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SocianaSociana vs Cvent: an honest comparison for corporate annual & strategy meets
Cvent is an enterprise event-management suite with registration, venue sourcing, room blocks, OnArrival check-in and the Attendee Hub app.
Pick Cvent for global enterprises running large, multi-country event portfolios. Pick Sociana for a fast, rupee-priced branded app for a 300-person partner meet or conclave with hospitality built in.
Who should pick which
Choosing between Cvent and Sociana
Pick Cvent when
You want Cvent
- global enterprises running large, multi-country event portfolios
- planners who need venue sourcing, room blocks and strict procurement and security reviews
Pick Sociana when
You need what Cvent is not built for
- a fast, rupee-priced branded app for a 300-person partner meet or conclave with hospitality built in
- weddings, wellness challenges and recurring employee programmes
Feature by feature
Sociana vs Cvent, row by row
Checked on 19 Oct 2026 against public sources. Each row links to the page it was read from.
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| Capability | Cvent | Sociana | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Login: phone or email OTP, employee code, delegate PIN | ◐ Partial | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| WhatsApp OTP, invites and campaign templates | ✗ NoNot listed on cvent.com as of 19 Oct 2026. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Agenda with personal schedule and Live / Up Next | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Social feed, reactions, photo wall and moderation | ◐ Partial | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| AI face-match photo finder | ✗ NoNot listed on cvent.com as of 19 Oct 2026. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| 1:1 chat with accept step and group chat | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Push, in-app and scheduled announcements by group | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Live polls, quizzes and session feedback | ✓ Yes | ✓ YesWord clouds are Custom: built per occasion | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| No-login public voting with venue-screen display | ✗ NoNot listed on cvent.com as of 19 Oct 2026. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Games library: bingo, trivia and puzzles | ◐ Partial | ✓ YesBranded games (KBC-style quiz and similar) are Custom: built to order | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Unified leaderboard with team boards | ◐ Partial | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Wallet points and reward store with QR redemption | ✗ NoNot listed on cvent.com as of 19 Oct 2026. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Tournaments, contests and KPI submissions with approvals | ✗ NoNot listed on cvent.com as of 19 Oct 2026. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| QR attendance with time windows and repeat limits | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Self check-in and entry pass | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Step and wellness sync via Health Connect and Apple Health | ✗ NoNot listed on cvent.com as of 19 Oct 2026. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Per-guest hospitality publishing (My Stay, My Flights, cab, liaison) | ◐ PartialPasskey room-block management is planner-side logistics; it does not publish per-guest arrangements to attendees. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| ID-document, PNR and travel-detail tasks per participant | ✗ NoNot listed on cvent.com as of 19 Oct 2026. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Tickets, payments and invoices | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Meeting-room or time-slot booking with payment | ◐ Partial | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Exhibitor stall scanning, notes and stall chat | ✓ YesLeadCapture scans badges and business cards with an exhibitor portal. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Delegate directory, contact exchange and meeting schedule | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Multi-occasion or agency app with per-occasion branding | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Group-scoped content, polls, chat and notifications | ◐ Partial | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Organiser in-app tools and mobile dashboards | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Reports, exports, webhooks and Sheets | ✓ YesEvent reporting, insights and portfolio dashboards. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| AI session summaries with organiser approval | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Managed delivery team included | ◐ PartialImplementation, event build and OnArrival 360 services are priced separately. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Branded app on the client's own store listing | ◐ PartialAttendee Hub is the standard app; a custom-branded app is sold through services. | ✓ Yes | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| AI matchmaking | ✓ YesCventIQ recommends sessions and people from attributes and behaviour. | ✗ NoDelegate directory with group rules and chat requests; no AI matchmaking | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| On-site badge printing and kiosk hardware | ✓ YesOnArrival kiosks, self-service check-in and on-site badge printing. | ✗ No | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Public API and integration marketplace | ✓ YesHundreds of integrations; API on the Enterprise tier. | ✗ NoWebhooks, Google Sheets and Airtable connections; no public API | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Virtual, hybrid and webinar streaming | ✓ YesVirtual events and webinars, extended by the ON24 and Goldcast acquisitions. | ◐ PartialLive streaming is available on request | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Security certifications shown publicly (SOC 2, ISO 27001) | ✓ YesTrust page lists ISO 27001 and 27701, SOC 1 and 2 Type II, PCI DSS Level 1 and CSA STAR. | ✗ No | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| SAML single sign-on | ✓ YesSSO and MFA are listed on the Enterprise tier. | ✗ No | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Pricing figures published on the vendor site | ◐ PartialPricing page publishes structure (modules, two tiers, add-ons) but no figures. | ◐ Partial"From" prices per package on the pricing page | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Rupee pricing, GST invoicing and UPI | ✗ NoNo India pricing page; the /in/pricing path returned 404 on 19 Oct 2026. | ✓ YesRupee quotes with GST; Razorpay and PhonePe checkout | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Venue sourcing and RFP tools | ✓ YesVenue sourcing network of about 340,000 venues and RFP tooling. | ✗ No | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Free tier or self-serve sign-up | ◐ PartialA free trial of event registration is offered from the homepage; other modules are quote-only. | ✗ No | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Sponsor listings and partner zones | ✓ YesExhibitor management and engagement scoring. | ✓ YesSponsor logos, pages and a newsfeed sponsor-ads module (add-on per occasion) | source, 19 Oct 2026 |
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Sources and dates (6)
- cvent.com · checked 19 Oct 2026
- cvent.com/en/event-management-software/pricing · checked 19 Oct 2026
- cvent.com/en/event-marketing-management/lead-capture · checked 19 Oct 2026
- cvent.com/en/event-marketing-management/mobile-event-apps · checked 19 Oct 2026
- cvent.com/en/passkey · checked 19 Oct 2026
- cvent.com/en/trust · checked 19 Oct 2026
Fair is fair
Strengths on each side, said plainly
Where Cvent is strong
- Venue sourcing network of about 340,000 venues with RFP tooling, which no participant-app vendor in this set matches.
- Enterprise-grade registration, OnArrival kiosks and badge printing, with a trust page listing ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS Level 1.
- Hundreds of integrations and an API on the Enterprise tier, plus portfolio dashboards for multi-event programmes.
- Scale and attendee-side proof: about 41,000 App Store ratings at 4.8 stars (19 Oct 2026).
Where Sociana is weaker
- AI matchmaking. Delegate directory with group rules and chat requests; no AI matchmaking
- On-site badge printing and kiosk hardware. Sociana does not offer this today.
- Public API and integration marketplace. Webhooks, Google Sheets and Airtable connections; no public API
- Security certifications shown publicly (SOC 2, ISO 27001). Sociana does not offer this today.
- SAML single sign-on. Sociana does not offer this today.
- Venue sourcing and RFP tools. Sociana does not offer this today.
- Pure webinars, venue sourcing and dues-based membership management are not what Sociana is for.
3 more in the table above.
Where Sociana differs
- Sociana publishes each guest's own flights, room and pickup in the app with pending, provided and verified states; Cvent's Passkey and housing tools manage room blocks for the planner.
- Sociana prices a single partner meet or conclave by scope in rupees; Cvent quotes modules and tiers in US dollars and lists no India pricing page.
- Sociana ships wellness challenges, recurring programmes and WhatsApp OTP; none are listed on Cvent's product pages as of 19 Oct 2026.
- Sociana configures the app for you in days; Cvent reviewers on SourceForge describe training and time to learn the suite.
Pricing and India
What it costs, and how it bills
- Cvent pricing
- Quote-only. The pricing page lists modules (Registration, Attendee Hub, OnArrival), two platform tiers (Professional with 15 user logins; Enterprise with all solutions, API and SSO) and unpriced add-ons and services. Gartner's 2026 note cautions that per-registration fees make costs hard to predict. (source, checked 19 Oct 2026)
- Sociana pricing
- Rupee quotes with GST, per occasion or annual programme. See the packages.
- India presence
- Rupee billing: not listed · WhatsApp: not listed · Cvent sells to Indian enterprises but publishes no India pricing page. WhatsApp OTP and campaign templates are not listed on its product pages.
“Not listed” means we could not find it on the vendor’s pages that day, not that it does not exist. “Not verified” means the row was not checked page by page, so we make no claim either way.
FAQ
Sociana vs Cvent: questions
Is Sociana a replacement for Cvent?
Not for venue sourcing, strategic meetings management or global registration portfolios, where Cvent is built for planners. Sociana replaces the participant-facing layer: a branded app with hospitality publishing, games, polls, wellness and WhatsApp. Many teams keep registration elsewhere and run the experience in Sociana.
Why do organisers look for a Cvent alternative?
Review themes cited on 19 Oct 2026 include cost structure and per-registration fees (Trustpilot: 3.6 from 113 reviews, 27 percent one-star; Gartner 2026 caution), a learning curve (SourceForge) and support reachability during live events. Cvent also holds 4.7 on SourceForge and 4.8 on the US App Store from about 41,000 ratings.
How do the pricing models differ?
Cvent quotes modules and platform tiers in US dollars and publishes no figures. Sociana quotes per event or annual programme by scope: participants, modules, hospitality volume and duration. We make no cheaper-than claim without a like-for-like scenario, and Cvent figures from industry chatter are not repeated here.
Does Cvent have an India option for GST and WhatsApp?
Cvent runs a large engineering and operations centre in Gurugram, but its site shows no India pricing page (the /in/pricing path returned 404 on 19 Oct 2026) and lists no WhatsApp OTP. Sociana invoices in rupees with GST and runs WhatsApp invites and campaigns through the organisation's own WhatsApp Business account.
Can Sociana and Cvent be used together?
Yes. Keep registration and venue sourcing in Cvent, import members into Sociana by CSV or connect through webhooks, Google Sheets or Airtable, then run the attendee experience in the Sociana app. Sociana can also ingest a rooming list by CSV and publish each guest's own stay.
Disclosure. Published by Sociana, which sells a competing event platform and is not affiliated with the Cvent or its owner. Other product names are trademarks of their owners. Facts were checked against public vendor pages on 19 Oct 2026. Spot an error? Report a correction or email hello@sociana.in; we correct or reply within 5 working days.
Not sure Cvent or Sociana fits?
Tell us the event, the guests and the date. We will say plainly whether Sociana is the right tool, and point you elsewhere if it is not.