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Bark vs CVent Events

Bark logo

Bark

Parenting & Family

Keep kids safer online and in real life

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
CVent Events logo

CVent Events

Event Management

Enterprise event management by Cvent

From
$1500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bark the hardware products lock you into 24 month device payments on top of the monthly service; CVent Events pricing is by quote only: the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no per seat cost and routes buyers to sales
  • They diverge on capability: Bark covers AI-powered content monitoring, CVent Events covers Event registration.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bark and CVent Events actually diverge.

Attributes where Bark and CVent Events differ
AttributeBarkCVent Events
Starting price$5/month$1500/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac, ChromebookWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryParenting & FamilyEvent Management
Founded20151999

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bark

  • AI-powered content monitoring
  • Social media monitoring
  • Text & email monitoring
  • Screen time management
  • Web filtering
  • Location tracking
  • Check-in alerts
  • Cyberbullying detection

Only in CVent Events

  • Event registration
  • Mobile event app
  • Attendee hub
  • Event marketing
  • Advanced analytics
  • Salesforce
  • Marketo
  • Microsoft Dynamics

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bark

  • Monitoring a child's texts, social media and photos for concerning contentnot CVent Events
  • Blocking websites and apps by schedulenot CVent Events
  • Location tracking for a child's phone or watchnot CVent Events
  • Screen time limits across home devicesnot CVent Events
  • A restricted phone or watch with no browser or social medianot CVent Events

CVent Events

  • Managing event registration and attendee data for large eventsnot Bark
  • Running a virtual or hybrid event attendee hubnot Bark
  • Onsite check in and badge printingnot Bark

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bark

  • The hardware products lock you into 24 month device payments on top of the monthly service
  • The app costs more on iOS at $20 a month than on Android at $14, because of what Apple allows a monitoring app to do
  • Sold in the United States only, with the app also available in South Africa and Australia
  • Bark Home at $6 a month covers home network devices only and does not travel with a phone

CVent Events

  • Pricing is by quote only: the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no per seat cost and routes buyers to sales
  • The Professional tier includes 15 user logins; unlimited logins require Enterprise
  • Professional licenses individual solutions such as Registration, Attendee Hub and OnArrival separately rather than bundling them
  • Bundled access to all solutions requires the Enterprise tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Bark

$5/month
  • Bark Jr$5/month
    • Screen time scheduling
    • Web filtering
    • Location tracking
  • Bark Premium$14/month
    • Everything in Bark Jr
    • Content monitoring
    • 30+ social platforms

CVent Events

$1500/month
  • Professional$1500/month
    • Event registration
    • Email marketing
    • Basic analytics
  • Enterprise$4000/month
    • Mobile app
    • Advanced analytics
    • Integrations
  • Ultimate$8000/month
    • Full suite
    • Dedicated support
    • Custom development

Which should you pick?

Choose Bark if

  • You need ai-powered content monitoring.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac, Chromebook.
  • You also want social media monitoring.
Bark review

Choose CVent Events if

  • You need event registration.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want mobile event app.
CVent Events review

Questions people ask

Is Bark or CVent Events better?
Neither clearly leads. Bark starts at $5/month and CVent Events at $1500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bark or CVent Events?
Bark starts at $5/month and CVent Events at $1500/month.
Does Bark or CVent Events run on more platforms?
Bark runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac, Chromebook. CVent Events runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Bark best used for?
Bark is most often used for monitoring a child's texts, social media and photos for concerning content, blocking websites and apps by schedule, location tracking for a child's phone or watch, screen time limits across home devices. Of those, monitoring a child's texts, social media and photos for concerning content and blocking websites and apps by schedule are not what CVent Events is typically brought in for.
What can Bark do that CVent Events cannot?
Bark covers AI-powered content monitoring, Social media monitoring, Text & email monitoring, Screen time management. CVent Events covers Event registration, Mobile event app, Attendee hub, Event marketing.
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