Accelevents vs. CrowdCompass

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Accelevents
Score 9.6 out of 10
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Accelevents is an event registration, ticketing, and fundraising solution for all types and sizes of events, from the company of the same name in Boston. At basic it supports event ticketing, and it higher tier plans support event messaging, and provides an online giving app.N/A
CrowdCompass
Score 6.8 out of 10
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CrowdCompass is an event management software system offered by Cvent.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Accelevents
Chose Accelevents
Accelevents is the easiest to use and has the best support. They're constantly innovating and adding new functionality and they want to hear from me on how to make the platform better. We are here to stay.
CrowdCompass
Chose CrowdCompass
It has been a while since I have used a tool other than CrowdCompass for app builds. However, when I did previously use a variety of tools, I often felt that CrowdCompass had better functionality and integration opportunities than the other tools. Attendee management and …
Chose CrowdCompass
CrowdCompass is for just the app features whereas Cvent Event Management has all the features in one.
Chose CrowdCompass
We did not look to other mobile applications when purchasing CrowdCompass as we were also purchasing Cvent registration. We liked that the two products integrated which meant we only needed to upload data once.
Chose CrowdCompass
We currently use both. Both products are similar in the way we need to use them. The reason for using both is for the two different registration platforms they each are connected with.
Chose CrowdCompass
I have only used CrowdCompass for apps so I don't have much to say on other companies. We did look at DoubleDutch last year but decided to stay with CrowdCompass. And then they bought DoubleDutch so ultimately it was a good decision. There were some good features in DD that …
Chose CrowdCompass
We haven't used any other product like CrowdCompass.
Chose CrowdCompass
CrowdCompass offers a lot more in terms of networking, sponsorship, and gamification. We also would not have been able to go without printed materials is we had used Sched. The return on investment for using CrowdCompass, even though it was more expensive, made switching to the …
Chose CrowdCompass
DoubleDutch definitely had a more robust social platform. Allowing us to see who liked posts on the activity feed and easier sharing externally. However, CrowdCompass excels in overall look/feel and ability to customize details. The appointment feature has also been critical …
Chose CrowdCompass
Core-apps is a little buggy and doesn't work super well. We only use it for our Annual Convention because they are the only app vendor that can handle our thousands of sessions and hours of programming that we need to display on the app. Otherwise, CrowdCompass is superior in …
Chose CrowdCompass
I don't recall the platform we used before Crowd Compass—some small startup I believe. I've not reviewed any other platform.
Chose CrowdCompass
We primarily utilize Crowd Compass due to Cvent integration. We are a robust user of Cvent, which makes Crowd Compass very easy to build out and have all the registration information for attendees.
Chose CrowdCompass
There were 2 apps that got an "A" grade, CrowdCompass and Follow Me. CrowdCompass's finance model was more tolerable as a vendor fee than the revenue-share model for Follow Me. All of the others had significant deficiencies by comparison.
At the time, CrowdCompass was one of …
Chose CrowdCompass
We selected CrowdCompass because of the cost, and an effort to ease the legwork on the planning side. We had a registration system prior to CrowdCompass, but it did not offer an onsite app. We used CrowdCompass at an industry event and felt it was perfect for our event.
Chose CrowdCompass
We currently use Cvent Event Management and it works well to use them together or integrate them. I prefer not to use social tables, another Cvent program, because it is often times much more simplified if creating on your own. I think CrowdCompass is a great mix of …
Chose CrowdCompass
CrowdCompass gamification is too static. MeetingPlay allows us to have multiple concurrent tracks with different questions assigned with defined time slots to defined attendees. MeetingPlay allows us to checkbox an agenda item as that item is created to also appear in personal …
Chose CrowdCompass
Compared to Whova, CrowdCompass offered me way more functionalities even if not all of them were useful for me at the beginning. It was offering me more flexibility and evolution possibilities which ended up being needed quickly.
Compared to EventMobi, two factors helped me make …
Chose CrowdCompass
CrowdCompass works together with them in a seamless fashion.
Chose CrowdCompass
Crowdcompass is a pretty solid tool. The integration with Cvent does not require any technical resources, it is literally clicking a few buttons which is a must for us. It has really helped to cut down on the build time by not having to re-create all of the content—really …
Chose CrowdCompass
Very similar, now that Cvent owns QM as well, im sure they will soon be integrated.
Chose CrowdCompass
The ability to integrate with CventFlex registration was amazing compared to the lack of that functionality with Eventmobi. The product was intuitive for our attendees and looked sleek and professional. It was great to have the polling functionality within the app and have …
Chose CrowdCompass
Crowdcompass integrates with Cvent, our event management platform. It is fairly easy and automatic. We chose it simply for this reason, but have been very satisfied with it. The other apps just don’t have the user-friendly administration as well the user-friendly attendee …
Features
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Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Accelevents
10.0
Ratings
18% above category average
CrowdCompass
-
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Responsive Design for Web Access10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Accelevents
9.5
Ratings
10% above category average
CrowdCompass
-
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Calendar integration8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with social media10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Slideshows9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Event registration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Accelevents
10.0
Ratings
19% above category average
CrowdCompass
-
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Live chat10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience polling10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Accelevents
9.7
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15% above category average
CrowdCompass
-
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User authentication10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Accelevents
10.0
Ratings
16% above category average
CrowdCompass
-
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Branding options10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Attendee list export10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Virtual Event
Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
Accelevents
9.8
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17% above category average
CrowdCompass
-
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Registration, RSVP, and ticketing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Livestreaming10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience engagement10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Event recording10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Virtual booths10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Networking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Event analytics10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Cvent Event Diagramming
Score 9.5 out of 10
Cvent Event Diagramming
Cvent Event Diagramming
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
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Cvent Event Diagramming
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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7.0
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Usability
-
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7.4
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Availability
-
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9.1
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Performance
-
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9.1
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Support Rating
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8.0
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Online Training
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7.3
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Implementation Rating
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7.7
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Configurability
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8.2
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Ease of integration
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9.1
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Product Scalability
-
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8.2
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Vendor post-sale
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9.1
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Vendor pre-sale
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9.1
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Accelevents is very well suited for companies building an event program who want an ease to use platform that also has all the flexibility and features you could ever want. We love how it's all under one roof as they say. So we don't need to go connecting multiple tools together. Our previus platform had all of the features, but they were disconnected. Accelevents is much smoother to work with saving our team a ton of time and making everything more simple for our attendees.
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CrowdCompass was the best part of Cvent each time I used it, from the ease of use to the customer service and handholding. I would recommend it for anyone using Cvent Event Management for an in-person event. I know Cvent just rolled out their virtual event hub though, so for virtual and hybrid events that are employing the Cvent family of tools, I would probably say CrowdCompass is unnecessary.
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Pros
  • Customer support
  • Ease of use
  • Customization
  • Branding
  • Flexbility
  • Looks great
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  • Ease of use for the planner. CrowdCompass is an app that allows our onsite event managers to quickly and easily make changes to the agenda times and locations or send push notifications/alerts to attendees.
  • Ease of use for the attendee. User error is minimal with CrowdCompass. Download instructions are simple and clear. The use of icons within the app makes for a simple user experience.
  • Customer support. Our CrowdCompass support team has been phenomenal! They're always able to assist with any questions or with helping us find new ways to make our experience even more positive.
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Cons
  • More robust email manegement
  • Support for additional badge printers
  • Hotel room booking
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  • Event apps are becoming consolidated into one platform app that contains events from all the clients who use it.
  • No branding of your own app with your own name and your attendees having to download a third-party app with events other than just yours available in it.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We have been using CrowdCompass for 3 years and it has all of the capabilities and functionality that we need, it's easy to use, and Cvent is always implementing new features and enhancements to keep up with the latest trends and technology.
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Usability
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From the build perspective, its very simple and intuitive. You can either go basic or dig in and provide some interesting features and functions to provide a well-rounded event app experience. From the user perspective, its easy to use and navigate the app, plus the ability to interact and engage is a huge bonus
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Reliability and Availability
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Have not had any issues with availability
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Performance
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Have had no issues
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Support Rating
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Once we paid for our apps, I felt like I was left to learn on my own. There are plenty of Help articles available, but no training sessions. I'm a visual learner and having to poke around and use trial and error to build the apps took way too much valuable time away from other parts of my job. It was frustrating and I brought it up with my CrowdCompass contact, but was told that they don't provide any training sessions and if I had questions I should refer to the Help articles or call support.
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Online Training
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Our training team walked us through the first set up which really helped me to learn where everything is located as well as all of the features available
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Implementation Rating
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Don't wait to register with Apple and Google. You can do a lot of prep work prior to setting up CrowdCompass for integration.
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Alternatives Considered
Accelevents is the easiest to use and has the best support. They're constantly innovating and adding new functionality and they want to hear from me on how to make the platform better. We are here to stay
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CrowdCompass is the only mobile app that we have used or looked at. They are on the pricey side, but their integration with Cvent makes the cost worth it. With any other mobile app, we would have to either re-enter the event details or pay to have a custom API created
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Scalability
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works great no matter what type of program or how many people attending
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Return on Investment
  • Increased sponsor revenue from our events that we put towards event activations
  • Higher attendance rate through cart abandonment tracking and re-engagement
  • Overall time savings for my team
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  • It's had a positive impact financially because it integrates with Cvent.
  • It's a much quicker process to build and design, saving staff hours of work.
  • Unlike our old app system, we have more control over the content of this app. We can make our own edits and additions without depending on external people to make those for us.
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ScreenShots

Accelevents Screenshots

Screenshot of multi-track agendas with capacity limits. Invite, assign speakers, and import sessions for streamlined planning.Screenshot of lead capture tools, to empower exhibitors to collect, segment, and qualify the leads they engage with in real time for a faster, more effective follow-up.Screenshot of the event website design interfaceScreenshot of registration tools, used to build branded event pages, define ticket types, configure registration forms, and drive registration.Screenshot of contactless check-in for attendees, by scanning in their QR code. The iPad can be used as a contactless check-in kiosk to enable attendees to self-check in.Screenshot of a virtual breakout room to engage attendees in intimate discussions and lively, with interactive sessions to enrich their event experience.