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Alternatives to Whova
22 webinar & virtual events tools sit alongside Whova in this directory. Below is what separates each from Whova on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- 12
- Whova starts at
- $1500/event
Why people look past Whova
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Whova entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Whova starts at $1500/event. Across the 12 webinar & virtual events tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $79/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Whova carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 9 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Where event planners thrive
- Can be used without paying; Whova cannot.
- Starts $1485 a month cheaper, at $15/month.
- 2 tiers to Whova's 3.
Sell tickets to your event
- Can be used without paying; Whova cannot.
- Starts $1500 a per-ticket cheaper, at Free.
Virtual and hybrid events at scale
- Can be used without paying; Whova cannot.
- Starts $1401 a month cheaper, at $99/month.
Modern webinar platform with podcast-style production quality
- Can be used without paying; Whova cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Get on a video call in seconds
- Can be used without paying; Whova cannot.
- Starts $1496.6 a month cheaper, at €3.4/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
The leading enterprise video conferencing platform
- Can be used without paying; Whova cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Every Whova alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whova (this page) | $1500/event | Subscription | 3 | |
| EventbriteMajor event ticketing and discovery platform with marketplace for event discovery, though focused more on ticket sales than conference management. | Free, then $15/month | - | 2 | vs Whova |
| TitoEvent ticketing platform offering simpler ticketing and event management with transparent pricing model. | Free | - | - | vs Whova |
| HopinVirtual-first event platform (now part of RingCentral Events) with quick setup and streaming capabilities for hybrid and in-person events. | Free, then $99/month | - | - | vs Whova |
| Contrast | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Whova |
| Google Meet | Free, then €3.4/month | Freemium | - | vs Whova |
| Cisco Webex | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Whova |
| Anchorfree | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Whova |
| GoToMeeting | Free, then $14/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Whova |
| ClickMeeting | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Whova |
| Goldcast | $1000/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Whova |
| BigMarker | $99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Whova |
| EverWebinar | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Whova |
| Crowdstream | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Whova |
| Citrix ShareFile | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Whova |
| Adobe Connect | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Whova |
| Crowdcast | $49/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Whova |
| Bizzabo | $499/month | - | - | vs Whova |
| Cvent | $10000/month | - | - | vs Whova |
| eWebinar | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Whova |
| Airmeet | $167/month | - | 2 | vs Whova |
| BlueJeans | $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Whova |
| Demio | $59/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Whova |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Whova badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Eventbrite , Free, then $15/month
- Tito , Free
- Hopin , Free, then $99/month
- Contrast , Free
- Google Meet , Free, then €3.4/month
- Cisco Webex , Free
- Anchorfree , Free
- GoToMeeting , Free, then $14/month
Cheaper than Whova (12)
Entry price under Whova's $1500/event. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Eventbrite , Free, then $15/month
- Tito , Free
- Hopin , Free, then $99/month
- Google Meet , Free, then €3.4/month
- GoToMeeting , Free, then $14/month
- Goldcast , $1000/month
- BigMarker , $99/month
- Crowdcast , $49/month
What you would be giving up
Whova is most often brought in for event planning, ticket sales, attendee management, virtual events, event marketing. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Whova is broadly right and the question is cost, the Whova pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Webinar & Virtual Events category lists everything the directory holds, and best webinar & virtual events tools ranks them.
Whova runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Whova alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Whova?
- 22 other webinar & virtual events tools are listed in this directory, led by Eventbrite, Tito, Hopin, Contrast. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Whova?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Eventbrite, Tito, Hopin, Contrast, Google Meet.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Whova?
- Yes. 12 of the alternatives below start under Whova's $1500/event: Eventbrite at Free, then $15/month, Tito at Free, Hopin at Free, then $99/month, Google Meet at Free, then €3.4/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Whova?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Whova?
- Whova is most often brought in for event planning, ticket sales, attendee management, virtual events, event marketing. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Whova?
- None of the webinar & virtual events tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Whova alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Webinar & Virtual Events, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Whova against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Whova covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every webinar & virtual events tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Webinar & Virtual Events category, 22 tools beside Whova. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.