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Bizzabo vs Degreed

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Bizzabo

Webinars

The Event Experience Operating System

From
$499/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Degreed logo

Degreed

LMS

Learning experience platform that indexes skills and third-party content rather than hosting courses

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bizzabo high starting cost of $499 per user per month with premium features requiring additional paid add-ons; Degreed pricing is entirely quote-based with no public rate card, and third parties report annual floors around 25,000 USD and licence minimums as high as 150 seats, so a mid-sized organisation frequently cannot buy it at any sensible price.
  • They diverge on capability: Bizzabo covers Event registration, Degreed covers Content aggregation.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bizzabo and Degreed actually diverge.

Attributes where Bizzabo and Degreed differ
AttributeBizzaboDegreed
Starting price$499/monthOn request
Pricing modelUnknownquote
CategoryWebinarsLMS
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 Bizzabo

  • Event registration
  • Mobile event app
  • Networking
  • Sponsor management
  • Analytics
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Marketo

Only in Degreed

  • Content aggregation
  • Skills framework
  • Pathways and plans
  • Skill gap analytics
  • Career mobility
  • Learning records
  • Academies
  • Integrations with content providers

What people use each for

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

Bizzabo

  • Event planningnot Degreed
  • Ticket salesnot Degreed
  • Attendee managementnot Degreed
  • Virtual eventsnot Degreed
  • Event marketingnot Degreed

Degreed

  • A large enterprise that already spends heavily on Coursera and LinkedIn Learning and cannot tell which of it is used or usefulnot Bizzabo
  • An organisation planning a workforce transition and needing a defensible view of which skills exist internally before it hires externallynot Bizzabo
  • A company running compliance training in an LMS that wants a separate, voluntary development experience employees actually choose to opennot Bizzabo
  • A group building internal mobility, matching people to open roles and stretch projects on evidenced skills rather than job titlesnot Bizzabo

Where each one falls short

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

Bizzabo

  • High starting cost of $499 per user per month with premium features requiring additional paid add-ons
  • Technical issues with event check-in, such as slow loading and syncing during peak times
  • Limited customer support on lower-tier plans with slow response times
  • Virtual event capabilities less advanced than dedicated virtual event platforms
  • Website builder has limited assets and customization options

Degreed

  • Pricing is entirely quote-based with no public rate card, and third parties report annual floors around 25,000 USD and licence minimums as high as 150 seats, so a mid-sized organisation frequently cannot buy it at any sensible price.
  • Degreed is a layer, not a replacement: you keep paying for the learning management system that runs compliance training and for the content subscriptions it indexes, so the licence is a third line on top of two you already have.
  • The skills data leans heavily on employee self-assessment, and self-rated skill is a weak signal; if managers do not validate ratings consistently the workforce capability picture that justified the purchase is not reliable enough to make hiring or redeployment decisions on.
  • Adoption is voluntary in most deployments, so unless the organisation ties learning to something consequential, usage decays after the launch campaign and the platform becomes an expensive search box.
  • Integrations with content providers vary in depth: some surface full metadata and completion write-back while others index only titles, so the unified record of learning the business case assumed can be patchy in exactly the sources employees use most.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bizzabo

$499/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Bizzabo review.

Degreed

On request
  • Degreed for Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Content aggregation across internal and third-party sources
    • Skills framework and gap analytics
    • Pathways, plans and academies
  • Degreed Free (individual)Free
    • Personal learning profile
    • Track learning from any source
    • For individuals rather than organisations

Which should you pick?

Choose Bizzabo if

  • You need event registration.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want mobile event app.
Bizzabo review

Choose Degreed if

  • You need content aggregation.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want skills framework.
Degreed review

Questions people ask

Is Bizzabo or Degreed better?
Neither clearly leads. Bizzabo starts at $499/month and Degreed at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bizzabo or Degreed?
Bizzabo starts at $499/month and Degreed at On request.
Does Bizzabo or Degreed run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Bizzabo best used for?
Bizzabo is most often used for event planning, ticket sales, attendee management, virtual events. Of those, event planning and ticket sales are not what Degreed is typically brought in for.
What can Bizzabo do that Degreed cannot?
Bizzabo covers Event registration, Mobile event app, Networking, Sponsor management. Degreed covers Content aggregation, Skills framework, Pathways and plans, Skill gap analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bizzabo: What is the starting price for Bizzabo?

Bizzabo's Event Experience OS starts at $499 per user per month when billed annually, with a 3-user minimum, totaling $17,999 per year. Premium add-ons for virtual production, integrations, and networking features incur additional costs.

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Degreed: Does Degreed replace our LMS?

No. It is a discovery and skills layer over content. Compliance training, assignment and certification records generally stay in the LMS, and you pay for both.

Bizzabo: What does Bizzabo's base platform include?

The base platform includes unlimited events and registrations, contact management, ticketing, email campaigns, event website builder, mobile app, analytics, and 24/7 customer support.

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Degreed: What does Degreed cost?

It is quote-only. Third-party reports put annual floors around 25,000 USD with licence minimums that can reach 150 seats.

Bizzabo: What integrations does Bizzabo support?

Bizzabo integrates with over 20 platforms including HubSpot CRM, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Mailchimp, Marketo Engage, Slack, Stripe, PayPal, GoTo Webinar, and Zapier.

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Degreed: Is the skills data trustworthy?

Only as far as your validation process is. It is built on self-assessment plus peer endorsement, so without manager validation it should not drive redeployment decisions.

Bizzabo: Does Bizzabo offer AI features?

Yes, Bizzabo introduced Bizzy, an AI attendee copilot that provides real-time guidance, session discovery recommendations, and networking support to improve attendee experience.

Source
Degreed: Can individuals use it free?

Yes, Degreed offers a free personal profile for tracking your own learning, separate from the enterprise product.

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