Best Virtual Conferencing Platforms in 2021
In this blog we cover the ‘Best Conferencing Platforms in 2021’.
The truth is most of the online/ virtual conferencing platforms available now offer amazing features and benefits, and most of the “must-have-features” for an event online software platform.
However the key factor is on the value they provide – what they help event managers and organizers achieve.
The platforms covered in this blog are selected based on their unique attributes and features and the value they provide – “what they can help event organizers achieve”.
Hopin virtual platform is perfectly designed for virtual and hybrid business events, conferences, expos & trade shows, seminars, career shows, training, and workshops.
Key Features
1. Event Builder- to create and set up your events.
2. Multi stages/ conference rooms.
3. Multi-session broadcasting running concurrently.
4. Private/ invites only and public/ open sessions.
5. Expo booths for the exhibitor with full control on their booths.
6. Pre-built integrations with online registration tools and platforms such as Marketo, Eventbrite, Eloqua, and other event registration platforms.
7. Integration with customer relationship management platforms (CRM) such as Salesforce, Hubspot, and other CRMs.
8. Integration with other event audience platforms such as Slido, and Snapbar, a virtual photo booth platform for events.
9. Custom branded emails communication.
10. Event Referral Marketing Program and referral tracking.
The platform is built for events from 50 to 100 k audience/ participants.
2. Air Meet
Air Meet platform is built for all sort of events, from team meetings, multitrack seminars, meetups, networking events to conferences targeting 1000s (plus) attendees.
Key Features.
1. No up downloads,
2. Multi-session seminars,
3. HD live broadcast,
4. Social lounge for networking.
5. Multi co-host
6. Backstage – private space for host and speakers.
7. Speed network and matchmaking,
8. Social media login integrations,
9. Audience engagement tools i.e., Q&As, raise hands, upvotes
10. Public and private chatrooms.
Best for business events, meetups, conference and exhibitions.
3. Attendify
Attendify platform has been around for years – since 2011, offering events software with their core offering as event mobile apps, networking platforms and exhibition scanners/ lead retrieval.
Now they provide integrated events solutions for virtual conferences and hybrid events.
Key Features.
1. Branded Events App, with features such events schedules, speakers and exhibitors’ profiles, attendee networking within the app, push notifications etc, see detailed/ list of features here,
2. Virtual Events Platform Integrations – Livestream and video integrations, i.e., Zoom meeting, YouTube Live, Vimeo and other video/ livestream platforms.
The key benefits will be extra features and functions serving different purposes.
Livestorm offers modern and advanced “unique” features such as On-demand webinar, automated webinars, instant/ scheduled meetings (Livestorm Meet) and Live webinars.
Features vary by product/ plan (free/ premium/ enterprise) see the here.
However, apart from standard features that every conferencing platform, the stunning features will be on their integrations. Which include the following:
- API integrations – Zapier, Webhook and Livestorm API,
- CRM Integrations – Hubspot, Salesforce, Marketo, Mailchimp and more.
- Advertising – Facebook ads, and google ads.
- Analytics – Google Analytics,
- Collaborations – Slack, Zenkit and Micro.
- Bookings & Calendar – Calendly and Typeform.
- Landing Pages and live chats – Instapages, Drift and Intercom.
- See all integrations and features here.
The platform is more suitable for sales and marketing-oriented events, than formal business meetings and conference.
And will be the ‘best tool’ for an advanced event/ digital marketers as they can be able to take advantage/ use most of the features and integrations.
5.Eventory
Eventory platform is a multipurpose events management platform for different types of events, such as:
• Investors, Shareholders, Board and Managers meetings,
• Sales training, and Onboarding training.
• Leadership meetings, Conferences, trade shows and networking meetings.
• Product launches, customer events, user conferences.
• Recruitment events, incentive meetings and corporate retreats.
They provide tailored event management software solutions focused on a specific clients/ event needs.
Their solutions are consultation-based, not pre-made.
More about their solutions and tools. Here.
