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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cvent Event Diagramming

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ACvent Event Diagramming (Social Tables) is a software application that allows event planners and properties to work together online. Cvent's cloud-based hospitality software positions event properties to increase sales and work more collaboratively and efficiently with their event, and meeting customers. The vendor boasts over 175,000 unique users who rely on Social Tables and state that over 4 million events have been planned within the platform.

    $199

    per month billed annually

    Guidebook

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AGuidebook is an event management software system offered by Guidebook.N/A
    Pricing
    Cvent Event DiagrammingGuidebook
    Editions & Modules
    ESSENTIAL
    $0
    PROFESSIONAL
    $199
    per month billed annually
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    Contact
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Both Products
    Cvent
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cvent Event DiagrammingGuidebook
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Cvent Event Diagramming and Guidebook
    Feature
    Cvent Event Diagramming
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Guidebook
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    Responsive Design for Web Access6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cvent Event Diagramming and Guidebook
    Feature
    Cvent Event Diagramming
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Guidebook
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    Calendar integration6.41 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media6.41 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cvent Event Diagramming and Guidebook
    Feature
    Cvent Event Diagramming
    3.2
    1 Ratings
    88% below category average
    Guidebook
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    Live chat2.71 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A3.61 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cvent Event Diagramming and Guidebook
    Feature
    Cvent Event Diagramming
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Guidebook
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    User authentication7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Cvent Event Diagramming and Guidebook
    Feature
    Cvent Event Diagramming
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Guidebook
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    Branding options5.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation5.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attendee list export6.41 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Cvent Event Diagramming and Guidebook
    Feature
    Cvent Event Diagramming
    5.5
    3 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Guidebook
    -
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    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience engagement1.81 Ratings00 Ratings
    Networking7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event analytics3.61 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cvent Event DiagrammingGuidebook
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (52 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (25 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cvent
    It's the best software I've used. It allowed me to collaborate on a huge event with multiple stakeholders to ensure the main planner understood the venue and capacity issues. It's also allowed me to realize the scope of venue needs and abilities. Very helpful in visualizing a space
    Incentivized
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    Guidebook
    Most of our meetings are too small to bother using it but it is great for our larger workshops. If you have a complex schedule or agenda it is better than a paper agenda and allows you to adjust changes live in the agenda during the meetings. We only use it a few times a year because we only have a few larger meetings.
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    Pros
    Cvent
    • Scaling - I love that you can scale a layout in the program, and it tends to be pretty spot on. For example, we could have 20 different measurements for a street, once we type in a single measurement the rest auto fills (and is REALLY close to accurate).
    • Uploading - I love that you can upload images and mark all over them. Particularly, you can upload google earth images for outside festivals, and scale them accordingly.
    • Creating - In the program you can create a diagram based on the size of the room. For example, if you know you have a 40x80 tent, you can make a custom layout and build the whole thing.
    • Setup Templates - These templates make it easy for you to auto fill an entire room with rounds, rectangles or other formations without having to fill them all in individually.
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    Guidebook
    • Provides live agendas
    • Allows attendees to communicate through mobile phones with event staff
    • Allows attendees to check in to break out sessions of their choice
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    Cons
    Cvent
    • A development that would be useful would be the ability to reorder the diagrams to a custom order in one event so that when exported as one document, they are in an order that can be customized to flow well for the meeting planner.
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    Guidebook
    • Sometimes we have had issues with it not updating our changes very quickly and while at a conference that can be problematic.
    • I have had difficulty making edits or changes from the mobile app so I have to go grab the computer to fix something.
    • Some attendees have had issues downloading and logging in depending on which mobile phones that they are using. It may be operator error.
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    Usability
    Cvent
    Cvent Diagramming really does cover the bases for us. It's an easy to use program that anyone can figure out. It's got collaboration features so we can share with clients and they can make their own edits. Venues can send us there floorplans and send directly to us for edits. Overall: their templates, table numbering feature, measuring, scaling and shape/object tools make building floorplans easy
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    Guidebook
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    Support Rating
    Cvent
    The support was exceptional, and they remained an arm's reach away for when we ran into any questions after we began using the tool. Overall, we experienced phenomenal customer service. We also had more than one web-based call where their team would walk us through examples and answer any questions we had.
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    Guidebook
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cvent
    It has similar tools that MeetingMatrix has, but the Collaboration, or allowing vendors access is the feature that I appreciate the most that Cvent Event Diagraming offers that MeetingMatrix did not have. It is also easier to save as a PDF to print and email a version to vendors as well
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    Guidebook
    We use both but for completely different reasons. We use Guidebook to manage our attendees and communicate with them during large workshops. We use Airtable as a spreadsheet type database for tracking things.
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    Return on Investment
    Cvent
    • Has saved us 10+ staff hours per event.
    • Has streamlined our registration and check-in process, saving us an hour+ on-site, plus ensuring a safer and more enjoyable experience for staff and attendees.
    • Has saved us up to $1,000+ for signature events when managing F&B budget items.
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    Guidebook
    • None really as we are a non profit and these meetings we use it for are free
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