EventBlok vs Whova
EventBlok helps you take an event from first idea to live delivery. Create the sessions, organise speakers and spaces, run the show, and publish an agenda attendees can use. An attendee app focused on engagement: agenda, networking, messaging, polls and community around the sessions. EventBlok is built around the programme and the show. Here is where each one fits, written to help you choose rather than to win an argument.
| Capability | Whova | EventBlok |
|---|---|---|
| Registration and ticketing | ◐Partial | ○Out of scope |
| Published programme | ●Core | ●Core |
| Attendee portal | ●Core | ●Core |
| Speaker preparation | ◐Partial | ●Core |
| Locations and spaces | ◐Partial | ●Core |
| Production showflow | ○Out of scope | ●Core |
| Real-time sync | ○Out of scope | ●Core |
| Prompter | ○Out of scope | ●Core |
| AI assistance | ◐Partial | ●Core |
What Whova is built around
Registration and ticketing
On the roadmapPartial
Published programme
On the roadmapCore
Attendee portal
On the roadmapCore
Speaker preparation
On the roadmapPartial
Locations and spaces
On the roadmapPartial
Production showflow
On the roadmapOut of scope
Real-time sync
On the roadmapOut of scope
Prompter
On the roadmapOut of scope
AI assistance
On the roadmapPartial
What Whova is for.
An attendee app focused on engagement: agenda, networking, messaging, polls and community around the sessions.
Where Whova is strong.
Attendees adopt it — the app gets used, which is not a given.
Networking, messaging and community features are its strength.
Quick to stand up for association and academic conferences.
Agenda, personal schedule and reminders work well for delegates.
Where its scope ends.
Not criticism — scope. These are the things it was not built to do, which matter only if you need them.
Nothing behind the curtain: no running order, cues, departments or prompter.
The agenda is a published artefact rather than a production structure.
Branding is app-first rather than event-first.
What EventBlok does differently.
The same programme drives the attendee view and the crew view.
Speaker preparation and prompter scripts attach to the sessions themselves.
The audience portal runs as part of the event, with production reading the same record.
The same nine questions.
This is a summary of what each product is built around, not a feature audit. Products change; check the current documentation before you sign anything.
Which to choose.
Whova
- Pick Whova if delegate engagement and networking are the point of your event.
EventBlok
- Pick EventBlok if the show behind the programme needs running as carefully as the programme is published.
Pricing and public feature information checked August 2026.
Different tools solve different problems. If all you need is a standalone rundown or a simple teleprompter, another tool may well be cheaper. EventBlok earns its value when planning, publishing and production have to stay connected.
Bring the real event you are planning and compare EventBlok with the workflow you already use.
Your first event is free.
Plan the event. Publish the programme. Run the show.
If EventBlok is the right fit, the launch benefit is the fastest way to find out. If it is not, we would rather you bought the right thing.