Cvent vs eShow

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.

eShow is an event management platform for associations, trade shows, and corporate events, with registration, exhibit, conference, mobile, and onsite tools. The company says its modules share one codebase and database. Registration handles attendee types, pricing tiers, discounts, group registrations, and multiple payment methods; the self-service eReg tool is designed for events under 500 attendees. Exhibitors can choose booths, buy sponsorships and advertising, make payments, and manage profiles, add-ons, and co-exhibitors. Its floor plan editor accepts DWG or PDF layouts, handles multiple floors and zones, and exports in PDF or DWG. Conference tools cover abstract submission and review, speaker and session scheduling, and meeting logistics. eConnect captures badge-barcode leads and offers syncing, analytics, reporting, editable qualifiers, and surveys. The mobile app includes schedules, exhibitor search, attendee messaging, push notifications, surveys, and offline access. AMS and CRM integrations exchange information with several modules, and leads can transfer to a CRM. Pricing is quoted after a demo request; AMS integration has an additional fee.