Best Event Scheduling Software in 2026
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When you’re coordinating an event, scheduling tools can help you compare how each option handles rooms, sessions, speakers, and attendees. Compared on attendee limit, attendee mobile app, hybrid event support, room scheduling, session tracks, and speaker management, the entries offer several ways to assess fit for your format. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Zoho Backstage, Fourwaves, and Indico are among the options shown, alongside tools such as Sessionize. Consider which scheduling responsibilities you need to bring together and which listed capabilities matter most to your team.
Event Scheduling Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 14 of 14 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Callboard API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 02 Zoho Backstage API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 03 Fourwaves API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$83.25/mo
- 04 Indico API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 05 pretalx API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 06 OpenAgenda API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 07 Untitled Conference API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 08 ChartStead API yesDOCS 6.9
- 09 Grenadine API yesDOCS 6.8$79.95/mo
- 10 Converia API yesDOCS 6.7
- 11 Eventation API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$199/mo
- 12 Janix API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$1,500/mo
- 13 MemberRun API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$16.58/mo
- 14 Sessionboard API yesDOCS 6.7
- 15 ConfTool FREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 16 Gythr FREE yesDOCS 5.9$832.50/mo
- 17 PragmaPlanner FREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 18 Session Canvas FREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 19 Sessionize FREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 20 Agorify FREE yesDOCS 5.8€119/mo
- 21 ChronoFlo Calendar FREE yesDOCS 5.8$10/mo
- 22 GetSpot FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 23 ScheduleWeaver FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 24 Showdates FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 25 Showrunner FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Attendee limit | Session tracks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callboard | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 2 | Zoho Backstage | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 200 attendees | Yes | |
| 3 | Fourwaves | 7.3 | Free plan | $83.25/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 4 | Indico | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 5 | pretalx | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 6 | OpenAgenda | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 7 | Untitled Conference | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 8 | ChartStead | 6.9 | Yes | |||||
| 9 | Grenadine | 6.8 | $79.95/mo | |||||
| 10 | Converia | 6.7 | No | |||||
| 11 | Eventation | 6.7 | No | $199/mo | No | 199 /mo | 500 attendees | Yes |
| 12 | Janix | 6.7 | No | $1,500/mo | No | 1,000 /mo | Yes | |
| 13 | MemberRun | 6.7 | No | $16.58/mo | No | 199 /mo | Yes | |
| 14 | Sessionboard | 6.7 | No | Yes | ||||
| 15 | ConfTool | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 16 | Gythr | 5.9 | Free plan | $832.50/mo | Yes | 500 attendees | Yes | |
| 17 | PragmaPlanner | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 18 | Session Canvas | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 19 | Sessionize | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 20 | Agorify | 5.8 | Free plan | €119/mo | Yes | 400 attendees | Yes | |
| 21 | ChronoFlo Calendar | 5.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | ||
| 22 | GetSpot | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 23 | ScheduleWeaver | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 24 | Showdates | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 25 | Showrunner | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes |
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