ConfTool vs Eventact
ConfTool
conftool.net
Eventact
eventact.comSide by side
| Figure | ConfTool | Eventact |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $210/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 21 |
| Spec score · Event Abstract Management Software | 8.1 (#9) | 8.8 (#4) |
| Registration | The Pro registration module supports participant groups, time discounts, events and items, conditional options, and admission limits. | Registration forms support custom fields, validation, conditional logic, separate attendee flows, and centralized attendee records. |
| Security | The features page lists HTTPS access, regular automatic backups, role-based access control, and extensive security features. | Eventact’s security page states that traffic uses HTTPS with TLS 1.2 or higher and describes two-factor authentication, role-based access, login monitoring, daily backups, and weekly off-site backups. |
| Support | ConfTool Pro includes professional support for configuration and use; ConfTool Standard is offered without support. | The pricing page includes dedicated onboarding consultation and support and 24/7 support with subscription plans; its support page lists email, WhatsApp, Google Messages, and Telegram, with priority support available as a subscription. |
Plans
Eventact
- Registration, Website — under 2,000 attendees/year$210 a month
- Registration, Website — under 5,000 attendees/year$520 a month
- Registration, Event App, Website — under 2,000 attendees/yea$330 a month
- Registration, Event App, Website — under 5,000 attendees/yea$830 a month
- Registration, Abstracts, Event App, Website — under 2,000 at$415 a month
- Registration, Abstracts, Event App, Website — under 5,000 at$1,020 a month
- Registration, Website — one event, under 400 attendees$799 a month
- Registration, Website — one event, under 1,000 attendees$1,549 a month
- Registration, Event App, Website — one event, under 400 atte$1,099 a month
- Subscription — Registration, Website (<2,000 attendees/year)$210 a month
In their own words
ConfTool
ConfTool is conference management software for academic conferences, congresses, workshops, and seminars, including on-site and virtual events. It supports submissions and reviews, program scheduling, participant registration, administration, and invoicing. With ConfTool Pro, organizers can configure open or blind reviews, optionally use multiple tracks, schedule accepted submissions, and check presenter conflicts. Participants can create personal agendas. Pro registration supports participant groups, time discounts, event options, and admission limits; payments can be handled by bank transfer, PayPal, Stripe, or connections to more than 45 online credit card payment systems. Pro can link sessions and presentations to external virtual-event resources and export data in Excel, Word, CSV, JSON, and XML. ConfTool Standard is free on request for smaller non-commercial events, for up to 150 participants, and requires local installation. Pro is hosted and billed per conference; its fee depends on event requirements and size, and optional modules may cost extra. The maker lists HTTPS access, automatic backups, and role-based access control. Standard comes without support, while Pro includes professional support.
Eventact
Eventact is an event management system for conferences, exhibitions, and in-person or hybrid events. Its tools span registration forms, ticketing, attendee communications, exhibitor support, and onsite check-in. Forms can use custom fields, validation, conditional logic, separate attendee flows, and centralized records. The platform also supports abstract submissions, reviewer workflows, committee decisions, agenda building, and program publishing to event websites and apps. Onsite operations include QR and barcode scanning, offline check-in with later synchronization, badge printing, access control, and attendance reports. Virtual and hybrid events can use live or prerecorded sessions, embedded streams, RTMP, virtual rooms, chat, Q&A, polls, and video on demand. Eventact offers a website builder and an installable Progressive Web App that does not require an app-store download. The platform has no free plan but offers a 30-day trial. Pricing is noted as “From $49”; listed monthly options include $210 a month for Registration, Website under 2,000 attendees per year, and $415 a month for Registration, Abstracts, Event App, Website under 2,000 attendees per year. It runs on Android, iOS, web, and API.