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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AuthentiConference

Authenti focuses on trade shows, job fairs, employee training and educational events. The company handles all aspects from managing the ...

Aventri

Well poised for the future, Aventri’s platform lets you manage hybrid, virtual and in person events from the same dashboard. Users can ...

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 ...

BoothCentral

BoothCentral provides a platform to plan and execute virtual events using a traditional booth based expo model. It takes the real world ...

Boomset

Boomset offers a highly modular program that can be tailored from start to end for in-person, virtual, or hybrid events. The company ...

Brandlive

Brandlive is all about live broadcast events that they break out into three product categories: Events, Showrooms, Greenrooms and Studio ...

Brella

This Finish-based company made a bright splash into the event scene, especially in the early days of the pandemic, and is known for its ...

BSN

The company, who is most known for supplying traditional IT infrastructure for premium events has pivoted and now provides virtual events ...

Communique

Communique offers a choice of two award-winning Virtual Event Platforms to support every budget and event type. Powerful engagement ...

Conference Compass

Geared towards conference organizers and corporate meeting planners, it's an especially great tool for events in medical or scientific ...

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.