Whova

Score9.4 out of 10

1,193 Reviews and Ratings

What is 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 apps support both on-location events and virtual events.

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Mobile Application
A dedicated app for iOS and/or Android.
Category average: 8.3
Networking
Video and text chats specifically for attendee networking are available
Category average: 8.5
User authentication
Administrators can require users to authenticate their identities before joining a meeting.
Category average: 8.1

Virtual booths
Sponsors can set up customizable virtual booths that attendees can visit
Category average: 8.1
Record meetings / events
Meetings and webinars can be recorded for playback.
Category average: 6.8
Attendee list export
The ability to export lists of event participants.
Category average: 8.2

Josmar Tejeda View profile

Chief Ecosystem Architect in Professional Services at NJIT (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Whova was a great tool to use for organizing myself and how I engaged with other event participants. I used is specifically to engage with other event attendees, create niche specific chats with them, and eventually meet them in person at the event. I was also able to follow up after the event to collaborate on specific projects and initiatives.

Pros

Gamification on engagement
Organizing multiple events that are happening simultaneously
Allowing me to add specific events and breakouts into my agenda, and personal calendar

Cons

The profile templates
A better widget or user experience for onboarding
The use of more graphics and animations

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Amadeus Sales & Event Management, Eventbrite and Event Boss

Joshua Gonzales View profile

Director of Education & Events at Abundant Housing LA (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a participating and attending organization at YIMBYtown 2025, Abundant Housing LA made it easy to connect to event managers and planners to discuss events, share resources, and prepare for upcoming engagements. Furthermore, it allowed us to easily stay in contact and exchange information with other event attendees.

Pros

Whova allowed me to create my own thread for a topic I care about.
Exchanging contact information with people I met is super easy even though it saves the email address as the contact name.
The agenda options were helpful is seeing what was available and narrowing down to top options via the ability to double book on my personal agenda.

Cons

For my needs, I can't think of anything that falls into this category.

Return on Investment

My contact list has grown about 20% since attending YIMBYtown 2025, which has facilitated collaborations that strengthen my organization's capacity to meet our goals.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Marketing (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Climate Beacon did an excellent job using Whova to organize its three-day conference — sharing information seamlessly with participants about main-stage and breakout sessions, moderators, and panelists. The platform also made it easy for attendees to connect with one another, creating meaningful conversations that extended beyond each session.

This is a fantastic resource for any in-person event — it truly facilitates connection and engagement effectively!

Pros

Facilitate connection between conference participants
Communicate event details clearly - allowing participants to know both their schedule of break out sessions, along with other break out sessions going on simultaneously
Allow for conference organizers to directly, clearly and dynamically communicate with attendees, such as about last minute changes in the program schedule or VIP guest arrivals

Cons

There should be a way to download participant lists
There should be more integration with LinkedIn
Whova has a strategic growth opportunity to keep communities connected AFTER the event is over. For example, Climate Beacon just assembled the movers and shakers of the climate world in Boston; creating a community between them and offering space to continue to share ideas and opportunities amongst them in this space would be helpful.

Return on Investment

I was a conference attendee; cannot comment on this.

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Other Software Used

LinkedIn Premium Business, Calendly

Verified User

Supervisor (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Trainings and conferences are the only way I have encountered Whova

Pros

Engages participants in competition through polls, questions, and contests
Encourages networking for those in conferences through meet ups etc
Agenda for the conference as well as descriptions of what is available and maps of the hotel it is being held at were SUPER helpful all at the swipe of your finger

Cons

Honestly it is very clear and easy to use

Return on Investment

The conference was amazing and easy to follow thanks to the app

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Manuel Hernandez Torres View profile

Bilingual Communication Specialist in Social Media at 2025 Government Social Media Conference (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I utilized this app while at the 2025 [...]Conference. Overall, I was very impressed with the platform and the networking tools. I loved being able to manage my schedule and have it ready to go to guide my day.

Pros

Direct networking with attendees and opportunities to meet.
Organizing the conference's agenda.
Connected well with the attendee roster available. I really liked the bookmark feature that helped me quickly remember whom I chatted with.

Cons

I did notice some lag in messages being received after being sent.
I also found it hard to go back to a community group meet up for updates. You had to manually go back through all the other groups to find the one I signed up for. I would see updates come through, but couldn't access them directly.

Return on Investment

I was very impressed with how I was able to note my interactions with attendees and used the bookmarked feature to connect with 21 close colleagues. This was my first conference as a representative of my city, and I was a bit worried about meeting people. With the support of this app, I was able to increase my opportunities to network by over 20 people whom I plan to reach out to moving forward.
I even made some amazing connections with about a third of them with a community meet up group for LGBTQ+ attendees and allies. Changed the whole conference for me and made it an amazing experience.

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