hybrid conference in 2022. It wouldn’t have been possible without Whova!
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    ScreenShots

    Arlo Screenshots

    Screenshot of View information in real-time. At a glance, see what events are coming up, monitor registrations, view events people have registered interest in, track the value of orders per month, and manage your daily tasks.Screenshot of Create event registration forms with a range of options to capture the information you need for each event. Add sessions for workshop registrations, options for accommodation, and capture special information using custom fields.Screenshot of Receive payments easily with payment gateway integrations.Screenshot of Arlo makes it quick and easy to create a great looking and engaging experience for your visitors.  Use a website template and you can be up and going in no time.  Alternatively, have your web designer integrate Arlo with your website’s Content Management System (CMS) or skin up an Arlo website theme.Screenshot of Whether you are an administrator, presenter, or support staff, you’ll have access to all the information you need in the palm of your hand with Arlo for mobile.

    Whova Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Mobile Event AppScreenshot of Sponsor & Exhibitor Tools