Presso vs Cvent
Cvent Alternative: Flat 1%, No Contract
Competitor pricing last checked 17/07/2026
How Presso Events compares with Cvent, with every Cvent figure carrying the date it
was last checked.
Presso Events charges a flat 1% of ticket sales. No minimum, no tiers, no contract, and the
browser-based attendee app is part of the product rather than an add-on. Ticket money lands in
your own Stripe account.
The table below is the short version. The case for Cvent is under it, because a comparison
with no case against itself is an advertisement.
When Cvent is the better choice
Cvent is best-in-class at global enterprise event programmes: venue sourcing at scale, strategic meetings management, and deep compliance and travel logistics across a large portfolio of events. If that is the machine you are running, Cvent earns its price. Presso is built for organisers who want the app and the ticketing together, transparently priced, without an enterprise contract.
Questions
- How much does Cvent cost?
- Cvent does not publish a price. Vendor-independent benchmarks put the median contract at about USD 19,550/year (Vendr, from 135 verified purchases), seen 17/07/2026. Presso publishes a flat 1% of ticket sales with no minimum.
- Does Cvent charge per registrant?
- Cvent's Attendee Hub and Event App are reported at USD 7-12 per registrant per event (seen 17/07/2026). Presso's flat 1% is on ticket sales, not per registrant, so it does not scale with attendee headcount for free tickets.
- Is there a cheaper Cvent alternative for mid-market events?
- Presso is a flat 1% with no licence, no per-registrant fee, no implementation fee and no contract - built for organisers who want the app and the ticketing together without an enterprise contract.
- Does Cvent lock you into a contract?
- Cvent sells annual contracts. Presso has no contract - you can leave whenever, and it is free until your first paid ticket sells.
- What is Cvent's annual price increase?
- Cvent's standard contract is reported to embed a 9% year-over-year price increase unless negotiated out (Vendr/CostBench, seen 17/07/2026). Presso's flat 1% has no annual uplift and no renewal.