Event Management Software

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Eventleaf

Eventleaf is event registration software by Jolly Technologies. The product allows users to customize event pages and registration forms, create an event schedule, send invitations and confirmation emails, track invitation status, manage contacts, and sell tickets online.

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OneCause

OneCause, headquartered in Indianapolis, offers their fundraising solutions supporting mobile bidding for auctions or peer-to-peer giving, Text2Give, and support for ticket sales for fundraising events. OneCause pricing plans support various service levels, including feature breadth…

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Slido

Slido 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…

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Whova

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…

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Webex Events (formerly Socio)

Webex Events (formerly Socio) gives event professionals event tech to power every stage of the event planning & execution process.

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ON24

ON24 is an intelligent engagement platform, that enables customers to continuously engage audiences with AI-powered, hyper-personalized webinar, virtual event and content experiences.

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Cvent Event Management

Cvent is a cloud-based enterprise event management company with nearly 4,000 employees and over 300,000 users worldwide. Cvent offers software solutions to event planners and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event management and marketing, onsite solutions,…

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Whova

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…

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CrowdCompass

CrowdCompass is an event management software system offered by Cvent.

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OneCause

OneCause, headquartered in Indianapolis, offers their fundraising solutions supporting mobile bidding for auctions or peer-to-peer giving, Text2Give, and support for ticket sales for fundraising events. OneCause pricing plans support various service levels, including feature breadth…

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Bizzabo

Bizzabo’s event management platform powers immersive in-person, virtual, and hybrid experiences for brands. The Bizzabo Event Experience OS is an open platform for Event Experience Leaders to manage events, engage audiences, and activate communities. Bizzabo was founded in 2011 and…

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Zoom Events & Webinars

Zoom Events and Webinars are part of Zoom’s event solutions that uses existing Zoom products to produce interactive and engaging virtual experiences. It combines Zoom Meetings, Chat, and Video Webinars in one solution that enables event organizers to produce ticketed, live events…

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Webex Events (formerly Socio)

Webex Events (formerly Socio) gives event professionals event tech to power every stage of the event planning & execution process.

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Eventbrite

Eventbrite is a global ticketing and event technology platform that provides creators of events with tools and resources to plan, promote, and produce live experiences.The vendor says event organizers can benefit from Eventbrite’s self-service event planning tools including email…

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Classy

Classy is a fundraising platform that supports direct giving and peer-to-peer fundraising, recurring donations, and event management. Classy offers nonprofits the tools to provide the right experience to the right donor at the right time.Classy gives nonprofits access to customizable…

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Cvent Event Diagramming

Cvent Event Diagramming (Social Tables) is a software application that allows event planners and properties to work together online. Cvent's cloud-based hospitality software positions event properties to increase sales and work more collaboratively and efficiently with their event,…

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Splash Event Marketing Platform

Splash aims 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. Leverage accurate, visible data for seamless follow-ups and reporting. Empower teams to execute events…

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Webex Webinars

Webex Webinars is a scalable webinar platform that helps users to create engaging and impactful experiences for everyone, from small sessions to massive global audiences.

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Slido

Slido 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…

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Eventleaf

Eventleaf is event registration software by Jolly Technologies. The product allows users to customize event pages and registration forms, create an event schedule, send invitations and confirmation emails, track invitation status, manage contacts, and sell tickets online.

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Handshake Talent Engagement Suite

Handshake Talent Engagement Suite (TES) helps employers source, engage, manage, and build their brand with early talent at scale. Tell an impactful story and build a strong employer brand using rich media, candidate reviews, employee testimonials, and more.

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Hopin

Hopin is an online events platform from the company of the same name in London, that provides tools for virtual events, or hybrid events, like ticketing and registration, limitless event rooms, an expo hall, chat, and networking, as well as event branding and attendee engagement…

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BuzzCast

BuzzCast supports flagship events for clients such as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Uber, Fiserv, Carnival, The World Travel and Tourism Council, and AES.Crafted specifically to handle the needs of top tier production companies and their…

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Cvent Onsite Solutions

AllianceTech is now Cvent Onsite Solutions. The product promises to help you deliver efficient, engaging, and measurable onsite experiences, regardless of the size or complexity of your meeting or event. Featuring check-in and badging, attendee tracking, lead capture, reporting and…

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ThunderTix

Event ticketing software for the performing arts and live performances with both reserved seating and general admission. Supports a variety of season subscriptions at the same venue (or across multiple venues) including the full season, mini-season, or flex passes with voucher codes.…

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Aventri

Aventri (formerly etouches) offers end-to-end event management and venue sourcing solutions. The open source platform aims to help streamline the event process, providing real-time data and analytics on event performance, customer engagement, and therefore increasing measurable event…

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Regpack

Regpack is an event registration solution built around implementing workflow automation to automate the registration process.

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dlvr.it

dlvr.it is an event management software system offered by dlvr.it.

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Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere is an event management software system offered by Poll Everywhere.

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Greater Giving

Greater Giving, a Global Payments company, works exclusively with schools and nonprofits across the United States and Canada—offering integrated technologies to help simplify event management; quickly train volunteers; streamline check-in and check-out; and raise more funds. Greater…

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What is Event Management Software?

Event management software are products that help with multiple aspects of planning, marketing, and execution of private, corporate, or charity events. These products offer an all-in-one platform that helps event organizers create project timelines, track attendance, promote across multiple platforms, drive engagement with attendees, monitor budgets, handle on-site management, contact and attract potential vendors, and deploy assets, among other features. Event management software products tend to be incredibly versatile and include many integrations and support features for both on-premise and virtual events.

Event management software is useful for streamlining the many aspects that come with planning academic conferences, parties, receptions, virtual seminars, workshops, business meetings, charity auctions, and just about any event you can think of, regardless of scale. Many event management packages come with built-in data analysis and future planning features, which are helpful for events that occur in multiple stages.

Because event management software can provide such a vast coverage of project planning, it’s common to find affordable price points, meaning that there is a low barrier of entry for new businesses and smaller enterprises as well. This makes event management software extremely useful for successful growth, engagement, and networking. Event management software incorporates many elements of popular project management solutions, including timelines and real-time updates, but there are also robust marketing, revenue, and lead generation tools as well.

Event management software includes many similarities with products you can find for customer relationship management (CRM), event registration software, and virtual event platforms. Event management software combines most aspects of these types of solutions into a unified platform that can handle all stages of planning and execution. Additionally, event management software includes many additional end-user facing features, including self-registration, asset distribution, employee scheduling, vendor branding, and multiple forms of integrated communication.

Event Management Software Features

These are the most common features across all event management software products:

  • Event planning models
  • Automated ticketing management
  • Point of sale management
  • On-site management (seating, floor planning, room scheduling, etc.)
  • Centralized exhibitor and vendor management
  • Centralized supplier management
  • On-premises deployment
  • Cloud-based and on-premise options
  • Integrated communication and conferencing features
  • Marketing and promotion
  • Invitation management
  • Budget management
  • Attendee management
  • Sponsorship management
  • Revenue reporting and analytics
  • Attendance reporting and analytics
  • Survey construction, delivery, and analysis
  • Custom event website design
  • Mobile app use and customization
  • Gamification
  • Virtual check-in
  • Badge generation and delivery
  • Speaker, exhibitor, and attendee support
  • Social media integration
  • Future event and multi-event management

Event Management Software Comparison

When choosing the best event management software for you, consider these factors:

Branding and marketing features: The degree to which the event management software allows you to promote your event is an important consideration. Some services have packages that allow for detailed customization, including personalized tickets, badges, websites, apps, and social media features that allow for unique and consistent engagement with attendees. This is especially important for events that host multiple exhibitors or vendors, as they will want to be able to market themselves as well. Wrike, Whova, Cvent, and EventMobi offer the widest array of branding options.

On-premise, virtual, or hybrid event: The suitability of an event management product can hinge on how it supports the the physical or virtual aspects of your event. Many on-premise events, like academic conferences or trade shows, require badges, tickets, or invitations to be used in person, so you’ll need to see if you want the software to mail physical credentials to attendees or print them out on location. If this is a feature you need, Eventleaf and Cvent are worth looking into. If you’re hosting a virtual or hybrid event, you’ll want to prioritize a service that has extensive communication options like video conferencing and live-streaming features. For these purposes, Bizzabo, Socio, and EventMobi are some of the best options.

Anticipated number of attendees: The number of attendees you anticipate may be a deciding factor. Attendee size can determine a variety of outcomes, including a product’s overall costs (see below) and server performance. Cvent and Wrike offer the best support for large in-person events but are also some of the most expensive solutions available. Conversely, Eventbrite, monday.com, and TicketSource offer free or low-cost options that may be better suited for smaller events, though you may find their list of included features lacking compared to other options.

Usage fees: Some event management software has fees for processing individual registration, payment, ticketing, or refund incidents. Some vendors also do not include multiple events as part of their software package pricing. These fees may also stack on top of purchase or licensing fees, so for large or continuous events, this means that costs can accrue quite quickly. Bizzabo, Swoogo, and Cvent have single-payment options that may cover these concerns. However, for smaller, one-time events, the per-user or per-event costs of using monday.com, Eventbrite, Ticket Tailor, and TicketSource may be a better fit.

International attendees: If you anticipate having international attendees, you’ll need to make sure that your chosen solution can accommodate foreign currencies and distribute attendee assets in multiple languages. Ticket Tailor and Aventri explicitly offer multi-currency and multilingual support. Contact the product vendor to determine their policies on this. The good news is that most event management software has a wide degree of integration with external point of sale systems or payment gateways like PayPal.

Pricing Information

Event management software pricing can vary, as vendors offer a wide range of plans, including per-month, per-user, and per-event pricing. Most vendors offer free trials and plans. Vendors should be contacted about specific plans.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are some of the planning tools used in special events management?

These days, many people use event management software to help them make sure their events are successful without a hitch. Key features of event management software include:

  • Event promotion & marketing
  • RSVP, attendee registration web interface
  • Attendee room booking & itinerary management
  • RFP / eRFP venue management and bid management
  • Event workforce management, scheduling, permissions
  • Attendance tracking, ticketing & badge management
  • Social engagement, social wall, digital signage
  • Mobile app for registration, engagement, or survey response


What online help and support is available for event planning?

When planning an event, whether virtual or in-person, one of the first steps is to decide if your organization will be planning and organizing the event in-house, or if you will utilize the assistance of an event planning contractor. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many contractors are offering their services online. Look for contractors specializing in “event planning” or “event management” for your needs. For reading on the subject, check out Bizzabo or eventmanageblog.com.

What does event management software do?

Event management software handles all aspects of event planning, including but not limited to managing attendance, creating project timelines, tracking budgets, and distributing tickets. This makes these products suitable for private events (e.g. weddings), corporate events, and fundraising events in equal measure.

What are the benefits of using event management software?

Benefits of using event management products include the all-in-one platform for event planning, execution, and management. They provide built-in marketing and branding, attendance tracking features, on-site management tools, post-attendance analysis, and future planning tools.