Amego

Overview

Amego is an attendee experience platform for enterprise events, bringing together a branded mobile app, an event website companion and tools for organizers. The app supports event information, attendee engagement, networking and sponsor lead capture, while Amego Admin gives event teams a web-based place to manage content, branding, communications, attendee data and analytics.

Sidekick Spark is a website companion trained on event content that organizers can embed with one line of code. Amego says its branded apps are published through each customer’s own Apple and Google app store accounts. Founded in 2021, the company identifies itself as Amego, Inc.; its About page names Scott Owens as founder and CEO.

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Key features

Event content and attendee engagement

The mobile app supports personalized agendas, push notifications, maps, polls, surveys, Q&A and gamification. Attendees can network and arrange meetings, with messaging listed among Amego’s networking tools. Sponsors can use lead capture features. Organizers manage the associated event content and attendee experience in Amego Admin.

AI guidance

Sidekick offers attendee nudges, recommendations, schedule building and AI matchmaking. It can also show beacon-aware cards triggered by location. AI credits are shared across Sidekick surfaces and events; unused credits roll over to the next contracted year, and overages are billed monthly.

Integrations, security and support

Amego lists integrations with RainFocus, Cvent, Swoogo, Pointr, Voxo, Wicket, Google Cloud and AWS, among others. The company states that it is SOC 2 Type II audited and aligned with GDPR requirements. It says sensitive data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with role-based access controls. Amego also says attendee data belongs to the customer, is not sold or mined, and is not used to train external models.

Standard support includes in-admin chat, help documentation, community access, product updates and email support with a stated 24-hour response. Premier support adds on-call live event support and a stated 15-minute response time during 9am–9pm ET.

Pricing

Amego offers a free Spark plan and a free trial. Paid pricing is listed as starting from $5,000/yr, though the plan table also lists Base from $2,499 per year and Elevate from $4,999 per year.

AI credits are shared among Sidekick surfaces and events. Unused credits carry into the next contracted year, while overages are billed monthly. The listed allowances are 500 attendees for Base and 750 for Elevate; Enterprise lists unlimited attendees. Spark is described as best for events of 50 attendees or fewer.

Platforms

Amego is listed for Android, iOS and web. The company says branded apps are published under each customer’s own Apple and Google app store accounts. Amego Admin is web-based, and Sidekick Spark can be embedded on an event website.

Who it's for

Amego says it serves event marketers, organizers, internal event teams, agencies, sponsors, exhibitors and enterprise organizations. Its stated use cases include conferences, trade shows, corporate events, global tours and other large-scale experiences. The attendee limits make plan selection an important consideration: Spark is positioned for smaller events, while Base and Elevate list capacities of 500 and 750 attendees respectively.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Combines event content, engagement, networking, sponsor lead capture and analytics in one platform.
• Offers both a mobile app and an embeddable website companion, with AI guidance and location-triggered cards.
• Lists a free plan and trial, along with defined paid-plan allowances and several add-ons.
• States specific security controls and attendee data-use commitments.

Cons

• The Base and Elevate plans have listed attendee caps of 500 and 750; unlimited attendees are listed only for Enterprise.
• Enterprise and SSO add-on prices are not listed.
• Lead scanning, branded container apps and app design customization are separate add-ons.

Alternatives

Other options to compare include HEPCon, Cvent, Grip Onsite, PheedLoop, Nunify, Eventtia, Swapcard and CrowdComms.

Verdict

Amego brings together attendee-facing mobile and web experiences with organizer controls, engagement tools, AI guidance and sponsor lead capture. Its platform is aimed at event teams managing substantial, multi-part experiences, and its plan structure distinguishes smaller events from higher-capacity programs. Before choosing a tier, organizers should match expected attendance to the listed caps and account for add-on costs, AI credit usage and the unlisted Enterprise and SSO pricing.