Aventri vs. Cvent Event Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aventri
Score 5.4 out of 10
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Aventri (formerly etouches) offers end-to-end event management and venue sourcing solutions. The open source platform aims to help streamline the event process, providing real-time data and analytics on event performance, customer engagement, and therefore increasing measurable event ROI. The company was founded in 2008 as etouches and reintroduced in 2018 as Aventri. The product has assisted over 25,000 event professionals in planning, executing, and measuring their events.…N/A
Cvent Event Management
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Cvent is a cloud-based enterprise event management company with nearly 4,000 employees and over 300,000 users worldwide. Cvent offers 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…N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Aventri
Chose Aventri
We loved CVENT and DoubleDutch, but it was much easier to have all the modules we needed in one platform, which happened to be Aventri.
Chose Aventri
I have only gone through demos of other products as we switched over from a custom product prior to Aventri. The biggest reason we selected Aventri is the malleability of the product, along with their amazing customer support. Their pricing is also extremely competitive, and …
Chose Aventri
I have not used Cvent but I know about them. They are double the price of Aventri and offer the same type of product. They have more integrations (like lead sourcing), however.
Chose Aventri
SignUp4 was our previous service and performed well. It wasn't until after it shuttered that we realized how much more could be provided. Cvent (which absorbed SignUp4) provided many of the old solutions but at a significantly higher price. In the end, it seemed more suited …
Cvent Event Management
Chose Cvent Event Management
Aventri doesn't compare. Aventri only has event management in regards to registration. We had to host our mobile app separately which is not ideal. Aventri was behind the times and was not evolving or adapting as quickly as Cvent. We would highly recommend Cvent to anyone …
Chose Cvent Event Management
These products emulate the Cvent Event Management product and offered reduced analytics and costs. However, they are lacking in integrations and expanded data analytics beyond basic information.
Chose Cvent Event Management
Both have pros and cons. E-touches is easier to sort registered attendees to accommodate preprinted badging options. Cvent Event Management - design capabilities are WAY better.
Chose Cvent Event Management
Cvent continues to keep robust reporting and provide integrations to additional platforms that can't compare. There are some elements that seem more complicated than necessary, but the overall platform provides so much opportunity for a company to centralize all event data: …
Chose Cvent Event Management
Already had a contract with Cvent when reviewing Aventri. Aventri budget module is easier to use and reporting has more capabilities in terms of ease of use and formatting capabilities out of the box.
Chose Cvent Event Management
We utilize Cvent overall because of its robust SMM module and ability to manage meetings strategically. Additionally we heavily use the sourcing component which is very comprehensive.
Chose Cvent Event Management
I used eTouches a long time ago, but I don't remember it having the same functionality and features. We used it for basic registration and hotel request capture. If there was a way to track budget, sourcing, mobile apps, etc. I wasn't aware of it. Prior to Cvent we also used …
Chose Cvent Event Management
I felt more confident after 3 months of using Cvent than 3 years at Aventri.
Chose Cvent Event Management
The same thing I’ve been saying: Cvent is customizable in a way the others are not. It’s scalable and can bare our brand. I think, more importantly, they’re always innovating and their innovation makes us look modern and top of our game to our attendees. At Cvent, we feel like …
Chose Cvent Event Management
We selected Cvent Event Management because it gave more control to the planner. The planner can do a lot more in the designing, creating, and managing of the events.
Chose Cvent Event Management
I touched on these points previously in the review, but will recap here. Our team previously used etouches Event Management. We made the switch to Cvent because of the following elements where they excelled over etouches:

Knowledge of support staff’s
No unexpected site closures

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Aventri
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Ratings
Cvent Event Management
8.1
38 Ratings
2% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.236 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.136 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.034 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Aventri
-
Ratings
Cvent Event Management
8.3
35 Ratings
2% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.031 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.226 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.824 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.918 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings8.119 Ratings
Event registration00 Ratings8.635 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Aventri
-
Ratings
Cvent Event Management
8.3
30 Ratings
4% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.324 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings8.229 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.430 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Aventri
-
Ratings
Cvent Event Management
8.0
36 Ratings
7% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.034 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings7.832 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.131 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Aventri
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Ratings
Cvent Event Management
8.3
40 Ratings
0% above category average
Branding options00 Ratings8.235 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.225 Ratings
Attendee list export00 Ratings8.539 Ratings
Virtual Event
Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
Aventri
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Ratings
Cvent Event Management
7.8
43 Ratings
3% below category average
Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings8.540 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings7.841 Ratings
Livestreaming00 Ratings7.924 Ratings
Audience engagement00 Ratings7.732 Ratings
Event recording00 Ratings8.423 Ratings
Virtual booths00 Ratings7.222 Ratings
Networking00 Ratings7.225 Ratings
Event analytics00 Ratings8.140 Ratings
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User Ratings
AventriCvent Event Management
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(6 ratings)
8.6
(286 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(29 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(29 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
5.1
(75 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(13 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Aventri (formerly etouches)
eTouches seems to be well positioned to serve those needing event registration for small groups up to large conventions. Events with multiple sessions are very well organized and allows the planners to monitor registration and attendance with ease. One issue we have run into is the ability to give a discount to a specific registrant who signs up a group of individuals. We continue to work for a solution to this.
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Cvent
Cvent Event Management works great for events for which we need to collect registration fees. If you have a large-scale event that requires complex registration/data collection, and payment processing, Cvent Event Management is the best solution out there! It is comprehensive, can handle complex, multi-step registration forms, and has features for customizable and branded accompanying website and marketing opportunities (social media, event emails, etc). It is a one-stop-shop for creation and promotion of an event. That said, for "free" events, because there is an associated cost per registrant, it makes more sense for us to use another platform (we use Eventbrite, GoogleForm, or WordPress Gravity Forms) to collect RSVPs. The cost-oer-registrant is outlined upon contracting (and can vary based on the terms of your contract), but it is a fixed cost, rather than a percentage of the overall fees. Again, depending on the cost of your program for a participant, this can either be a good thing or something that would persuade you to use another system in that scenario.
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Pros
Aventri (formerly etouches)
  • Manages class size limits very well.
  • Provides information for hotel booking and transfers so that all this information is in one record.
  • Unlimited number of pages for the website is invaluable - we looked at other programs with only 4 pages for the website and that just isn't enough for our clients.
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Cvent
  • Registration platform can handle nearly any need.
  • Event websites are easy to build and support customization.
  • Support is available in multiple formats should you run into issues.
  • There is a large user community where you can reach out for ideas and help.
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Cons
Aventri (formerly etouches)
  • Registration on the backend was confusing
  • Sometimes the code would break and take a while to fix (adding images, extra text)
  • Not intuitive for users
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Cvent
  • Allowing more in depth paths for registration questions (i.e. drill-down questions as needed)
  • Hotel widget does not model in a user-friendly way, allowing for customer confusion and cumbersome work-arounds
  • Flex Email customization widgets need to integrate into the emails more smoothly and be able to customize to have the same look, feel, font of the written text. At this time it does not allow for the same level of customization.
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Likelihood to Renew
Aventri (formerly etouches)
No answers on this topic
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
Aventri (formerly etouches)
No answers on this topic
Cvent
Overall, Cvent Event Management is a highly usable platform, with a user-friendly interface and a wide range of features and tools to help plan, promote, and manage events. The platform is designed to be intuitive, allowing users to easily navigate and access the various features and functionalities. One of the key benefits of Cvent Event Management's usability is its high level of customization. The platform offers a range of customization options, allowing users to tailor the platform to their specific needs and branding. This can include custom registration forms, event websites, email communications, and more. Additionally, Cvent Event Management provides robust data analytics and reporting, enabling users to gain insights into attendee behavior, event performance, and ROI. The platform also offers real-time reporting, which can be particularly useful during an event, allowing organizers to monitor attendance and event progress. While there may be a learning curve for some of the more advanced features, overall, the platform is highly usable and intuitive and we have had positive experiences with the platform's usability, citing its ease of use, customization options, and comprehensive feature set as key benefits.
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Reliability and Availability
Aventri (formerly etouches)
No answers on this topic
Cvent
Cvent does go down pretty frequently. And while it often doesn't impact day to day use usually, if it does go down at the wrong time, you may not be able to access very important event information when you need it. Usually outages do not last very long, but it could still be a very bad situation if this happens at the wrong moment
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Performance
Aventri (formerly etouches)
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
Aventri (formerly etouches)
I had a few issues while onsite (over the weekend). The support information given to me was incorrect and I had a hard time tracking down how to get assistance while onsite (on a weekend). When you are onsite, issues are usually heightened and need an immediate response, and I didn't get that.
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Cvent
I have very rarely needed support, but when I did, it seemed that there was an underlying push for a webinar, training session, or multiple phone calls. If I have a question or a need, that should be addressed nothing else.
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In-Person Training
Aventri (formerly etouches)
No answers on this topic
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
Aventri (formerly etouches)
No answers on this topic
Cvent
I have used the webinars and cvent community a lot to gain more knowledge. I am usually always able to find the answers I need
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Implementation Rating
Aventri (formerly etouches)
No answers on this topic
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
Aventri (formerly etouches)
We loved CVENT and DoubleDutch, but it was much easier to have all the modules we needed in one platform, which happened to be Aventri.
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Cvent
Our existing relationship with [Cvent Event Management] led us to stick with them when it came time to choose a virtual platform, and it certainly delivered and showed that it had the capability to be the polished, yet simple, platform that resonated best with our audience. The new virtual offering was still going through some growing pains when we used it, but it has the potential to be a major competitor in the virtual event space, and they're already well established in the in-person event management space.
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Scalability
Aventri (formerly etouches)
No answers on this topic
Cvent
We use Cvent for many different clients and events. It's very easy to customize the experience for the event that you need
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Return on Investment
Aventri (formerly etouches)
  • Much more thorough reporting than previous provider.
  • The ability for long term goal creation based on the objectives evaluated post conference.
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Cvent
  • Positive ROI: See which registrants [participated]
  • Positive ROI: See survey results from the feedback survey pushed at or after an event
  • Positive: Helps us lessen time spent setting up an event, emailing, or capturing data for event staff-- which in turn means MORE events!
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