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Blackthorn Events vs. Cvent Event Management

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Blackthorn Events

    N/AN/ABlackthorn Events is used to manage events end-to-end from within Salesforce. The app is designed for event planners who don’t want to bother with integrations, yet seek more useful data. Users can build an event web page, customize the checkout process, compile an attendee list, email or SMS invites, collect payments, and enable attendees to build their own agenda. Then manage on-site with an organizer check-in app. It also sends real-time event data that’s…

    $5,000

    per year

    Cvent Event Management

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ACvent 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, email marketing, and attendee engagement. Cvent's suite of products automate and simplify the planning process to maximize the impact of events. Cvent provides hoteliers with an integrated platform, enabling…N/A
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    Offerings
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    Blackthorn EventsCvent Event Management
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    I think Cvent Event Management blows Blackthorn OUT of the water.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cvent Event Management
    It's a night and day difference. Blackthorn was disaster and had SO many bugs. We have yet to run into a major issue with Cvent Event Management. Cvent Event Management did cost more money, but we're getting so much more. Blackthorn didn't have user friendly event emails, Cvent …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Blackthorn EventsCvent Event Management
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Blackthorn Events and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Blackthorn Events
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    6.3
    55 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings6.452 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings6.753 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings5.849 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Blackthorn Events and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Blackthorn Events
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    8.6
    49 Ratings
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.938 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.433 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings8.131 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.826 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings8.924 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings8.649 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Blackthorn Events and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Blackthorn Events
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    9.0
    43 Ratings
    Live chat00 Ratings8.735 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings9.142 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings9.040 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Blackthorn Events and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Blackthorn Events
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    8.8
    52 Ratings
    User authentication00 Ratings8.949 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.748 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.944 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Blackthorn Events and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Blackthorn Events
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    8.0
    59 Ratings
    Branding options00 Ratings7.953 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.634 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings7.557 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Blackthorn Events and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Blackthorn Events
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    8.4
    62 Ratings
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings7.455 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings8.158 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings8.530 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings8.448 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings8.631 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings8.532 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings8.837 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings8.857 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Blackthorn EventsCvent Event Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (305 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (34 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (50 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (75 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (14 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)