Comparison

EventStreams vs Cvent

Cvent is the largest platform in this category and appears on most enterprise shortlists. This page compares the two on commercial model: what each costs, how it is packaged, and how users are licensed. Those are the facts both companies publish.

Which one suits you

Cvent suits large programmes that need the full module range, particularly venue sourcing, room blocks or abstract management, and that have the budget and the internal team to run an enterprise deployment.

EventStreams suits teams who want one plan rather than separately licensed modules, want to see the price before talking to sales, and do not want to license by seat.

Where Cvent is strong

Cvent publishes a wider product range than ours. Its solutions cover registration and marketing, the Attendee Hub, OnArrival check-in and badging, event diagramming, speaker management, surveys, lead retrieval, abstract management and Passkey room blocks. Several of those overlap with what we do. The ones that do not are venue sourcing, contracted room blocks and abstract management, and Cvent also operates a venue marketplace and a large partner ecosystem. If your programme needs those, Cvent covers ground EventStreams does not.

Side by side

Figures for Cvent are taken from their own published pages, listed below, and were checked on 1 September 2026. Pricing and products change. Confirm anything that matters to your decision with the vendor.
 EventStreamsCvent
Published pricingPlan prices published. Basic, Pro and Business are self-serve; Enterprise is quoted.No figures published. The pricing page directs to "Get pricing" and "Get a free quote".
Starting without salesSelf-serve signup and checkout on the paid plans.No free trial or self-serve signup listed on the pricing page.
How it is packagedOne plan covers the platform. Streaming, engagement, the exhibition floor, onsite check-in, operations and analytics are included.Registration, Attendee Hub and OnArrival are licensed as separate solutions, with premium add-ons including Passkey, Abstract Management, Surveys Premium and Webinar Premium.
User licensingNot licensed per seat. Access is scoped by role and per-event team groups.Professional includes 15 user logins. Unlimited logins are part of the Enterprise tier.
SSO and MFAMFA and role-based access on every plan. SSO (OIDC and SAML) on Enterprise.API access, SSO and MFA are listed under Enterprise.
Floor plans and seatingMulti-level floor plans, 3D table plans with named seats and per-attendee seat assignment, and an exhibition floor with branded stands.Event diagramming is a published solution.

What we have not compared

We have not scored data hosting or run-of-show operations on this page. Cvent does not state a hosting region on the pages we checked, and run sheets and supplier tracking do not appear either way in their published solution list.

Absence from a marketing page is not evidence of absence from a product, so we are not going to treat it as a finding. If either matters to your decision, ask Cvent directly. Our own position on both is set out on our enterprise and operations pages.

Sources

  1. Cvent — pricing
  2. Cvent — event management software

Checked 1 September 2026. EventStreams is not affiliated with Cvent; all product names belong to their respective owners.

FAQ

Frequently asked.

How much does Cvent cost?
Cvent does not publish pricing figures. Its pricing page asks you to request a quote, and cost depends on which solutions you license — Registration, Attendee Hub and OnArrival — plus any premium add-ons. EventStreams publishes its plan prices.
Is EventStreams an alternative to Cvent?
For teams who want one platform on one plan rather than separately licensed modules, yes. For programmes that need venue sourcing, room blocks or abstract management, Cvent covers ground EventStreams does not.

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