BrightTALK vs. Cvent Event Diagramming

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BrightTALK
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
BrightTALK Central is a B2B marketing platform to create content, engage an audience, and reach new prospects to deliver revenue growth. BrightTALK is a subsidiary of TechTarget.N/A
Cvent Event Diagramming
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Cvent Event Diagramming (Social Tables) is a software application that allows event planners and properties to work together online. Cvent's cloud-based hospitality software positions event properties to increase sales and work more collaboratively and efficiently with their event, and meeting customers. The vendor boasts over 175,000 unique users who rely on Social Tables and state that over 4 million events have been planned within the platform.
$199
per month billed annually
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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ESSENTIAL
$0
PROFESSIONAL
$199
per month billed annually
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
8.2
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Cvent Event Diagramming
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Ratings
Dashboards8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Data exportability8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
8.7
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Cvent Event Diagramming
-
Ratings
High quality audio9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
9.1
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Cvent Event Diagramming
7.3
1 Ratings
15% below category average
Calendar integration10.02 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Slideshows10.02 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Event registration8.02 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
7.5
2 Ratings
11% below category average
Cvent Event Diagramming
3.2
1 Ratings
88% below category average
Audience polling7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A8.02 Ratings3.61 Ratings
Live chat00 Ratings2.71 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
7.8
2 Ratings
6% below category average
Cvent Event Diagramming
7.6
2 Ratings
9% below category average
Participant roles & permissions7.52 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
User authentication00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
9.0
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Cvent Event Diagramming
5.9
2 Ratings
37% below category average
Branding options8.01 Ratings5.72 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation10.01 Ratings5.72 Ratings
Attendee list export00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
-
Ratings
Cvent Event Diagramming
6.9
3 Ratings
20% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
Virtual Event
Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
-
Ratings
Cvent Event Diagramming
5.5
3 Ratings
37% below category average
Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Audience engagement00 Ratings1.81 Ratings
Networking00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Event analytics00 Ratings3.61 Ratings
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User Ratings
BrightTALKCvent Event Diagramming
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(5 ratings)
9.0
(53 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
3.1
(2 ratings)
8.3
(25 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrightTALKCvent Event Diagramming
Likelihood to Recommend
BrightTALK
BrightTalk is well suited for those who cannot always attend live webinars, and can browse through many uploaded webinars. It integrates well with other organizations and provides an ease for what your organization might want to promote. I believe BrightTalk would be best suited for companies with a large employee base.
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Cvent
It's the best software I've used. It allowed me to collaborate on a huge event with multiple stakeholders to ensure the main planner understood the venue and capacity issues. It's also allowed me to realize the scope of venue needs and abilities. Very helpful in visualizing a space
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Pros
BrightTALK
  • Training
  • Product explanation.
  • Suggestive referrals.
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Cvent
  • Scaling - I love that you can scale a layout in the program, and it tends to be pretty spot on. For example, we could have 20 different measurements for a street, once we type in a single measurement the rest auto fills (and is REALLY close to accurate).
  • Uploading - I love that you can upload images and mark all over them. Particularly, you can upload google earth images for outside festivals, and scale them accordingly.
  • Creating - In the program you can create a diagram based on the size of the room. For example, if you know you have a 40x80 tent, you can make a custom layout and build the whole thing.
  • Setup Templates - These templates make it easy for you to auto fill an entire room with rounds, rectangles or other formations without having to fill them all in individually.
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Cons
BrightTALK
  • Our sphere is healthcare and I would appreciate even more customization to this sector.
  • Sometimes a shorter webinar would be preferred, an hour is a long time in today's demanding marketplace.
  • More of the local live events, love these.
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Cvent
  • A development that would be useful would be the ability to reorder the diagrams to a custom order in one event so that when exported as one document, they are in an order that can be customized to flow well for the meeting planner.
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Usability
BrightTALK
BrightTalk has an excellent usability and is intuitive with its design. The registration of events is secure, and the connectivity to webinars is seamless
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Cvent
Cvent Diagramming really does cover the bases for us. It's an easy to use program that anyone can figure out. It's got collaboration features so we can share with clients and they can make their own edits. Venues can send us there floorplans and send directly to us for edits. Overall: their templates, table numbering feature, measuring, scaling and shape/object tools make building floorplans easy
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Support Rating
BrightTALK
We have not had to contact support.
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Cvent
The support was exceptional, and they remained an arm's reach away for when we ran into any questions after we began using the tool. Overall, we experienced phenomenal customer service. We also had more than one web-based call where their team would walk us through examples and answer any questions we had.
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Alternatives Considered
BrightTALK
GoToMeeting is less expensive but does not provide access to a database of users or a good platform to showcase recorded webinars in a channel. BrightTalk is created more as a marketing and content hub so is better for marketing activities.
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Cvent
It has similar tools that MeetingMatrix has, but the Collaboration, or allowing vendors access is the feature that I appreciate the most that Cvent Event Diagraming offers that MeetingMatrix did not have. It is also easier to save as a PDF to print and email a version to vendors as well
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Return on Investment
BrightTALK
  • For identifying qualified leads and bringing people through the buyer's journey, BrightTALK has proved to have strong ROI.
  • Existing and potential customers, as well as partners, stay engaged with our content on BrightTALK. This is a big positive for us.
  • This allows us to easily connect with our audience and the platform is low maintenance for us.
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Cvent
  • Has saved us 10+ staff hours per event.
  • Has streamlined our registration and check-in process, saving us an hour+ on-site, plus ensuring a safer and more enjoyable experience for staff and attendees.
  • Has saved us up to $1,000+ for signature events when managing F&B budget items.
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ScreenShots

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