The short answer
Bizzabo and EpochX both run B2B events. They focus on different halves of the job.
Bizzabo is an enterprise event suite: registration, content, attendee engagement, onsite operations, virtual and hybrid experiences, and reporting, across a broad event portfolio.
EpochX is a pipeline-first platform for field and event marketing teams. It starts from your CRM, using account, deal, territory, and relationship context to decide who belongs in the room, then connects execution and follow-up back to pipeline.
Pick EpochX when CRM-driven targeting and in-platform pipeline visibility matter most. Pick Bizzabo when multi-track, enterprise-level event production comes first.
Book a demoPipeline-focused or enterprise suite
Pipeline-first
Pick EpochX if:
Pipeline reporting
See opportunities sourced by each event, CRM-native, in the platform where you ran it. Influenced reporting is in development.
CRM-first invite strategy
Use account, deal, territory, and relationship context to decide who belongs before registration opens.
Connected CRM workflow
Invitations, registrations, attendance, and follow-up attach to CRM records and campaigns automatically.
Organizer AI
Generate event pages, communications, agendas, and tracking inside guardrails your company controls.
Repeatable field programs
Roadshows, executive dinners, customer events, and booth activations, run by teams across regions.
Shape the product
Work with us as a design partner and help build the workflows your event team actually needs.
Enterprise event suite
Pick Bizzabo if:
Broad event portfolio
One mature suite covering conferences, field events, internal events, and virtual or hybrid programs.
Complex conferences
Established workflows for sessions, speakers, sponsors, registration, and attendee content.
Onsite production
Check-in, badge printing, kiosks, and Klik SmartBadges, with advanced capabilities packaged separately.
Attendee app
A mobile app is included; a custom-branded app is available as an add-on.
Virtual and hybrid
Core support for in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats, with advanced production available separately.
Established packaging
Published starting pricing, structured onboarding, and event support.
EpochX vs Bizzabo, capability by capability
Pipeline-first or full event suite?
11 criteriaBest fit
EpochX
Pipeline-focused field and event marketing teams
Bizzabo
Enterprise and mid-market teams managing broad or complex event portfolios
Audience planning
EpochX
Designed to build your invite list from CRM, account, deal, territory, and relationship context
Bizzabo
Smart Lists segment contacts and engagement data within Bizzabo
Event pages and registration
EpochX
AI-assisted setup, branded event pages, and branching registration workflows
Bizzabo
No-code builder, custom domains, and advanced registration workflows
Organizer AI
EpochX
Designed to generate event assets and communications inside company guardrails
Bizzabo
AI-assisted product support for organizers
Attendee AI
EpochX
Not currently a core use case
Bizzabo
Bizzy gives attendees read-only guidance in the mobile app
Onsite capabilities
EpochX
Booth and onsite capture on an iPad or kiosk, feeding the event record and CRM; QR check-in supported
Bizzabo
Check-in, kiosks, badge printing, and Klik SmartBadges; some advanced capabilities are add-ons
Attendee mobile app
EpochX
Not currently offered
Bizzabo
Included; custom-branded app available as an add-on
Virtual and hybrid events
EpochX
Focused on in-person field programs. Coming soon: LinkedIn Live
Bizzabo
Supported; advanced virtual production is available as an add-on
CRM integration
EpochX
Live: two-way integration on Salesforce, HubSpot, and more. Automatic sync with auto-attach to campaigns, continuously getting deeper
Bizzabo
Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, and Pardot integrations available as premium add-ons
Pipeline reporting
EpochX
CRM-native sourced pipeline reporting; influenced pipeline reporting is in development
Bizzabo
CRM-connected revenue attribution and pipeline reporting; exact in-product mechanics are not publicly detailed
Pricing
EpochX
Not publicly available
Bizzabo
$499 per user per month, billed annually, with a three-user minimum; starts at $17,999 per year
| Capability | EpochX | Bizzabo |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Pipeline-focused field and event marketing teams | Enterprise and mid-market teams managing broad or complex event portfolios |
| Audience planning | Designed to build your invite list from CRM, account, deal, territory, and relationship context | Smart Lists segment contacts and engagement data within Bizzabo |
| Event pages and registration | AI-assisted setup, branded event pages, and branching registration workflows | No-code builder, custom domains, and advanced registration workflows |
| Organizer AI | Designed to generate event assets and communications inside company guardrails | AI-assisted product support for organizers |
| Attendee AI | Not currently a core use case | Bizzy gives attendees read-only guidance in the mobile app |
| Onsite capabilities | Booth and onsite capture on an iPad or kiosk, feeding the event record and CRM; QR check-in supported | Check-in, kiosks, badge printing, and Klik SmartBadges; some advanced capabilities are add-ons |
| Attendee mobile app | Not currently offered | Included; custom-branded app available as an add-on |
| Virtual and hybrid events | Focused on in-person field programs. Coming soon: LinkedIn Live | Supported; advanced virtual production is available as an add-on |
| CRM integration | Live: two-way integration on Salesforce, HubSpot, and more. Automatic sync with auto-attach to campaigns, continuously getting deeper | Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, and Pardot integrations available as premium add-ons |
| Pipeline reporting | CRM-native sourced pipeline reporting; influenced pipeline reporting is in development | CRM-connected revenue attribution and pipeline reporting; exact in-product mechanics are not publicly detailed |
| Pricing | Not publicly available | $499 per user per month, billed annually, with a three-user minimum; starts at $17,999 per year |
*EpochX is in design-partner development and ships new capability continuously. Confirm feature scope and integration details with the EpochX team.
Where EpochX wins
01 · Audience strategy
EpochX plans your audience before registration opens
Bizzabo's Smart Lists help you segment contacts and engagement data inside the platform, including data brought in through integrations.
EpochX starts one step earlier. It is designed to bring account, deal, territory, and relationship signals into the decision of who belongs at the event, before registration opens.
EpochX plans the audience you want. Bizzabo segments the audience you have.
Best-fit guest list
02 · AI workflows
EpochX puts AI to work for the organizer
The two platforms point AI at different ends of the event.
Bizzabo's Bizzy AI gives attendees read-only guidance on sessions, speakers, networking, and logistics in the mobile app. Bizzabo also provides AI-assisted guidance for organizers.
EpochX points AI at the organizer's side of the work. We are building it to generate event pages, communications, agendas, and tracking, inside guardrails your organization controls.
03 · Measurement
EpochX builds pipeline reporting into the event itself
EpochX reports opportunities sourced by each event directly in the platform, CRM-native, with context connected through the whole event lifecycle. Influenced pipeline reporting is in development.
Bizzabo measures event activity like check-ins, session attendance, ratings, and app engagement. Pipeline attribution happens in your CRM, where your marketing ops team builds and maintains the reporting using data synced through a premium integration.
The difference is where pipeline measurement lives: treated as a central EpochX workflow from the start, or reconstructed in the CRM after Bizzabo hands the data off.
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Attended
37
Influenced
11
Sourced
Where Bizzabo is stronger
Complex event production
Bizzabo goes deeper on large conferences with multiple tracks, speakers, sponsors, sessions, and attendee groups. EpochX is not trying to match that level of conference-production infrastructure right now.
Onsite and attendee experiences
EpochX covers the booth and the door: iPad and kiosk capture that writes to the event record and CRM, plus QR check-in. Bizzabo goes further on the hardware side, with a mobile app, badge printing, contactless check-in, and Klik SmartBadges.
Virtual, hybrid, and enterprise maturity
Bizzabo supports in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, with an established enterprise product, onboarding model, and support organization behind it. EpochX is newer and focused on in-person B2B field and event marketing, with online and virtual event support on the way.
Bizzabo vs. EpochX integrations and CRM sync
EpochX
CRM sync is live, two-way on Salesforce, HubSpot, and more, and sits at the center of the product. Contacts, registrations, attendance, and follow-up attach to the relevant CRM records and campaigns automatically, so nobody uploads a list on the Monday after the event. The integration set spans Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Slack, and calendar tools, and it keeps getting deeper.
Bizzabo
Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, and Pardot integrations are available as premium add-ons, alongside API access. Bizzabo states that registration, attendance, engagement, and session data can sync to CRM systems. Its public materials do not specify bidirectionality, object mapping, or field-level configuration.
Frequently asked questions
Is EpochX better than Bizzabo?
EpochX fits teams that prioritize CRM-driven audience planning and pipeline-first field-event workflows. Bizzabo is stronger for conference production, onsite operations, mobile attendee experiences, and virtual or hybrid programs.
What is the difference between EpochX and Bizzabo?
EpochX is designed to start with CRM, account, and deal context before registration opens, and to connect event activity to pipeline. Bizzabo is a mature enterprise suite spanning registration, content, onsite operations, attendee engagement, mobile, virtual, and hybrid events.
Which product is cheaper?
Bizzabo publishes pricing starting at $499 per user per month billed annually with a three-user minimum, or $17,999 per year. EpochX pricing is not public during its design-partner stage.
Can EpochX replace Bizzabo?
For repeatable in-person field programs where CRM-based targeting and pipeline visibility are central, it may. EpochX is not currently positioned to replace Bizzabo's deeper conference production, badge and onsite hardware, mobile app, and virtual-production infrastructure.
Who should choose Bizzabo instead?
Teams running complex, multi-track, hybrid, or onsite-heavy events, where mobile attendee experiences, badge printing, kiosks, SmartBadges, and mature enterprise support outweigh pipeline-first audience planning.
The bottom line
The choice comes down to this: do you need to manage the complete event experience, or connect the event directly to your go-to-market motion?
Bizzabo is stronger for complex events that need deep onsite production, attendee engagement, mobile experiences, and virtual or hybrid capability. EpochX is designed for field and event marketing teams that start with target accounts and measure success in pipeline.
Book a demoHow we researched this comparison
This comparison is based on publicly available information from Bizzabo's pricing, platform, registration, onsite, mobile app, integrations, and Bizzy AI pages as of August 2026. Product features and pricing change. Confirm current capabilities and commercial terms directly with each vendor.