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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cvent Event Management

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACvent is a cloud-based enterprise event management company offering software solutions to event planners and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event management and marketing, onsite solutions, email marketing, and attendee engagement. Cvent's suite of products automate and simplify the planning process to maximize the impact of events. Cvent provides hoteliers with an integrated platform, enabling properties to increase business demand through targeted advertising…N/A

    Google Forms

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Forms is an app for creating forms and surveys, and is part of Google Apps for Work. The product focuses on ease of use; the interface is similar to a document editor, with drop down lists of options and drag and drop question re-ordering. Users can embed images and video into surveys. Users can also program the question flow with custom logic. Google sends users basic summaries of the survey results automatically, or users can export the raw survey results data and analyze it via…N/A
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    Cvent Event ManagementGoogle Forms
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    Cvent Event ManagementGoogle Forms
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cvent Event ManagementGoogle Forms
    Considered Both Products
    Cvent
    Chose Cvent Event Management
    My first year, we used Google Forms to collect attendee information, which was a painful process. Cvent Event Management took the entire process to the 21st century. The automation features and ease of end-user use played a large factor in our using their product. Plus, our …
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    Google
    Chose Google Forms
    Google Forms excels at offering a simple way to collect data; however, it lacks robust features like logic questions, email communications (beyond an email confirmation), or dynamic functionality like the ability for respondents to edit responses. For some use cases, the …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    65 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    273 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    60 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    48 Answers
    Features
    Cvent Event ManagementGoogle Forms
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.3
    84 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Google Forms
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    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.281 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.984 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.879 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.9
    76 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Google Forms
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    Ratings
    Calendar integration8.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation7.553 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media7.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events7.744 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows7.836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration9.278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.2
    66 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Google Forms
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    Live chat8.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling7.768 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A8.267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.6
    78 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Google Forms
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    User authentication7.775 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions7.976 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list7.370 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.9
    86 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Google Forms
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    Branding options8.683 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation8.957 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attendee list export9.286 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.5
    92 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Google Forms
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    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing9.286 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.990 Ratings00 Ratings
    Livestreaming7.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience engagement8.676 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event recording8.247 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual booths8.649 Ratings00 Ratings
    Networking8.360 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event analytics9.088 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    6.7
    123 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings7.7114 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings6.2112 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings6.1100 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    8.0
    121 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings8.9115 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings7.398 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings7.9120 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    7.0
    110 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings7.0110 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    8.4
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings8.1116 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.9113 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.286 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings8.594 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    7.9
    116 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Access controls00 Ratings7.8113 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings7.990 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Cvent Event Management and Google Forms
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    7.6
    90 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings7.842 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings7.588 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cvent Event ManagementGoogle Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (425 ratings)
    9.3
    (127 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (46 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (90 ratings)
    8.6
    (67 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (115 ratings)
    9.0
    (49 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (16 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cvent Event ManagementGoogle Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cvent
    Cvent has been great for our large flagship conferences, roadshows, exec forums, and webinars. From registration and attendee management all the way to post-event engagement and everything in between. Its custom reporting has helped us present business cases when we needed to eliminate certain events and has also helped us navigate challenging recruitment times by calling out patterns and successes.
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    Google
    Google Forms is great for simple surveys, such as quick polls, but any logic beyond conditional pages is not supported. Google Forms is best used when the survey participants have and are permitted to use a Google Account to fill out the form; we ran into issues with hospital IT departments. I don't believe there's a better free tool out there than Google Forms, though.
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    Pros
    Cvent
    • Event registration - manages different registration types for different programming.
    • Audience Segmentation - from sessions to event emails to push notifications, Cvent's audience segmentation saves us so much time.
    • Training - Cvent has a vast library of help articles and community questions and answers to help both new and seasoned users.
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    Google
    • Live results: When a user completes the form the results are added instantly.
    • Easy to create: Google Forms has a simple interface that allows for a wide range of question types. Google will even try to guess the question type based on the question (but this can be overridden).
    • Answers export to Google Sheets: It is easy to have each response to your form add a row to a Google Sheet, allowing for further analysis or processing.
    • Ability to automatically collect email addresses within a domain: If you have a form that has been shared with users in your domain, you can set it to automatically collect the users' email addresses without them needing to type it in. Makes checking whether all students have completed the form easy.
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    Cons
    Cvent
    • Growth emphasis seems slanted towards trade shows and events vendor integrations (less so on educational/attendee features)
    • Because of rapid incorporation of new functionality, documentation can lag behind the current platform
    • Complexity is growing, so the platform requires a significant investment of time and coordination to fully leverage
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    Google
    • Sometimes finding the output -- a Google Sheet with all responses-- is a little difficult. It's also sometimes confusing to figure out how to get back into the Google Form Survey itself.
    • As always, sharing among an institutional Google account and your personal Google account can be frustrating. You have to make a copy and can't share across the two different accounts very easily.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cvent
    We are very pleased with the features that Cvent gives us. The ease of use and the immediate support when something does stump us. Cvent provides us with everything that we need to run a successful event. The only reason I did not Rate Cvent as a 10 is the cost
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    Google
    I will definitely renew my use of Google Forms because I really like the ease of use and the number of tools that Google forms provide. I also love that I can administer a test in real-time and get results in a timely manner
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    Usability
    Cvent
    Super simple to use once configured. The solutions guide you through the process and the training resources and community fill in anything you can't figure out. Technical and non-technical users alike will be able to figure out how to successfully use the system.
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    Google
    Overall ease of use for staff, volunteers, and adult learners, and easy to get reports and to share reports via Sheets. As a free tool, it does more than expected. Easy to change the look and brand it to your organization, or just make it more fun, depending on what you want to use it for.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cvent
    There have been a few times when the system has gone down in the midst of registration. It can be frustrating but know that it does happen at times
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    Google
    In the years I've used GoogleForms I've never ran into any issues with the reliability or availability. Google is a gigantic company with essentially limitless resources which makes it very easy to trust that I will continue to be able to enjoy the same reliability I've come to know and expect from GoogleForms
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    Performance
    Cvent
    When pulling reports and it can sometimes lag a bit and that can be frustrating when you are trying to get things done on a timeline
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    Google
    One of the things that comes as a benefit of the lack to create complex logic branching and truly custom design is that there isn't lot of room to bog down the software. GoogleForms has always loaded just as fast as my internet service and device would allow it. I'm not sure about front end integrations or integrations into the form itself, as I've never explored it, but on the backend, I've never had any issues with integrations channeling from GoogleForms from the GoogleForms's end of things.
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    Support Rating
    Cvent
    The company offers 24/7 customer support, including phone, email, and chat support, to ensure that we can get help when we need it. Additionally, the platform has a comprehensive help center and knowledge base, including user guides, tutorials, and FAQs, which help us troubleshoot issues on our own. Cvent also provides training and support resources, including onboarding assistance, live training sessions, and webinars, which help us get the most out of the platform. Overall, Cvent appears to be committed to providing excellent customer support and resources to its users, which can help ensure a positive user experience and successful events.
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    Google
    We haven't used much official support for Google Forms. However, because it is so widely used, there are a ton of articles and guides available online to help administrators of varying technical abilities to work through problems that arise. Additionally, Google provides an official support forum where there are discussions with other users as well as Google developers that can help address issues if needed.
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    In-Person Training
    Cvent
    Our on-site trainer was very knowledgeable in the product and gave us very important pointers on best practices and how to perform tasks in the simplest manner
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Cvent
    It was all self-driven and I had to do a lot of searching around in the community to get answers.
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    Google
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    Implementation Rating
    Cvent
    It would have been nice during implementation if we had received more pointers on how to organize our parked report folders, libraries, etc. to avoid the mess we find ourselves in today. If we had known ahead of time the limitations we could have planned better.
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    Google
    Google Forms doesn't really require "implementation": simply log into GDrive and create a survey! You can configure settings per survey to, for example, automatically write responses to a GSheet.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cvent
    There is no other tool that offers the same range of solutions as Cvent, all under one umbrella. With minimal reliance on APIs, client and associate data are more secure, making all stakeholders more comfortable with the software. All other solutions I looked at only solved one piece of the puzzle I was dealing with.
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    Google
    Although both platforms offer similar functionalities, Google Form has a personal advantage and it is the impeccable integration with the different applications of the Google suite, this allows to make use of all of them in a transparent way, which in the work environment allows to perform work efficiently and without affecting the quality of it.
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    Scalability
    Cvent
    I can see how this can help small AND large companies as they continue to grow
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    Google
    GoogleForms lacks the ability for complex logic branching and the ability to truly design it in a custom manner. It's pretty obvious when you land on a GoogleForm that it is in fact a GoogleForm. This rating solely reflects the lack of flexibility which in turn makes it something that wouldn't usually be scaled. That being said, if needing to scale a simple solution, GoogleForms would be up for the job.
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    Return on Investment
    Cvent
    • Cvent Event Management has definitely provided great value with our exhibitors. It's a well organized system that they all trust and utilize each year now.
    • Cvent Event Management has also provided positive ROI on the app front. Our clients rely on the app to share information and it's saved us a lot of money in paper printing costs!
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    Google
    • High positive impact and return of investment; easy to use and seamlessly integrated with current Google Drive and Suite
    • Ability to create surveys on demand and quickly, saving time and energy
    • Easy to train others in using Google Forms so that there is not a bottleneck of knowledge
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