Event Smart
Event planning software
Event registration and ticketing software
Event management software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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What is Event Smart
Event Smart is a web-based event registration and ticketing platform used to publish event pages, sell tickets, and manage attendee registrations. It targets small to mid-sized organizations running classes, fundraisers, conferences, and community events that need online payments and basic attendee management. The product is commonly deployed as a WordPress plugin and as a hosted option, with features oriented around ticket types, promo codes, and check-in workflows.
WordPress-centric deployment options
Event Smart supports a WordPress plugin approach that lets organizations manage events from an existing WordPress site and use familiar site theming. This can reduce the need for a separate event website and simplify content management for teams already using WordPress. It also offers a hosted path for teams that do not want to manage WordPress infrastructure.
Core ticketing and payments
The product focuses on essential registration and ticketing functions such as ticket types, registration forms, discount codes, and online payment collection. These capabilities cover common needs for paid and free events without requiring a full enterprise event stack. For many small teams, this can be sufficient for launching events quickly and tracking orders and attendees.
Operational attendee management basics
Event Smart includes operational tools such as attendee lists and check-in support to help staff manage arrivals on event day. These functions align with typical workflows for smaller events where a lightweight front-of-house process is needed. The emphasis is on practical registration-to-check-in execution rather than complex multi-stakeholder planning.
Limited enterprise event depth
Compared with broader event management suites, Event Smart is typically less oriented toward complex conference programs, multi-track agendas, speaker management, and advanced exhibitor/sponsor operations. Organizations running large multi-day events may need additional tools for agenda building, session capacity management, and stakeholder portals. This can increase reliance on integrations or manual processes.
Analytics and marketing constraints
Reporting and analytics are generally more basic than platforms designed for event marketing attribution and advanced segmentation. Teams that require sophisticated dashboards, multi-touch campaign tracking, or deep CRM/marketing automation workflows may find gaps. As a result, measurement and lifecycle marketing may require external systems and custom setup.
WordPress dependency trade-offs
When deployed via WordPress, performance, security, and reliability depend partly on the site’s hosting environment and plugin ecosystem. Updates, theme conflicts, or other plugins can affect the event experience and require technical troubleshooting. Organizations without WordPress administration capacity may prefer a fully managed event platform.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 Free | Plan unlimited events; sell tickets/registrations (no commission); basic registration forms (name/email); offline invoice payments; manual attendee registration; add users/team members; ads appear on event website; limited editor features. |
| Personal | $50 per month | Includes Basic + Advanced Event Editor (multiple dates, required tickets, taxes/surcharges, duplicate events), Advanced Registration Forms (custom required questions), custom registration emails, event check-in from website, event calendar, no ads, ability to migrate from Eventbrite. |
| Business | $100 per month | Includes Personal + grid/table display, sponsors/presenters/instructors, event shopping cart (buy multiple events), waitlists, custom CSS, email tickets with QR/barcodes, ticket scanning with phone/tablet, discount/promo codes, Google Analytics, 15-minute one-on-one setup video call. |
Add-ons & notes:
- Online payment upgrade: $10 per month (can be added to any plan to connect Stripe/PayPal/other gateways to receive online payments).
- Annual plans include a 15% discount (billing annually).
- Nonprofit discounts: 15% off Personal, 20% off Business (explicitly stated).
- Event Smart does not charge per-ticket commissions or fees; payment gateway transaction fees still apply.
- 14-day free trial of the Business plan (no billing information required).
