BrioLabel Event Check-In vs Indico

BrioLabel Event Check-In imports attendee lists, helps staff find attendees at a kiosk, records check-ins, and prints event badges. Lists can be uploaded as CSV files exported from Excel, Google Sheets, or a registration platform. During import, the tool maps attendee columns and flags fields that would print blank. At the kiosk, staff can search for attendees, check them in and print badges in one action, reprint badges, or undo a mistaken action. Walk-ins can be added directly, online or offline. Once the kiosk has loaded, search, check-in, printing, and walk-in registration continue without a connection; queued actions sync when connectivity returns. Badge design uses the same drag-and-drop editor as BrioLabel shipping and product labels. Attendee lists and badge designs can be changed independently, including during an event. The free Hobby plan allows 200 labels per month. Paid plans start at $9/mo for 500 labels per month, and all paid plans include the complete feature set but differ in monthly label allowance. The free Desktop Agent connects the browser to local printers.

Indico is a free, open-source tool for organizing events, archiving materials, and supporting collaboration. It provides workflows for seminars, meetings, workshops, and conferences, and can bring an institute’s events together. For conferences, organizers can handle registration and abstract submission, store papers and other materials, and provide participant badges. Events use hierarchical categories, protections for resources, and roles within events. The room-booking module supports delegated management, booking approvals, and audiovisual equipment management. Indico integrates with Zoom so participants can join video conferences with a single click; listed plugins also cover PayPal payments and Amazon S3 event-file storage. It can be customized through configuration and plugins, and its HTTP Export API exposes category contents, events, rooms, and bookings. Indico is installed as a self-hosted instance. The project began in 2002, and CERN adopted it for event management in 2004 and has financed its development since. The maker describes room booking as suited to companies, research institutes, and universities.