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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CheckPoint

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ACheckPoint is a digital access management and engagement system for venues. It automates and digitizes the registration, ticketing, and check-in process while enabling venues, vendors, and exhibitors to engage with guests directly to their phone's lock screen. CheckPoint is an event management tool for events, conferences, festivals, clubs, and more. The venue management solution boasts users among both the Oscars and Nasdaq.N/A

    Whova

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AWhova, headquartered in San Diego, provides what they describe as Intelligent Event Technology Solutions by creating authentic audience participation and engagement and simplifying the entire event process from planning to registration, networking, and follow-up. Whova's mobile engagement apps support both on-location events and virtual events.N/A
    Pricing
    CheckPointWhova
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CheckPointWhova
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
    Additional Details—Whova offers discounts for multi-event packages.
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    Community Pulse
    CheckPointWhova
    Considered Both Products
    Fobi AI
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    Whova
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    256 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    98 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    272 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    62 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    85 Answers
    Features
    CheckPointWhova
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of CheckPoint and Whova
    Feature
    CheckPoint
    -
    Ratings
    Whova
    8.4
    71 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.756 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings9.070 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.559 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of CheckPoint and Whova
    Feature
    CheckPoint
    -
    Ratings
    Whova
    8.2
    68 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.650 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.651 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings8.449 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.131 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings8.236 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings8.755 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of CheckPoint and Whova
    Feature
    CheckPoint
    -
    Ratings
    Whova
    8.2
    65 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings8.754 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.261 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of CheckPoint and Whova
    Feature
    CheckPoint
    -
    Ratings
    Whova
    8.8
    42 Ratings
    3% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.939 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.836 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.630 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of CheckPoint and Whova
    Feature
    CheckPoint
    -
    Ratings
    Whova
    6.9
    46 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Branding options00 Ratings7.036 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings7.230 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings6.637 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of CheckPoint and Whova
    Feature
    CheckPoint
    -
    Ratings
    Whova
    8.2
    82 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings8.863 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.649 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings7.932 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings8.871 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings8.132 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings8.976 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings8.944 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CheckPointWhova
    Small Businesses
    SignUpGenius
    Score7 out of 10
    Cvent Event Management
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CheckPointWhova
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (276 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    6.2
    (2 ratings)
    9.6
    (40 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (95 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (62 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CheckPointWhova
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fobi AI
    CheckPoint performs well as an internal firewall between network zones, providing policy control and deep inspection of internal traffic. It works well for a multi network setup like ours across multiple sites. It is however not a fast changing interface and time needs to be taken to perform changes. It's not a quick as other vendors
    Incentivized
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    Whova
    I think it works really well as a way to organize yourself while at a conference. As well, to network with said attendees I found it very valuable to remember names. Having an automatic rolodex with everyone I met and ensure I had their info to connect later
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    Pros
    Fobi AI
    • Threat Prevention better than Fortinet
    • Granularity of security policy can be customized to the maximum
    • hardware performance is really good
    • Bugs are less as compared to other vendors
    • support is excellent
    • modules work as expected
    • Features can achieve out of box requirements
    Incentivized
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    Whova
    • facilitated the sharing of research, perspectives, and resources on topics of interest
    • enabled easier connection to new and existing relationships with conference delegates and speakers
    • allowed me to catch up on content I missed due to time conflicts for concurrent sessions
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    Cons
    Fobi AI
    • In my experience, notifications are completely broken and non-functional
    • In my opinion, confusing UX for the cloud portal
    • Don't try and import 100's of endpoints when onboarding because it will create a mess
    • When installing the CP client you have to remove Microsoft Defender and if that fails, CheckPoint technical support goes, "Not my problem, sucks to be you!"
    Incentivized
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    Whova
    • Literature and pictures uploaded but no easy way to download the collection.
    • No easy way to access information after the period after the conference ended.
    • No easy way to access the list of participants and contact information - could be pdf'd.
    • There was a little connectivity issues but not much.
    • Some of the meetings were scheduled while we slept.
    • The cost of using Whova for small meetings.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Fobi AI
    Every dollar to CheckPoint is a wasted dollar.
    Incentivized
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    Whova
    We already registered with Whova for our 2024 event and we will continue to use Whova for the foreseeable future as long as the price doesn't rise too high. It was a bit of a shock to see the difference between last year's price and this year's price - nearly 2k increase! We were able to negotiate, thankfully, to lower the price.
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    Usability
    Fobi AI
    the solution offer the most improvement about the usability by management more firewall in the same context or multicontext instead. The shared database allow to use one object for more than a package target of a cluster or more of gateways firewall. The management remain isolated from traffic pass through the firewall so the disruption is limited at minimum.
    Incentivized
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    Whova
    Most of Whova's functions are intuitive and you can self-teach about 80% of it with ease. I really was impressive with the messaging, follow up meet-up capabilities and sharing of contact information. My only few concerns were about the lack of an archive or back up, [perhaps cloud-based?] of the meeting room and round-table's presentations
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    Reliability and Availability
    Fobi AI
    No answers on this topic
    Whova
    We had no availability issues!
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    Performance
    Fobi AI
    No answers on this topic
    Whova
    We had no performance issues with our event delivery. We did have some meet-ups that had some glitches for some attendees, but I believe they were quickly resolved and were more on the part of user error than anything. Once they got the hang of it, their meet-ups went more smoothly.
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    Support Rating
    Fobi AI
    No answers on this topic
    Whova
    I only had a single issue regarding a photograph that was handled immediately and a colleague somehow ended up with two profiles which was also handled right away. Those two instances are all I have to go by. Other than that it was smooth but I did have ample information regarding who to contact if I experienced an issue
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    Implementation Rating
    Fobi AI
    No answers on this topic
    Whova
    I found Whova to be similar to many social media apps that I already use. It was easy to navigate. This was my second experience using Whova in my presenter role. I liked the icebreaker section to connect with other participants before the event started. I look forward to next year’s event.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fobi AI
    The CheckPoint Firewall and Cisco ISR router serve different purposes. Our organisation uses both devices, but in different areas of the topology. The Cisco ISR is a remote device and its function is to relay information to our edge firewall, which then passes to our internal firewall (CheckPoint) to securely control traffic requests.
    Incentivized
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    Whova
    We selected Whova for price, and ease of use. We would have chosen GoToWebinar but they did not have as many options for sponsor recognition. We will most likely use Event Rebels in the future for our needs. Tracking time and sessions viewed is a must for our industry as attendees rely on us to earn CEs to renew their licensing.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Fobi AI
    No answers on this topic
    Whova
    I especially liked the ease of communication, the ability to ask hard questions easily, and afterward the ability to survey all participants to see what we (and/or Whova) could do better going forward.
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    Scalability
    Fobi AI
    No answers on this topic
    Whova
    Everyone on our team had their assigned tasks to complete in Whova on a weekly basis and did so with ease and confidence.
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    Return on Investment
    Fobi AI
    • Smart console with lower operational overhead
    • Compliance with Hipaa, PCISSS and saving on compliance plenties
    • Less compatibility issues
    • licensing model is costlier at the beginning
    • Some modules require special training
    • False positives may occur
    Incentivized
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    Whova
    • Whova made our virtual and hybrid events possible! Our virtual attendees loved the ability to interact and engage with each other, the exhibitors, the speakers and organizers of the event. It also allowed our in-person attendees to do the same, and navigate the conference on-site.
    • Whova made organizing the conference possible for our small staffed organization! We only have 1.25 FTEs and were able to pull off a hybrid conference in 2022. It wouldn’t have been possible without Whova!
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    CheckPoint Screenshots

    Screenshot of CheckPoint ecosystem includes the digital ticket using the wallet pass technology, a near-field communication tap device used for registration and check-in, and an admin portal used to provide real-time updates and analytics to make data-driven decisions.Screenshot of CheckPoint gives exhibitors, vendors and sponsors access to your guests' lock screen to send personalized notifications. Send urgent messages in real-time to increase security around your venue.Screenshot of Modernize your venue with CheckPoint's digital ticketing system that lives in your guests' mobile wallets. By using CheckPoint, improve your user experience by enabling a 100% contactless and automated system that gets your guests into your venues faster and smarter.Screenshot of Increase security around check-in with CheckPoint's automated and contactless system. CheckPoint is a sleek digital solution that condensed a multi-step process into one simple tap to speed up check-ins.

    Whova Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Mobile Event AppScreenshot of Sponsor & Exhibitor Tools