Certain Event Automation Software vs. Slido

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Certain Event Automation Software
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Certain is a leading provider of enterprise Event Automation software to Fortune 1000 companies. The vendor’s value proposition is that Certain gives users everything they need to plan events, engage attendees, and achieve sales and marketing results. The vendor says their software helps data-driven marketers and event professionals capture and integrate rich buying signals and attendee insights into omni-channel marketing campaigns to improve sales and marketing results and deliver credible…
$9,990
per year
Slido
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Slido is an audience interaction platform that helps users to get the most out of meetings and events by crowdsourcing top questions and engaging participants with live polls and quizzes. From internal communications professionals to team leaders, conference organizers, and individual presenters, Slido can be used by those looking to enable open conversation at a live or virtual meeting. Slido works with popular video conferencing and presentation platforms and integrates with Microsoft…
$49
Pricing
Certain Event Automation SoftwareSlido
Editions & Modules
Be Certain Essential
$9,990
per year
Be Certain Pro
$19,999
per year
Be Certain Enterprise
Contact
Engage (one-time)
$49.00
Engage (EDU annual)
$72.00
Professional (EDU annual)
$120.00
Engage (annual)
$144.00
Professional (one-time)
$199.00
Professional (annual)
$720.00
Institution (EDU annual)
$720.00
Premium (one-time)
$999.00
Enterprise (annual)
$2400.00
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Certain Event Automation SoftwareSlido
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$144 per year
Additional DetailsAdditional users are extra $100.00 - $600.00
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Certain Event Automation SoftwareSlido
Features
Certain Event Automation SoftwareSlido
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
-
Ratings
Slido
9.0
8 Ratings
3% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.97 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
-
Ratings
Slido
9.1
7 Ratings
5% above category average
Integrates with social media00 Ratings9.27 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Event registration00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
-
Ratings
Slido
9.1
9 Ratings
4% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings9.28 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings9.29 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings9.29 Ratings
Presentation Streaming00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
-
Ratings
Slido
8.8
7 Ratings
5% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.26 Ratings
Audience Engagement
Comparison of Audience Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
-
Ratings
Slido
9.2
30 Ratings
3% above category average
Quizzes00 Ratings10.030 Ratings
Survey Features00 Ratings9.28 Ratings
Gamification Features00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Engagement Tracking Tools00 Ratings8.87 Ratings
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User Ratings
Certain Event Automation SoftwareSlido
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.4
(58 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(6 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Certain Event Automation SoftwareSlido
Likelihood to Recommend
Certain, Inc.
Certain is very well suited for any type of event or tradeshow that require specific fields from registrants and an automated email sequence to keep them engaged. It's less appropriate for one-off events, since setting up those pages can be quite complex if you're used to the types of Eventbrite/Sympla. If you don't really build event pages regularly, I'd recommend a software that's more simple, which should address what you need.
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Cisco
How was it well suited to me? - The leaderboard and freedom to edit the quiz. The fastest finger quiz to announce the winner based on fairness. The ease of login through QR Scanner. Also, it did not pinch my pocket at all. The best part is this $25 earning opportunity via feedback :-). And the list goes on... The less appropriate part was mentioned earlier in ways that I see improvements with Slido, coming to utilize Slido everywhere and in various ways. Overall, I love the AI suggestions.
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Pros
Certain, Inc.
  • Easy to use and create
  • Easy to pull reports once event has been sent to attendees
  • Great way to gather a lot of information
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Cisco
  • Slido integrates well with Microsoft PowerPoint which is very much useful for us.
  • The post poll dashboard reports are very much insightful.
  • Shareable links are created easily with Slido. Also, this saves a lot of time and manual effort for us.
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Cons
Certain, Inc.
  • Dashboards: It's quite important for leadership to get a visual of what their event registrants look like (with graphs, for example). Now, Certain does not present a feature to create dashboards, so we have to export their reports and create our dashboards ourselves.
  • UX when setting up an event: Now this can be quite complex, as it's not as easy to use or intuitive. Many different tabs with many different sub-items can present a confusing experience for newcomers when building an event.
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Cisco
  • I miss the Slack integration; they used to have this and they deprecated it in the last year or so.
  • I believe they have a nice integration for PowerPoint, would be nice if they had something similar with google slides since that is what we typically use internally.
  • We use the word cloud feature often and sometimes answers seem to get lost (as in don't show up at all) on the screen. for example, an answer will be there, then as more answers come in it disappears, and when we get to a certain threshold of answers it somehow pops back up again. It's not the worst but sometimes someone will ping me that their submission didn't make the word cloud and they're bummed.
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Likelihood to Renew
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
It gives High engagement of audience or trainees during live workshops and easily connect with other software. Ease of use for both participants and host for live interaction and workshops. Since it doesn't require any app to download and can be used via browser. It understands the issue of users and gives updates time to time.
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Usability
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
Overall, it is a handy tool. We do not use it too often in meetings; we started using it creatively for quizzes and Q&A with radio/TV audiences. Producers or Sponsors often explicitly request the option to include this particular type of interaction, and we are happy to do so. It helps that the setup is easy, so is copying events, etc. I sometimes miss Switcher (for our live events), but I understand the reasons it was phased out
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Reliability and Availability
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
It is available all the time as it doesn't create issues while using.
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Performance
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
It's great working and doing collaboration. Require more working on page reloading
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Support Rating
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
I had to use the support for this tool only once. The response was very rapid, very professional and fulfilled my needs immediately. Online support services are sometimes advertised only to lure people into buying the product but and non-existent or difficult to use afterwards. Not with Slido. This was not an automated chatbot and the direct contact really helped me
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In-Person Training
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
It was very helpful knowing the software and its features.
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Online Training
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
I find that training is very informative as it helps understanding the software usages and implementation. It gives the usgaes area and how to create gamification and live Q&A section so that you can use in live team meetings and workshops. It is very useful in training and webinars where a large pool of people are there.
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Alternatives Considered
Certain, Inc.
My company selected Certain and continues to use Certain because it is quick, easy, and efficient. We create up to 20 registration links a year and Certain allows us to create templates to copy and create annual event links very fast. I also love that there is someone there to speak to if I ever need assistance
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Cisco
Slido has various upsides when compared to Kahoot or Quizizz. Firstly, Slido offers live video integration so people don't have to switch tabs to interact with us during events or webinars. Secondly, Slido has multiple options like MCQs, rating and ranking for polls which increases its use case. Lastly, its user interface is way easier to navigate for the audeince and the results are in real time. The analytics provided after the meetings are also very helpful.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
No everything is working perfectly fine
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Scalability
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
It very scalable to large pool audiences during live townhall or meetings.
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Professional Services
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
It's effective
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Return on Investment
Certain, Inc.
  • Certain helps to deliver a great customer experience, since it facilitates automatic email delivery and your company can keep them connected well before or well after an event.
  • Certain presents a wide variety of reports, which perfectly addresses any request for visibility coming from your organization.
  • Certain's configuration settings are quite complex, so our newcomers are not comfortable using the software at first.
  • In case you need a more visual representation of your audience, Certain, unfortunately, does not generate dashboards.
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Cisco
  • Slido has helped us analyze essential data from our CAB meetings, such as the participants' up or down voting in Q&A and the specified poll insights
  • Our teams have been able to collect relevant information from larger groups within our organization
  • We've seen more people interacting with us now we use Slido than before
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