PathFactory vs. Splash Event Marketing Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PathFactory
Score 8.4 out of 10
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PathFactory enables you to unlock B2B revenue with AI-powered content intelligence which allows you to generate personalized, engaging, and conversion-focused experiences across the entire B2B buyer journey. Per the vendor, you can accelerate deal velocity and grow your pipeline by recommending the next-best assets for individual buyers and target accounts alike.N/A
Splash
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Splash helps to get event programs in front of the right people by helping users create engaging, branded experiences and optimize conversions at each stage of the event lifecycle. The solution empowers teams to execute events that bring in more leads, shorten the sales cycle, drive new business, and strengthen customer relationships. Splash is an event marketing platform that helps teams do all of this by building and hosting virtual, in-person, and hybrid events. By marrying data and…
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Pricing
PathFactorySplash Event Marketing Platform
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free: For Personal Use and Occasional Small Business Events
$0.00
Pro: For More Design and Access Control
Contact Sales
per year
Enterprise: For Solutions and Workflows at Scale
Contact Sales
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PathFactorySplash
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
PathFactorySplash Event Marketing Platform
Features
PathFactorySplash Event Marketing Platform
Content Publishing
Comparison of Content Publishing features of Product A and Product B
PathFactory
8.2
157 Ratings
4% above category average
Splash Event Marketing Platform
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Ratings
Content hub8.5149 Ratings00 Ratings
Forms / Gated content7.5149 Ratings00 Ratings
Embedded CTAs8.0134 Ratings00 Ratings
Content distribution9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Content promotion9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Content automation7.0119 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
PathFactory
8.1
157 Ratings
8% above category average
Splash Event Marketing Platform
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Ratings
Audience profiling and targeting7.7131 Ratings00 Ratings
Closed-loop tracking and reporting7.7125 Ratings00 Ratings
Content performance analytics8.2156 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaign optimization dashboard8.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
PathFactory
-
Ratings
Splash Event Marketing Platform
5.3
5 Ratings
44% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings5.85 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings4.85 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
PathFactory
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Ratings
Splash Event Marketing Platform
7.2
5 Ratings
15% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Event registration00 Ratings6.75 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
PathFactory
-
Ratings
Splash Event Marketing Platform
6.8
4 Ratings
17% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
PathFactory
-
Ratings
Splash Event Marketing Platform
5.1
5 Ratings
49% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings4.14 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings5.35 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings5.94 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
PathFactory
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Ratings
Splash Event Marketing Platform
7.0
6 Ratings
16% below category average
Branding options00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
Attendee list export00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
Virtual Event
Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
PathFactory
-
Ratings
Splash Event Marketing Platform
6.1
6 Ratings
26% below category average
Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
Livestreaming00 Ratings5.32 Ratings
Audience engagement00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Event recording00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
Networking00 Ratings3.63 Ratings
Event analytics00 Ratings5.26 Ratings
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User Ratings
PathFactorySplash Event Marketing Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(155 ratings)
5.6
(54 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(7 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(3 ratings)
6.7
(6 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(4 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PathFactorySplash Event Marketing Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
PathFactory
It's a great tool if you want to create experiences on web and share content with your audience - especially if you want to create bingeable content. For a microsite, I would like to see more modules that build up a page, and great examples for inspiration
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Cvent
When we first started using Splash Event Marketing Platform, the platform showed great promise and worked well for our team’s needs. However, over the past year, we’ve encountered issue after issue—many of which are described by support as problems “no one else has ever experienced.” Unfortunately, this has happened frequently, making it difficult to trust the platform for consistent execution.
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Pros
PathFactory
  • Create Visually appealing performance report
  • Give more in-depth information about performance metrics than most alternatives
  • Ability to track performance over time and compare this performance across time periods
  • Provide and send auto-run reports to top level management based on predefined criteria and timeframes
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Cvent
  • Templates - Splash allowed Hubspot to create page templates for all of our Hubspot User Group Meet Up registration pages. So while we're just one city that hosts meet-ups, utilizing these templates helps ensure that every city's pages look the same and are able to be navigated in the same way.
  • Check In - Their app is really nice for check-in on the day of the event. I can have any co-worker log into the app on their phone and they're ready to help me manage the event. The app definitely makes our check-in process more simplified.
  • Managing RSVPs - The ability to cut off registration and start a wait list is critical for our events. We get a handful of cancellations in the week before the event (as I'm sure every other event marketer does) and we can start moving our way down the waitlist to fill our events up!
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Cons
PathFactory
  • Microsite was very hard to build ourselves. Changing the site can be really confusing and is not always intuitive. We have trouble knowing how to update items to get it to work the way we want it to.
  • Better instructions on how to customize tracks and use the different tools.
  • Users that come in without UTM parameters should still be included in all data reporting.
  • The reporting is confusing.
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Cvent
  • When designing a landing page for an event, the functionality of the layout page is quite finicky. I would love to see the ability to add features to certain text boxes become more fluid.
  • The formatting across the layout page is not always consistent, specifically text sizing.
  • I had an issue with an account, and the support team took an extremely long time (2+ months) to produce a remedy for the issue I was experiencing.
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Likelihood to Renew
PathFactory
We have seen a lot of value from our team's use of Path Factory. We also like working with this vendor as they actually take our feedback and implement it on their roadmap. A great vendor with a great product
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Cvent
Because easy to interface and easy to manage Splash platform and individual event platform and easy to integrate with third party software such as Adobe Marketo and others softwares. Easy to maintain status and easy to relate with Salesforce campaign through Marketo . Useful in lead capturing and generation and so on we can enable business through splash.
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Usability
PathFactory
Overall, I think the tool is fairly easy to use to get a basic content uploaded to create a track and even the more complicated features become easier once you become familiarised with the process
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Cvent
The platform works, and it is a good system. I think there is always room for improvement. and I would like to see them up their client resolutions when it comes to problems with using the system. and see them take a more aggressive approach to addressing the clients changing needs
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Reliability and Availability
PathFactory
I think there was only one time where we had issues reaching our account manager, otherwise PathFactory was always willing to hop on the phone to talk through strategy, to work through issues, and help build custom solutions to fit our needs. Customer service is a big selling point of PathFactory.
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Cvent
No answers on this topic
Performance
PathFactory
The analytics and reports feature is fairly new and have proved very popular with many areas of our business and is growing in popularity. The metrics that are attainable are very insightful and provides a clear picture on the performance of the track.
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Cvent
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Support Rating
PathFactory
We meet weekly with Jennifer and I can't say enough about her. When issues have happened or we need help, she jumps on it quickly. If she doesn't know the answer, she pulls in Reggie or another on her team that can help. She goes above and beyond and has been very supportive, even when we had a lot of hard questions to answer from higher-ups. All this is on top of just being an awesome person.
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Cvent
We love working with our account manager and priority support to answer questions efficiently and speedily. Our account manager works with us on larger and bigger picture initiatives for our instance, where the priority support is always there when you're stuck with a feature or setup, it's been great to share this resource with our global network of hosts internal and external to the company.
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In-Person Training
PathFactory
I was able to browse around the tool quite easily once some basic training was given. I learnt much from using those method and only needed further help when wanting to learn about Reports, External codes and adding forms.
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Cvent
No answers on this topic
Online Training
PathFactory
The customer service, from technical through to customer success, is one of the biggest reasons I'd recommend PathFactory. This is true of their training. It can be as bespoke as you like, at least in my experience, and the team is always willing (where possible) to incorporate your suggestions.
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Cvent
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
PathFactory
The PathFactory team was very helpful when implementing the product. They gave us a lot of recommendations on best moving forward. As a note to new users, when implementing I would make sure that you create with your team a system to make sure that the platform is scalable. My team was able to do this through creating a foldering structure, naming conventions for tracks and assets, and ensuring tagging is used on all content uploads. I would also make sure when implementing that you have an understanding of how your team will track success and that your brand team is involved to make sure that there is consistency in the look and feel of the tracks
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Cvent
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
PathFactory
I used Uberflip in a past company. I think they are pretty comparable. From what I remember, Uberflip was more intuitive to use, but I think PathFactory might have more capabilities. Although this was years ago, I am not aware of Uberflip's functionality now. I have had good experiences with both.
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Cvent
Despite not being a very old company, Splash does not feel like a buggy-startup in Beta. I've used other platforms like Eventbrite that don't have the functionality Splash does, and other comparable companies to Splash that are painful to use on the backend. I would also say that the Splash team and culture is a plus. They offer a lot of training tutorials and every call is always a fun one with their team.
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Scalability
PathFactory
Pathfactory is growing in popularity amongst individuals from different parts of the organisation and it would be difficult to forecast how scalable this can become
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Cvent
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
PathFactory
  • We saw ROI within the first 9 months of using PathFactory.
  • Our onboarding team saw quicker adoption of our product while using PathFactory to engage them during the onboarding process.
  • We've been able to more accurately understand our content needs and what works best when prospecting for specific segments. (eg. SMB, mid-market, and enterprise)
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Cvent
  • It helps me manage a number of events that I would not otherwise be able to make invitations for, manage rsvps, and do check ins. We used a more expensive product previously but it had fewer features so this is definitely an upgrade.
  • Using Splash saves me time from needing to follow up with guests. I also love the "send later" feature for email.
  • The support staff make this product super valuable as I am able to accomplish more with their help.
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ScreenShots

PathFactory Screenshots

Screenshot of Netflix-like home screen for B2B buyers with personalized resource centers.Screenshot of Gives sales visibility into the content consumption data of leads & accounts, inside a CRM.Screenshot of Content Tracks - Gives B2B buyers bingeable content journeys that accelerate their purchase decisions, whenever and wherever they click.Screenshot of Path Analytics - Gives access to a new class of content consumption data on the level of the visitor, account, and content asset.Screenshot of Guide - Gives buyers spot-on content recommendations, anywhere on a website.Screenshot of Content Track Analytics - Shows how visitors binge content in specific Content Tracks, and assess how particular sequences of content perform.

Splash Screenshots

Screenshot of customized and on-brand event programs - from the first invitation to post-event follow-up.Screenshot of an example of a personalized email campaign built from on-brand templates. These can be scheduled to be sent to targeted lists.Screenshot of actionable segments created from a guest list, with advanced tag management and list building. This displays every response, status change, and answers to registration questions as they happen.Screenshot of the available integrations for event programs, with Salesforce, Slack, Marketo, Hubspot, Eloqua, Greenhouse, Zapier,  and Zoom.Screenshot of the real-time data and analytics that provide the insights to prove success and build better programs.Screenshot of Splash's Host app, which is used to run the door. Fast search and one-click check-in keeps the traffic flowing, which frees up users to capture info from walk-ins all while syncing the list across devices and to a connected CRM in real-time.