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Event platform software statistics 2026
First-party data on the 84 event platforms Toolradar tracks: a $296 median entry, the most expensive large category in this wave, and Whova at 4.80 from 4,414 reviews.
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Key findings
What the data shows.
- 01
84 event platforms tracked, holding 26,197 aggregated third-party reviews. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
- 02
The median paid plan starts at $296 a month, the highest median in this research wave. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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Whova leads volume at 4.80 from 4,414 reviews. Cvent holds 3,405 at 4.40. Zeffy holds 3,091 at 4.90. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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56% are paid-only. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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The review-weighted average is 4.62. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
About the research
How we built this report.
Toolradar tool database. Editorial review with weekly pricing verification.
2026. Snapshot taken September 17, 2026. Refresh due Dec 17, 2026.
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Event software is the expensive row. Toolradar tracks 84 tools holding 26,197 reviews. The median entry is $296 a month, the highest in this wave. Whova holds 4,414 reviews at 4.80. Cvent holds 3,405 at 4.40. Zeffy holds 3,091 at 4.90. Eventbrite holds 914 at 4.30. Buyers pay conference prices and, unusually, the volume leaders also score well.
Every figure below is computed from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026. The live dashboard is Event platforms statistics. The buyer ranking is best event platform software.
How large the category is
We track 84 published tools, or 0.8% of the 10,619 tools in the directory. 100% (84 of 84) were added to Toolradar in 2026. "Added" means added to our directory, not founded this year.
A $296 event seat is a mid-size conference stack. The $343 mean is a full Cvent-class contract.
How these tools are priced
56% of the 84 tools are paid-only. 44% offer a free tier or freemium plan (37 tools). 10% are fully free.
How event platforms are priced
n = 84 tools, September 17, 2026
For the 14 tools that publish a paid tier, the median entry price is $296 a month and the mean is $343.
Entry price distribution
n = 14 tools with a published paid tier
The catalog-wide median entry is $20 (software pricing statistics).
How these tools are rated
61 of 84 tools carry a rating (73%). Those ratings rest on 26,197 reviews. Unweighted mean 4.54. Review-weighted mean 4.62.
Rating distribution
n = 61 rated tools
The most-reviewed tools on September 17, 2026:
| Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Whova | 4.80 | 4,414 |
| Cvent | 4.40 | 3,405 |
| Zeffy | 4.90 | 3,091 |
| vFairs | 4.70 | 1,784 |
Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.
Zeffy at 4.90 from 3,091 reviews is the free-for-organizers nonprofit cut sitting inside a paid conference market. Whova at 4.80 is the volume leader that also scores.
The highest-rated tools with at least 150 aggregated reviews:
| # | Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeffy | 4.90 | 3,091 |
| 2 | Ticket Tailor | 4.90 | 794 |
| 3 | Whova | 4.80 | 4,414 |
| 4 | Silent Auction Pro | 4.80 | 526 |
| 5 | RSVPify | 4.80 | 519 |
| 6 | PheedLoop | 4.80 | 321 |
| 7 | Hopin | 4.80 | 301 |
| 8 | vFairs | 4.70 | 1,784 |
| 9 | Slido | 4.70 | 1,018 |
| 10 | RegFox | 4.70 | 572 |
Zeffy leads at 4.90.
Review volume by platform:
| Review platform | Tools with a profile | Aggregated reviews | Mean rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | 57 | 17,751 | 4.63 |
| Capterra | 29 | 7,728 | 4.69 |
| Trustpilot | 6 | 363 | 2.98 |
| SourceForge | 8 | 352 | 4.25 |
| TrustRadius | 1 | 3 | 4.50 |
Three tools worth comparing are Whova, Zeffy, and Eventbrite.
How often pricing moves
Our pricing tracker logged 3 pricing changes for these tools in 2026, 0 of them applied.
How this data was measured
Every figure in this report is computed live from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026, covering the 84 published tools we categorize under Event platforms. Pricing model is read from each vendor's official pricing page. The entry price is the cheapest positive monthly tier a tool publishes. Ratings and review counts are aggregated from third-party platforms (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and others), not from Toolradar's own reviews. The leaderboard floor is 150 aggregated reviews. This is a directory snapshot, not a survey.
Cite this report
- APA: Corneloup, L. (2026). Event platform software statistics 2026. Toolradar Research. https://toolradar.com/reports/event-platform-software-statistics
- MLA: Corneloup, Louis. "Event platform software statistics 2026." Toolradar Research, 17 Sept. 2026, toolradar.com/reports/event-platform-software-statistics.
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