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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    eventPower

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AeventPower is an event management software system offered by eventPower.N/A

    Meltwater

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AMeltwater Media Intelligence platform is a set of public relations software tools for media monitoring, social media monitoring, and collecting brand insights. The four areas of functionality are Monitor, Analyze, Distribute, and Engage. (Note that this product combines features from the vendor Meltwater's former Buzz, Press, and News products.)N/A
    Pricing
    eventPowerMeltwater
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    eventPowerMeltwater
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    eventPowerMeltwater
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    eventPower
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    Meltwater
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    63%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    62%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    69%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    63%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    eventPowerMeltwater
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of eventPower and Meltwater
    Feature
    eventPower
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Responsive Design for Web Access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of eventPower and Meltwater
    Feature
    eventPower
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Calendar integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of eventPower and Meltwater
    Feature
    eventPower
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Live chat7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of eventPower and Meltwater
    Feature
    eventPower
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    User authentication10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of eventPower and Meltwater
    Feature
    eventPower
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Branding options10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attendee list export10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of eventPower and Meltwater
    Feature
    eventPower
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Livestreaming10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience engagement7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event recording10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual booths7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Networking7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event analytics10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    eventPowerMeltwater
    Small Businesses
    Whova
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Help a Reporter Out (HARO)
    Score5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Cision Communications Cloud
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Cision Communications Cloud
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    eventPowerMeltwater
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (73 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.6
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    eventPowerMeltwater
    Likelihood to Recommend
    eventPower
    I would 100% recommend eventPower to colleagues as not only is the product great, but the staff is superior. I have worked with them for two meetings now and the staff is just so great. They keep me on track, build majority of the components themselves, and never say "no". If something isn't available, they always try and work with their technical staff to create a workaround. They just make everything easy for me the client.
    Incentivized
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    Meltwater
    Meltwater is well-suited for agencies that have an engagement team who is looking to service a variety of client needs such as social media reporting, public relations outreach, and community management. If you're looking to have a platform serve just one need, you can still use Meltwater but will get more bang for your buck if you are needing a variety of tools.
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    Pros
    eventPower
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    • Media research - you can search for relevant publications and journalists to add to your media list.
    • Earned media coverage - you can search for coverage of your brand and find news stories that also include data that may be useful (how many people did the story reach for example).
    • Building media lists - if you have no current existing list, you can build and export one in Excel for example.
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    Cons
    eventPower
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    • The dashboards are not user-friendly, customizable (color, font size, etc.), or worthy of presenting to a client. All of the insights from a dashboard get pulled from the platform and placed into a more client-friendly presentation.
    • Paywalls for certain publications connected to who-knows-what. DowJones racket limits media monitoring capabilities and results in manual searches for a growing number of publications.
    • TVeyes, the broadcast monitoring arm of the media monitoring capabilities, just needs TLC and to become more client-facing. Currently, the links produced to share clips look sketchy, and they have a relatively short shelf life.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    eventPower
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Meltwater works well for our organization and has allowed us to meet our internal goals. We are always open to new products and services that may be able to provide similar or better features; however, our experience has been that many of Meltwater's competitors are not up to the task.
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    Usability
    eventPower
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    Meltwater
    Once you get some basic training it's pretty easy to use. I would like to see training manuals, or instructional videos to help me explore features I'm not currently using.
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    Support Rating
    eventPower
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Our account rep at Meltwater went dark for a long time. Then, a couple of weeks ago, our new account manager reached out to set up a meeting. Apparently, they had a big shakeup in the company, and there were some personnel changes. Our new account rep was great in discussing the platform's capabilities that were available to us and even offered to schedule a follow-up meeting with his technical team to introduce our new social media team members to the platform and how it could help them with their jobs.
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    In-Person Training
    eventPower
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Again, really in-depth and helpful for a program that is really easy to use.
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    Online Training
    eventPower
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Walked step by step through program. Very informative on a program that doesn't require much training.
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    Implementation Rating
    eventPower
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    You are only allowed 15 users, so make sure you've identified who will have access to use the tool.
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    Alternatives Considered
    eventPower
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    I was looking for a full-service option. I did some research. What really sold me was the presentation. They offered products that were helpful, and I wasn’t even aware of them. It is more expensive than the other products that are out there, but you get more. The other companies are good, but Meltwater Media Intelligence is more full service.
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    Return on Investment
    eventPower
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    Meltwater
    • As a PR firm, we rely on the media databases that [Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform] supplies to deliver the media exposure that they expect from us.
    • We utilize their tracking of media hits for our overall reporting to our clients.
    • Both of these are advantageous in helping us to not only keep our existing clients happy but also to gain new clients (and, in turn - revenue), as well.
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