Best AMS (Article Management System) Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 platforms from event abstract management software ranked against AMS (Article Management System) on the same published basis.

1
Congressio Free plan apiWeb $40.83/mo7.4
AMS (Article Management System) vs Congressio
2
Indico Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb Free7.4
AMS (Article Management System) vs Indico
3
Fourwaves Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $83.25/mo7.3
AMS (Article Management System) vs Fourwaves
4
HotCRP Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
AMS (Article Management System) vs HotCRP
5
OpenReview Free plan apiWeb Free7.2
AMS (Article Management System) vs OpenReview
6
PeerSubmit Free trial apiWeb 6.8
AMS (Article Management System) vs PeerSubmit
7
OpenConf Free plan self-hostedWeb 6.0
AMS (Article Management System) vs OpenConf
8
SimplyConf Free plan self-hostedWeb $2.42/mo6.0
AMS (Article Management System) vs SimplyConf
9
EasyChair Free plan Web Free5.9
AMS (Article Management System) vs EasyChair
10
Oxford Abstracts Free plan Web Free5.9
AMS (Article Management System) vs Oxford Abstracts
11
Sciencesconf Free plan Web Free5.9
AMS (Article Management System) vs Sciencesconf
12
ConfTool Free plan AndroidiOSself-hostedWeb Free5.8
AMS (Article Management System) vs ConfTool
13
Lynk Free plan Web Free5.8
AMS (Article Management System) vs Lynk
14
Microsoft CMT Free plan Web Free5.8
AMS (Article Management System) vs Microsoft CMT
15
Linklings AndroidiOSWeb 5.5
AMS (Article Management System) vs Linklings
17
CATALYST Web 5.4
AMS (Article Management System) vs CATALYST
18
Congirus Web 5.4
AMS (Article Management System) vs Congirus
19
Eventact Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb $210/mo5.4
AMS (Article Management System) vs Eventact
20
Ex Ordo AndroidiOSWeb 5.4
AMS (Article Management System) vs Ex Ordo
21
OpenWater Grant Management AndroidWeb 5.4
AMS (Article Management System) vs OpenWater Grant Management

AMS (Article Management System) alternatives compared

#	Platform	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Congressio	7.4	Free plan	$40.83/mo	API, Web
2	Indico	7.4	Free plan	Free	Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
3	Fourwaves	7.3	Free plan	$83.25/mo	Android, API, iOS, Web
4	HotCRP	7.3	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5	OpenReview	7.2	Free plan	Free	API, Web
6	PeerSubmit	6.8	No	—	API, Web
7	OpenConf	6.0	Free plan	—	self-hosted, Web
8	SimplyConf	6.0	Free plan	$2.42/mo	self-hosted, Web
9	EasyChair	5.9	Free plan	Free	Web
10	Oxford Abstracts	5.9	Free plan	Free	Web
11	Sciencesconf	5.9	Free plan	Free	Web
12	ConfTool	5.8	Free plan	Free	Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web
13	Lynk	5.8	Free plan	Free	Web
14	Microsoft CMT	5.8	Free plan	Free	Web
15	Linklings	5.5	No	—	Android, iOS, Web
17	CATALYST	5.4	No	—	Web
18	Congirus	5.4	No	—	Web
19	Eventact	5.4	No	$210/mo	Android, API, iOS, Web
20	Ex Ordo	5.4	No	—	Android, iOS, Web
21	OpenWater Grant Management	5.4	No	—	Android, Web

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Questions about AMS (Article Management System) alternatives

What is the best alternative to AMS (Article Management System)?

Congressio, number 1 in event abstract management software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Indico, Fourwaves, HotCRP and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to AMS (Article Management System)?

Congressio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.