BoothHQ vs Cvent

BoothHQ is an event operations platform for trade show and conference organizers, bringing booth sales, ticketing, conference management, attendee engagement, and analytics together. Its floor-plan builder supports drag-and-drop layouts, attendee and exhibitor views, print-ready exports, concurrent editing, and booth locks. Exhibitors can review booth or sponsorship options, compare available-space pricing, and transact through the platform. Attendees can use a planner with suggested companies and sessions, must-see lists, chat, contact exchange, and appointment scheduling. Organizers can embed live floor plans on their websites, including sites built with WordPress, Wix, or Squarespace. BoothHQ lists more than 150 integrations, including Cvent, Eventbrite, Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, Square, PayPal, and Mailchimp. It runs on web, Android, and iOS, with API access. The Free plan is free and covers one event and up to 50 attendees. Pro is $99 a month, or $990 a year. Enterprise pricing is custom.

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.