RingCentral Events vs. RSVPify

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
RingCentral Events
Score 5.8 out of 10
N/A
RingCentral Events (formerly Hopin) is an online events platform that provides tools for virtual events, or hybrid events, like ticketing and registration, limitless event rooms, an expo hall, chat, and networking, as well as event branding and attendee engagement tools. Integrations with online registration tools - such as Cvent, Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua, and Eventbrite.
$0
per month
RSVPify
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
RSVPify in Chicago offers is an event registration and ticketing platform, which the vendor states drives millions of events for companies, couples, non-profits, and event planners around the globe. It enables users to create custom online RSVPs, and restrict respondents to a guest list, add invite-only Secondary Events, collect detailed information with custom questions, embed RSVPify on a 3rd-party website, create seating charts, and customize a guest's RSVP experience with settings and design…
$24
per month 150 registrations
Pricing
RingCentral EventsRSVPify
Editions & Modules
Events Free Trial
$0
per month
Events Pro
$119
per month per seat
Events Pro+
$239
per month per seat
Events Enterprise
$359
per year per seat
Starter - billed annually
$24
per month 150 registrations
Starter - billed monthly
$39
per month 150 registrations
Plus - billed annually
$89
per month 500 registrations
Plus - billed monthly
$125
per month 500 registrations
Professional - billed annually
$299
per month 1500 registrations
Professional - billed monthly
$409
per month 1500 registrations
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEach event license comes with unlimited registrations for all of events, and can run unlimited webinars and events with an annual plan.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
RingCentral Events
Chose RingCentral Events
GoTo Meeting has its own merits but does lack on the functionality side of things as it can host a basic meeting and allow video/ screen sharing. Whereas on Hopin we can host multiple sessions at once in various 'rooms', allowing for networking, exhibition, and all …
Chose RingCentral Events
less reliable and professional-looking, but getting its features better really fast and for smaller events, I would prefer them to Hopin in the case of Meetyoo it has to do with its 3d capabilities that impress a lot compared with the boring although efficient Hopin look
Chose RingCentral Events
Hopin allows the creation of much more detailed and professional events vs zoom or Google meet. It really allows you to build out each event fully with custom landing pages, info about guests, and more.
Chose RingCentral Events
More robust options than GoTo Webinar. Perceived to have better security features than Zoom.
Chose RingCentral Events
Hopin aligns more closely with the community feel we were wanting.
Chose RingCentral Events
Different use cases really - Hopin was more suited to what we wanted to do
Chose RingCentral Events
I actually have a bone to pick about this. I want Hopin to incorporate or copy Bevy's community feature. Bevy's conference feature SUCKS. And Bevy is really expensive for the value. BUT...I love the analytics, the built-in email service provider, and a few other things in …
Chose RingCentral Events
Hopin has more spaces to host concurrent sessions (vs creating multiple Zoom links)
Chose RingCentral Events
Hopin stacks up against the others with better studio and better analytics.
Chose RingCentral Events
I checked into GoToWebinar, Webex, Webinar Jam, and others. I have used two of those in the past, with varying degrees of success. With my current products, I needed to upgrade into a more full-fledged conferencing platform, one where I wasn't on the tech support line every …
Chose RingCentral Events
We did use events like Expo-IP and MEETYOO and some other not-listed options. We opted for Hopin because of its customer support and scalability, as well as its ease of use.
Chose RingCentral Events
The needs of the clients are of utmost importance to us, so we take their "must-haves" and "nice to haves" and most times they align with Hopins features.
Chose RingCentral Events
Hopin has always topped our evaluations as the best platform providing the most complete range of desired features for the price they offer. For us, they lead the way in events platforms, and unless the group of people is small, we will use them as our first option for events …
Chose RingCentral Events
Airmeet has many worthwhile features, but ultimately I go with Hopin because of its rapid expansion. As for all the webinar platforms I've used, like EverWebinar, they're not in the same league. Not even close to the quality and functionality.
Chose RingCentral Events
We were with a company before Hopin - we explored elsewhere due to cost. Pros were design and custom look. We moved to Hopin, it was innovative at the time, although the design wasn't strong the features were. The majority now have the same features. So we did leave Hopin …
Chose RingCentral Events
Hopin's feature list and integrations were far superior to Bizzibo. Hopin's support team also blew Bizzibo out of the water - and not just during the contracting and onboarding process but also a year later, we are still seeing the same levels of excellent customer service.
Chose RingCentral Events
Hopin has the easiest user interface for both customers and internally, replicates the in-person environment for engagement as close as possible, and sets up very easily. It doesn't take a huge team or months to implement. You can get up and running quickly, and the platform …
Chose RingCentral Events
Definitely better suited than the others for conference-type events. We prefer to use zoom for others because of the breakout feature. And AnyMeeting works well for us for webinars.
Chose RingCentral Events
I've used Bizzabo for larger-scale events compared to Hopin, but they both are competitive and comparable.
Chose RingCentral Events
It has a very responsive customer service unlike many other famous and popular platforms so it is a great sigh of relief because as a user I am confident that whenever I come across any hurdles and discrepancies in the software the team will be there to sort it out. Moreover, …
Chose RingCentral Events
Airmeet was the most comparable to Hopin. It had a very similar interface. The networking feature was a little better in my opinion because it offered "round tables" where you could see the table and see how many were already seated at the table and join the table if you wish. …
Chose RingCentral Events
We selected Hopin after shopping around for similar tools (it seemed like a fairly short list at the time). Hopin seemed to have the best reviews from people who had used the platform.
Chose RingCentral Events
Hopin is an all in one platform, that requires little integration. They are building and updating the product more and more each day so that it's the platform has all the features that you need. From registration to hosting the event, to post-event reporting, Hopin has it all. …
RSVPify
Chose RSVPify
RSVPify has an easier user interface for my personal preference, as well as more features and options. EventBrite serves a good purpose but I feel as if it is better suited for events that don't need as much attention on the guest list side, or don't need as much detail.
Chose RSVPify
Splash is an expensive nightmare compared to RSVPify. Splash definitely has a better admin UI - looks cleaner, etc. but RSVPify has all of Splash's features plus more. RSVPify is much more customizable to your specific event needs. Splash is great for free events with an open …
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
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10.0
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Likelihood to Renew
8.0
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Usability
8.7
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Support Rating
7.3
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Hopin is very suitable for large events involving 100+ people where there are only a couple of people speaking. You can have a bunch of features such as networking and all in all, is quite a professional experience to use. For smaller groups, It takes too much effort to set up and isn't worth using over Google Meet or Zoom.
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It's well suited in any business or entity that needs to create an RSVP list, or even just an invite blast, for almost any type of event. It's best suited when you want to keep track of guests, be able to check guests in, gather food and other event preference information, and be able to communicate with guests about the event. It is also suited for people hosting personal parties or gatherings that would like to do the same. It's not best suited for people who are only planning a one-off event, or rarely planning events, and don't need much beyond getting the word out.
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Pros
  • Hopin constantly is iterating to create a really user-friendly back-end system. As a company, it recognizes that event managers are being faced with the challenge of becoming virtual production technicians and mak[ing] that change easier to manage.
  • Hopin's back-end studio broadcast system makes it easy to create a seamless stream between pre-recorded and live presentations, with additional branding assets to make the overall stream look more professional and put together.
  • Hopin's networking and polling functionalities create great engagement within the platform that is measurable.
  • Hopin's ability to integrate with Salesforce and Marketo makes the lead flow process automatic and saves Event Managers from having to transfer that data manually.
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  • makes the process simple
  • gives an array of options to customize with
  • makes the site versatile for different events/businesses
  • makes the guests user experience easy
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Cons
  • The customizing capability of their landing pages and event is extensive but difficult to do without a background in design. Although designed to be user-friendly, it still takes a large investment of time and learning to do well.
  • The registrant join flow for their embedded registration form is lengthy and clunky. Thankfully if you utilize one of their many automation integrations, this isn't a necessary function.
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  • Their admin user interface is a little clunky and could be updated.
  • I wish there were more webpage templates.
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Likelihood to Renew
We most likely will, but with such a high annual renewal rate, we are forced to look at alternative solutions yearly when that license fee comes due
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Usability
I'm a pretty tech-savvy person but I still feel that Hopin was pretty user-friendly even for those of you who are less tech-savvy. Great thing is, you can play around and test the platform with the free version which allows you to get familiar with it before committing to the paid. I learned most of it on the free version which then made me more confident when deciding to use the paid version. Not only did it help me on the setup side, but it also proved to me that this was what we needed to do what we needed to do.
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Support Rating
For the most part you're able to get a response from a support person within a few minutes, but there was a stretch when Hopin was reshuffling its staff that it sometimes took 24-48 hours, which is too long. However, as long as the staff remains stable - which seems likely - then its Support team is usually quite responsive.
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Alternatives Considered
Hopin has always topped our evaluations as the best platform providing the most complete range of desired features for the price they offer. For us, they lead the way in events platforms, and unless the group of people is small, we will use them as our first option for events at scale.
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Splash is an expensive nightmare compared to RSVPify. Splash definitely has a better admin UI - looks cleaner, etc. but RSVPify has all of Splash's features plus more. RSVPify is much more customizable to your specific event needs. Splash is great for free events with an open guest list. Splash can also do paid events though I haven't tried that feature. But if you want to do an even with a closed RSVP list - i.e. only those invited can Attend - in a way that makes it easy to RSVP and easy to manage RSVPs then RSVPify is much more well suited for the task.
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Return on Investment
  • Hopin has allowed us to extend our reach and become a go-to option for event organizers in the genre fiction space.
  • We are able to host multiple events per month, some of which would require a mix of paid staff and volunteers with 10 times (or more! I've been on those teams in the past!) the number of people we need using the tools and automation in Hopin.
  • The immersive experience converts 87% of attendees--either future event registrations or other products and services from us/our event partners.
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  • RSVPify is about 10x cheaper than other event softwares that have the same features.
  • It took us from spending $1500+ per event just based on software licenses to around $100.
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ScreenShots

RingCentral Events Screenshots

Screenshot of a session of RingCentral Events - with company branding, logo, and colors throughout.Screenshot of the event venue of RingCentral Events. This page is the reception, that displays the event description, speakers, and schedule. Attendees can navigate throughout the event by clicking on the tabs on the left.Screenshot of an example of event analytics available with each event. Organizers can see how the event performed but seeing live view of attendance, and see how each attendee engaged.Screenshot of the production studio available within RingCentral Events. This offers the ability to customize speaker layouts, preupload videos/slides, add or remove speakers from stage, and add branding to the video streams.Screenshot of the lead retrieval capability that allows for scanning for leads for on-site events.