X-CD Technologies vs. Cadmium Software

X-CD is an integrated conference and association management platform. It brings conference management, abstract submission, peer review, registration, speaker management, continuing education, learning management, and AMS-style membership tools into one connected system.

Cadmium offers a strong event and education ecosystem with products for conference management, learning, video, livestreaming, and continuing education. The key difference is that X-CD also includes association management capabilities, making it a stronger fit for organizations that want to manage conferences and membership workflows together.

For medical associations, X-CD helps connect the work that happens before, during, and after the conference. Your team can manage submissions, CME activity, and certificate delivery in one workflow, with less duplicate entry and fewer manual handoffs between systems.

Although both X-CD and Cadmium offer support for medical conference management, X-CD is the stronger fit when your priority is keeping conference workflows connected to the broader needs of your association.

X-CD’s continuing education tools are built into the broader conference workflow, so credits, attendance, evaluations, certificates, sessions, speakers, registration, and attendee data can work together in the same system. X-CD also supports self-assessment modules for SAM credits, including quizzes, pass/fail thresholds, and separate SAM credit setup.

Cadmium’s EthosCE is a dedicated healthcare LMS with strong continuing education capabilities, including ACCME PARS reporting. For organizations that are mainly looking for a standalone healthcare LMS, EthosCE may be worth evaluating.

For medical associations that want membership management, CME, and conference workflows connected in one platform, X-CD is the stronger fit.

Yes. X-CD offers a free trial, so your team can get hands-on with the platform before making a decision. The trial includes access to popular modules such as:

• Abstract management
• Speaker management
• Peer review
• Session building
• Reporting

Yes. X-CD is highly configurable, so your association can adapt the platform around your processes instead of forcing your team into a generic conference workflow.

X-CD is designed for medical associations that run complex conferences year after year. Many associations carry forward similar abstract, speaker, and CE workflows from one annual meeting to the next.

Our software helps preserve those established processes, reduce repetitive setup, and support year-over-year continuity. Your team can build on what worked before while still adapting each conference as needed.

Both platforms handle the core work of a medical conference well, so the decision comes down to what you need around the event.

X-CD may be the better fit if you:

• Want conference management and membership in one connected platform
• Need to reduce handoffs between your event and AMS teams
• Run recurring annual conferences and want to carry established workflows forward year after year
• Value configurability and direct access to a knowledgeable support team

Cadmium may be the better fit if you:

• Need a dedicated healthcare LMS with ACCME PARS reporting
• Rely on livestreaming and video hosting as a central part of your programming
• Focus on year-round, on-demand learning and content monetization that can grow independently of your conference

We encourage you to book a demo with us to see how X-CD can support your medical conference and association management needs.