Cvent Event Diagramming vs. Webex Events (formerly Socio)

Cvent Event Diagramming

Webex Events (formerly Socio)

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Cvent Event Diagramming	Score 9.5 out of 10	N/A	Cvent Event Diagramming (Social Tables) is a software application that allows event planners and properties to work together online. Cvent's cloud-based hospitality software positions event properties to increase sales and work more collaboratively and efficiently with their event, and meeting customers. The vendor boasts over 175,000 unique users who rely on Social Tables and state that over 4 million events have been planned within the platform.	$0
Webex Events (formerly Socio)	Score 8.5 out of 10	N/A	Webex Events (formerly Socio) gives event professionals event tech to power every stage of the event planning & execution process.	N/A

Pricing

Cvent Event Diagramming

Webex Events (formerly Socio)

Editions & Modules

ESSENTIAL: $0
PROFESSIONAL: $199
per month billed annually
CUSTOM PACKAGE: Contact

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cvent Event Diagramming	Webex Events (formerly Socio)
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Cvent Event Diagramming	Webex Events (formerly Socio)
Considered Both Products	Cvent Event Diagramming Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming There are other CAD systems used by my employer. This brings more to the table with allowing us to seat attendees it is not only a CAD program, it seats attendees so we can see who has checked in and who has not. That is something the other CAD systems cant even touch. Incentivized Helpful? Lesley Irminger Events Manager, External and Sponsored Events Chose Cvent Event Diagramming It's accurate - everything else I used is merely a template. Without the accuracy it's all a guess, the accuracy has allowed me to maximize our spaces to fit a client's needs! Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming I have not used another software Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming It has similar tools that MeetingMatrix has, but the Collaboration, or allowing vendors access is the feature that I appreciate the most that Cvent Event Diagraming offers that MeetingMatrix did not have. It is also easier to save as a PDF to print and email a version to … Incentivized Helpful? MH Megan Hackney-Demirci Graduate Student Chose Cvent Event Diagramming None Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming It's the most comprehensive tool to stay organized, and on top of everything, when planning for large or small events. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming I believe my organization has evaluated Eventbrite in the past. I'm not too familiar with Eventbrite and if it is similar to Cvent Event Diagramming. Overall, Cvent Event Diagramming seems rather advanced and a unique type of software. We have had such a great experience with … Incentivized Helpful? LG Laura G Marketing Manager Chose Cvent Event Diagramming N/A Have not used any others. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming It’s nice because we can use visuals with social tables and easily see our event in front of us. We selected this program because it is the easiest to use. Once you learn how to use it, you can really create a floor plan for any of your spaces and venues. Incentivized Helpful? MF Monique Frankfort Destination Sales Executive Chose Cvent Event Diagramming I have also used another event diagramming software in the past, Meeting Matrix. I believe that program just created simple diagrams that you could export and send to meeting planners. Cvent Social Tables has a much more robust functionality--more than just diagrams. The … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming Cvent Social Tables is easier to use and has second to none customer service. Overall, we found that social tables provides a more lifelike, realistic depiction of the space, which is key when organizing massive show floors. It is also easier to show why certain booths are … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming N/A Incentivized Helpful? Ruslana Milikhiker, CEM Conference & Event Manager Chose Cvent Event Diagramming A2Z Floor Plan Developer is similar to Cvent Social Tables, but I think Social Tables is a bit more interactive. There are more options than just building a floor plan, you can actually assign sponsors, build the AV portion of the event, and color code the floor which is very … Incentivized Helpful? Gabrielle Boggs Regional Association Sales Manager Chose Cvent Event Diagramming I have used other floorplan platforms before, but Cvent has more options and is much more user friendly. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming We haven't found any. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming A specific tool designed for industry requirements and isn’t a generic off the shelf tool. Designed by and for event professionals. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming This is the only program that I have used for room layouts. Otherwise, I would find a manual way within Word. Incentivized Helpful? Ashley Peacock, CVP Senior Event Services Manager Chose Cvent Event Diagramming I have used two other types of event diagramming software previously, including Optimum Settings ii and Meeting Matrix. Both were extremely dated, and the programs looked like they still lived in the late 1990s despite being used in the 2010s. OSGi was out of business and had … Incentivized Helpful? NH Nicole Hayford Executive Meeting Manager Chose Cvent Event Diagramming I have not used other products like Cvent Social Tables. We used to make floorplans using PowerPoint. We would use the general outline of the room with circles and squares. Worked almost just as well as social tables, and it was easy for the client to make changes without … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming Caterease is what our team uses, and while it's suitable for putting together menus, it lacks the broad logistics/calendars and timelines that I've seen with Cvent Social Tables. Incentivized Helpful? JM Juliana Menjivar Express Meetings Manager Chose Cvent Event Diagramming User friendly Incentivized Helpful? NF Nicholas Faulkenberg Operations Manager Chose Cvent Event Diagramming Apptha Marketplace Incentivized Helpful? NF Nicole Federico Meeting Coordinator Chose Cvent Event Diagramming I have never created a floor plan in Cvent Social Tables directly - is it even possible? I think a benefit for Cvent Social Tables would be to create badges via an attendee list, or is it possible, and I don't know about it? Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming The level of training required in Cvent Social Tables is minute compared to a more sophisticated program like Vectorworks or AutoCad 360. We can get what we need completed in a fraction of the time. The ability to plan ahead and rely on Social Tables in doing so is a real … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cvent Event Diagramming In my opinion, Cvent Social Tables is the most user-friendly platform for building floor plans. They also partner with so many venues--that makes it helpful to use. The other platforms listed are more helpful if you are building something like a set from scratch, but take much … Incentivized Helpful?	Webex Events (formerly Socio) Verified User Anonymous Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) We may make the switch to Zoom at some point because their new events product is very nice. And the brand recognition of Zoom is helpful for adoption as well. But we stay with Webex Events for now because we are a bit all in on it as it's where we run all of our events. Incentivized Helpful? Haylie Taylor Learning and Development Manager Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) The Webinar experience from Zoom to Webex Events is a night and day difference. With Zoom our team would experience glitching and delays in audio/video, whereas with Webex Events, we would not. The only delay would be in the chat, as it would need time to catch up by a few … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) WebEx Events has the same functionality as many other platforms, but with a more affordable price tag. I have also found it to be more intuitive and easy to use on the user side. I don't have experience on the administrative side with other platforms but we have been very … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) Webex events has proved to be more stable and more accessible while allowing us to keep all the security layers in place. The fact that a person connecting to our trainings from the other side of the globe doesn't need to get his work computer prepared to assist, just his work … Incentivized Helpful? NO Nick Orlowski Director of School Leadership Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) Webex Events stood out because of the feature allowing for easy sign-on with Google accounts. Our schools use Google accounts for staff email, so this made registration and app access fairly easy. We received very few messages requesting assistance with registration or app … Incentivized Helpful? Mynelly Perez Assistant Director of Communications and Event Marketing Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) Webex Events (Socio) is more conducive to larger meetings and networking. Guidebook served its purpose when our convention was on a smaller scale, and we didn't need additional functionality. Now that we have grown to a 1,000+ meetings, we need to have those additional features … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) Hopin and Handshake Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) Glassdoor.com Incentivized Helpful? Bri Jones Senior Manager, Marketing Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) Socio was the most affordable, has a great team, and they're super easy-to-use. It's a comprehensive tool with a ton of capabilities, but we didn't feel like we were overpaying for a ton of bells and whistles that we wouldn't use. Incentivized Helpful? Carter Halliday Marketing Manager Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) I have had an opportunity to use BlueJeans Meetings before we switched to Webex Events. The main difference that I have discovered is that Webex Events has more conferencing features and less costly as compared to others. It has modern features that helps the user in preparing … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) I did thorough research with about 6 other companies before deciding on Webex Events. This included multiple Zoom calls/demos on the product, free trials to try them out, etc. the prompt, and excellent customer service were very noticeable to me. They were very helpful and … Incentivized Helpful? Jason Staker Project Manager Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) My experience with Webex Events has been the best and every event that we plan and execute with this tool is implemented successfully. The features that are set up in this product are simple and any member joining our meeting finds a simple process. The data dashboard gives us … Incentivized Helpful? KR Kunnath Rahul Software Engineer Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) WebEx Events has more features and better UI than other event platforms. It has good analytics options and good customer support. It also has lot of features in messaging and meeting. Gamification is good and attendee can have profile with lot of options to have information. … Incentivized Helpful? MK Megan King Event Coordinator Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) We have used multiple virtual event platforms in the past, as well as trialed several. We ultimately decided on Webex due to the aesthetics of the website, the incredibly easy build-out process, the 24/5 support, the user-friendly front-end interface, the multiple ways to … Incentivized Helpful? Octavia A. Thompson Project Manager, My Schools Newark Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) Functionality and the ability for people that may not be very tech-savvy to use it was very important and Socio was that platform for my organization and what we needed. Incentivized Helpful? Heba Al-Hassan Student Assistant Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) It was a close call, but the deciding factor was the unmatched support we got with Socio. At Hopin, we would have to pay thousands extra to have support from their team (with building the site, external and internal questions, linking registration, etc). With Socio, we had … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) By far, Socio offered the greatest value... functionality compared to cost. It was a no brainer! Socio also won the day with customizable and pre-assigned schedules, which save our attendees quite a bit of time! We also appreciated the opportunity to upgrade to the white label … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) Guidebook is more suited for an in-person event, but Socio is more feature-rich. Incentivized Helpful? Sarah Marshall Activation Specialist & Academic Liaison Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) I was not the one who decided to use Socio but we have used another provider last year which was no where near as good. I am not sure who it was, I'm sorry! Incentivized Helpful? ET Eric Thut Executive Director Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) Socio was the only one who was able to meet its promise to connect to our website and perform as hoped. Their customer service far surpasses the others but they also were price competitive. Incentivized Helpful? SW Sarah Wagner Marketing Consultant Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) We didn't consider any other platforms. Once I came across Socio I knew it was the perfect fit for our event's goals. We had a very short time frame for getting our virtual event set up and the Socio team jumped right in and was SO helpful at getting us up and launched in two … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) Socio offers more features for attendees, admins, speakers and sponsors which we didn't find with other companies. Incentivized Helpful? Lindsay Adams Social Media Strategist Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) I, unfortunately, was not a part of the vetting process so I'm unable to fairly rate it against other products. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) I was not part of the decision to use this as our platform for the event. Incentivized Helpful? Teri Jakob, CMP, CMM Manager, Special Events and Partnership Giving Chose Webex Events (formerly Socio) I like OneCause, but it is lacking in the ability to engage my attendee. I use the donation and silent auction links within my Socio account to tie it all together. The event platform area of Onecause is not enough to keep my guests engaged. When I added Socio to my events, my … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Cvent Event Diagramming

Webex Events (formerly Socio)

Mobile Capabilities

Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
	Cvent Event Diagramming 7.0 Ratings 18% below category average	Webex Events (formerly Socio) 8.4 Ratings 1% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access	6.40 Ratings	8.20 Ratings
Mobile Application	7.10 Ratings	8.50 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile	7.60 Ratings	8.30 Ratings

Online Meetings / Events

Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
	Cvent Event Diagramming 7.3 Ratings 16% below category average	Webex Events (formerly Socio) 9.3 Ratings 8% above category average
Calendar integration	6.40 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Meeting initiation	7.30 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Integrates with social media	6.40 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Slideshows	7.30 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Event registration	9.10 Ratings	8.80 Ratings
Record meetings / events	00 Ratings	8.10 Ratings

Online Events Collaboration

Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
	Cvent Event Diagramming 3.2 Ratings 88% below category average	Webex Events (formerly Socio) 7.6 Ratings 8% below category average
Live chat	2.70 Ratings	7.50 Ratings
Q&A	3.60 Ratings	7.50 Ratings
Audience polling	00 Ratings	7.70 Ratings

Online Events Security

Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
	Cvent Event Diagramming 7.6 Ratings 9% below category average	Webex Events (formerly Socio) 8.4 Ratings 1% above category average
User authentication	7.30 Ratings	8.40 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions	7.30 Ratings	8.50 Ratings
Confidential attendee list	8.20 Ratings	8.50 Ratings

Online Events Marketing

Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
	Cvent Event Diagramming 6.0 Ratings 34% below category average	Webex Events (formerly Socio) 8.5 Ratings 0% above category average
Branding options	5.80 Ratings	8.20 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation	5.80 Ratings	00 Ratings
Attendee list export	6.40 Ratings	8.80 Ratings

Virtual Event

Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
	Cvent Event Diagramming 5.5 Ratings 41% below category average	Webex Events (formerly Socio) 7.8 Ratings 6% below category average
Registration, RSVP, and ticketing	7.30 Ratings	7.90 Ratings
Email marketing	7.30 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Audience engagement	1.80 Ratings	7.60 Ratings
Networking	7.30 Ratings	7.30 Ratings
Event analytics	3.60 Ratings	8.10 Ratings
Livestreaming	00 Ratings	7.40 Ratings
Event recording	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Virtual booths	00 Ratings	6.20 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Cvent Event Diagramming	Webex Events (formerly Socio)
Small Businesses	Whova Score 8.9 out of 10	Whova Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Whova Score 8.9 out of 10	Cvent Event Diagramming Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises	Whova Score 8.9 out of 10	Cvent Event Diagramming Score 9.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Cvent Event Diagramming	Webex Events (formerly Socio)
Likelihood to Recommend	8.5 (0 ratings)	8.8 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.3 (0 ratings)	8.2 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cvent Event Diagramming	Webex Events (formerly Socio)
Likelihood to Recommend	It's the best software I've used. It allowed me to collaborate on a huge event with multiple stakeholders to ensure the main planner understood the venue and capacity issues. It's also allowed me to realize the scope of venue needs and abilities. Very helpful in visualizing a space Incentivized Lesley Irminger Events Manager, External and Sponsored Events Read full review	I think it would work for: Workshops with many people. Quarterly's meetings with people all around the world. If you want to create a digital training with lots of participants... I feel like it's not as needed in videocalls that can be fixed with webex teams because of the number of participants or at events that need a more personal approach where you need everyone constantly interacting. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Scaling - I love that you can scale a layout in the program, and it tends to be pretty spot on. For example, we could have 20 different measurements for a street, once we type in a single measurement the rest auto fills (and is REALLY close to accurate). Uploading - I love that you can upload images and mark all over them. Particularly, you can upload google earth images for outside festivals, and scale them accordingly. Creating - In the program you can create a diagram based on the size of the room. For example, if you know you have a 40x80 tent, you can make a custom layout and build the whole thing. Setup Templates - These templates make it easy for you to auto fill an entire room with rounds, rectangles or other formations without having to fill them all in individually. Incentivized Ellen Valdez, CMP Event Manager Read full review	It has quite a few optional and customizable features that can be utilized. It's easy to integrate your existing tools like Zoom, YouTube, Vimeo, and streaming services. It's flexible in the way that you upload content in that you can enter things one at a time on the website, or use a spreadsheet to upload a larger amount of content. Incentivized Andrew Brandt Winter Conference Director of Operations Read full review
Cons	A development that would be useful would be the ability to reorder the diagrams to a custom order in one event so that when exported as one document, they are in an order that can be customized to flow well for the meeting planner. Incentivized MF Monique Frankfort Destination Sales Executive Read full review	The standard template to build out the community is pretty rigid. We had to adjust some of our styling and graphics to account for what Socio's template allowed. Inability for event admins to make account changes for users. Several times we had users change jobs, therefore, changing their emails. Each time, we had to go through Socio support to get them access to their account. Documentation and knowledgebase could be more substantive. Megan Cairns Director of Business Operations & Information Strategy Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	No answers on this topic	Of course something could happen to our orgs ability to put on a conference or Socio could fundamentally change their product or their customer service - but barring any magor shift there is nothing that is even close to competing for our attention here. Incentivized ET Eric Thut Executive Director Read full review
Usability	Cvent Diagramming really does cover the bases for us. It's an easy to use program that anyone can figure out. It's got collaboration features so we can share with clients and they can make their own edits. Venues can send us there floorplans and send directly to us for edits. Overall: their templates, table numbering feature, measuring, scaling and shape/object tools make building floorplans easy Incentivized Ellen Valdez, CMP Event Manager Read full review	Some Android users could not get the app to work, so they had to use the web-based version of our conference guide. Most functionality was still there, but they could not pull up the QR code, which impeded the registration process. The presence of the log in with Apple ID button caused issues because most work emails were not attached to Apple ID, which caused access issues. Incentivized NO Nick Orlowski Director of School Leadership Read full review
Support Rating	The support was exceptional, and they remained an arm's reach away for when we ran into any questions after we began using the tool. Overall, we experienced phenomenal customer service. We also had more than one web-based call where their team would walk us through examples and answer any questions we had. Chelsea Benge Events Software Specialist Read full review	Socio (now WebexEvents) is one of two products I use that gets customer service right. Not only can you get an answer from an actual person quickly during business hours - but if you are asking after hours, you know the response will be waiting for you in the morning. Not only are they fast, but they are also smart about their products and customers. There is very little back and forth trying to explain the problem I am having, or the new way I am trying to use their product, that may even be novel for them. Incentivized ET Eric Thut Executive Director Read full review
Alternatives Considered	It has similar tools that MeetingMatrix has, but the Collaboration, or allowing vendors access is the feature that I appreciate the most that Cvent Event Diagraming offers that MeetingMatrix did not have. It is also easier to save as a PDF to print and email a version to vendors as well Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	WebEx Events has the same functionality as many other platforms, but with a more affordable price tag. I have also found it to be more intuitive and easy to use on the user side. I don't have experience on the administrative side with other platforms but we have been very satisfied with our experience with WebEx Events. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Has saved us 10+ staff hours per event. Has streamlined our registration and check-in process, saving us an hour+ on-site, plus ensuring a safer and more enjoyable experience for staff and attendees. Has saved us up to $1,000+ for signature events when managing F&B budget items. Incentivized Lisa Kelley, CMP Events & Marketing Manager Read full review	We had more sponsorship applications than usual due to using Webex and the multiple sponsorship capabilities. We had more attendance than in previous years due to using Webex since it is so incredibly user-friendly. We increased ROI by using Webex over other platforms due to pricing and features. MK Megan King Event Coordinator Read full review
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