Digitevent

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What Digitevent is

Digitevent is an event management platform for professional events, with a website and registration builder at its center. The company calls itself "the leading corporate event management platform in France" and describes itself as "a French SaaS solution." It is for organizers rather than for individual attendees: corporate marketing, communications and HR teams "from startups to multinationals," event agencies and freelance project managers, PR firms, and producers of congresses, trade shows and B2B matchmaking events. The pages say more than 3,000 event planners and organizers use it, and a banner on the home page claims "more than 100 events this year." For this directory, the relevant part is the invitation and registration website, which is how an organizer opens a booking page for an event, collects sign-ups and then runs the event from the same attendee list.

What you build and how

The core thing you build is an event website. The company's pitch for this tool is "Create an event website that reflects your brand." The editor is described as a "Website and form editing studio" where you add your content and brand guidelines and "customize your pages in real time with our wide range of design blocks." In its FAQ the company says you can build an event site without technical skills using a visual editor, ready-to-use templates, customizable blocks and built-in registration forms, and publish a site that works on computer, mobile and tablet "in just a few minutes." It adds that this kind of site can be built "without a developer or designer" while keeping to the company's brand guidelines.

The site can carry information pages, a program, video streaming, video conferencing, sponsors, partners, speakers, an access map and the registration form. The company's own checklist for a professional event site adds the event overview, practical information such as date, venue and directions, and the agenda, and it says a good event site should be responsive, multilingual where guests are international, and fast-loading to maximize registrations. On the design side, the page says the responsive layout adapts to phones and tablets "for an optimal web-app-style display," and that the registration site is built for accessibility and readability.

Two options matter for agencies and large companies. First, the site is white-labeled: you can "create a registration website with no reference to Digitevent using the domain name of your choice," and the company's team can also reserve a domain for your event. Second, it is multilingual: you can "Create versions of your event website in as many languages as you need" and adapt the content for each international audience.

Registration is the booking half. The FAQ lists a custom registration form, automated email invitations, quotas and waiting lists, online ticketing and real-time tracking of attendees. The product menu groups these as invitations and registration: the event website builder, marketing campaigns, registration management, ticketing for paid events and attendee accommodation. The company also lists confirmations and reminders as part of what such software should send, and it is openly proud of its registration emails, which it says are "sure to attract attention in any mailbox." The point it makes repeatedly is centralization: the website, registrations, check-in and reporting sit "in a single tool."

Once the event starts, the same platform covers on-site work. The access and check-in app lets you "track arrivals in real-time" and, the company adds, "it works without internet." Its FAQ describes QR code check-in: each guest receives a unique QR code, a mobile app scans it, sign-in happens automatically and attendance sheets can be exported, which it says reduces queues and secures access to the event. Instant badge printing and on-site services sit beside it, and the company rents QR code scanners and offers consulting sessions and technical support on the day.

An event app is a third layer. The menu names an event application, matchmaking intelligence, chat and networking, and an exhibitor application, and the company says these let you "connect attendees, and maximize event ROI." Its FAQ on B2B event apps lists networking among attendees, scheduling meetings, built-in messaging, exhibitor management and live content streaming. After the event, the company points to reporting: attendance statistics and ROI measurement are named among the criteria it says its platform meets. The menu also lists integrations, an Event AI area, accessibility and CSR, and onboarding and training as part of its support and trust offer.

Event types it names include seminars, workshops, offsites, onboarding and kick-offs, private sales, trade shows and expos, conferences, general assemblies, open days and corporate anniversaries, whether in person or hybrid. Its trade show FAQ adds network gatherings for associations, federations, unions and economic interest groups.

The home page pairs each event type with what the platform does for it. Conferences get registration, badges and networking. Seminars get session management and check-in. HR events such as onboarding and kick-offs get invitations and custom journeys. Congresses get agenda, ticketing and streaming. Private sales and showrooms get VIP invitations and access control. Fairs get exhibitors, floor plans and B2B meetings. A longer list in the company's summary adds team-building events, client evenings, partner days, forums, press days, award ceremonies, fashion shows and results presentations, which shows how broadly it frames "event."

What the pages state

No price appears on the home or product pages. The call to action is "Book a demo," and the menu does contain a Pricing entry, so the route to a number is a conversation with the company.

On trust, the home page says "Digitevent is ISO 27001 certified, the leading international standard for information systems security," and that it ensures compliance with all regulations, including GDPR, calling the platform "100% GDPR compliant." It shows "85+ reviews" with scores of 5.0 and 4.8 shown beside the Capterra mark. The company says it has contributed to "thousands of projects around the world," and it frames its team as part of the product: "our team guides you to the success of your event project."

Customer stories give a sense of scale. MCI Group brought together 150 employees from international subsidiaries in Vienna with a mobile app for the agenda, notifications and networking over three days. Nespresso Canada brought together 300 participants for its internal "Rendez-Vous" seminar, using a mobile app with agenda, speakers and interactive content. HSBC Technologies & Services brought together 450 managers and senior executives in London for its Managers' Day, with a real-time news feed. Domino's Pizza streamlined check-in at its annual event BANQUET with digital check-in, professional scanners and "zero lines." Mitsubishi Electric Europe's reseller conference at London Zoo brought together 300 attendees on a centralized event app with a real-time agenda, an interactive news feed and a detailed post-event report, and Georgie King, a marketing and communications manager there, says the solution gave the team new insights while "standing out with a more tech-forward image."

Who it suits and who it does not

Digitevent suits an events or communications team that runs recurring corporate gatherings, and an agency that needs a client-branded registration site on the client's own domain. It also suits a trade show producer who needs exhibitors, matchmaking and badges in the same tool as registration, and an international company that wants one event site in several languages. Because registration, check-in and reporting sit in one place, a team does not have to stitch three tools together, and the offline check-in app takes one worry off a venue with weak signal.

It is a poor fit for someone who wants a self-serve, low-cost form for a small meetup. Pricing comes through a demo, and the offer includes a service layer of consulting, scanner rental and on-site support, so it reads as a platform bought by organizations. A team that must push registrations into a specific CRM will want to walk through the integrations area with the company during that demo.

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