VenueOps Reviews

This software is extremely easy to use. The implementation was very quick and it was easy to train our staff and get them on board. We use it for everything - scheduling, quotes, invoices, event detailing, event orders and final settlements. I couldn't be happier with our choice.

I wish that we had the capability to create our own reports instead of asking their team to configure the different things that we need. I would like to customize my reports by selecting different options (room usage, days of week, inventory usage, etc.)

Hi Laura! We so appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts, and we're SO glad to hear that you use VenueOps so comprehensively, and couldn't be happier with your choice! Your feedback is incredibly valuable in guiding the development of VenueOps and our Help Desk, especially in our efforts to make reporting easier! We're currently working towards providing clients with more tutorials...

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I find Venue Ops extremely user friendly and intuitive. I have experience in a few different booking software and some are not as easy to figure out for the everyday user. I find the booking process and information location flows and makes sense. From and admin standpoint, the back end is also easy to update and setup. The knowledge base is robust and helpful.

While I understand that free type areas make things more flexible, sometimes they also make things less consistent. Some features feel like they are better suited for Convention Centers than PAC's. I do appreciate that anything we think there could be improvements on are taken into their database for consideration. Updates seem to happen at a regular pace which is nice.

Hi Danielle! We so appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts, and we're so glad to hear that VenueOps is simplifying your work day! Client feedback is the single best way we know how to improve VenueOps, so we've made an internal note based on the "Cons" you mentioned. If you have any more suggestions or would like to elaborate further about any challenges, we'd love to hear from you! You can reach us at success@eventbooking.com or (+1) 865.966.4900. Sincerely, The EventBooking Team

It is fairly easy to use, once you get familiar with the basics. It is clean and simple in appearance. It is fine for a venue our size (one arena with a few special event and meeting spaces).

The sales record aspects (like customer communications) are very weak. There is no database for accounts to track correspondence with prospective, current, or clients. I am forced to use the notes fields, or utilize a separate spreadsheet. Because it is not database driven, it is very impractical because it forces me to create letter templates, that I have to merge with Excel, then upload copies...

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Hi Megan! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts about VenueOps! We're glad to hear that you've found it to be an intuitive platform! Client feedback is the single best way we know how to improve VenueOps, so we've made internal notes based on the "Cons" you mentioned. In fact, our Senior Account Executive will be reaching out to you soon about the challenges you've encountered. We want you to be able to get the most out of VenueOps, and we're sorry to hear that this hasn't been the case recently! Sincerely, The EventBooking Team

The product is certainly user friendly. You can easily use the platform to transition from page to page, move events around with a drop and drag on the calendar, which I like a lot.

There needs to be a feature in the CRM/Customer section of the software that can link a customer to a sales rep. These feels intrinsically basic, but has not been added despite asking for it for over 2 years.

Hi Kayla, Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts about VenueOps! We're glad to hear that you've found it to be so user friendly. Client feedback is the single best way we know how to improve VenueOps, so we've made internal notes based on the "Cons" you mentioned. In fact, our Senior Account Executive will be reaching out to you soon about the challenges you've encountered! We have an account manager feature on accounts, which might be the solution you're looking for. We want you to be able to get the most out of VenueOps, and we're sorry to hear that this hasn't been the case in your experience with the CRM! Sincerely, The EventBooking Team

We love that this software is so user friendly - it makes our daily detailing and tasks an easy process!

There are some things that we would like the software to be able to do that are not currently possible, but hopefully they're coming in the future.

Hi Steph! We're so glad to hear that VenueOps has made your daily detailing and tasks an easy process, and that it's so user-friendly for you! That's music to our ears! We are always striving to make the platform better through automatic updates that happen every few weeks. If you have any suggestions in particular or would like to elaborate on the features you are still waiting on, we'd love...

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The ability to learn the functionality quickly

The software is still developing and the need for features on the client side is constantly changing. Some features like credit card processing arent there yet but I see them being available in the future.

VenueOps is very user friendly. It is easy to navigate and quickly ascertain what you need to do in order to achieve a certain result. The software has a better flow than its predecessor, and, from a Sales Department position within my venue, I can say that VenueOps works extremely well, serving our day-to-day needs.

VenueOps does seem to not function as smoothly as desired for the Events and Operations side of our venue, and some of the way the finance portion is designed is bit troublesome and has given some in our venue a bit of grief. I think the potential is there, and I fully expect Event Booking to improve upon these features, but for now there are some faults within those corners of the program.

We love that it keeps all of our information in 1 spot. As a team that balances many internal and external booking sits vital to see how and when our spaces are being used and for those of use who are booking external events, it has been a huge gift to our team to be able to share easy communication about an event, before, during and after; to track clients and their events; and to stop having to search endlessly in paper files for the information we need. It has streamlined our internal systems incredibly!

The mobile experience still needs improvement. This is often the format we are using during an event or facility tour, and it makes the information harder to access or add to when on the move with a client.

I think the ease of using Venue Ops more than just for booking has been really great!

I would love to see an app made for the software.

Hi Michael! We're so glad to hear you've been enjoying VenueOps! While we don't have a dedicated VenueOps "app" to download from the app store, VenueOps is very mobile-friendly! Just type the same URL you always use (login.venueops.com) in your phone's internet browser. In fact, we recently had a webinar about using VenueOps on mobile! You can find the recorded webinar link here: https://help.venueops.com/article/1341-using-venueops-on-your-phone Or...

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Simple and intuituve interface, while also very complete in necessary features. Very strong as a booking software + CRM.

Some minor areas of the CRM contact area can be improved, but the best part is that Eventbooking tracks all of these suggestions and works to make the improvements when there are enough requests.

Hi Chris! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts! We love to hear that you've found VenueOps to be so simple and intuitive! We are always striving to make the platform better through automatic updates that happen every few weeks, which include improvements like the ones you mentioned. And as always, we'll keep you posted about each update as it rolls out! Thanks again! The EventBooking Team

It allows us to keep everything about the event within the software where all staff can see it. It simplifies processes, as you only need to look in one place to fine things. Be it forms, contracts, payments and the like. One stop shop that allows us to meet our sustainability goals as well. Less Paper.

The transition of formal paper processes to online has its challenges but so does any new software. The program is so robust, it does take some time to figure out the best way to handle an issue. As a Performance Arts Center we have different needs then the other venues that use this program. However the, but Eventbooking listens and does work to improve the process. It is not always as quickly as you want or need, but it does eventually happen. Which is better then most companies do.

It is so easy to use. I was given the task of becoming the VenueOps expert when I started, and it was so easy to learn and figure out. I love the calendar. It has helped keep all of our events organized both on the planning end and keeping the rest of our full time staff informed of events that are confirmed and if there are holds. I also find the operations daily view very helpful to get information out to specific departments so that they are aware of what needs to get done for an event. As for the planning side, I find the detailing process fairly simple and helpful for creating event orders.

I don't really like how everything has to be tied to a quantity and if you make it "no quantity required" that it can't be added to an invoice with a price. Or if it can, I have not been able to figure that out.

The ease of using the software has been very beneficial for our company. Every staff member is expected to use it, and it has been easy for them to learn how to do so. I also enjoy how much is possible to do with the system. There are lots of ways you can customize it to your needs and options to do things in multiple ways. We have been able to show each department how to use VenueOps to find just what they want to see instead of seeing all the departments information. They can just get what is pertinent to them and thus far this has gotten a lot of positive feedback.

It has been very difficult to get everything up and running for our company. We have 15+ departments using the software and each in a different capacity. After being live in the system for almost 6 months, we haven't made a ton of progress yet. There are some departments functioning at only about 10% and others at almost 95%. It has been hard to keep the departments on board when they are still waiting for their piece to be ready.

This software gives you the capability of organizing all event information in one place which is extremely helpful when trying to keep everyone in your building informed and up-to-date.

Without the ability to have a staff member dedicated to setting up the system for your particular building, it can take awhile for all features to be discovered and utilized. This is an issue that not all buildings will face, but there is quite a bit a back work and training required to get started with this in the beginning. There are still features not being utilized yet.

Hi Megan! We're so glad to hear that VenueOps is helping your team stay on the same page! If at any point you'd like to schedule a call with us to train your team further, we'd love to help you all get the most out of the software! Feel free to email us at success@eventbooking.com or call us at (+1) 865.966.4900. Our Client Success Team would love to hear from you! In the meantime, our Knowledge Base is also a great resource: https://help.venueops.com Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Sincerely, The EventBooking Team

The ease and functionality. The booking process is much easier for our multi-facility campus. I like that contracts can be created within the site.

The financial aspects and running reports could be cleaner.

Visually appealing, and the calendar is easy to use when I am adding events.

I don't like that the reporting function is difficult and that I need to reach the support team whenever I want to create a new report.

It’s ease of use. Ability to store notes and documents for each event.

The way it prints is clunky. You need to export the calendar and then print instead of a print button.

The ease of use, workflow, and overall user experience.

Some limitations with exporting to excel

It is very user friendly. I love being able to attach PDFs directly to my event orders.

There are a few adjustments we would like to see, but not enough venues need the same adjustments so they will not be implemented.

We appreciate how user friendly it is. Also the client support team is the best I've ever had the pleasure working with!

Not as customizable as EventBooking Classic. But our Sales team is finding VenueOps to have more advantages than disadvantages

The number of reports and customization of said reports is absolutely wonderful.

The learning curve for using the software was a little more difficult than I would like. Not very intuitive.