Certain Event Automation Software vs. Webex Webinars

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
Webex Webinars
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Webex Webinars is a scalable webinar platform that helps users to create engaging and impactful experiences for everyone, from small sessions to massive global audiences.N/A
Pricing
Certain Event Automation SoftwareWebex Webinars
Editions & Modules
Be Certain Essential
$9,990
per year
Be Certain Pro
$19,999
per year
Be Certain Enterprise
Contact
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Certain Event Automation SoftwareWebex Webinars
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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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
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Ratings
Webex Webinars
8.6
43 Ratings
14% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.239 Ratings
Data exportability00 Ratings9.040 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
-
Ratings
Webex Webinars
8.4
49 Ratings
4% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.649 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings8.244 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
-
Ratings
Webex Webinars
9.3
49 Ratings
13% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings9.542 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.348 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings9.145 Ratings
Event registration00 Ratings9.245 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
-
Ratings
Webex Webinars
8.8
46 Ratings
6% above category average
Audience polling00 Ratings9.145 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.643 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
-
Ratings
Webex Webinars
8.9
45 Ratings
6% above category average
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.745 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings9.139 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Certain Event Automation Software
-
Ratings
Webex Webinars
7.7
35 Ratings
3% below category average
Branding options00 Ratings7.333 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.130 Ratings
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User Ratings
Certain Event Automation SoftwareWebex Webinars
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.5
(49 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(26 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(26 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Certain Event Automation SoftwareWebex Webinars
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
With the help of Webex Webinars, creating interactive sessions has become very simple. One great thing about Webex Webinars is the option to engage the audience. We can create polls, create some NPS-related surveys, introduce live polling, create emoji reactions, etc. within the webinar platform, which helps us understand the pulse of the user.
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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
  • Cisco Webex Events is very straightforward and easy to use. Setting up an event within the platform is quite simple - anyone can do it.
  • Webex Events is a great add-on feature to the Webex conferencing platform to allow a one-way broadcast of information, rather than worrying about attendees being able to interrupt the presentation.
  • Recording a session is fairly simple and accessing the recordings post-event is quite reliable. I believe you can also upload .mp4 files into the Webex Events platform to serve as a host.
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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
  • There always seems to be room for video quality improvement (not a necessity, but would be nice)
  • Mobile screensharing from iOS/Android (and other mobile) devices would be a great feature
  • The mobile app should be able to track meetings a user has been invited to, but does not do so (yet)
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Likelihood to Renew
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
Webex Webinars continues to provide exceptional value as a community engagement and professional education platform. As long as there are a multitude of event offerings and the product continues to be supported with periodic software and security updates, I can anticipate using Webex Webinars for the foreseeable future. Overall a great product!
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Usability
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
My experience with this software is fantastic; it's so satisfying that it only took me a week to go through an internal training program to use this software, actually, I don't think this training program was necessary. Usability is one of the most fantastic features to guarantee the increase of members in remote events.
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Reliability and Availability
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
WebEx is available 24/7, as long as the user has a reliable internet connection and the WebEx servers are up (they are typically up when we need it).
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Performance
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
Fast, reliable, and consistent performance
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Support Rating
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
I love the control that this product gives to those running the meetings. It allows you to assign presenter roles to people and everyone else that is an attendee can be totally controlled, like whether they can unmute, use video or just sit there and watch. It really gives control of the meeting to those who are running it. And we love that ability for those meetings that we are trying to make sure people are listening in on instead of trying to participate.
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Implementation Rating
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
The implementation process was fairly simple and straightforward
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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
We actually prefer MS teams as its now easier to chat; manage virtual backgrounds, better audio, and overall more features and tools. Given we actually use MS teams for daily meetings now, it led to us also using MS Events. As a result, we began to consolidate to only using MS teams for both daily meetings and MS events for larger meetings - in lieu of Webex Events
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Scalability
Certain, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cisco
The scalability is really easy
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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
  • Allowed us to keep our product development moving forward during the pandemic.
  • Reduced our travel costs by hosting virtual events.
  • Allows us to host more events because of reduced cost over in-person events.
  • Helps us with faster time to market on features as we can quickly set up and host a focus group.
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