3D Event Designer vs Cvent

3D Event Designer is browser-based software for building 2D and 3D floor plans for events and other spaces. It supports event layouts, buffet and beverage diagrams, tent plans, seating charts, and inventory lists. Plans can be viewed from eye level or above in 3D. Users can make reusable templates or choose from the Floor Plan Gallery, which can help when creating similar layouts. The software includes thousands of furniture and decor options, and users can ask about incorporating their own inventory. Interactive plans can be shared by email, with clients given editing rights. It lists Agilysys and Alert integrations; website integration through its API is an add-on. It runs in a browser on computers, tablets, iPads, and phones without a download, and supports English, Spanish, French, and German. Plans start at $14.95/user/mo, and there is no free version. All plans include email support and training videos; Pro and Enterprise also include phone support and one-on-one online training.

Cvent is an event registration product for web and mobile, supporting in-person, virtual, hybrid and webinar events. Registration features include branded websites, drag-and-drop design, email marketing, payments, reporting and AI workflows. The wider offering lists ticketing, onsite check-in, attendee apps and email, exhibitor tools, polls and Q&A. Attendee Hub includes a mobile event app and virtual experiences. Registration can be tried for free, but pricing is provided by quote and no plan prices are listed. Professional includes 15 user logins; Enterprise includes all user logins and lists MFA, SSO, task management, budget management and resource management. Cvent supports pricing and transactions in more than 130 global currencies and says customers receive 24/7 support from its client services team. Its stated security credentials include certification against ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701, and audits under SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II. Attendee data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2 and at rest with AES-256, and payment processing is PCI DSS compliant.