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Certain Event Automation Software vs. Cvent Event Management

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Certain Event Automation Software

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACertain is a leading provider of enterprise Event Automation software to Fortune 1000 companies. The vendor’s value proposition is that Certain gives users everything they need to plan events, engage attendees, and achieve sales and marketing results. The vendor says their software helps data-driven marketers and event professionals capture and integrate rich buying signals and attendee insights into omni-channel marketing campaigns to improve sales and marketing results and deliver credible…

    $9,990

    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
    Pricing
    Certain Event Automation SoftwareCvent Event Management
    Editions & Modules
    Be Certain Essential
    $9,990
    per year
    Be Certain Pro
    $19,999
    per year
    Be Certain Enterprise
    Contact
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Certain Event Automation SoftwareCvent Event Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details
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    Certain Event Automation SoftwareCvent Event Management
    Considered Both Products
    Certain, Inc.
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    Cvent
    Chose Cvent Event Management
    We used to use Certain which was awful. We had a very hard time launching it beyond a concentrated group of users who were in the tool all of the time. Even then, we had major issues. Cvent offers a much more streamlined approach wherein a lot of cases, they provide the 'best …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cvent Event Management
    This platform did not evolve as fast with the needs of it's client in fast newer, cleaner websites that also support the vast needs of our growing clients who were now looking to Wix for newer styles. We were already using Cvent for our sourcing so we wanted to try out the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cvent Event Management
    Cvent had a better look and feel as well as being efficient to use. We selected Cvent Event Management because we were looking for a one-stop shop. We were already using it on our sourcing side, so we moved all our website and registration there as well. Their overall reviews …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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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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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Certain Event Automation SoftwareCvent Event Management
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Certain Event Automation Software and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    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 Certain Event Automation Software and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    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 Certain Event Automation Software and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    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 Certain Event Automation Software and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    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 Certain Event Automation Software and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    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 Certain Event Automation Software and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Certain Event Automation Software
    -
    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
    Certain Event Automation SoftwareCvent Event Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (305 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (34 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (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)