Dryfta vs. Whova

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dryfta
Score 3.0 out of 10
N/A
Dryfta is and event platform that is comprised of a free suite of applications that are designed to collect event data and measure event ROI, sell tickets, build event websites, launch mobile apps, engage and network attendees, retrieve and manage leads for exhibitors with a unified CRM, segment attendees and create email campaigns, create shareable real-time custom reports and more.N/A
Whova
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Whova, 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
DryftaWhova
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DryftaWhova
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsWhova offers discounts for multi-event packages.
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Features
DryftaWhova
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Dryfta
-
Ratings
Whova
8.4
62 Ratings
0% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.251 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.661 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.355 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Dryfta
-
Ratings
Whova
8.0
58 Ratings
5% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings7.942 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.942 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings8.243 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.928 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings7.831 Ratings
Event registration00 Ratings8.547 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dryfta
-
Ratings
Whova
8.3
55 Ratings
2% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.233 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings8.346 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.352 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Dryfta
-
Ratings
Whova
7.9
37 Ratings
9% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings7.635 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.132 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.125 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Dryfta
-
Ratings
Whova
8.1
39 Ratings
3% below category average
Branding options00 Ratings8.031 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.325 Ratings
Attendee list export00 Ratings7.931 Ratings
Virtual Event
Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
Dryfta
-
Ratings
Whova
8.1
71 Ratings
1% below category average
Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings8.455 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings7.843 Ratings
Livestreaming00 Ratings8.328 Ratings
Audience engagement00 Ratings8.163 Ratings
Event recording00 Ratings7.927 Ratings
Virtual booths00 Ratings7.919 Ratings
Networking00 Ratings8.566 Ratings
Event analytics00 Ratings8.240 Ratings
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User Ratings
DryftaWhova
Likelihood to Recommend
3.0
(1 ratings)
9.6
(262 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(26 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 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
DryftaWhova
Likelihood to Recommend
LandsharkLabs
I can't provide a scenario where Dryfta could be well suited. I guess it's a matter of delivering what has been promised on time, and without having to invest thousands of hours in extra work, as it was in our case. If it worked properly it could be a good tool for any conference.
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Whova
Overall having the Whova app was extremely helpful to provide information and drive engagement in the audience/attendees both on-site and remote. The ability to connect with like-minded attendees both pre-event and during the event was particularly helpful. Clarifying directions for "entering" events remotely would negate user anxiety.
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Pros
LandsharkLabs
  • It has a lot of functionalities (website and administration) all included in the same platform. If it worked properly, it allows you to organise a conference paper-free.
  • Help desk responds quite quickly
  • They consider making improvements when asked for.
  • It’s not too expensive.
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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
LandsharkLabs
  • Multilingual issues. Although it is advertised as multilingual, it didn’t really work as such. The many issues that popped up throughout the conference preparation were fixed little by little at a cost in time, from help desk emails and to struggles with the unfriendly UX.
  • Admin pages reloaded every time you clicked on a button (their developers seem to ignore Ajax technologies). It was time-consuming and required constant page searches.
  • Inflexibility in many of the supposed functionalities it offers.
  • Certificates were not modifiable nor custom when we had to send them (it was solved months after the conference finished when we were surprisingly contacted by the help desk).
  • Problems with the size of images to be displayed on the site, very small fonts and limited options to display content. We had to hire a professional developer in order to get a graphically consistent and presentable website.
  • Very poor mobile version. Too big margins, unreadable text, endless text blocks and lists, distorted pictures, etc.
  • Issues with the ordering of the authors’ names for different proposals (authorship being so important in research).
  • Fixed, inflexible fields in the contact sheets, speakers info, and so on.
  • Special character issues (due to Latin characters and other types used in linguistic research).
  • Not being able to include links in the HTML editor due to Dryfta's inadvertent decisions to block them.
  • Only one Superadmin user allowed to access the full functionalities of the platform, so we had to share it (consequently not knowing who did each action).
  • Problems with the generation of reports and the high complexity of their interface.
  • Some issues on the mandatory anonymity. The double-blind review process not fully respected due to unclear user info and options, with other issues coming up on the go such as unwanted info in automated notifications and messages in the Welcome dashboard.
  • Not being able to use the other payment methods on the platform because they were incompatible with the conference country.
  • Missing information and time wasted when creating events for sessions with info that already existed in the server that randomly failed to be selected. These issues were reported even with video proofs (help desk didn’t believe us), and were never solved. We had to repeat the same processes again and again, never knowing what was going on
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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.
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Likelihood to Renew
LandsharkLabs
No answers on this topic
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
LandsharkLabs
No answers on this topic
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
LandsharkLabs
No answers on this topic
Whova
We had no availability issues!
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Performance
LandsharkLabs
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
LandsharkLabs
It was quick, that's all we can say. Quite a few times they sorted out the problems and issues. But, sadly, sometimes their answers were useless and irritating (not addressing the problem or simply ignoring it, "passing the buck"). In some cases, they pretended the problem didn't exist and we had to send them videos as proof. No response to that.
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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
LandsharkLabs
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
LandsharkLabs
No answers on this topic
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
LandsharkLabs
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
LandsharkLabs
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
LandsharkLabs
  • The overall performance was okay in the end, but it was due to our team's commitment and effort. Without that extra work, the results would have been awful.
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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!
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ScreenShots

Dryfta Screenshots

Screenshot of This is a screenshot of the CRM. We keep improving our platform so this might become outdated at a later time. Please check Dryfta's website for latest features.Screenshot of This is a screenshot of the Attendee Dashboard. Each attendee gets a dashboard to manage her/his contacts collected at the event, own profile, tickets, abstracts submitted (for academic conferences) etc.

Whova Screenshots

Screenshot of Award-Winning Mobile Event AppScreenshot of Sponsor & Exhibitor Tools