Ishrath Fathima

Hopin, a popular event management platform today, and part of RingCentral Events, was first founded by a man who was left confined to his house owing to health issues. Following a long and quiet sabbatical, during which Johnny Boufarhat conceived the idea of a remote-first event management platform, Hopin was officially launched in 2019. The early period of 2020 proved to be a lucky break for Hopin. Hundreds of thousands of businesses, educational institutions and even non-profits turned to virtual avenues to carry out their day-to-day functions as normal life was disrupted by a global pandemic. The subsequent worldwide restrictions in offline movement and lockdowns around the world, put the ball in the virtual platform’s court.

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If Hopin vs Eventbrite went to spare, who’d win? Would one platform be able to comfortably knock out the other and triumph on the event management performance ring? Or will both underperform only for a third, bigger, better and more sophisticated platform to take over? 

The verdict here is nuanced. And here’s the thing: we may arrive with no clear winner. This is not a piece wherein we elevate one platform and subdue another. We’re simply putting the facts, key figures and user reviews in order for you to examine. We’re bringing it up, the ultimate and most comprehensive virtual event platform comparison of the year for you. It looks at what each platform does well, where each one falls short, and for which categories of organizers neither is appropriate at all. By the end of this article, you’ll find yourself resonating with either of the two alternatives. In case you don’t, well, we got your back then too. Want more Hopin alternatives? We got you. Need more Eventbrite alternatives? We got you too. Let’s get into what these platforms lack in actual functionality, backed by independent user reviews and our own analysis of their features.

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An appeal for philanthropic and charitable donations is one of those things that never lose its fittingness in the present. The world we inhabit and the society we integrate in is perpetually filled with causes, individuals and movements that need financing. Charities fundraise for almost every cause you can think of. One can think of fundraising events as among the last standing instances of fellow felling in the world. And it is here to remain so. Fundraising events are proof that as individuals we can contribute to making a difference in the lives of other beings.

Looking on at fundraising events from the vantage point of organizers, often bootstrapped and running on donations, money appears the decisive factor. Smaller charities may be unable to throw elaborate CSR-like showcases that is typical of large firms and conglomerates. Regardless of scale, the impact of fundraising events stand. The numbers point at this, with specific implications for the fundraising event management software industry.

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Knowledge and discovery are, at their most fundamental level, social pursuits. Researchers can, and have, produced incredible research from within the reaches of their solitude, in their rooms and offices. However, even this research has relied upon other ways albeit in indirect ways. This researcher, like most other peers, is likely to have attended multiple scholarly events prior to embarking on his own research endeavor. Having networked with countless researchers, listened to them share their inputs on the large stages, this research finds a resolve to pursue of their own. Continue reading

Let’s own up to it. Half of us haven’t the slightest inking as to what B2B is. Or what a B2B event is for matter. And let alone an even chunkier word ‘B2B event marketing.’ Don’t worry though, from this moment onward, you’re going into society as someone with an understanding of what a B2B event is and how this connects to marketing. Because we’re about to tell you. Buckle up and read on.

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Cloud-based event management platforms like ConfTool are helping numerous event organizers from around the world run their events. Professionals planning academic conferences, in particular, have ratified ConfTool’s stature as a trusted tool in the scholarly community.  It handles core event management functions like abstract submissions, peer review workflows and basic registration for academic and scientific events skillfully. At least it has for a long time.

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An outstanding, even potentially groundbreaking research paper, sometimes simply never materializes. Perhaps the author may never get down to writing it and the paper remains an idea. Or even worse, a promising paper, written and pruned, simply never reaches the right platform. There is a particular kind of disappointment that comes in circumstances such as this. It is also one that conference organizers, just as much as promising authors, know all too well. You’ve spent weeks if not months planning a research conference. Building something you believe in. You’ve dedicated your time and effort into perfecting it. However, once the Call For Papers is ready to go out, you’re confronted with a bitter realization: that submitters didn’t nearly believe in your research conference as much as you did.

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