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    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ARegOnline is part of the Cvent Event Cloud, a comprehensive software platform to help you plan, promote, manage and measure your meetings and events. It will be retired December 2019 and from April 2019 new customers will be onboarded to Cvent Event Management.N/A

    Splash

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/ASplash helps to get event programs in front of the right people by helping users create engaging, branded experiences and optimize conversions at each stage of the event lifecycle. The solution empowers teams to execute events that bring in more leads, shorten the sales cycle, drive new business, and strengthen customer relationships. Splash is an event marketing platform that helps teams do all of this by building and hosting virtual, in-person, and hybrid events. By marrying data and…

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    Pricing
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)Splash
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free: For Personal Use and Occasional Small Business Events
    $0.00
    Pro: For More Design and Access Control
    Contact Sales
    per year
    Enterprise: For Solutions and Workflows at Scale
    Contact Sales
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)Splash
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)Splash
    Considered Both Products
    Cvent
    No answer on this topic
    Cvent
    Chose Splash
    The web hosting feature in Splash is by far the best I've encountered.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)Splash
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued) and Splash Event Marketing Platform
    Feature
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued) and Splash Event Marketing Platform
    Feature
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued) and Splash Event Marketing Platform
    Feature
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    64% below category average
    User authentication00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued) and Splash Event Marketing Platform
    Feature
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)
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    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Branding options00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued) and Splash Event Marketing Platform
    Feature
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Splash Event Marketing Platform
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)Splash
    Small Businesses
    SignUpGenius
    Score7 out of 10
    Whova
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Cvent Event Diagramming
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)Splash
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    4.0
    (49 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RegOnline by Cvent (Discontinued)Splash
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cvent
    RegOnline is a great tool for multi-track events. It is very user friendly and the software makes it easy to set up multiple tracks. It's even easy to check the progress of your event and make changes without impacting the registration process. The ability to collect data that can be taken back to the C-suite is also nice.
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    Cvent
    When we first started using Splash Event Marketing Platform, the platform showed great promise and worked well for our team’s needs. However, over the past year, we’ve encountered issue after issue—many of which are described by support as problems “no one else has ever experienced.” Unfortunately, this has happened frequently, making it difficult to trust the platform for consistent execution.
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    Pros
    Cvent
    • RegOnline is able to handle credit card payments, cashing out once per month by sending a check to me (paid to the university) via mail. This was the main reason that we needed the site, and it is it's best feature.
    • Customizable options were added this year, and though a little confusing at first they have been great at adding additional details in headers on pages (on pages that I formerly was unable to provide additional instructions).
    • The registration system itself has been useful for managing registrants, and being able to easily update those who still chose to pay 'offline' via check or wire transfer (allowing me to still easily see all paid participants).
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    Cvent
    • Templates - Splash allowed Hubspot to create page templates for all of our Hubspot User Group Meet Up registration pages. So while we're just one city that hosts meet-ups, utilizing these templates helps ensure that every city's pages look the same and are able to be navigated in the same way.
    • Check In - Their app is really nice for check-in on the day of the event. I can have any co-worker log into the app on their phone and they're ready to help me manage the event. The app definitely makes our check-in process more simplified.
    • Managing RSVPs - The ability to cut off registration and start a wait list is critical for our events. We get a handful of cancellations in the week before the event (as I'm sure every other event marketer does) and we can start moving our way down the waitlist to fill our events up!
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    Cons
    Cvent
    • You can't easily access a registration unless you click on the edit pencil. It appears that the title of the event is linked but if you click on it you always get an error message. This appearance of being linked should be removed because it causes frustration. Same with the event number. It appears to be a link that can be opened but it goes to the same error message.
    • RegOnline did a big change about 18 months ago which wreaked havoc with registrations. A lot of functionality was lost and it took about a year for them to recover from that. At that time, our education and conferences department got so frustrated, we starting using another registration platform which was not a good experience either and then in early 2018 switched to Cvent.
    • It isn't easy to get in touch with support.
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    Cvent
    • When designing a landing page for an event, the functionality of the layout page is quite finicky. I would love to see the ability to add features to certain text boxes become more fluid.
    • The formatting across the layout page is not always consistent, specifically text sizing.
    • I had an issue with an account, and the support team took an extremely long time (2+ months) to produce a remedy for the issue I was experiencing.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Cvent
    Because easy to interface and easy to manage Splash platform and individual event platform and easy to integrate with third party software such as Adobe Marketo and others softwares. Easy to maintain status and easy to relate with Salesforce campaign through Marketo . Useful in lead capturing and generation and so on we can enable business through splash.
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    Usability
    Cvent
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    Cvent
    The platform works, and it is a good system. I think there is always room for improvement. and I would like to see them up their client resolutions when it comes to problems with using the system. and see them take a more aggressive approach to addressing the clients changing needs
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Cvent
    We've never had an issue they couldn't resolve in one phone call.
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    Cvent
    We love working with our account manager and priority support to answer questions efficiently and speedily. Our account manager works with us on larger and bigger picture initiatives for our instance, where the priority support is always there when you're stuck with a feature or setup, it's been great to share this resource with our global network of hosts internal and external to the company.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cvent
    The Department also uses RegFox for training events as well as conferences. One of the main reasons they use RegFox is because of the price, it only charges $0.99 per registration whereas RegOnline charges $3.55 per registration. Because we are a state agency, that can make a big difference to our budget. That being said it is easier to build multi-track events in RegOnline.
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    Cvent
    Despite not being a very old company, Splash does not feel like a buggy-startup in Beta. I've used other platforms like Eventbrite that don't have the functionality Splash does, and other comparable companies to Splash that are painful to use on the backend. I would also say that the Splash team and culture is a plus. They offer a lot of training tutorials and every call is always a fun one with their team.
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    Return on Investment
    Cvent
    • Everyone has been incredibly happy being able to pay on credit card! Prior to RegOnline, our only payment options were by check, money order, or wire transfer. I personally had to deposit many, many more personal checks to the university on behalf of participants. So participants have been happy with the credit card option (it was requested by many every year until the switch to RegOnline), but it also has been very helpful at saving me time as well.
    • The negative impact has been that we had a free registration page set up prior to RegOnline, that we dropped fully. So while some participants still pay by check or wire transfer, we still must pay the 'per participant' fee even for participants not paying through RegOnline.
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    Cvent
    • It helps me manage a number of events that I would not otherwise be able to make invitations for, manage rsvps, and do check ins. We used a more expensive product previously but it had fewer features so this is definitely an upgrade.
    • Using Splash saves me time from needing to follow up with guests. I also love the "send later" feature for email.
    • The support staff make this product super valuable as I am able to accomplish more with their help.
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    ScreenShots

    Splash Screenshots

    Screenshot of customized and on-brand event programs - from the first invitation to post-event follow-up.Screenshot of an example of a personalized email campaign built from on-brand templates. These can be scheduled to be sent to targeted lists.Screenshot of actionable segments created from a guest list, with advanced tag management and list building. This displays every response, status change, and answers to registration questions as they happen.Screenshot of the available integrations for event programs, with Salesforce, Slack, Marketo, Hubspot, Eloqua, Greenhouse, Zapier,  and Zoom.Screenshot of the real-time data and analytics that provide the insights to prove success and build better programs.Screenshot of Splash's Host app, which is used to run the door. Fast search and one-click check-in keeps the traffic flowing, which frees up users to capture info from walk-ins all while syncing the list across devices and to a connected CRM in real-time.