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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

    Microsoft Viva Engage

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Viva Engage, formerly Yammer, is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups.

    $24

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Cvent Event ManagementMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities
    $24
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva Suite
    $144
    per year per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cvent Event ManagementMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Microsoft Viva Engage is also available in some Microsoft 365 packages.
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    Community Pulse
    Cvent Event ManagementMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Considered Both Products
    Cvent
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cvent Event ManagementMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Cvent Event Management and Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.3
    84 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    -
    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 Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.9
    76 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
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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 Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.2
    66 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
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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 Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.6
    78 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
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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 Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.9
    86 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.5
    92 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
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    Ratings
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing9.286 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.990 Ratings00 Ratings
    Livestreaming7.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience engagement8.676 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event recording8.347 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual booths8.649 Ratings00 Ratings
    Networking8.360 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event analytics9.088 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Cvent Event Management and Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    8.7
    46 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.128 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.815 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings8.423 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.723 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings8.843 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.343 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.926 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Cvent Event Management and Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    8.6
    49 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings9.444 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.349 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.748 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings9.638 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.338 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings6.713 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.632 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Cvent Event Management and Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    9.1
    42 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings9.728 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings9.436 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.434 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings9.135 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.035 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.433 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.528 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cvent Event ManagementMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (425 ratings)
    8.9
    (59 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (46 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (90 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (115 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (16 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cvent Event ManagementMicrosoft Viva Engage
    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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    Microsoft
    Yammer is great when you have a company culture that encourages friendly collaboration and communication. It can be a great supplement (but certainly not a substitute) for bonding and sharing ideas and thoughts. Certain channels can be really successful, too, like a channel where people can post dog pictures or something fun like that!
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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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    Microsoft
    • Providing a platform for social news in the company where "bottom up" topics can percolate freely across department
    • Social networking across the company where folks can divide their work into topics instead of teams
    • Basic collaboration within a group including document sharing with ability to pin documents to a team
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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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    Microsoft
    • Although the social enterprise network works very well, there is room for some slight improvement - such as the ability to attract users. By being part of the Microsoft Office Suite, it is offered as an "add-on" and many overlook it and see it as unnecessary at first. It would be smart for Microsoft to sell it as its own product so it could gather more popularity as a "social network".
    • Giving an option to filter results could be better as well as giving an option to turn off the "recent activity" bar on the home page.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft is dedicated to continual improvement on Yammer. They realize the value that Yammer brings to the table with their clients. In the short time that we have had Yammer implemented, we are just now beginning to see the strong impact it has on becoming more effective and efficient around collaboration.
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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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    Microsoft
    Overall easy to use and intuitive, although limited in the possibility to personalize layout and look & feel of a site. Some functionalities are not easy to use, like document editing, but some others are quick and effective (posts and tagging above all). Performance and responsiveness of the Yammer site is typically acceptable, in my experience.
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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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    Microsoft
    Very available
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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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    Microsoft
    It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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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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    Microsoft
    We have never had to use the support for Yammer. The tool works well and we have not come across any bugs. User Interface is simple and easy to use, similar to other forum type products, thereby removing the need for any extensive training. Team members are invited in and immediately are able to start using the tool.
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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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    Microsoft
    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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    Microsoft
    The training that Microsoft provides is very generic training for Yammer. I like the fact the training is short and easy to understand
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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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    Microsoft
    We organically implemented the product
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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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    Microsoft
    Our team briefly used Salesforce.com's Chatter product before switching over to Yammer in 2012. While Chatter is essentially the same product as Yammer, it left much to be desired. Chatter's design was (and remains) clunky and difficult to navigate. Yammer is a simple, easy-to-use product that offers similar functionality as Salesforce's Chatter.
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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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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Microsoft
    • My company is pleased with the positive impact Yammer has created departmentally and on an individual basis with work flow efficiency.
    • Adversely, most old and new employees are more familiar with SharePoint, causing the company to pay for training for all current and incoming employees.
    • As Yammer becomes more widely used, the need for training may diminish, which is where we will see our return on investment, as the product clearly provides a more effective form of file sharing and communication between employees and their department.
    Incentivized
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