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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Next V

Best used for trade shows or large conferences, NextV includes features like a virtual expo hall, auditorium, lounge, chat room and ...

NYX VX

NYX VX is a virtual experience platform that allows users to join a multitude of different events with a dynamic, seamless and truly ...

ON24

Helping organizations connect with their audiences through data-rich content, the platform is primarily designed to allow users to manage ...

OpenWater

OpenWater's virtual conference platform and services are best for content-driven events with many sessions. Features include a ...

Pathable

Providing custom web and mobile events and conference apps, trade show websites, webinars and video chatting, Pathable is known for ...

PheedLoop

PheedLoop offers a variety of feature modules for live, hybrid, and virtual events with a focus on integration, automation, ...

Remo

This immersive all-in-one online events platform with broadcast capabilities is best for small to medium sized business with a price ...

Run the World

Those new to hosting virtual, interactive and networking events won’t be intimidated by the simple interface and set-up. The company ...

Shindig

This video conferencing platform is best suited for those online video chat events. Shindig supports public, guest list only, password ...

Slayte

Slayte is a relative newcomer that puts a real emphasis on the process or collecting materials such as abstracts and presentations prior ...

Socio

Branded, fully customizable event tech for virtual, hybrid, and in-person events. Socio has "4 easy steps" for clients to build out their ...

Social Hour

Designed to build and foster stronger workplace cultures, companies can your Social Hour to host virtual social gatherings. The platform ...

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.