Best Hopin Alternatives in 2026: 7 Event Platforms Compared

Hopin is now RingCentral Events, so the best Hopin alternative depends on which part of the old platform you actually need to replace. Choose an event-management platform for pages, registration, tickets, speakers and replays; an attendee-app platform for onsite or hybrid participation; or a broadcast tool when live video production is the main job.

This guide compares seven current options by event format, registration, speaker workflow, video delivery, monetization, team fit and pricing approach. There is no universal winner: a creator running a multi-speaker online summit needs a different system from an enterprise roadshow team or a producer simulcasting one show.

Hopin is now RingCentral Events

The current Hopin website identifies the product as RingCentral Events. RingCentral acquired the Hopin Events and Session products in 2023; its acquisition announcement describes Hopin Events as a platform for multi-track, multi-day virtual and hybrid events.

RingCentral Events remains the baseline for this comparison rather than an alternative to itself. Its current product supports branded webinars plus virtual, hybrid and onsite events, with event venues, engagement, streaming and analytics. RingCentral Events pricing is organized around paid organizer plans, with a limited trial, rather than the old Hopin package assumptions that still appear in some articles.

If your decision has narrowed to RingCentral Events and HeySummit, the detailed HeySummit vs Hopin (RingCentral Events) comparison is the more focused next step. This article stays broader and compares alternatives by the job each one is built to do.

The seven best Hopin alternatives at a glance

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Choose a Hopin alternative by the job you need done

Before booking demos, write down the event format, number of sessions and speakers, registration fields, ticket rules, sponsor or affiliate needs, delivery provider, networking or onsite requirements, reporting owners, team capacity and likely contract constraints. If you need a broad online event platform, score the entire attendee journey. If you need only a stream, do not make event-management breadth the deciding factor.

1. HeySummit: best for creator-led multi-speaker events

HeySummit is designed for organizers who need to coordinate the event around the sessions: event pages, registration, tickets, speakers, attendee emails, affiliates, sponsors, access, replays and reporting. Its current speaker dashboard lets contributors manage approved profile and talk details, while the organizer retains control of technical settings.

The product boundary matters. HeySummit is not a native webinar provider. Its video and streaming integrations connect tools such as Zoom, YouTube, Vimeo and other delivery providers on a session-by-session basis. That separation is useful when an organizer wants one event-management workflow but does not want every talk forced through the same video system.

Choose HeySummit when: you are running a summit, conference, workshop series or on-demand event where speaker coordination, partner promotion, flexible ticketing and replay access are more important than having a native virtual venue.

Look elsewhere when: your only requirement is producing one polished broadcast, or your conference is primarily an onsite attendee-app and exhibitor operation.

2. Whova: best for attendee-app and conference operations

Whova's current event platform combines an attendee app with registration, agenda and speaker management, check-in, networking, announcements and exhibitor workflows. Its hybrid and virtual event offering brings remote and in-person attendees into web and mobile experiences while tracking participation across the event.

Choose Whova when: the attendee app, networking, agenda, exhibitors, badges or onsite/hybrid logistics are central. It is particularly relevant for conferences, associations and trade shows that need more venue-style operations.

Look elsewhere when: a small team wants a lightweight creator-led summit workflow and would not use the broader conference toolkit. Pricing is quote based, so compare the complete package and implementation effort rather than assuming a simple monthly subscription.

3. Eventee: best for a straightforward hybrid attendee app

Eventee centers on a mobile app, web app and event website for in-person and hybrid experiences. Its current product supports agendas, networking, polls, questions, partner visibility, registration and check-in. Eventee's documentation also describes virtual events that expose streams, prerecorded videos and meeting links to remote attendees.

The Eventee pricing model is comparatively easy to scope: single-event and multi-event options are organized around attendee and team limits. That can be easier to estimate than an enterprise quote, although organizers should still confirm taxes, add-ons and any requirements outside the attendee app.

Choose Eventee when: the main job is giving a modest-size in-person or hybrid audience a clean schedule, event app and participation layer.

Look elsewhere when: advanced ticket monetization, affiliate-led promotion, deep speaker operations or native broadcast production is the center of the event.

4. RegFox: best for registration-first events

RegFox's current plans focus on registration: a visual page builder, conditional logic, attendee management, check-in, payments, add-ons, donations, waivers and reporting. Most plans use a per-registration fee rather than a conventional event-platform subscription, while a higher service tier adds an annual charge.

Choose RegFox when: the difficult part is building forms, collecting payments, managing attendee records or running check-in for conferences, classes, camps, workshops or similar events.

Look elsewhere when: you need a multi-track virtual venue, event-wide speaker dashboards or broadcast production. RegFox can send registrants into a separate webinar or stream, but registration—not session delivery—is its main job.

5. Splash: best for repeatable event marketing programs

Splash's hybrid event platform is built around branded event pages, forms, emails, guest management, check-in and connected marketing data across virtual, hybrid and in-person events. It can use built-in virtual capabilities or connect to another streaming stack.

Splash pricing uses Pro and Enterprise packages and emphasizes unlimited events and registrations. The right comparison is therefore not a per-event sticker price alone; it is whether a marketing team will reuse its templates, brand controls, integrations and event data across a recurring program.

Choose Splash when: a growth or enterprise team runs many branded field, community, customer or campaign events and needs governance across the portfolio.

Look elsewhere when: you are organizing one summit and need fast speaker, affiliate and replay workflows without adopting a broader event-marketing system.

6. StreamYard: best for live production and multistreaming

StreamYard's current product and plans focus on live streaming and recording. Depending on the plan, features include browser-based production, guest interviews, branded layouts, local and cloud recording, prerecorded streams, webinars and multistreaming to several destinations.

That makes StreamYard a useful production layer, not a one-for-one event-management replacement. It does not by itself take ownership of a multi-day agenda, complex ticket access, sponsors, affiliates, event-wide speaker onboarding and replay packaging. A team can pair it with an event platform when StreamYard should own the broadcast and another system should own the attendee journey.

Choose StreamYard when: the show itself is the hard part—live guests, scene changes, branding, recording and distribution to multiple channels.

Look elsewhere when: attendees need a broader event destination with multiple sessions, ticketing, speaker and sponsor operations, or a native conference app.

7. Zoom Events: best for Zoom-native virtual conferences

Zoom Events adds event hubs, multi-session programming, lobbies, expos, networking and event-wide analytics around Zoom's video delivery. Zoom's current documentation describes customizable registration and ticketing for free or paid event types, with multi-session, single-session and recurring formats.

Its licensing can be structured around attendance or an unlimited model, depending on the plan. Teams should model the expected unique attendees, concurrent events, existing Zoom account requirements and any production or support package before comparing costs.

Choose Zoom Events when: reliable Zoom-native delivery is a firm requirement and the team wants multi-session event features in the same ecosystem.

Look elsewhere when: you want to mix different video providers across sessions, need creator-focused affiliate and speaker promotion, or the event's main job is onsite attendee-app logistics.

A final checklist before you choose

• Event model: one webinar, multi-session summit, recurring series, hybrid conference or onsite program?
• People and content: how many speakers, tracks, sponsors, exhibitors and attendee groups need their own workflows?
• Registration: free or paid, simple or conditional, single ticket or multiple access rules?
• Delivery: native video, an existing webinar account, embedded streams or several providers?
• Participation: broadcast comments, Q&A, networking, attendee app, expo booths or onsite check-in?
• Revenue: tickets, add-ons, donations, sponsors, affiliates or none?
• Data: which system owns registration, attendance, engagement, revenue and CRM follow-up?
• Operations: who builds the event, supports speakers, runs production and verifies the attendee journey?
• Commercial terms: subscription, per organizer, per attendee, per registration, event package or custom contract?

Shortlist two or three platforms, then run the same small event scenario through each demo. Include a registration, a paid or restricted ticket if relevant, two speakers, one live session, one replay, an attendee email, a report export and the handoff to your CRM or follow-up system. That reveals workflow gaps faster than comparing long feature lists.

If your priority is a multi-speaker event that connects pages, registration, tickets, speakers, partners, sessions and replays without forcing you into one video provider, see how the workflow fits together in the HeySummit product tour. You can then review current HeySummit plans or compare event platforms once the required operating model is clear.