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Cozi Family Organizer vs CVent Events

Cozi Family Organizer logo

Cozi Family Organizer

Parenting & Family

The must-have family organizing app

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
CVent Events logo

CVent Events

Event Management

Enterprise event management by Cvent

From
$1500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Cozi Family Organizer has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Cozi Family Organizer the free version carries advertising, and removing it requires Cozi Gold at $39; 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: Cozi Family Organizer covers Shared family calendar, CVent Events covers Event registration.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cozi Family Organizer and CVent Events actually diverge.

Attributes where Cozi Family Organizer and CVent Events differ
AttributeCozi Family OrganizerCVent Events
Starting priceFree$1500/month
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
CategoryParenting & FamilyEvent Management
Founded20051999

Identical on both: 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 Cozi Family Organizer

  • Shared family calendar
  • Color-coded schedules
  • Shopping lists
  • To-do lists
  • Meal planner
  • Recipe box
  • Birthday tracker
  • Journal & notes

Only in CVent Events

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

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Cozi Family Organizer

  • Sharing one family calendar across everybody's phonesnot CVent Events
  • Keeping shared shopping and to do lists for a householdnot CVent Events

CVent Events

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

Where each one falls short

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

Cozi Family Organizer

  • The free version carries advertising, and removing it requires Cozi Gold at $39
  • Calendar search is a paid feature, so the free version cannot search its own calendar
  • Free accounts are limited to one reminder per event, against three on Gold
  • Month view on mobile, the birthday tracker and change notifications are all behind Gold

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

Cozi Family Organizer

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Shared family calendar
    • Shopping lists
    • To-do lists
  • Cozi Gold$29.99/year
    • Everything in Free
    • Ad-free experience
    • Calendar search

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 Cozi Family Organizer if

  • You need shared family calendar.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want color-coded schedules.
Cozi Family Organizer 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 Cozi Family Organizer or CVent Events better?
Neither clearly leads. Cozi Family Organizer starts at Free and CVent Events at $1500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cozi Family Organizer or CVent Events?
Cozi Family Organizer has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Cozi Family Organizer and $1500/month for CVent Events.
Does Cozi Family Organizer or CVent Events run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Cozi Family Organizer for free?
Yes. Cozi Family Organizer has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. CVent Events starts at $1500/month.
What is Cozi Family Organizer best used for?
Cozi Family Organizer is most often used for sharing one family calendar across everybody's phones, keeping shared shopping and to do lists for a household. Of those, sharing one family calendar across everybody's phones and keeping shared shopping and to do lists for a household are not what CVent Events is typically brought in for.
What can Cozi Family Organizer do that CVent Events cannot?
Cozi Family Organizer covers Shared family calendar, Color-coded schedules, Shopping lists, To-do lists. CVent Events covers Event registration, Mobile event app, Attendee hub, Event marketing. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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