MeetingPackage vs. Cvent HQ vs. Explara: Which is a Better Fit?

MeetingPackage (Venue & Sales Management)

Sales CRM

Mobile Sales CRM
Workflow Automations
Pipeline CRM
BEO Management
Lead Scoring
Contact Management

RPF Management

Workflow Automations

F&B Planning

File & Document Management
BEO Management

Contracts & E-Signatures

Workflow Automations
Payments & Invoicing
File & Document Management
E-Signatures
Contract Management

Reporting & Analytics

Chain Dashboard
Data Migration Services
Pace, Sales Activity, and GRC Reporting
Lead Scoring

Cvent Supplier Network

Proposals, Contracts & Signatures

Digital Signatures
Dynamic Pricing

Price of services can fluctuate (like with hotel rooms) according to given business rules like occupancy rate, booking interval, etc. | Dynamic price would give the venue the possibility for revenue optimisation and for the customer the best price available (e.g. in low demand situation price would drop automatically)
Templates Library

Online Bookings

Real-time live availability

Sell meeting rooms & event spaces with real-time availability information | Customer can see if the meeting room or event space is available on the requested time. Less eRFP spam for the venues. Venues increase conversion rate and customer experience is better
Website Booking Engine

Payments & Invoicing

Online payments

M&E services could be purchased right away at the time of booking | for venues this gives the opportunity to drop prices but with more strict terms of cancellation and also to play around with "early bird" offers, etc. price related campaigns. For customers this is a flexible way to purchase M&E services and to get a cheaper price if customers wants to accept strict cancellation policies.
Dynamic Pricing

Price of services can fluctuate (like with hotel rooms) according to given business rules like occupancy rate, booking interval, etc. | Dynamic price would give the venue the possibility for revenue optimisation and for the customer the best price available (e.g. in low demand situation price would drop automatically)

Content Management

Templates Library
Content & File Management

CRM & Messaging

Response Management
Team Collaboration
Read Receipts & Alerts
Templates Library
Automated Responses

Notifications

Read Receipts & Alerts
Team Collaboration

Explara

Sales CRM

Mobile Sales CRM
Workflow Automations
Pipeline CRM
BEO Management
Lead Scoring
Contact Management

RPF Management

Workflow Automations

F&B Planning

File & Document Management
BEO Management

Contracts & E-Signatures

Workflow Automations
Payments & Invoicing
File & Document Management
E-Signatures
Contract Management

Reporting & Analytics

Chain Dashboard
Data Migration Services
Pace, Sales Activity, and GRC Reporting
Lead Scoring

What Customers Are Saying

Most Recent Review

Meeting Packages has been a great partner on many levels. Understanding our business needs and meeting our uniqueness.

Sr. Director of Sales Effectiveness

Overall Cvent is a really good platform for any sales department in the hotel industry. Nevertheless the interface is somewhat confusing for some fellow employees and the contact to the customer sometimes is hard to define when a...

Sales and Marketing Manager from Moers (Germany)

Explara doesn’t have any clients that have vouched for the product

Most Positive Review

Easy to use, looks good, easy for clients

Director of Sales

I have great experience with CVENT. But it is a matter of winning bids that you are proposing for.

Collegiate & Sports Sales Manager from Milpitas (United States)

Most Critical

The Advanced online meeting booking engine (meeting package) is conspaistently one of the best, and best event maker .

E Commerce Manager from

Cvent has a constant stream of leads coming through.It has been a key in our overall success for group leads.

Associate Director of Sales from New York (United States)

References

Christian Bossard
General Manager SILO soulfood hostel meetings