It worked for what we needed but it clearly was not meant to work for youth sports registration. It needed several updates to make it work. I would not recommend it for a youth sports program, again. However, it could be super useful in a professional setting.
Quarterly's meetings with people all around the world.
If you want to create a digital training with lots of participants...
I feel like it's not as needed in videocalls that can be fixed with webex teams because of the number of participants or at events that need a more personal approach where you need everyone constantly interacting.
Reports - we are able to pull so many reports on any information in the system. Anytime someone asks for data we are able to pull it from the system.
Registration - this was our first year using the system and there were bumps but once we all got used to the system it was easy for users and the information will save year to year saving our families time.
Payment - all users are automatically signed up for a payment plan ensuring that no one shows up to camp without having paid their full balance. This also means there is less administrative time used to track payments.
It has quite a few optional and customizable features that can be utilized.
It's easy to integrate your existing tools like Zoom, YouTube, Vimeo, and streaming services.
It's flexible in the way that you upload content in that you can enter things one at a time on the website, or use a spreadsheet to upload a larger amount of content.
The standard template to build out the community is pretty rigid. We had to adjust some of our styling and graphics to account for what Socio's template allowed.
Inability for event admins to make account changes for users. Several times we had users change jobs, therefore, changing their emails. Each time, we had to go through Socio support to get them access to their account.
Documentation and knowledgebase could be more substantive.
Of course something could happen to our orgs ability to put on a conference or Socio could fundamentally change their product or their customer service - but barring any magor shift there is nothing that is even close to competing for our attention here.
It can be time consuming to start a new project, however it's nice that you can duplicate a project and edit from there. I think that while some of the setup takes a while, once it's running smoothly it's definitely worth the cost and time and will pay for itself quickly.
Some Android users could not get the app to work, so they had to use the web-based version of our conference guide. Most functionality was still there, but they could not pull up the QR code, which impeded the registration process. The presence of the log in with Apple ID button caused issues because most work emails were not attached to Apple ID, which caused access issues.
Any and every time we have had an issue, we have had a solution found for us. Working across different time zones, cultures, and languages - RegPack has always been there for us. We have been invited to provide input and opinions on new functionalities (particularly around reporting), and have always found them to be quick and efficient with their responses. Super impressive.
Socio (now WebexEvents) is one of two products I use that gets customer service right. Not only can you get an answer from an actual person quickly during business hours - but if you are asking after hours, you know the response will be waiting for you in the morning. Not only are they fast, but they are also smart about their products and customers. There is very little back and forth trying to explain the problem I am having, or the new way I am trying to use their product, that may even be novel for them.
Apart from the fact that RegOnline was discontinued, we have found that RegPack has met all of our needs and certainly exceeded our expectations in customer service. We were particularly pleased with the function that allows us to pre-set payment plans, and then basically forget. This means less human intervention, fewer errors, and happy clients.
WebEx Events has the same functionality as many other platforms, but with a more affordable price tag. I have also found it to be more intuitive and easy to use on the user side. I don't have experience on the administrative side with other platforms but we have been very satisfied with our experience with WebEx Events.
