Arlo vs. RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)

• Excellent for home security and monitoring in areas with strong WiFi signals.
• Excellent for mounting cameras with a lot of mounting options.
• Wireless is good with a long battery length before charging is needed.

If there is a weak WiFi signal like at a cabin or in remote areas it is less appropriate.

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RegOnline has been well-suited for providing registration for participants as well as payment options in the same place. That is literally all that my department uses it for, and it is very well-suited for this purpose (though pricey). And although it is pricey, it was one of the only approved options by my university to accept credit card payments for our annual conference, as other options could not be properly tracked by the university. So for this purpose, RegOnline is very well-suited. I think that if someone needed to build an event registration page that did not require payment options as a necessity, then RegOnline would be less suited for use. It still can easily track participants, but I think there are better options out there for those who only need the most basic of services. I also think that since RegOnline has provided additional formatting capabilities, that it does handle the registration pages better than it has in the past. However, these still need improvement, with the ability to rearrange the order of required and optional questions.

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• It records everything
• Sends notifications
• App is easy to use

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• Easy set up for simple and complex registration events.
• Looks very professional
• Reports are easy to set up and download
• Cost per registration is reasonable

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• The camera battery life could be improved although it is pretty good.
• Products are expensive.

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• One of the areas that RegOnline could improve on is the price. Because of the expense $3.55 per registration, the Department is unable to use the software for other events. We have mine training classes that we couldn't use RegOnline for because of the expense.
• RegOnline was not able to directly deposit registration fees collected from participants for other events and as a result we are unable to use it for those events.

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I have only had to contact them one time, and they were responsive and professional. It is difficult to give a rating on this unless you actually have an issue. This is the reason for a 9 out of 10. I can not give a perfect rating if I never had an opportunity to truly experience something.

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We've never had an issue they couldn't resolve in one phone call.

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Im still comparing and so far Synology is a better choice for its clarity and ease of use.

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The Department also uses RegFox for training events as well as conferences. One of the main reasons they use RegFox is because of the price, it only charges $0.99 per registration whereas RegOnline charges $3.55 per registration. Because we are a state agency, that can make a big difference to our budget. That being said it is easier to build multi-track events in RegOnline.

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• It's been positive overall using Arlo.
• They seem to respect privacy more than their competition.
• Haven't had any issues with the models we use.

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• RegOnline has been a major time-saver. Before RegOnline, we were getting emails and calls all through the registration window. Now, 99% of attendees are able to register independently and manage their own registrations.

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