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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GoTo Meeting

GoToMeeting includes features such as, meeting recording & transcription, mobile conferencing, live screen sharing, free call ...

Microsoft Teams

With Microsoft Teams users can chat, call and video chat, making the sharing and editing of files using familiar apps like Word, ...

6Connex

Now in Version 7.0, #6Connex uses a handsome real-world metaphor including an auditorium, lobby, media wall, and networking areas. Based in San ...

Vii Events

If you’re looking for a virtual worlds setting for your upcoming event this SaaS 3D and 360 hybrid virtual world is pushing the envelope on ...

AccelEvents

If you’re looking for a virtual worlds setting for your upcoming event this SaaS 3D and 360 hybrid virtual world is pushing the envelope ...

Adobe Connect

Adobe has combined many of its offerings including Adobe Connect Webinars, Adobe Connect Learning and Adobe Connect Meetings. These 3 ...

Airmeet

Airmeet should be high on the consideration for those seeking more interactivity in their platforms. And for now, you can host smaller ...

All in the loop

The cloud-based solution assists organizations with event and meeting registration management as well as lead capture. Their custom module ...

Almond Virtex

ALMOND VIRTEX’s strength is in the worldwide market. The company is a growing leader in digital consulting, broadcasting technologies, ...

Banzai

Based in Seattle, Washington, this event marketing platform focuses a lot of its attention on event outreach, driving both more attendees ...

Bigmarker

Big Marker is “Big” with a full suite of offerings but what’s sensible about it is that each bit of functionality is a module and you can ...

Bizzabo

Bizzabo creates handsome looking events, great video and nice integration to all streaming platforms. The Bizzabo software allows teams ...

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.