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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Certain Event Automation Software

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACertain 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

    Tripleseat and Gather

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATripleseat, from the company of the same name in Concord, is a Sales and Event Management web application designed to generate sales and streamlines the planning process for restaurants, hotels, and unique venues, a web-based system created by restaurant event planners for restaurant event planners. Tripleseat was merged with Gather March, 2020, to combine the applications' capabilities. The product line will continue under the Tripleseat brand.N/A
    Pricing
    Certain Event Automation SoftwareTripleseat and Gather
    Editions & Modules
    Be Certain Essential
    $9,990
    per year
    Be Certain Pro
    $19,999
    per year
    Be Certain Enterprise
    Contact
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Certain Event Automation SoftwareTripleseat and Gather
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    Certain Event Automation SoftwareTripleseat and Gather
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Certain Event Automation Software and Tripleseat and Gather
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    Ratings
    Tripleseat and Gather
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Certain Event Automation Software and Tripleseat and Gather
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    Ratings
    Tripleseat and Gather
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Certain Event Automation Software and Tripleseat and Gather
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    Ratings
    Tripleseat and Gather
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Certain Event Automation Software and Tripleseat and Gather
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    Ratings
    Tripleseat and Gather
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Certain Event Automation Software and Tripleseat and Gather
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    Ratings
    Tripleseat and Gather
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Branding options00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Certain Event Automation Software and Tripleseat and Gather
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    Ratings
    Tripleseat and Gather
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Certain Event Automation SoftwareTripleseat and Gather
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Certain Event Automation SoftwareTripleseat and Gather
    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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    Tripleseat
    I would recommend to anyone managing a venue that books events, especially venues with larger teams. It's great to keep the whole lead generation cycle organized from start to close. It's also great to have analytics and reporting to be able to provide to our accountant, or see trends and changes in our business.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Tripleseat
    • Makes client communication easy.
    • Allows reports for our accounting and payroll team.
    • Easy contract creation.
    Incentivized
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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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    Tripleseat
    • Slow uploading
    • Image uploading issues
    • Hard to edit events enmasse
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    Usability
    Certain, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Tripleseat
    Very easy to use! Once you get your venue details set up and menus added in, it's extremely user friendly. It's also easy to make changes to settings as needed or add new menus, lead forms, contract templates, etc. Anyone that can work an email system can easily use it.
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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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    Tripleseat
    Tripleseat is far superior to anything else we have used. The ease of use is unmatched. Many other systems are still very outdated. Tripleseat does a really good job of staying on top of industry trends and advancements, and listening to what their customers are asking for. I wouldn't switch back to any other platform.
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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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    Tripleseat
    • Helped us organize and plan catering events better.
    Incentivized
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