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Whova vs EMS Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Whova is a cloud-based event management solution that enables businesses, universities, exhibitors, and government organizations to engage with attendees, generate name badges, handle online registration processes, and host video conferences.

EMS room, event, and desk booking software from Accruent simplifies space management and utilization for higher education facilities and businesses across industries.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

9000

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.8

2.5K

5

4

3

2

1

2K

410

32

4

6

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
93%
would recommend this app

4.3

76

5

4

3

2

1

31

39

5

1

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
59%
would recommend this app

Pros

“There are many great benefits including connecting with fellow attendees and speakers while also having the ability to navigate and manage my own conference agenda, notes, and photos.”
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Heather M.

Supervisor and Case Manager

“It centralizes complex training schedules and program agendas, ensuring seamless communication even in low-connectivity settings.”
HG

Hizikiyas G.

Malaria Case management coordinator

“Presenters were able to upload slide presentations so I could easily follow along, questions could be sent via the app to presenters and groups could communicate too. ”
DB

Deanna B.

VA Certification Officer and Registrar Specialist

Pros

“Additionally, the document view integrated with the location information adds significant value, as it helps users access and review relevant documents in the context of a specific location.”
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Tarun P.

design engineer

“What I liked most about the EMS was the centralized visibility and control it provides across the solar and battery systems, making it easier to monitor performance, manage energy flows, and support reliable operation”
DC

Daniel C.

Electrical Engineer

“The platform's strong search capabilities improve productivity and help users quickly access critical records and documents. While there is room for improvement in the user experience, the system consistently performs well and meets our operational requirements.”
LC

Lachlan C.

Eng

Cons

“The mobile app can sometimes feel cluttered when there is a large amount of event content.”
JT

James T.

Assistant Director

“The messages seemed to get a bit overwhelming with quantities and being able to monitor them........”
CW

Chris W.

Major Account Manager

“Navigating between management tools, session details, and event updates sometimes required extra steps, which could interrupt the flow of the experience.”
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Jonathan W.

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Cons

“What I like least about EMS is the UI for file lookup and document viewing, as it is not very intuitive and makes it difficult to quickly find and access files.”
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Tarun P.

design engineer

“I know I have submitted changes to a document and I cannot always find where those changes are at.”
NC

Nathan C.

Process Engineer

“The way we have set up categories and folders isn't very intuitive, but that's not the softwares failing. ”
NM

Natasha M.

Asset Strategy Engineer

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features100
  • API
  • Abstract Management
  • Access Control
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Agenda Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Attendee Management
  • Attendee Profiles
  • Attendee Tracking
  • Audience Analytics
  • Audience Engagement
  • Availability Indicator
  • Availability Management
  • Badge Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • Breakout Rooms
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Communication Management
  • Conferences/Conventions
  • Conferencing
  • Confirmations/Reminders
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Customer Database
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Desk Availability Schedule
  • Desk Reservation
  • Digital Signage
  • Discount Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Self Service
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Maps
  • Event Marketing
  • Event Registration
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Event Tracking
  • Exhibit/Vendor Management
  • Facility Management
  • Facility Scheduling
  • Feedback Management
  • Floor Plans & Maps
  • For Schools
  • For Virtual Events
  • Forms Management
  • Gamification
  • Group Registration
  • Group Scheduling
  • Guest List Management
  • HD Audio/Video
  • Hot Desking
  • Internal Meetings
  • Inventory Control
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Generation
  • Live Chat
  • Live Streaming
  • Lock Meetings
  • Marketing Automation
  • Meeting Management
  • Meeting Room Booking
  • Microsoft Outlook Integration
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Check-in
  • Multi-Event
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Networking
  • Occupancy Management
  • Offline Access
  • One-to-One Messaging
  • Online Booking
  • Online Registration
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Presentation Streaming
  • Promotions Management
  • QR Codes
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Recording
  • Refund Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Room Availability Schedule
  • Room Block Management
  • Room Booking
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Check-In/Check-Out
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Space Management
  • Space Reservation
  • Speaker Management
  • Speaker Profiles
  • Sponsor Pages
  • Sponsorship Management
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Third Party Booking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticketing
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Management
  • Utilization Reporting
  • Venue Management
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Streaming
  • Virtual Lobby
  • Visitor Management
  • Visitor Registration
  • Website Management
  • Total features87
  • API
  • Abstract Management
  • Access Control
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Agenda Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Attendee Management
  • Attendee Profiles
  • Attendee Tracking
  • Audience Analytics
  • Audience Engagement
  • Availability Indicator
  • Availability Management
  • Badge Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • Breakout Rooms
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Communication Management
  • Conferences/Conventions
  • Conferencing
  • Confirmations/Reminders
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Customer Database
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Desk Availability Schedule
  • Desk Reservation
  • Digital Signage
  • Discount Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Self Service
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Maps
  • Event Marketing
  • Event Registration
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Event Tracking
  • Exhibit/Vendor Management
  • Facility Management
  • Facility Scheduling
  • Feedback Management
  • Floor Plans & Maps
  • For Schools
  • For Virtual Events
  • Forms Management
  • Gamification
  • Group Registration
  • Group Scheduling
  • Guest List Management
  • HD Audio/Video
  • Hot Desking
  • Internal Meetings
  • Inventory Control
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Generation
  • Live Chat
  • Live Streaming
  • Lock Meetings
  • Marketing Automation
  • Meeting Management
  • Meeting Room Booking
  • Microsoft Outlook Integration
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Check-in
  • Multi-Event
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Networking
  • Occupancy Management
  • Offline Access
  • One-to-One Messaging
  • Online Booking
  • Online Registration
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Presentation Streaming
  • Promotions Management
  • QR Codes
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Recording
  • Refund Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Room Availability Schedule
  • Room Block Management
  • Room Booking
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Check-In/Check-Out
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Space Management
  • Space Reservation
  • Speaker Management
  • Speaker Profiles
  • Sponsor Pages
  • Sponsorship Management
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Third Party Booking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticketing
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Management
  • Utilization Reporting
  • Venue Management
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Streaming
  • Virtual Lobby
  • Visitor Management
  • Visitor Registration
  • Website Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations6
  • Eventbrite
  • Google Drive
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Stripe Payments
  • SurveyMonkey
  • Webex Connect
  • Zoom Workplace
  • Total integrations5
  • Eventbrite
  • Google Drive
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Stripe Payments
  • SurveyMonkey
  • Webex Connect
  • Zoom Workplace