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Zoho Backstage vs HeySummit: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 15th, 2025
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Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 3,382 reviews from Virtual Event users.
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Live Streaming
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Online Registration
5.0
Attendee Management
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% Fit
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Live Streaming
4.0
Online Registration
4.6
Attendee Management
4.6
Reporting/Analytics
4.4
Customizable Branding
4.2
User satisfaction
4.5
User reviews12
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
3.9
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.1
4.6
User reviews33
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.8
Customer support
4.5
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Free version
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Event organizers, agencies, universities, corporations, and non-profits to run all their events — in-person, virtual, or hybrid; conferences or workshops — using one platform without having to juggle

From creators to consultants, educators to global brands - over 10,000 choose HeySummit as their trusted platform for extraordinary events.

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P W
Owner
5.0

Peter W.: Hey. I'm Peter and I'm a principal solutions architect who works with customers and partners to understand, enable and acquisition technology. And I give HeySummit a score of five out of five. So before using HeySummit, I was using other webinar platforms that didn't have the same degree of capability to run a summit event. So I was using Zoom or LiveWebinar, other tools like that. And HeySummit made a massive difference to help me run live events and recorded events for my customers and my partners for minimal effort and energy and confusion for me and for them. Why did I choose HeySummit over all of the other options out there? Well I actually am a fan of supporting new developing platforms and through one of the programs that I'm involved in, I came across HeySummit. It wasn't something I had searched for, but the answer was glaringly there in front of me. So I joined HeySummit and since then have enjoyed the benefits and the value of using that platform compared to what I was trying before. To start with, I had to learn to rethink what a summit was and how to run it because I hadn't had a platform like HeySummit to deliver that. So initially I found it a little bit confusing only because I didn't understand how it worked and what could be achieved. But welcome to technology. That's frequently the case, right? And humans, we need to understand, relearn and reenable ourselves. And once I had some basic understanding of HeySummit, I was flying around and it made delivering my summit so much easier. Just some ideas for you if you are starting to use HeySummit or thinking about using HeySummit. Make sure you choose a good engine to sit behind it that is able to do multiple sessions. I chose LiveWebinar, which is a good platform to use with HeySummit. My challenge came with LiveWebinar becoming unable to back to book sessions. So the LiveWebinar platform meant I had to put delays between my sessions. So I'd suggest that whatever webinar engine you choose, make sure if you want to go back to back sessions, you have more than one live webinar session you can run at that time. It's a bit of a gotcha. It just created some agenda timetable hassles for my attendees. They never knew, but it would've made my life a whole lot easier.

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Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Access Controls/Permissions
207
Important
Activity Dashboard
388
Important

Zoho Backstage

Top Features
49/50
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendee Management
  • Badge Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Communication Management
  • Conferencing
  • Contact Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Event Tracking
  • Forms Management
  • Gamification
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Generation
  • Live Streaming
  • Meeting Management
  • Online Registration
  • Presentation Streaming
  • Promotions Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recording
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Social Media Integration
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Streaming
  • Virtual Lobby
  • Visitor Registration
  • Website Management
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Zoho Backstage
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
HeySummit
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Zoho Backstage
  • By Zoho
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1996
HeySummit
  • By HeySummit
  • Located in United Kingdom
  • Founded in 2019
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