EDAS vs Indico
EDAS
edas.infoIndico
getindico.ioSide by side
| Figure | EDAS | Indico |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Event Abstract Management Software | 7.5 (#14) | 8.6 (#5) |
| Purpose | EDAS manages paper submission, review, and registration for conferences, workshops, and journals. | Indico is an open-source tool for event organization, archival and collaboration. |
| Support | EDAS provides built-in help for authors, reviewers, TPC members, and chairs, and directs technical support requests to the Help function or [email protected]. | The maker lists a community forum, documentation, GitHub issue reporting, and contact by email. |
Plans
EDAS
- IEEE Xplore content preparation and upload$1, paid once
- Online proceedings preparation$1, paid once
- Similarity checking (non-IEEE conferences)$1, paid once
- Travel grants$5, paid once
- Attendee registration and other payment processing$6, paid once
- Paper processing$6, paid once
- PDF repair$10, paid once
In their own words
Indico
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.