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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Slido

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASlido is an audience interaction platform that helps users to get the most out of meetings and events by crowdsourcing top questions and engaging participants with live polls and quizzes. From internal communications professionals to team leaders, conference organizers, and individual presenters, Slido can be used by those looking to enable open conversation at a live or virtual meeting. Slido works with popular video conferencing and presentation platforms and integrates with Microsoft…

    $49

    Whova

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AWhova, headquartered in San Diego, provides what they describe as Intelligent Event Technology Solutions by creating authentic audience participation and engagement and simplifying the entire event process from planning to registration, networking, and follow-up. Whova's mobile engagement apps support both on-location events and virtual events.N/A
    Pricing
    SlidoWhova
    Editions & Modules
    Engage (one-time)
    $49.00
    Engage (EDU annual)
    $72.00
    Professional (EDU annual)
    $120.00
    Engage (annual)
    $144.00
    Professional (one-time)
    $199.00
    Professional (annual)
    $720.00
    Institution (EDU annual)
    $720.00
    Premium (one-time)
    $999.00
    Enterprise (annual)
    $2400.00
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SlidoWhova
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$144 per yearOptional
    Additional DetailsAdditional users are extra $100.00 - $600.00Whova offers discounts for multi-event packages.
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    SlidoWhova
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Slido and Whova
    Feature
    Slido
    8.2
    6 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Whova
    8.4
    62 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.26 Ratings8.451 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.25 Ratings8.661 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.255 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Slido and Whova
    Feature
    Slido
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Whova
    8.0
    58 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Integrates with social media8.35 Ratings8.343 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.13 Ratings7.928 Ratings
    Event registration8.33 Ratings8.347 Ratings
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.042 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.442 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings7.831 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Slido and Whova
    Feature
    Slido
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Whova
    7.9
    55 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Live chat9.16 Ratings7.933 Ratings
    Audience polling8.47 Ratings7.746 Ratings
    Q&A8.47 Ratings8.052 Ratings
    Presentation Streaming8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Slido and Whova
    Feature
    Slido
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Whova
    8.3
    37 Ratings
    1% below category average
    User authentication7.54 Ratings8.135 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.34 Ratings8.132 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.825 Ratings
    Audience Engagement
    Comparison of Audience Engagement features of Slido and Whova
    Feature
    Slido
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Whova
    -
    Ratings
    Quizzes9.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Features8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification Features8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement Tracking Tools8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Slido and Whova
    Feature
    Slido
    -
    Ratings
    Whova
    8.4
    39 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Branding options00 Ratings8.231 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.625 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings8.631 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Slido and Whova
    Feature
    Slido
    -
    Ratings
    Whova
    8.5
    71 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings8.255 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings8.143 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings8.928 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings8.363 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings8.727 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings8.719 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings8.240 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SlidoWhova
    Small Businesses
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    Cvent Event Management
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Mentimeter
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Splash
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Mentimeter
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SlidoWhova
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (43 ratings)
    9.5
    (263 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (27 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.4
    (95 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (62 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SlidoWhova
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    How was it well suited to me? - The leaderboard and freedom to edit the quiz. The fastest finger quiz to announce the winner based on fairness. The ease of login through QR Scanner. Also, it did not pinch my pocket at all. The best part is this $25 earning opportunity via feedback :-). And the list goes on... The less appropriate part was mentioned earlier in ways that I see improvements with Slido, coming to utilize Slido everywhere and in various ways. Overall, I love the AI suggestions.
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    Whova
    I think it works really well as a way to organize yourself while at a conference. As well, to network with said attendees I found it very valuable to remember names. Having an automatic rolodex with everyone I met and ensure I had their info to connect later
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Slido integrates well with Microsoft PowerPoint which is very much useful for us.
    • The post poll dashboard reports are very much insightful.
    • Shareable links are created easily with Slido. Also, this saves a lot of time and manual effort for us.
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    Whova
    • facilitated the sharing of research, perspectives, and resources on topics of interest
    • enabled easier connection to new and existing relationships with conference delegates and speakers
    • allowed me to catch up on content I missed due to time conflicts for concurrent sessions
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • I miss the Slack integration; they used to have this and they deprecated it in the last year or so.
    • I believe they have a nice integration for PowerPoint, would be nice if they had something similar with google slides since that is what we typically use internally.
    • We use the word cloud feature often and sometimes answers seem to get lost (as in don't show up at all) on the screen. for example, an answer will be there, then as more answers come in it disappears, and when we get to a certain threshold of answers it somehow pops back up again. It's not the worst but sometimes someone will ping me that their submission didn't make the word cloud and they're bummed.
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    Whova
    • Literature and pictures uploaded but no easy way to download the collection.
    • No easy way to access information after the period after the conference ended.
    • No easy way to access the list of participants and contact information - could be pdf'd.
    • There was a little connectivity issues but not much.
    • Some of the meetings were scheduled while we slept.
    • The cost of using Whova for small meetings.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    It gives High engagement of audience or trainees during live workshops and easily connect with other software. Ease of use for both participants and host for live interaction and workshops. Since it doesn't require any app to download and can be used via browser. It understands the issue of users and gives updates time to time.
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    Whova
    We already registered with Whova for our 2024 event and we will continue to use Whova for the foreseeable future as long as the price doesn't rise too high. It was a bit of a shock to see the difference between last year's price and this year's price - nearly 2k increase! We were able to negotiate, thankfully, to lower the price.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    The one reason I choose a tool for my workshop over other tools is their usability. I need a tool that my audience will be able to use adequately very rapidly. The learning curve has to be very steep. I never have the time to "train" my client on a new tool. They are always in a rush and there should not be anytime wasted in learning how to use a new tool. Slido provides me with great functionalities that are easyly learned in a live environment , be it virtual or in a face to face situation.
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    Whova
    Most of Whova's functions are intuitive and you can self-teach about 80% of it with ease. I really was impressive with the messaging, follow up meet-up capabilities and sharing of contact information. My only few concerns were about the lack of an archive or back up, [perhaps cloud-based?] of the meeting room and round-table's presentations
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    It is available all the time as it doesn't create issues while using.
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    Whova
    We had no availability issues!
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    Performance
    Cisco
    It's great working and doing collaboration. Require more working on page reloading
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    Whova
    We had no performance issues with our event delivery. We did have some meet-ups that had some glitches for some attendees, but I believe they were quickly resolved and were more on the part of user error than anything. Once they got the hang of it, their meet-ups went more smoothly.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    I had to use the support for this tool only once. The response was very rapid, very professional and fulfilled my needs immediately. Online support services are sometimes advertised only to lure people into buying the product but and non-existent or difficult to use afterwards. Not with Slido. This was not an automated chatbot and the direct contact really helped me
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    Whova
    I only had a single issue regarding a photograph that was handled immediately and a colleague somehow ended up with two profiles which was also handled right away. Those two instances are all I have to go by. Other than that it was smooth but I did have ample information regarding who to contact if I experienced an issue
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    In-Person Training
    Cisco
    It was very helpful knowing the software and its features.
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    Whova
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    I find that training is very informative as it helps understanding the software usages and implementation. It gives the usgaes area and how to create gamification and live Q&A section so that you can use in live team meetings and workshops. It is very useful in training and webinars where a large pool of people are there.
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    Whova
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
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    Whova
    I found Whova to be similar to many social media apps that I already use. It was easy to navigate. This was my second experience using Whova in my presenter role. I liked the icebreaker section to connect with other participants before the event started. I look forward to next year’s event.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    Slido has various upsides when compared to Kahoot or Quizizz. Firstly, Slido offers live video integration so people don't have to switch tabs to interact with us during events or webinars. Secondly, Slido has multiple options like MCQs, rating and ranking for polls which increases its use case. Lastly, its user interface is way easier to navigate for the audeince and the results are in real time. The analytics provided after the meetings are also very helpful.
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    Whova
    We selected Whova for price, and ease of use. We would have chosen GoToWebinar but they did not have as many options for sponsor recognition. We will most likely use Event Rebels in the future for our needs. Tracking time and sessions viewed is a must for our industry as attendees rely on us to earn CEs to renew their licensing.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    No everything is working perfectly fine
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    Whova
    I especially liked the ease of communication, the ability to ask hard questions easily, and afterward the ability to survey all participants to see what we (and/or Whova) could do better going forward.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    It very scalable to large pool audiences during live townhall or meetings.
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    Whova
    Everyone on our team had their assigned tasks to complete in Whova on a weekly basis and did so with ease and confidence.
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    It's effective
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    Whova
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Slido has helped us analyze essential data from our CAB meetings, such as the participants' up or down voting in Q&A and the specified poll insights
    • Our teams have been able to collect relevant information from larger groups within our organization
    • We've seen more people interacting with us now we use Slido than before
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    Whova
    • Whova made our virtual and hybrid events possible! Our virtual attendees loved the ability to interact and engage with each other, the exhibitors, the speakers and organizers of the event. It also allowed our in-person attendees to do the same, and navigate the conference on-site.
    • Whova made organizing the conference possible for our small staffed organization! We only have 1.25 FTEs and were able to pull off a hybrid conference in 2022. It wouldn’t have been possible without Whova!
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    ScreenShots

    Slido Screenshots

    Screenshot of Slido Live pollsScreenshot of Slido Event analyticsScreenshot of Slido Audience Q&AScreenshot of Slido Live pollsScreenshot of Slido QuizzesScreenshot of Slido for remote setup

    Whova Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Mobile Event AppScreenshot of Sponsor & Exhibitor Tools