This is a huge pain, actually - mostly for getting guest list or dashboard level info. Costs even more for additional features compared to similar competitors.

It has made the entire event management process easier. It is user friendly for my guests and very easy for me to see who has registered and their corresponding responses to the registration page.

I really enjoy working with Aventri. It helps us to create a more professional conference and keeps everything organized logistically.

The speed at which Aventri (formerly eTouches) responds to support requests is fantastic and a real asset.

Easy to use, user-friendly event registration software with a great support team and great customer service.

Excellent customer support. Very happy with the overall experience after running events using Aventri / eTouches since about 2014.

Etouches has been so wonderful for my first event. Since the software was created by event planners, it is very very user friendly and has helped create a great website to register for our event.

Software has many great features though not overly intuitive how to use. Customer service is top notch.

The *promises* pre-purchase of ease of use, integration and transparency in pricing.

Sometimes the email system does not work with some firewalls. ETouches is sometimes hard to get to merge with other programs that we use for different parts of our events.

We love the ability to integrate many parts of the planning process into one platform so we aren't learning and customizing several different platforms for our needs.

I have been able to better coordinate discount codes for certain registrants plus offer various registration types, which has saved me a lot of time and communication.

Well, in my opinion someone screwed with the algorithm and it spits back the most useless junk you've ever seen. It is NEVER relevant or helpful.

The support centre for Aventri is fantastic. They are always willing to help and are very efficient with resolutions.

The software itself is easy to use and is pretty much user friendly.

I like how easy the program was to use. I got on the registration builder, followed the directions and created my pages.

There are lots of pages/ place to go so sometimes it's hard to remember where to go for more in depth changes.

Benefits I've realized: literally any other software would be better than this. I'm counting down the days until our contract is up.

ETouches integrates perfectly into our Marketing Automation platform which allows us to completely streamline all our business process.

If your product is so intuitive, why would we need 16 hours of training valued at $2,500. I absolutely abhor this software.

The most helpful tool for me is their Custom Reporting feature.

The website editing and formatting can be frustrating at times.

ETouches is very user friendly and easy to explain to someone how to use the registration. Easy to walk attendees through the process.

We were thrilled with the event set up support team servicing our account, and their ability to provide additional suggestions to enhance the data collection and user experience.

They also provide great customer support. It is end user friendly which made it easy to integrate into our non-profit associations.

User-friendly and good training materials. We also appreciated the customization capabilities.

They are constantly upgrading and improving. Our customer success team is very friendly and engaging and often follows up on our support tickets.

Etouches generally has many changes over the course of the years as well so if you do choose this solution be sure that you can easily adapt to new layouts often.

I dread having to figure out new features. Of the time, I end up emailing customer service because I cannot find what I need.

There is also a loss of some functionailty with the simplification of the system.

Their customer service is fabulous and they consistently go above and beyond in their service.

I can find exactly what I need, when I need it. I also really enjoy being able to see the website update automatically as I make any changes or updates.

As we don't have a huge number of users /attendees so this fit our needs. It gives us more than we needed which allows us to build and grow with it down the road.

The approval process is quick and easy. The calendar looks good.

Support team is very responsive and helpful at all times.

We are very happy with our switch to localist. It has has made our event management for our admins so much easier and we have seen a significant increase in our analytics.

The calendar has a nice look and has a lot of features integrated into it. It has been stable and reliable throughout the time we've used it.

But a lot of my visitors complain about this. They want to see a monthly overview without a very long scroll.

The approval of events is pretty easy and it's nice to have all the info involved - when and who submitted it.

I've been happy with the ease of use and reliability of the product.

The website integration is awesome. Also love the community that it builds for our users.

I like that it is user friendly and cleaned up our calendar system look and feel.

Inability to manage RSS feeds of content in a custom way, but that could just be me.

Localist is very easy to setup and administer and is a very powerful calendar platform to help manage and promote our many events on campus.

Excellent robust hosted event calendar solution.

Allows for user generated content with our review and approval. Excellent user experience.

From administrators to calendar users, the platform is intuitive to use and offers truly useful features. Our users love the ease of expressing interest in an event and notifications in their inbox.

I love the functionality, and the customizable widgets are a lifesaver.

Pretty satisfied with it, though there's always room for improvement. Team is responsive and helpful.

Having to deal with spam comments and events can be frustrating. Not sufficient documentation for creating custom widgets for our website.

After I've uploaded a new audience, the response time a for it to appear and become useable. This is very confusing and stressful when you need to send the campaign.

The customer service at Localist is excellent. They are proactive by checking in regularly and when we have an issue or question they address it right away.

The calendar has little to no spam protection so users can post hundreds of bogus reviews while trying to farm clicks on our platform.

Older newsletter feature was too limited and difficult, and the newer newsletter feature seems complicated still. A lot of software changes have been difficult to keep up with changes and features.

The lack of a writable API is discouraging and makes it difficult to integrate with our other systems.

US Dollar

Stova (Formerly Meetingplay, Aventri & eventcore) is a cloud-based meeting and event management solution that helps businesses of all sizes across various industry verticals to manage various processes in an event's planning lifecycle.

Stova lets users create events, manage and customize event sessions and agendas, add and manage speakers and generate customized reports. It also offers features such as email marketing, event surveys, networking and matchmaking, a seating plan manager, project management, event budget management, room and resource inventory management and venue and hotel sourcing.

Stova offers integration with several third-party applications that include Salesforce, Silverpop, Eloqua, Clickatell, OnWire and Marketo among others. Stova also offers users built-in APIs that help them to integrate the solution with their website and other systems.

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Real Time Analytics

Engagement Tracking

Lead Notifications

Business Card/Badge Scanning

Surveys & Feedback

Electronic Payments

Personalization

Meeting Management

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Payment Processing

Online Forms

Group Registration

Lead Capture

Customizable Reports

Document Storage

Guest List Search

Access Controls/Permissions

Activity Tracking

Data Synchronization

Sponsorship Management

Location-Based Marketing

Space Management

Single Sign On

Confirmation/Reminders

Online Registration

Credit Card Processing

Event Maps

Invoice Management

Wait List Management

Attendance Management

Attendee Segmentation

Data Extraction

Lead Distribution

Multi-Event

Event Tracking

Communication Management

Customer Database

Refund Management

Registration Management

Audience Targeting

Calendar Management

Agenda Management

Customizable Fields

Conferences/Conventions

Attendee Tracking

Template Management

Presentation Streaming

Scheduling

Data Import/Export

Promotions Management

Networking

Lead Generation

Email Templates

Application Development

One-to-One Messaging

Onsite Registration

Recording

Contact Management

Self Check-in/Check-out

Badge Management

Content Management

Lead Management

Email Marketing

Mobile Access

Online Payments

Survey/Poll Management

Real Time Data

Ticketing

Live Streaming

Vendor Management

Badge Printing

Marketing Automation

Landing Pages/Web Forms

Event Scheduling

Social Media Integration

Real-Time Notifications

Forms Management

Event Ticketing

Email Reminders

Internal Meetings

Real-Time Updates

Email Management

Website Integration

Sponsor Pages

Budgeting/Forecasting

Mobile Check-in

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Reporting & Statistics

Attendee Management

Reminders

Abstract Management

Volunteer Management

QR Codes

Real-Time Chat

Event Management

Chat/Messaging

Customizable Templates

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Pricing is per registration, the price drops as registration volume increases. 
Minimum commitment of 1000 registrations per year.

Fixed-fee Enterprise pricing is available for volumes of more than 25000 registrations/year.

Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

24/7 (Live Rep)

Chat

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1000

1000+

Stova

In Person

Live Online

Webinars

Documentation

Videos

With Localist's unique combination of event management and marketing automation you will increase attendance for all event types (online and offline, paid and free), keep Meetups and Facebook Lives under your brand and make measurable gains in business goals.

With Localist, you can:

Include all event types in one centralized calendar
Fully understand event reach and impact
Gain actionable insights for audience targeting & event offerings using predictive event success and post-event analytics to tweak your marketing strategy
Create, send and manage automated social media and email promotions
Schedule Zoom meetings and track attendance without leaving Localist
Reach new audiences to grow your community and increase event attendance
Aggregate disparate data sources to gain a holistic view of your most engaged members


Over the past 10 years, we have powered 10 million+ events for nonprofits, technology companies, associations and educational institutions. Our customers rely on Localist because it’s:

Centralized 
Localist centralizes the event listings process with a streamlined workflow. Departments, chapters and affiliates can add events; you approve and publish. 

User-friendly
It is an easy-to-use, maintenance-free platform that doesn’t require coding. 

Scalable
Localist allows you to aggregate and automate email and social media marketing for all events across departments.

Flexible
With extensive integrations and an API, Localist works with all of your existing tools.

Secure
Localist checks all boxes for your pals in IT. The platform is protected with standard security technology to provide privacy and data encryption.

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Website Analytics

Sales Analytics

Multi-Channel Marketing

User Management

Social Marketing

SEO Management

Drip Campaigns

Responsive Web Design

SSL Security

Real Time Editing

Marketing Calendar

ROI Tracking

Email Tracking

Email Distribution

Form Builder

Meeting Preparation Tools

Membership Management

Multi-Channel Communication

Customizable CTAs

Workflow Management

Dynamic Content

Event Triggered Actions

Visual Analytics

Customization

Localist starts at $375/month for Academic and Non-Academic Units, Hospitals, and Local Governments, and at $1,700/month for Universities, Healthcare Systems, and State Governments. (Billed annually)


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