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    Bizzabo

    Score2.7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Bizzabo’s event management platform powers immersive in-person, virtual, and hybrid experiences for brands. The Bizzabo Event Experience OS is an open platform for Event Experience Leaders to manage events, engage audiences, and activate communities. Bizzabo was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York and Tel-Aviv.

    $5,988

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Bizzabo
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    Pricing Offerings
    Bizzabo
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsBizzabo's seat-based pricing model includes out-of-the-box functionality and a range of premium add-ons.
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    Community Pulse
    Bizzabo
    Considered Both Products
    Bizzabo
    Chose Bizzabo
    I feel it's a better value for the cost. AND easier to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    We really only use Bizzabo for one client. And we use them because it's their preferred CRM.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    In comparison with each of these services, Bizzabo is the only one that is customizable enough to accommodate our specific needs. Bizzabo is more of the one-stop-shop and allows us to manage our events and collateral from one universal spot. It keeps us more organized and has a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    As mentioned, it can handle larger volumes, has a better agenda view than other platforms (and how it looks on mobile), has faster speed for back-end user management, and offers ticket sales, sponsor promos, agenda, and speaker info all in one.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    EventMobi wasn't great when being able to adjust and work through he event sight and details ourselves. We didn't like having to go to our event contact to make even the smallest adjustments. We also used RNL's newer event system and it was extremely basic and did not have a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    Bizzabo was more affordable and had the functionalities we were looking for. They were also willing to work within our budget needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    There is less room for design, little to no backend help, event managers not in the loop, etc.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    Very well. And easier to manage with a small team.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    I was not responsible in the decision-making process for picking Bizzabo. I have used or evaluated the other tools in other roles.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    The biggest differentiator for Bizzabo is that it could handle all of our use cases, where the competitors that we talked to all seemed to be missing one key piece or more - whether that was an integrated mobile app, physical solutions for in-person events, or support for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    Bizzabo definitely takes the cake with email functionality and edit capabilities and registration flow.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    Bizzabo: very easy to set up, able to create a page with local language, looks like our own website, easy to add contact information, and clients can access worldwide.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    CVent had a lot of functionality, but it was incredibly hard to use. Had to make numerous calls to support and take a long time to get responses.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    In terms of functionaly and customisations Bizzabo is way better than ON24. ON24 forms were pretty basic and boring for the end user. They didn't really have any customisations options as compared to Bizzabo whci has really great options to customise the webpage and make it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    Bizzabo lacks good networking interactions, but has a much better setup for back end event maintenance. It's easier to incorporate Bizzabo into the rest of your event tech stack and track the interaction data needed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    To be honest, it's been several years since we used Cvent, so I can't remember specific points of comparison.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    I haven't used any similar products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    Bizzabo is definitely a great choice for your event tool. I don't find it as robust as Cvent, but I do find it more useful than an Eventbrite. We selected Bizzabo because of our initial support team, but they eventually moved on, which started our problems with Bizzabo. It …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    We chose Bizzabo because it had the best selection of tools across logistics, planning & marketing functions.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    Zoom is superior to Bizzabo
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    We only evaluated Bizzabo and went with it
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    Bizzabo had the best model to meet our multi-event needs and we found Bizzabo to have the easiest website customizations. However, all platforms have their pros and cons and there isn't one that hits everything. We found other platforms had better engagement and exhibit booth …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    Webex was an excellent platform for webinars but not for the in person event
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    PheedLoop is another fantastic system, but their custom website creator is still in its infancy and is not as robust as we wish. They do provide a very impressive check-in system that we may try for a future event if the cost is comparable to Bizzabo.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bizzabo
    Bizzabo has been, hands down, the best multipurpose event system we have used. It is very user-friendly and has a lot of helpful tools.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    84%
    Would buy again
    66 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    55 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    67 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    59 Answers
    Features
    Bizzabo
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Bizzabo
    Feature
    Bizzabo
    8.2
    35 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.330 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.830 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.428 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Bizzabo
    Feature
    Bizzabo
    7.3
    32 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Calendar integration7.424 Ratings
    Meeting initiation7.419 Ratings
    Integrates with social media7.414 Ratings
    Record meetings / events7.819 Ratings
    Slideshows8.215 Ratings
    Event registration5.630 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Bizzabo
    Feature
    Bizzabo
    8.2
    22 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Live chat7.920 Ratings
    Audience polling8.417 Ratings
    Q&A8.321 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Bizzabo
    Feature
    Bizzabo
    8.4
    32 Ratings
    1% above category average
    User authentication8.429 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.529 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list8.323 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Bizzabo
    Feature
    Bizzabo
    8.1
    37 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Branding options6.433 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation8.824 Ratings
    Attendee list export9.136 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Bizzabo
    Feature
    Bizzabo
    7.4
    41 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing5.940 Ratings
    Email marketing5.036 Ratings
    Livestreaming7.626 Ratings
    Audience engagement8.531 Ratings
    Event recording8.425 Ratings
    Virtual booths7.913 Ratings
    Networking7.829 Ratings
    Event analytics8.138 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Bizzabo
    Small Businesses
    Whova
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Splash
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bizzabo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (82 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bizzabo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bizzabo
    Bizzabo is really well suited for large-scale hybrid events. In this day and age, it's imperative to have a software that can successfully accommodate virtual and in-person attendees. Bizzabo blends these experiences extremely well. It is also great when event agendas are complex and need customizations - Bizzabo offers flexibility and has options for tracking session attendance. Bizzabo does not work well for smaller events with in-person only registrations. The risk of the equipment not working is high and, for smaller events, not worth the stress!
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    Pros
    Bizzabo
    • Bizzabo makes setting up registration for an event very simple. You can make it more complex if you require that, but if you only need to capture basics and payment, it is easy to set up.
    • Making a custom event website is also very easy. There are a lot of widgets build in with content you might need, such as Speakers. While it takes a little bit of use to figure out how it works, once you know the basics, creating a multi page website with all your event info is super easy.
    • Creating custom ticket types and promo codes is full of options and it’s easy to allow many different options for purchasing tickets. From expiring ticket types to tracking promo codes, you can allow people to buy tickets with unlimited options (early bird, sponsor discounts, etc.)
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    Cons
    Bizzabo
    • Our attendees complained about having to login every time to view content
    • You cannot be in the system working on the backend while a colleague is. We have found that the work doesn't save.
    • The email system is hard to format within Bizzabo
    • Staff would sometimes get kicked out of interact rooms. It would be nice to add virtual backgrounds in this space.
    • Reports were missing data and it took two weeks to get corrected
    • When recording a session, you have to go back and download it, and then upload it. This process should be easier.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bizzabo
    Bizzabo has become integral to our ability to support and run events, so we will continue to renew as long as Bizzabo continues to run a great product.
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    Usability
    Bizzabo
    Bizzabo is extremely user friendly. The website builder is very simple to use and can creative some astounding looking websites, with no technical know how. The setup of the account, adding users, managing events and user access to events, as well as creating events from scratch or from existing "templates" (actually just standard events that we set a far off date from and copy as a template) is very simple, but powerful as you can pick and choose exactly what to copy over. It is also a very user friendly platform for the attendees and speakers (both for virtual events and physical events for speakers as the speaker, and partner, portal is very simple to use and can be custom created for the exact specifications you need).
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    Reliability and Availability
    Bizzabo
    We have always gotten prompt responses from the Bizzabo team when reaching out. Additionally, in the 2 years we've been working with them, we've never had any kind of platform outage that impacted us.
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    Performance
    Bizzabo
    We've never had any complaints from users about access to the platform or load times. From and admin portal perspective, no issues there either.
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    Support Rating
    Bizzabo
    Support is always quick to respond. However, some issues are out of their hand, and in these cases, it is a laborious process to then submit a suggestion for how to improve the product. However, where they can rectify an issue, support has gone above and beyond to deliver and do so efficiently and in a friendly manner.
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    Implementation Rating
    Bizzabo
    I say this to everyone I talk about Bizzabo with - it was the best platform onboarding experience I've had with a vendor in 25 years in the industry. They were extremely thorough in the onboarding, ensuring that we were successful throughout the process. They had a frequent meeting cadence and the customer success manager was extremely prompt in answering any questions we had, jumping on calls when necessary.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bizzabo
    Bizzabo is definitely a great choice for your event tool. I don't find it as robust as Cvent, but I do find it more useful than an Eventbrite. We selected Bizzabo because of our initial support team, but they eventually moved on, which started our problems with Bizzabo. It gives us more data than Eventbrite, which we appreciate.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Bizzabo
    The terms and pricing were very clear and understandable upfront. The ability to understand the drivers and levers that can be changed and the impact on the pricing really drove a high level of trust in the process.
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    Scalability
    Bizzabo
    It's spreadsheet heavy and has to be exact. The devil is in the details and if you miss a detail you have to fix it and redo it with all the changes that need to be made manually.
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    Return on Investment
    Bizzabo
    • Since we have only used Bizzabo for a year we are still learning and figuring out the nuances of it but I would say that one thing it has done is impressed our current clients which makes them want to continue to work with us.
    • We hope to use Bizzabo as a tool to recruit more clients i the future
    • It has cut a third party out of the system as we have our own dedicated platform to use and do not have to rely on a separate agency to use a different platform.
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    ScreenShots

    Bizzabo Screenshots

    Product screenshotScreenshot of event data from engagement metrics like check-ins, session attendance and ratings, to adoption insights like mobile app usage.Screenshot of the customized VIP portal that has information about the event.Screenshot of embedded audience reactions  where attendees can share their own reaction and sense everyone else’s. Attendees can share their excitement with the rest of the audience with clapping sounds, whistles, and audience buzzScreenshot of built-in networking tools to foster meaningful interactions