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Alternatives to Guest Manager
22 events tools sit alongside Guest Manager in this directory. Below is what separates each from Guest Manager on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- Guest Manager starts at
- Free, then $39/month
Why people look past Guest Manager
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Guest Manager entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Guest Manager publishes 4 tiers, from $39/month up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Guest Manager pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Sell tickets to your event
- Starts $39 a per-ticket cheaper, at Free.
The all-in-one event management platform
- No free tier, where Guest Manager has one.
- Starts $86 a month dearer, at $125/month.
- 2 tiers to Guest Manager's 4.
Enterprise event management by Cvent
- No free tier, where Guest Manager has one.
- Starts $1461 a month dearer, at $1500/month.
- 3 tiers to Guest Manager's 4.
Delightful events for communities
- Starts $20 a month dearer, at $59/month.
- 2 tiers to Guest Manager's 4.
Event planning and collaboration platform
- Starts $39 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to Guest Manager's 4.
The fair-trade ticketing company
- Starts $39 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a transaction model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Guest Manager's 4.
Every Guest Manager alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guest Manager (this page) | Free, then $39/month | Subscription | 4 | |
| TitoSell tickets to your event | Free | - | - | vs Guest Manager |
| AcceleventsThe all-in-one event management platform | $125/month | - | 2 | vs Guest Manager |
| CVent EventsEnterprise event management by Cvent | $1500/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Guest Manager |
| LumaDelightful events for communities | Free, then $59/month | - | 2 | vs Guest Manager |
| AllSeated | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Guest Manager |
| Brown Paper Tickets | Free | Transaction | 1 | vs Guest Manager |
| Humanitix | Free | Transaction | 4 | vs Guest Manager |
| RSVPify | Free, then $29/month | - | - | vs Guest Manager |
| Activity Messenger | $99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Guest Manager |
| Remo | $299/month | Per month by attendee capacity | 3 | vs Guest Manager |
| CIRCUITREE | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Guest Manager |
| CampSite | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Guest Manager |
| Regpack | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Guest Manager |
| ACTIVE Network | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Guest Manager |
| Priava | $250/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Guest Manager |
| Grip | On request | - | - | vs Guest Manager |
| Social Tables | $199/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Guest Manager |
| Splash That | On request | - | - | vs Guest Manager |
| Planning Pod | $59/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Guest Manager |
| EventPro | $200/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Guest Manager |
| Brella | $2500/event | Subscription | 3 | vs Guest Manager |
| Meetup | $55/month | - | - | vs Guest Manager |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Guest Manager badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Cheaper than Guest Manager (5)
Entry price under Guest Manager's $39/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Tito , Free
- AllSeated , Free
- Brown Paper Tickets , Free
- Humanitix , Free
- RSVPify , Free, then $29/month
What you would be giving up
Guest Manager is most often brought in for guest list check in on tablets at events, selling and scanning event tickets, printing name badges onsite. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Guest Manager is broadly right and the question is cost, the Guest Manager pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Events category lists everything the directory holds, and best events tools ranks them.
Guest Manager runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Guest Manager alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Guest Manager?
- 22 other events tools are listed in this directory, led by Tito, Accelevents, CVent Events, Luma. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Guest Manager?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Tito, Luma, AllSeated, Brown Paper Tickets, Humanitix.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Guest Manager?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under Guest Manager's $39/month: Tito at Free, AllSeated at Free, Brown Paper Tickets at Free, Humanitix at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Guest Manager?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Guest Manager?
- Guest Manager is most often brought in for guest list check in on tablets at events, selling and scanning event tickets, printing name badges onsite. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Guest Manager?
- None of the events tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Guest Manager alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Events, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Guest Manager against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Guest Manager covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every events tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Events category, 22 tools beside Guest Manager. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.