zkipster vs Cvent OnArrival

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Expo Pass

Expo Pass is an event technology platform designed for live, virtual, and hybrid events. The system offers comprehensive features including event registration, check-in and badge printing, lead retrieval, attendance tracking, and a mobile event app. Organizers can personalize the event experience by selecting and combining different modules to meet specific requirements.

Cvent Event Management provides online event planning and management, web survey and email marketing solution for event planners, attendees, and hospitality venues across industries, globally. The software supports the entire event lifecycle, from marketing and initial registration through to event check-in & beyond

Purplepass

Purplepass is the cloud ticketing platform built for theatres, universities, festivals, and any live event. Embed a branded checkout, offer interactive seat maps, manage passes and merch, scan tickets offline, view real-time analytics, and get 24/7 US-based support.

Enterprise-grade event check-in and guest list management platform. Designed for special event professionals to manage guest lists from invitation to check-in. Single events and subscriptions available.

Access Control

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Attendance Tracking

Attendee Management

Attendee Segmentation

Audience Engagement

Badge Management

Badge Printing

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Calendar Management

Conferences/Conventions

Contact Management

Customizable Branding

Customizable Forms

Customizable Templates

Data Import/Export

Data Synchronization

Drag & Drop

Email Reminders

Event Management

Event Registration

Event Scheduling

Forms Management

For Virtual Events

Guest List Management

Guest List Search

Lead Capture

Mobile Access

Multi-Event

Online Registration

Payment Processing

QR Codes

Real-Time Data

Registration Management

Reporting/Analytics

Role-Based Permissions

Seating Map

Social Promotion

Sponsorship Management

Surveys & Feedback

Third-Party Integrations

Ticketing

Visitor Registration

Website Management

zkipster

Web-based

iPhone

Android

iPad

Essentials

Professional

Enterprise

Events Marketing Manager

The API integration has let us customize our registration messaging and provide high-end experiences to our attendees.

Dining Coordinator

Dining bookings come with stadium seating for events and being able to efficiently allocate seating accurately and meeting any requirements has made my life much easier!

Associate, Advancement Operations

The commas being added to the Facesheet are great and obviously needed, but I think the only reason people wanted this is because there was no way to sort by Last Name then First Name and showing the name formatted normally as First Name then Last Name on the Facesheet. If you could add the feature to be able to sort by Last Name then First Name but still be able to see the First Name first then Last Name that would be amazing.

The experience has been good so far. If you could address the following challenges, it would be great: The application would benefit from streamlining processes. When using the mobile/tablet app during an event, there is a filter for confirmed only on the Guest Facesheet section not on the Guest List section.

Sometimes it also jumbles your place on the list or the filters you selected previously are reset and it returns you to the beginning of the list and this is all frustrating especially when working on a an event with a large guest list.

I have mainly utilised zkipster to complete the task of allocating seating for restaurant diners to a custom seating plan.

Exec Director of Events, Global Publicity

I wish though that you didn't have to upload different list for different groups of people and that you could upload one list and have it designate the different groups based on your affiliation.

Manager

I've been using zkipster for managing events, and it has completely transformed the way I handle guest lists and check-ins.

Sometimes when working on the All Guests list in the web application prior to the event, when saving, the list platform does not return you back to the same place you were.

Head of Events

It's hard to ensure consistency with how emails appear across different users--the coding can be inconsistent and messy on the backend when you try to fix it yourself.

Membership Officer

Also I think earlier in the year the functionality of the test email changed, so that any form confirmations would actually be sent to the test user even if the email used was not theirs.

DATA ANALYST

Since it can be time-consuming to start from scratch every time, it would be useful to have a template tool to establish a generic template for invitations.

Communications Director

Their support team is helpful when I need to navigate a quirky invitation element or I just need to adapt to an evolution of the user interface.

Event coordinator

Maybe the option of having to choose automatically if a client has a +1 and not being able to manage that on a client by client basis

senior event manager

Technical errors for RSVP, sometimes we can't locate a guest name. nor their company names even though they are on the list.

Director of Special Events

I have been so happy using zkipster, it has provided an easy interaction for a gala with 500 people or quick check-in for an intimate event of 30 people.

We occasionally experience issues with Zkipster messages landing in "unfocused" inboxes or spam/junk folders.

Senior Event Producer

I like the ease of functionality and ability to learn new things within the system.

Much like the memory function for photos, it would be wonderful if the memory function could work for some fields.

Specialist

The ability to create face sheets in alphabetical order for our events

Marketing Manager

The features added since the beginning make zkipster the top platform for checkin and registration.

Strategic Marketing Events

I had to be logged in 3 ipads (that were all mine) but were set in different places physically and this did not work, so I had to be running around the place..

owner

Good. If invitations are more technical then needs a graphic designer or needs more knowledge of how to create them.

I like how easy it is to import/export guest list information and to capture information about dietary/access reqs.

I like that you can search guests by their name/surname or email, makes it very easy to use alongside our other databases.

Managing Director

It has a few limitations in design and customization that I would like to see more of.

Assistant Manager of Events

We've been able to make fairly customizable RSVP forms.

I think it works well, it has been very helpful, is useful to be able to use the platform in at least two devices, I appreciate that is very user-friendly -no brain breaker to use it. And also it is quite clean app.

Director VIP Services

people can add themselves to my list with the QR code

Senior Event Manager

It is very user friendly and the ability to duplicate events and reuse templates is really helpful.

we use it for fan check in almost daily and it makes the process very quick!

Donor Engagement Manager

As a small organization with limited staff bandwidth, it is a critical part of our annual engagement.

Manager, Content operations

It's a bit trick to organise the guests in the system, therefore, you need to do that beforehand

Publicist

Ease and accuracy of being able to send outreach and track RSVPs.

it seems that you cannot use the app in different devices at the same time ..

Check in fields need to automatically fill in info.

Artist

I don’t have any real complaints. If I had to nitpick, I’d say it was a little difficult to get a hang of on the front end, but I anticipate that from anything I’m new at.

It's not quite designed for stadium/rowed theatre seating.

The team is also reachable and answers questions when support is needed.

I love the seating and Guest Facesheet features.

They are quick to address bugs and keep us up to date on progress.

which causes us more time to identify them.

Event Manager

I think the subscription (monthly and yearly) is way too high.

Operations and Events Assistant Manager

It makes communication between multiple parties easy to view and use together

I highly recommend zkipster to anyone looking for an efficient, modern solution for event management.

Well.. it left me hanging a few times in a few events recently ...

This platform makes check in for events very smooth and easy.

Promotions & Events Assistant Manager

Seat management has been a constant problem for us, this may be due to internet connectivity as well but is one of the features that we often use.

Manager, Operations Planning and Support

Especially, we still post handwritten invitations to remind elegant, and this added an additional layer of challenge to guestlist management. Since the introduction of Zkipster, the team no longer need to ask IT department to assist them to setup or modify email template, they can customize the invitation email according to the theme of the gala dinner.  

Feature Requests

Invitations

Seating Management

Event Tracking

Features

Customer Support

Check-In Process

User Interface

Small Business

Large Enterprises

Freelancers

Mid-size Business

zkipster is a cloud-based event management platform designed to help businesses of all sizes manage guest lists, check-ins, online invitations, and more. The centralized platform allows users to create RSVP emails, save-the-date invitations, guest response forms, and more using predefined templates or by importing custom HTML email invites.

OnArrival is a contactless event check-in solution that helps event planners manage onsite attendees on a centralized interface. The software allows users to check in via desktop, phone, and tablet. Attendees can be searched by name, email, company, or confirmation number. OnArrival enables event planners to process registration setups, manage walk-in attendees, and collect online payments.

zkipster vs Cvent OnArrival Comparison (2026)

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