Cvent Event Management vs. Ticketbud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cvent Event Management
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Cvent 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
Ticketbud
Score 5.0 out of 10
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Ticketbud is an event registration offering from the company of the same name in Austin, Texas.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequired$0.21 per ticket
Additional DetailsThere is also a credit card processing fee of 3% per transaction
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Event Management
6.4
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26% below category average
Ticketbud
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Responsive Design for Web Access6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Event Management
8.6
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0% above category average
Ticketbud
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Calendar integration8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with social media8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Slideshows8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Event registration8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Event Management
8.9
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8% above category average
Ticketbud
-
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Live chat8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience polling9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Event Management
8.8
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5% above category average
Ticketbud
-
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User authentication8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Event Management
8.0
Ratings
6% below category average
Ticketbud
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Branding options7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Attendee list export7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Virtual Event
Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Event Management
8.4
Ratings
1% above category average
Ticketbud
-
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Registration, RSVP, and ticketing7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Livestreaming8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience engagement8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Event recording8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Virtual booths8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Networking8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Event analytics8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
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Likelihood to Renew
9.5
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Usability
8.5
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Availability
5.5
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Performance
7.3
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Support Rating
5.0
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5.0
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In-Person Training
6.4
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Online Training
8.2
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Implementation Rating
6.4
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Configurability
7.3
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Ease of integration
5.5
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Product Scalability
9.1
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Vendor post-sale
7.3
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7.3
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
The breadth of features is such that Cvent Event Management is a strong choice for events of significant scope and complexity, particularly in volume and diversity of programming. The learning curve may be on the steep side for customers with simpler needs, though Cvent Event Management is addressing this by providing more streamlining in their solution suite.
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I believe this would work well for an event you were not needing to promote. Perhaps a Member's Only Event
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Pros
  • Registration platform can handle nearly any need.
  • Event websites are easy to build and support customization.
  • Support is available in multiple formats should you run into issues.
  • There is a large user community where you can reach out for ideas and help.
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Cons
  • You have to implement a workaround to use images in your session descriptions.
  • They tend to add features by acquiring other platforms, but then don't always cleanly integrate them into Cvent itself, so they always seem sort of ratcheted on.
  • The media and document library is pretty basic, so you need to take extra steps to link PDFs and other documents within the registration process if you choose to host the docs on Cvent.
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  • Sleeker design.
  • More features for sharing on social media.
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Likelihood to Renew
I enjoy the app and what it has to offer. It makes working in events a lot easier! Before I would have to go to our warehouse and print name badges and write out different names if they needed it. Attendees also did not have access to our breakout sessions. Now, I can adjust names onsite and we can allow attendees to access our sessions before the event begins
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Usability
Cvent has a lot of functionality, which can be overwhelming to new users who are not too technically savvy. However, Cvent does a great job of providing tools and support for users to learn and troubleshoot. I also appreciate the work and progress that Cvent has been making in Accessibility.
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Reliability and Availability
Cvent does go down pretty frequently. And while it often doesn't impact day to day use usually, if it does go down at the wrong time, you may not be able to access very important event information when you need it. Usually outages do not last very long, but it could still be a very bad situation if this happens at the wrong moment
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Performance
When pulling reports and it can sometimes lag a bit and that can be frustrating when you are trying to get things done on a timeline
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Support Rating
The company offers 24/7 customer support, including phone, email, and chat support, to ensure that we can get help when we need it. Additionally, the platform has a comprehensive help center and knowledge base, including user guides, tutorials, and FAQs, which help us troubleshoot issues on our own. Cvent also provides training and support resources, including onboarding assistance, live training sessions, and webinars, which help us get the most out of the platform. Overall, Cvent appears to be committed to providing excellent customer support and resources to its users, which can help ensure a positive user experience and successful events.
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I did not use the support.
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In-Person Training
Our on-site trainer was very knowledgeable in the product and gave us very important pointers on best practices and how to perform tasks in the simplest manner
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Online Training
It was all self-driven and I had to do a lot of searching around in the community to get answers.
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Implementation Rating
It would have been nice during implementation if we had received more pointers on how to organize our parked report folders, libraries, etc. to avoid the mess we find ourselves in today. If we had known ahead of time the limitations we could have planned better.
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Alternatives Considered
Honestly, Cvent Event Management's registration platform is superior. The logic, setup options are far better than what the companies above have to offer. The only downfall is that it is far more expensive, and sometimes isn't needed for the most basic of registration sites.
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I selected Ticket Bud over Eventbrite because I wanted to have a lower cost take out of each ticket.
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Scalability
We use Cvent for many different clients and events. It's very easy to customize the experience for the event that you need
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Return on Investment
  • The Cvent suite of events has drastically reduced redundant work throughout our events department allowing us to streamline a lot of the registration/software aspects of our events and allow us to focus on other areas of our events that had previously been placed on the back burner.
  • Since Cvent Event Management is so widely use, many of our attendees, exhibitors and speakers are familiar with the platform so they are able to seamlessly operate within it for their needs with little to no learning curve.
  • We're able to pull more accurate and customized reports based on specific information we need with each event.
  • We able to offer our registrants a more customized experience with their registration and event platforms. This allows us to customize and innovate our events in new ways we previously hadn't been able to.
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  • Positive - great cc processing price for ticket sales.
  • Positive - easy to setup interface.
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