Why is EventMobi’s end-to-end event management platform the best Whova alternative?

Whova has done a great job of building a virtual, hybrid and in-person event platform. Users say that they love the networking features in particular – and they are extensive. 

But as you’re looking for a Whova alternative, you’re aware that there are a lot of downsides too. We’re here to tell you why EventMobi wins when it comes to event branding, platform usability, live streaming & video, and analytics data.

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EventMobi vs Whova

Clearly, there are product and feature differences between EventMobi and Whova and we’ll talk about those in a moment.

But the key thing is: EventMobi is an end-to-end event management platform for event organizers who want to create beautiful and branded event spaces that delight attendees.

We’ve focused on making it easy to create great looking event experiences complete with flexible live stream and video capabilities, in-depth analytics for organizers, and easy-to-use customization to really ‘make it your own’.

Plus, EventMobi’s customer support is always there to help – even when the event is in full swing.

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Alex L.
Review via G2

“The platform itself is very user friendly. It was very easy for attendees to interact with one another whether it be through one-on-one meetings, the community boards or in sessions.”

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Victoria T.
Review via G2

“It is always great when your organization comments on how great the platform is and how easy it was to use. Our participants said ‘we can tell you did your homework and are working with outside help. Everything looks great and very professional.

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Jessica D.
Review via G2

“It's fun and rewarding to build out an event site that meets my client's unique needs with the guidance of the EventMobi team. I love working with EventMobi staff and have always felt supported and heard.

Top 5 reasons event organizers choose EventMobi over Whova for their event management platform

There are pros and cons to both products. But the EventMobi platform has been used by 10,000+ event planners in 72 countries around the world since 2009 and software review site G2 puts EventMobi and Whova neck and neck overall.

So, why are customers choosing EventMobi over Whova for their end-to-end event management platform?

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EASY LIVE STREAMING, NO HIDDEN COSTS

1. An all-in-one solution for live streams & video.

The most significant difference between EventMobi and Whova is that EventMobi provides an all-in-one solution to deliver live streams and videos to attendees. 

With EventMobi Studio, you can easily create branded, professional live stream broadcasts in seconds. Or, use any RTMP or externally hosted video link to broadcast content live or on-demand into the native video player.

But Whova doesn’t provide that functionality. You have to rely on third party services like Zoom to stream your videos. 

But sure, if that's what you prefer, we also integrate directly with Zoom.

CUSTOMIZATION AND BRANDING

2. Provide innovative attendee experiences with fully customizable virtual event spaces.

Both EventMobi and Whova offer customization options for event pages which is great. 

Whova offers the basic customization options like adding custom banners, rich text and changing the navigation buttons – beyond that, it’s fairly limited. And that’s not a great thing when you’ve got event sponsorships to sell!

But with EventMobi, you can create truly unique event experiences.

Create branded home page designs for your virtual space in minutes adding custom branded images for backgrounds, banners and widgets. 

And give your attendees the tools they need for a delightful experience like personal agendas, leaderboards and countdown timers. These are all included in EventMobi so you don’t have to think about adding additional tools onto that budget. 

Show off featured speaker headshots and those all important sponsor logos. 

Need to upload? Drag and drop from your computer. And resize images directly in EventMobi. 

And it’s easy. Here’s what Diane C. had to say: 

I love that you can make changes instantly - whether on your own, or with assistance from customer support”

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REAL TIME REPORTING AND ANALYTICS

3. Get real time insights into your event’s ROI with detailed event and video analytics.

You know the feeling: you put months of effort into planning your company’s event and then when you open the doors, the panic sets in.

How are you going to analyze what worked and what didn’t?

Both Whova and Eventmobi offer good analytics capabilities that could answer these questions.

But the difference is what happens with the data.

Whova’s specialty is letting you create nicely designed PDFs on the platform.

But let’s say you want to customize or drill down into the data more?

With EventMobi, you can query the data at a finer grain:

How many clicked a sponsor’s banner ad vs didn’t click it? Who viewed which sponsor’s video, when and for how long? What were the most popular sessions? Who viewed which pages in the event space? They could be sales prospects for your sponsors and exhibitors.

And that’s really valuable!

It’s important to be able to track the ROI of your business event program. EventMobi makes this easy out of the box.

EventMobi's event space analytics, including sections and sessions, top videos, logins, and page views
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USER INTERFACE AND NAVIGATION

4. Give your attendees an intuitive and delightful experience.

We consistently hear from customers that one of the things they love is how intuitive and delightful EventMobi is. Here’s one testimonial that jumps out form Alex L. on G2:

“The platform itself is very user friendly, a lot of attendees complimented this feature. Very manageable and easy to navigate in the back-end. The platform integrated easily with our Zoom accounts. We were able to get the look and feel we wanted with the EventMobi platform. It was very easy for attendees to interact with one another whether it be through one-on-one meetings, the community boards or in sessions. It was very easy to achieve our goals of creating a space for our network to share, participate and reconnect.

On the other hand, a lot of reviewers on G2 talk about their difficulties in understanding or using Whova.

One Whova reviewer said: “I did figure most of it out eventually, but checking into sponsor chats took a couple of days to finally find - accidentally.”

Yikes. 

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RESPONSIVE CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5. Fantastic customer support and event services.

So frequently, our customers tell us that one of the things they love most about EventMobi is the customer service.

Struggling to get something done? Need technical support? Our dedicated customer support team can help!

In addition, we provide a whole range of event management services such as GoLive! – so you can include broadcast quality live streams in your event, without doing any of the work yourself.

You can also book custom visuals from our design team or enlist the technical expertise of our integrations experts to sync the EventMobi platform with your existing tools.

We can even provide you with on-site Event App support for your in-person events. 

Here’s what our customers have to say:

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Mallory L.
Review via G2

“Event Mobi is an incredible company. Their team is incredibly knowledgeable, creative, friendly and they genuinely understand events.

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Richard M.
Review via G2

Outstanding staff, friendliness and customer service. I cannot say it enough, their service and attention to our fears and concerns was outstanding.”

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Cheryl S.
Review via G2

"My favourite thing about Eventmobi is their outstanding customer service. Everyone is so friendly and responsive. They need to write the customer service training manual for all event vendors!”

Create the virtual event you really want with EventMobi’s end-to-end event management platform

Design unique, custom virtual event pages.
Easily create professional, branded live streams in seconds.
Get real time insights into engagement and attendee activity with detailed analytics.
And most of all: make your next event as memorable as it deserves to be.

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