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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

    Slido

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ASlido is an audience interaction platform that helps users to get the most out of meetings and events by crowdsourcing top questions and engaging participants with live polls and quizzes. From internal communications professionals to team leaders, conference organizers, and individual presenters, Slido can be used by those looking to enable open conversation at a live or virtual meeting. Slido works with popular video conferencing and presentation platforms and integrates with Microsoft…

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    Pricing
    Cvent Event ManagementSlido
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Engage (one-time)
    $49.00
    Engage (EDU annual)
    $72.00
    Professional (EDU annual)
    $120.00
    Engage (annual)
    $144.00
    Professional (one-time)
    $199.00
    Professional (annual)
    $720.00
    Institution (EDU annual)
    $720.00
    Premium (one-time)
    $999.00
    Enterprise (annual)
    $2400.00
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cvent Event ManagementSlido
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequired$144 per year
    Additional DetailsAdditional users are extra $100.00 - $600.00
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Cvent Event ManagementSlido
    Considered Both Products
    Cvent
    No answer on this topic
    Cisco
    Chose Slido
    Slido is integrated with Webex, Poll Every where is not
    Incentivized
    Chose Slido
    Our company has been more old fashioned in the past, using college-style clickers connected to Microsoft Powerpoint, or even physical cards being raise like an auction! Slido is one of many ways that our company has moved into the 21st century, resulting in a much better …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    277 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    68 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    221 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    273 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    67 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    176 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    41 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    184 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    49 Answers
    Features
    Cvent Event ManagementSlido
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Cvent Event Management and Slido
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.3
    84 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Slido
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.281 Ratings9.18 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.984 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.879 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cvent Event Management and Slido
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.9
    76 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Slido
    9.1
    7 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Calendar integration8.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation7.553 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media7.149 Ratings9.27 Ratings
    Record meetings / events7.744 Ratings9.45 Ratings
    Slideshows7.836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration9.278 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cvent Event Management and Slido
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.2
    66 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Slido
    9.1
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Live chat8.855 Ratings9.28 Ratings
    Audience polling7.768 Ratings9.29 Ratings
    Q&A8.267 Ratings9.29 Ratings
    Presentation Streaming00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cvent Event Management and Slido
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    7.6
    78 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Slido
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    6% above category average
    User authentication7.775 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions7.976 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list7.370 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Cvent Event Management and Slido
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.9
    86 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Slido
    -
    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 Slido
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    8.5
    92 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Slido
    -
    Ratings
    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
    Audience Engagement
    Comparison of Audience Engagement features of Cvent Event Management and Slido
    Feature
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Slido
    9.1
    35 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Quizzes00 Ratings9.635 Ratings
    Survey Features00 Ratings9.28 Ratings
    Gamification Features00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Engagement Tracking Tools00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cvent Event ManagementSlido
    Small Businesses
    Whova
    Score9.6 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Mentimeter
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mentimeter
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cvent Event ManagementSlido
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (425 ratings)
    9.5
    (67 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (46 ratings)
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (90 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (115 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (16 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cvent Event ManagementSlido
    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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    Cisco
    How was it well suited to me? - The leaderboard and freedom to edit the quiz. The fastest finger quiz to announce the winner based on fairness. The ease of login through QR Scanner. Also, it did not pinch my pocket at all. The best part is this $25 earning opportunity via feedback :-). And the list goes on... The less appropriate part was mentioned earlier in ways that I see improvements with Slido, coming to utilize Slido everywhere and in various ways. Overall, I love the AI suggestions.
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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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    Cisco
    • Slido integrates well with Microsoft PowerPoint which is very much useful for us.
    • The post poll dashboard reports are very much insightful.
    • Shareable links are created easily with Slido. Also, this saves a lot of time and manual effort for us.
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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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    Cisco
    • I miss the Slack integration; they used to have this and they deprecated it in the last year or so.
    • I believe they have a nice integration for PowerPoint, would be nice if they had something similar with google slides since that is what we typically use internally.
    • We use the word cloud feature often and sometimes answers seem to get lost (as in don't show up at all) on the screen. for example, an answer will be there, then as more answers come in it disappears, and when we get to a certain threshold of answers it somehow pops back up again. It's not the worst but sometimes someone will ping me that their submission didn't make the word cloud and they're bummed.
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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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    Cisco
    It gives High engagement of audience or trainees during live workshops and easily connect with other software. Ease of use for both participants and host for live interaction and workshops. Since it doesn't require any app to download and can be used via browser. It understands the issue of users and gives updates time to time.
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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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    Cisco
    Overall, it is a handy tool. We do not use it too often in meetings; we started using it creatively for quizzes and Q&A with radio/TV audiences. Producers or Sponsors often explicitly request the option to include this particular type of interaction, and we are happy to do so. It helps that the setup is easy, so is copying events, etc. I sometimes miss Switcher (for our live events), but I understand the reasons it was phased out
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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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    Cisco
    It is available all the time as it doesn't create issues while using.
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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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    Cisco
    It's great working and doing collaboration. Require more working on page reloading
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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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    Cisco
    I had to use the support for this tool only once. The response was very rapid, very professional and fulfilled my needs immediately. Online support services are sometimes advertised only to lure people into buying the product but and non-existent or difficult to use afterwards. Not with Slido. This was not an automated chatbot and the direct contact really helped me
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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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    Cisco
    It was very helpful knowing the software and its features.
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    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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    Cisco
    I find that training is very informative as it helps understanding the software usages and implementation. It gives the usgaes area and how to create gamification and live Q&A section so that you can use in live team meetings and workshops. It is very useful in training and webinars where a large pool of people are there.
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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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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Cisco
    I find Slido a bit easier to use than Poll Everywhere and other live polling software that I've used. While other software offers similar features, I've found that Slido's setup is a bit more intuitive and makes it easier to duplicate polls you've made for reuse. You get the most bang for your buck with Slido's basic plan compared to other polling software's basic tier.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No everything is working perfectly fine
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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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    Cisco
    It very scalable to large pool audiences during live townhall or meetings.
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    Professional Services
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    It's effective
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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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    Cisco
    • Slido helped us increase student engagement which resulted in improved academic results for our students
    • The Q&A feature helped us answer questions we received from parents and audeince during live events which resulted in increased admissions in our educational institution
    • The gamification of polls and surveys helped us attract a lot of audience and made the meetings interactive
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