Arlo vs. Event Espresso

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Arlo
Score 10.0 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
Event Espresso
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Event Espresso headquartered in Utah offers an event registration and management platform supplying automated help for ticketing and ticket purchases, registration forms and pricing, promotions and correspondences (e.g. email), multiple attendee registration, and other features.
$79.95
per year
Pricing
ArloEvent Espresso
Editions & Modules
Simple
$99
per user, per month
Professional
$189
per user, per month
Enterprise
$249
per user, per month
Personal Support License
$79.95
per year
Everything Support License
$299.95
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ArloEvent Espresso
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$99 per user, per monthNo setup fee
Additional DetailsUsage charges are as follows: 95¢ per registration for free events/online activities and $2 per registration for paid events/online activities
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Enterprises
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
ArloEvent Espresso
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ArloEvent Espresso
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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Event Espresso
As far as I have found, Event Espresso has no peer. Yes, there are other WordPress plugins that provide for event registration, including a few available through Code Canyon, but none of them promise the rich feature set and robust support of Event Espresso. It seems to be the only real game in town, but luckily it's a good product. It's highly extensible, so it should scale well to any size or type of event. Through add-ons, it's doubtful there is an event scenario it can't handle. And because it runs on WordPress, you can incorporate it as part of your site--the plugin even does a good job of picking up design cues from your theme, or you can customize it using CSS.
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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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Event Espresso
  • Instead of sending traffic to a third party, Event Espresso allows us to integrate our registration straight into our website.
  • Easy to set up, dependable platform, and a variety of payment channel alternatives.
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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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Event Espresso
  • Integrating account creation with WordPress should be included in the core product, not an add-on. It's extremely frustrating to have to pay extra for that, especially when that add-on is not as flexible as it needs to be (for example, if someone is enrolling for a class on behalf of someone else).
  • The data visualization is a mess. That feature doesn't seem to ever work and it should be left out until it does.
  • The ability to show participant data on the front end is extremely limited. Event Espresso does provide a few hooks and some limited documentation on this feature, but I feel it should be more robust. Perhaps that can be a focus of future releases.
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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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Event Espresso
No answers on this topic
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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Event Espresso
I looked at EventBrite, but it wasn't customizable enough for our needs and didn't provide the level of integration with our website that I desired. I also looked at the ticketing system offered by The Events Calendar for WordPress (by Modern Tribe), but it too lacked the feature set we needed. Only Event Espresso offered all the features, customization, and integration we desired and needed.
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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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Event Espresso
  • Event Espresso has literally changed the lives of our volunteer organization, saving hundreds of hours of time and eliminating the frustration of paper enrollment.
  • The add-ons allow you to accomplish just about any event registration goals you might have. It's an extremely powerful product.
  • Integrating the plugin into our website was a breeze, and it's approachable enough where volunteers can create the classes and conduct the online enrollment all in a web browser.
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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.