VIRTUAL EVENTS GROUP

PLATFORMS

What

is a Platform?

A platform is capable of holding a full virtual event from soup to nuts including registration and metrics. The benefits of a platform solution are that the pieces are all there for you. The downside is that that they tend to look somewhat vanilla. If you want to do special things on your platform look carefully at its integration capabilities.

How We Rate

Taxonomy

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Mootup

A platform to create immersive virtual and hybrid events that are accessible across devices, no VR headset required! Integrates with ...

Live!

From registration to analytics, LIVE! is supports different types of events. The emphasis is on attendee engagement, and instead of a ...

Everytale

Everytale's platform offers event organizers, experts, and learners a 4K LIVE video broadcasting platform & tools powered with ...

Gather.town

Probably not what you want for your next business meeting but GatherTown is pixellated cartoon world where you can bump into people, ...

XPO360

XPO360 is a cloud-based events platform that makes producing and managing virtual trade shows, expos, and experiences easy and ...

All Hands

Produces town hall and conference-like events. Uses integrated surveys and polls. Keeps track of to-do and notes for the group. Shoutouts ...

Livestorm

Livestorm is best suited for webinars and video meetings, with the added advantage that you can launch an ad hoc event quickly. The ...

KumoSpace

KumoSpace is an immersive video conferencing platform. There’s a physical map of your space replete with conference tables and other ...

nextech AR

Nextech AR brings AR to an events platform good for both conferences and trade shows. This platform brings an AR element to everything ...

Skittish

This platform was created during the pandemic from XOXO Festival co-founder Andy Baio. It’s meant to be a playful space for virtual ...

Facebook Live

Facebook Live allows users to livestream from just about any device: smartphone to desktop computer. Other streaming platforms are also able to ...

Google Meet

Google Meet is ubiquitous as one of the fastest way to get folks video conferencing, though it is not as feature rich or high quality as ...

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How We Rated the Platforms

For now, the platforms are listed alphabetically and rated. Ratings are subjective and based on reviews from event organizers and attendees that we found scrapping the web for Featured Customers and Event Manager Blogs. Ratings are based on compiling numbers from these sources, with the average taken. Your comments based on your familiarity with the platforms will add to the ongoing ratings.

How We Categorize the Platforms

Platforms come with a wide range of features and functions and no single platform is the perfect solution for all events. In order to help you find a good platform for your event, we have come up with a system of five categories based on the type of event: Video Conference, Webinar, Networking Event, Conference, and Trade Show.

We compare each platform’s offering with the attributes listed in the table below. Based on this process, we identify the primary mission and best use for each platform and assign it to that category. In some cases, we may also assign a secondary category for platforms that may be suitable for another use even though it is not its primary mission.

These assignments are based on our independent judgment using the best information available to us at the time. If you have a comment about the choice for a certain platform, please contact us and let us know why you think the categorization should be different.