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Alternatives to Swapcard
23 event management tools sit alongside Swapcard in this directory. Below is what separates each from Swapcard on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 8
- Cheaper to start
- 15
- Swapcard starts at
- $610/one-time
Why people look past Swapcard
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Swapcard entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Swapcard starts at $610/one-time. Across the 15 event management tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $200/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Swapcard carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 8 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
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.
The Event Experience Operating System
- Starts $111 a month cheaper, at $499/month.
Event technology for every event
- Starts $9390 a month dearer, at $10000/month.
Award-winning event management app
- Starts $890 a event dearer, at $1500/event.
Ticketing that funds charity
- Can be used without paying; Swapcard cannot.
- Starts $610 a month cheaper, at Free.
The fair-trade ticketing company
- Can be used without paying; Swapcard cannot.
- Starts $610 a month cheaper, at Free.
Event planning and collaboration platform
- Can be used without paying; Swapcard cannot.
- Starts $610 a month cheaper, at Free.
Every Swapcard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swapcard (this page) | $610/one-time | - | - | |
| BizzaboEvent management platform for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events with AI networking, competing on attendee engagement and lead capture. | $499/month | - | - | vs Swapcard |
| CventComprehensive event management platform with registration, virtual events, and attendee engagement tools. | $10000/month | - | - | vs Swapcard |
| WhovaEvent app and management platform with networking and engagement features, competing on attendee experience. | $1500/event | Subscription | 3 | vs Swapcard |
| Humanitix | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Swapcard |
| Brown Paper Tickets | Free | Transaction | 1 | vs Swapcard |
| AllSeated | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Swapcard |
| Luma | Free, then $59/month | - | 2 | vs Swapcard |
| Partiful | Free | - | - | vs Swapcard |
| RSVPify | Free, then $29/month | - | - | vs Swapcard |
| Guest Manager | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Swapcard |
| Peatix | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Swapcard |
| Social Tables | $199/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Swapcard |
| Priava | $250/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Swapcard |
| Meetup | $55/month | - | - | vs Swapcard |
| Grip | On request | - | - | vs Swapcard |
| Splash That | On request | - | - | vs Swapcard |
| CVent Events | $1500/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Swapcard |
| Planning Pod | $59/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Swapcard |
| EventPro | $200/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Swapcard |
| Brella | $2500/event | Subscription | 3 | vs Swapcard |
| Accelevents | $125/month | - | 2 | vs Swapcard |
| Aventri | $800/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Swapcard |
| Eventix | €0.49/ticket | Transaction | 2 | vs Swapcard |
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 Swapcard badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (8)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Humanitix , Free
- Brown Paper Tickets , Free
- AllSeated , Free
- Luma , Free, then $59/month
- Partiful , Free
- RSVPify , Free, then $29/month
- Guest Manager , Free
- Peatix , Free
Cheaper than Swapcard (15)
Entry price under Swapcard's $610/one-time. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Bizzabo , $499/month
- Humanitix , Free
- Brown Paper Tickets , Free
- AllSeated , Free
- Luma , Free, then $59/month
- RSVPify , Free, then $29/month
- Guest Manager , Free
- Peatix , Free
What you would be giving up
Swapcard is most often brought in for event planning, ticket sales, attendee management, virtual events, event marketing. 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 Swapcard is broadly right and the question is cost, the Swapcard pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Event Management category lists everything the directory holds, and best event management tools ranks them.
Swapcard 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 Swapcard alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Swapcard?
- 23 other event management tools are listed in this directory, led by Bizzabo, Cvent, Whova, Humanitix. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Swapcard?
- 8 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Humanitix, Brown Paper Tickets, AllSeated, Luma, Partiful.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Swapcard?
- Yes. 15 of the alternatives below start under Swapcard's $610/one-time: Bizzabo at $499/month, Humanitix at Free, Brown Paper Tickets at Free, AllSeated at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Swapcard?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Swapcard?
- Swapcard is most often brought in for event planning, ticket sales, attendee management, virtual events, event marketing. 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 Swapcard?
- None of the event management 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 Swapcard alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Event Management, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Swapcard against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Swapcard 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 event management tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Event Management category, 23 tools beside Swapcard. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.