Cvent vs Social27 Virtual Event Platform

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.

Social27 Virtual Event Platform helps organizers build virtual communities around conferences and other events. It supports virtual sessions, event content, user-generated content, virtual expo booths, and advanced networking. Attendees can use micro videos, chat, and virtual meetings in roundtables or boardrooms. Organizers can create sponsor tiers with microsites, clickable logos and banners, roundtables, and pre-roll ads. The Events Builder manages users, content uploads, insights, forms, polls, and sponsor or exhibitor offerings. An AI recommendation engine learns attendee interests and content preferences through a proprietary machine-learning algorithm. Social27 Events integrates with Microsoft Teams, adding networking and a virtual expo to webinars and meetings. The mobile app offers networking, personal agendas, live Q&A, polls, surveys, multiple languages, and time zones. Android, iOS, and web access are listed, along with a branded app. Pricing starts at 149 USD, with free and trial options.