# Whova review (2026): is it worth it? > Event app, registration and ticketing for conferences and expos Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Whova is an event management platform that combines an attendee mobile app with registration and ticketing, an event website builder, check-in and badge printing, and exhibitor and sponsor management. It is aimed at conferences, association events, trade shows, and corporate and nonprofit events, and it also covers hybrid and virtual formats. - **Category:** Event Ticketing - **Made by:** Whova - **Website:** https://whova.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you run a small gathering, as it is aimed at multi-session events. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing Whova's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Registration and ticketing:** Free or paid tickets with several ticket types, early-bird pricing, discount codes, group tickets, add-ons, and member-only or invite-only tickets. - **Custom registration flows:** Custom fields and questions that change by ticket type or answer, plus session sign-up so organizers know headcount early. - **Abandoned-registration reminders:** Automatic follow-ups to people who started registering but did not finish, along with campaign tracking links and email campaigns to past attendees. - **Exhibitor and sponsor registration:** Separate registration pages for exhibitors and sponsors, tiered packages, a la carte options and booth selection on a floor map. - **Attendee segments:** Group attendees to send targeted messages, print details on badges and export lists for caterers or transport. - **Fee handling:** Organizers can pass fees on to registrants and accept offline payments such as check, cash or wire. ## Good for - Conferences and association events that want registration and an attendee app in one system - Trade shows with exhibitor and sponsor sales - Organizers who accept offline payments or need to pass fees to registrants ## Worth knowing - No prices are published: the pricing page is a quote request form that asks about event format, length, attendance and events per year. - The site says its ticket fee is lower than other platforms but gives no figure on the pages we read. - Aimed at multi-session events rather than a quick sign-up page for a small gathering. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Whova combines registration and ticketing with an event app for conferences and expos. The pricing page is a quote form, and the site says its ticket fee is lower than other platforms' without giving a figure. - **Value for money: C.** No prices are published; the pricing page is a quote request. It sits in the middle by default. - **Free plan and trial: F.** Nothing free: no free plan and no trial are on record for this listing. - **Features: B.** Registration and ticketing, custom flows, abandoned-registration reminders, exhibitor and sponsor registration, attendee segments and fee handling. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Registration flows and an event app are set up for each event. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iPhone and Android, with HubSpot, MemberClicks, Mailchimp and Eventbrite. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Whova's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among event ticketing platforms - Whova's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 12 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on features (B, above 14 of 45) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/event-ticketing ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Whova you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 27 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms grade higher. - You could make: Forms, surveys and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. - You could not: Selling tickets and checking them at the door. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with HubSpot, MemberClicks, Mailchimp, Eventbrite **Tags:** Ticketing, Forms, Surveys, Reports, Email campaigns ## Alternatives - [Cvent](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cvent): Enterprise event registration, attendee app and check-in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cvent-vs-whova) - [Bizzabo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bizzabo): Event management platform for conferences and field events. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bizzabo-vs-whova) - [Eventbrite](https://toolgpa.com/tools/eventbrite): Ticketing and event marketplace, with fees usually paid by buyers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/eventbrite-vs-whova) - [PheedLoop](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pheedloop): Modular event registration, check-in and event app software. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pheedloop-vs-whova) - [Swoogo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/swoogo): Event registration and management for conferences and field events. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/swoogo-vs-whova) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://whova.com - https://whova.com/pricing/ - https://whova.com/event-registration-software/ - https://whova.com/pages/integrations/ - https://whova.com/faq/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/whova Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).