Cvent review

Cvent leads this list because it covers more of an event program than any other tool here. Registration handles personalized paths, agendas, payments, built-in email promotion and housing and travel. Attendee Hub adds the mobile app and virtual experience with chat, Q&A, polling, networking and AI agenda building, and OnArrival runs kiosk check-in, on-demand badge printing and session capacity control at the venue. Beyond the event itself, Cvent sells venue sourcing, event diagramming, Passkey room blocks, abstract management, appointments and lead capture. The Professional license lets you buy only the modules you need with 15 user logins, while Enterprise bundles every module with SSO, budget management and API access. The trade-off is cost and setup: Cvent publishes no prices, the module list is long, and a small team running a few events a year will struggle to justify it. Nonprofits can ask for special rates.

Who it is for

Large corporate and association event teams that run many in-person, virtual and hybrid events and need one system for all of them.

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending): quote-based Professional and Enterprise licenses.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Registration with personalized paths, agenda and session management, and housing and travel management
• Attendee Hub mobile app and virtual experiences with chat, Q&A, polling and gamification
• OnArrival kiosk check-in, on-demand badge printing and session capacity control
• Venue sourcing, event diagramming and Passkey room block management as add-ons
• Enterprise license with API access, budget management, SSO and task management

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Covers planning, registration, onsite and venue sourcing in one vendor
• Strength: Professional license includes 15 user logins and lets you license only the modules you need
• Strength: 24/7 support from a client services team the vendor puts at 1,800+ people
• Weakness: No published prices; every plan is quoted
• Weakness: The module and add-on structure takes time to scope
• Weakness: Smaller teams will pay for depth they may not use

Key facts

• Free plan: No
• Pricing model: Quote-based Professional or Enterprise license
• Core modules: Registration, Attendee Hub, OnArrival
• Support: 24/7 for all customers

Where it ranks

Cvent is No. 1 in our Best Event Management Software verdict.