Cvent vs Expo Manager

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.

Expo Manager combines ticket sales, exhibitor bookings, event operations, and lead retrieval for expos, trade shows, conferences, and career fairs. Organizers can sell tickets, exhibition slots, booth upgrades, and sponsorship packages through one checkout. They connect Stripe, Square, PayPal, or another gateway, with payments sent directly to their own account. The organizer sets the booking fee, and the platform’s 5% fee is deducted from that fee rather than ticket revenue. Sales can be made in attendees’ currencies across 33 countries. An interactive floorplan supports visual editing, live booth availability, booking, and attendee navigation through ExpoAssistant. Exhibitors can scan badges with a phone and export leads to CSV or a CRM; HubSpot and Salesforce are named options. Lead retrieval can be offered as a paid add-on. Role-based permissions cover event and exhibitor staff, including separate ticket and session scanning access. Expo Manager runs on Android, iOS, and web. Its free plan is listed at free, billed at $0 per month, with a 5% transaction fee.