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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Splash

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ASplash is an event marketing solution that 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…

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    Zoho CRM

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AZoho CRM is a simple, very low-cost CRM option for the smaller end of the SMB segment. The product has several useful integrations with other products, including QuickBooks, and Google Apps and Google Docs. The product also has an integrated project management module.

    $14

    per month

    Pricing
    SplashZoho CRM
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Standard
    $14.00
    Per User/Per Month
    Professional
    $23.00
    Per User/Per Month
    Enterprise
    $40.00
    Per User/Per Month
    Ultimate
    $52.00
    Per User/Per Month
    Plus
    $57.00
    Per User/Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SplashZoho CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$14 /user/month
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    SplashZoho CRM
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    4.8
    5 Ratings
    57% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access5.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application4.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration6.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    6.7
    4 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat6.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    5.2
    5 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication4.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions5.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    6.5
    6 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Branding options6.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation5.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attendee list export6.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    6.1
    6 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Livestreaming5.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience engagement7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event recording6.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Networking4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event analytics4.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.8
    289 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.8280 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.7267 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.9197 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.3254 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.3249 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings8.9204 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings9.2204 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.2250 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.8193 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    9.0
    222 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.8214 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings8.7173 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings9.5190 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.5
    267 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.8262 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings8.2220 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.6
    264 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.2249 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.7181 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.8243 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.6
    259 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.8217 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.2236 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.8250 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.4
    278 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.8276 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.1223 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings9.4179 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.5204 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.2
    267 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.5232 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.8262 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.6
    166 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings8.8165 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.4157 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.9
    211 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.9208 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.9139 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Splash Event Marketing Platform and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.2
    231 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.2231 Ratings
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    SplashZoho CRM
    Small Businesses
    Whova
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cvent Event Management
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SplashZoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.3
    (54 ratings)
    9.3
    (312 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (42 ratings)
    Usability
    6.5
    (6 ratings)
    7.8
    (172 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    6.1
    (69 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.6
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (114 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (21 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (6 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (13 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SplashZoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Zoho
    Interfacing with our target clients at the correct minute is crucial in today's society. Another valuable include is its capacity to coordinated with other programs. It helps me in keeping track of the every day work emails I send to my colleagues or get. Zoho CRM makes it straightforward to consequence or send out information agreeing to our needs. Zoho makes a difference keep in mind individuals by means of e-mail and pop-ups, which dispenses with the issue of overlooking follow-ups and reminders. This not as it were helps within the organization of this incredible instrument but moreover within the execution of data.
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    Pros
    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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    Zoho
    • Hooks into our website and can import data from forms.
    • Has great automation tools built in.
    • Reporting features are great.
    • Easy to learn, makes it easy for us to onboard new users onto it.
    • Fairly customizable. We have fine tuned it to work the way we need it to.
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    Cons
    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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    Zoho
    • Need some way to switch a field type without losing the pre-existing data.
    • The settings controls should be broken out differently - I don't like that I can't keep some users from exporting all contact records (i.e., the entire Contacts module) because if the export function is turned off, the export function of Reports for those same modules is also blocked.
    • Frustrating that only 3 custom lookup fields are allowed per module in our license.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Zoho
    i have already renewed my subscription twice. I am in the 3rd Year now. I have been using it for a while and have been recommending to my friends as well.. have attended ZOHOLICs the annual program of zoho and it gave me new insights of managing the crm solutoin.
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    Usability
    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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    Zoho
    The methodology of the 'out of the box' user interface is fairly easy to learn. In some cases however, the interface is not consistent throughout the software. Upgrades to the interface has certainly improved some of this--- but now we are seeing the same kinds of inconsistencies across Zoho apps, particularly those more recently added to their platform. This issue is not major in that everybody on staff seems able to learn how to work the programs--- it's just annoying and less than efficient when inconsistent user interfaces or inconsistent terms are used in the programs and/or the requisite documentation.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cvent
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    Zoho
    In my many years using Zoho, I think there were only 1 or 2 days when there was something happening and I was not able to log in. Sure, it wasn't fun and we all panicked a bit, but right after that, all was well and work-life continued. Being cloud based, I'm never worried about losing my iPhone, iPad or Laptop as I know I can log in anywhere on any device and workflow won't stop.
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    Performance
    Cvent
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    Zoho
    I don't recall every having any issues with a page not loading due to it being a Zoho issue. Anytime I've had any issues with something being wonky, I clear cache and that has always solved the problem. Or a simply computer reboot and we're back, hard at work. Look, I don't expect any product to delivery 100%, 100% of the time but if I had any consistent ongoing issues, I would have left many years ago. I still keep my eyes open to what is new but after a quick evaluation, I know Zoho will long be my home.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Zoho
    We did the training and that was a huge waste of money. The information provided was basic and the instructor was sloppy (he even forgot to turn off his mic when he used the restroom - no one should ever hear what we heard). I offered up a 9 because we were able to find what we needed on your website.
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    In-Person Training
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I attended a Zoho-Holics event in Austin, TX, several years ago, and it blew my mind. So many industries were represented using Zoho in so many different ways. It was unbelievable all that I learned from that experience, as there were features that I wasn't aware of that I immediately started using. Best of all, the trainers were patient and knowledgeable
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    Online Training
    Cvent
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    Zoho
    There is an endless supply of YouTube videos from Zoho and the many Zoho partners/consultants. Plus, Zoho has it's own library of training videos and webinars to learn from plus an entire community at the ready to answer any questions. While Zoho has been available for many years, there are constantly new training videos and webinars available for the novice and the experienced users.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cvent
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    Zoho
    When you switch CRMs, you can automatically assume everything isn’t going to match up correctly. We had used Salesforce for 10+ years and had a ton of data and customizations. It was not a clean transfer, but we were able to sort it all out. The only issue that really bothered me was Zoho support. Even simple questions couldn’t be answered over chat, and we would have some team members try for hours to find the right answer
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Zoho
    Free user access was one reason to use it more than any other software. Also, for a mid-size organization, the Salesforce cost was a little higher, and Pipedrive was almost similar to Zoho. As we were already using Zoho, we found no urgency to switch.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I think Zoho CRM is priced at a reasonable amount. Simply put, you get what you pay for and Zoho does not disappoint. My organization is comfortable with what we pay and pleased with continually renewing the software. The billing frequency is just right. There are no complaints on our end
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    Scalability
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    We're still in the early stages of scaling this across departments. We have high aspirations of doing this, but it takes time to migrate to the new system and to help people get acquainted of doing their work in a different way thru Zoho.
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    Professional Services
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    In addition to being a user of Zoho CRM, we are a reseller as well. Often, at times our Partners request for on-boarding the platform configuration for them. During such requirements, we have utilized the Professional services team directly from the Zoho CRM team. Our partner feedback was quite positive, throughout.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Zoho
    • because we are new to the CRM world, we wanted a product that was reasonably priced, yet had the features we were looking for
    • we have found a much higher customer engagement rate and ROI
    • we used to "lose" customers in our makeshift process. Now, all customers are being attended to.
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    ScreenShots

    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.

    Zoho CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Deals - Cash in on all opportunities. Close more deals. Great sales management is all about prioritizing, tracking, and monitoring the deals in your pipeline. Zoho CRM gives you everything you need to manage deals across territories and sales structures.Screenshot of Activities - Keep track of all the tasks, meetings, calls, events, or activity records. Neatly organize the numerous records along with the activities associated to them such as follow-up, pre sales and post sales activities, phone conversations etc.