A Swoogo and Cvent alternative

Swoogo and Cvent are very complete event platforms, built for large teams and large budgets. If what you mainly need is the event website, free registration and phone check-in, LiveEvent does that with less setup.

In short

LiveEvent is a simpler alternative to Swoogo and Cvent for events with free registration: a multilingual site, programme, registration, phone check-in, networking and live polls, in a tool you can pick up without training. Swoogo and Cvent are a better fit if you sell tickets or manage accommodation and venue sourcing.

LiveEvent is a good fit if…

  • Your registration is free and you don’t want to pay for ticketing features you won’t use.
  • You are an agency and want a separate space for each client, with limited access for each.
  • Your site needs to exist in several languages, Arabic right to left included.
  • You want to scan people in with the team’s phones, with no hardware and no app.
  • You want polls, audience Q&A and video streaming in the same tool.

Swoogo or Cvent will suit you better if…

  • You sell tickets and need to take payments in the platform.
  • You manage venue sourcing, hotel room blocks or the event budget in the same tool.
  • You want a downloadable mobile app for your event, or hardware badge readers.

Other tools are described from their public websites, as checked in October 2026. Their offers change: check with them before you decide.

Frequently asked questions

Is LiveEvent cheaper than Swoogo or Cvent?
We don’t publish prices: quotes are made after a demo, based on your number of events. So we cannot compare prices here without making up a figure.
Can I bring over an event created on Swoogo or Cvent?
There is no direct import from those platforms. Participants are imported from a file, sessions from a CSV file, and the site is rebuilt from a template.
Does LiveEvent handle hybrid events?
Yes: one video per room on the site, polls and questions over the picture, and a replay split by session.