System Types
Selecting Your System
Understanding what kind of system you need is a key factor in the success of your event, and how satisfied you are with your selection choice.
System Types
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Ticketing System – Mainly focuses on tickets to the event.
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Membership System – Acts more like a CRM software that keeps track of members, contact information, and repeat attendance.
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Convention Master – Combines a membership system along with complete event management tools.
Which system is best for my event?
To help you decide what system is best for your event, we've provided this table give you a broad overview of what features are commonly available in other event software, and what features Convention Master has to offer.
System Comparison
| Ticketing | Membership | Convention Master | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collect money for each person at the event | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Allow multiple types of entry, some with free items | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| List the people at the event | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Send Emails to customers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cash register system with badge printing on-site | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Track attendance at events through multiple years | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Keep contact information (address/phone/etc) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Customers can edit personal information after purchase | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Add custom fields attached to customers | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Track what customers purchase (in addition to tickets) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Print badges before your event | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Print Badges during the event | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Allow customers to select how their badge looks | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Track geographic information on customers | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Integrated volunteer management to track hours | ✓ | ||
| Integrated dealers Den to allow application and approval | ✓ | ||
| Integrated Art-Show Application, approval and Sales | ✓ | ||
| Convention Operations dashboard to manage the event | ✓ | ||
| Photo Badging for Staff / Customers | ✓ | ||
| Integrated Cash Control system | ✓ |
Is it right for you?
Convention Master is not the perfect solution in every circumstance. It was designed for conventions that are looking for one software package to handle most of their management tasks. More information on what Convention Master can do for you is available on our features page.