FairUp

FairUp is a web-based event platform for organizations running career and vocational events for students, graduates, and job seekers. It is strongest for organizers who need exhibitor management, matchmaking, and appointments across online and in-person formats; teams running an exhibitor-led fair should budget for a paid plan and transaction costs.

Overview

FairUp brings event pages, exhibitor and participant records, bookings, scheduling, communication, and event analysis into one system. Attendees can create profiles, upload CVs and documents, browse exhibitor profiles and jobs, chat, and book appointments. Profile-based matchmaking gives organizers a way to connect participants with exhibitors rather than relying only on attendees to search and reach out.

Digital, hybrid, and physical event modes make FairUp useful when an organization serves both remote and in-person participants. Video meetings support the remote side. This breadth is balanced by a sharp distinction between the free plan, which has no exhibitors, and paid plans that cap exhibitors and organizing seats.

Key features

Event operations and participant engagement

Event-page creation, participant management, ticket sales, exhibitor management, and scheduling cover the core work of running a fair. Attendee profiles, CV uploads, job browsing, chat, and appointments provide a path from discovery to direct conversations. These tools are a better fit for recruiting events built around exhibitor-participant interaction than for organizers who only need a simple event page.

Security and availability

FairUp says it uses SSL/TLS encryption, access controls, and hosting in Germany or the EU. Payments run through certified providers; FairUp says it does not store complete payment data and is PCI-DSS 3.2 Level 1 compliant. It aims for average technical availability of at least 98% per month, subject to exclusions. That target is worth weighing for events where access during scheduled sessions is important.

Pricing

FairUp’s pricing model is freemium, with a free plan and a 14-day trial. The paid plans are one-time purchases, not recurring monthly subscriptions. Stripe usually adds 2.9% + €0.25 per transaction on top of FairUp’s platform fee, so ticket sellers should account for processing costs as well as the plan price.

PlanPrice and limitsBest fitCommunityfree. Unlimited guests, no exhibitors, chat and networking, participant management, ticket sales and payment.Free community events where exhibitor booths are not needed.Starter€990, paid once. Up to 30 exhibitors and 3 team members, 0% platform fee, basic support.Smaller exhibitor-led fairs with a compact organizing team.Professional€1,990, paid once. Up to 60 exhibitors and 5 team members, job import automation, analytics dashboard, matching engine, premium support.Organizers who need matching, reporting, or automated job imports and can use the higher exhibitor and team limits.Professional plus€2,990, paid once. Up to 120 exhibitors and 10 team members, with more seats on request; whitelabeling, talent pool access, custom branding.Larger or more branded events that need higher capacity and talent-pool access.Community is genuinely useful for unlimited guests, but its lack of exhibitors rules it out for a conventional career fair. Starter is the least expensive paid route to exhibitor management, though the 3-person team cap may constrain larger operations. Professional adds the matching engine and analytics dashboard, while Professional plus is the choice for the highest stated exhibitor limit and custom branding. Enterprise customers seeking custom features or integrations, and government institutions seeking a special offer, can contact FairUp for custom pricing.

Platforms

FairUp runs on the web. Its event modes include digital, hybrid, and physical formats; video meetings are supported.

Who it's for

FairUp suits businesses organizing career and vocational orientation events for students, graduates, and job seekers. It is especially relevant when participants need profiles, job discovery, exhibitor chat, and scheduled appointments. The free Community plan can serve events without exhibitors, but organizations seeking a conventional recruiting fair need a paid plan and should check its exhibitor and team cap against their event.

Pros and cons

Pros: One platform covers event setup, exhibitor and participant management, scheduling, communication, and analytics.

Pros: Digital, hybrid, and physical formats plus video meetings support mixed attendance.

Pros: Paid plans have one-time prices and stated exhibitor and team limits, making capacity easier to compare with event needs.

Cons: Community has no exhibitors, so it does not cover the central requirement of an exhibitor-led career fair.

Cons: Paid plans cap both exhibitors and team members; Starter allows only 3 team members.

Cons: Stripe transaction charges usually apply in addition to FairUp’s platform fee, so ticket revenue carries a separate processing cost.

Alternatives

Recruiting Events Software is the broader category to compare when FairUp’s event format or plan limits do not fit. Consider event67 when a free plan with one live event, up to 50 activated attendees, and the whole feature set is a better match. Handshake is worth comparing for talent matching, though its Basic plan limits messaging to 10 per month and matching to 100 matches per job.

ScanFactor may fit events centered on QR-based company discovery, with a free attendee plan and a recruiter dashboard. Eventus is an alternative when per-user pricing is preferable: its first 10 users are free, then the Value plan is priced on request. Talview may suit teams seeking unit-based pricing and individual features or bundles, with a typical minimum commitment of approximately 150 to 200 candidates. vFairs, GradLeaders, and iCIMS are other options to compare.

Verdict

Choose FairUp if you organize career events and want attendee profiles, exhibitor interaction, matchmaking, and appointments in a web platform spanning digital, hybrid, and physical formats. Its one-time paid plans make exhibitor capacity and team size explicit, but the free plan is not a route to an exhibitor-led fair, and transaction charges can add to event costs. Look elsewhere if you need a different seat or booth scale, or if the fee structure does not suit your ticketing model.