EventCreate vs OPENPASS

EventCreate is an event management platform for event websites, registration, RSVPs, ticket sales, attendee tracking, and event operations. Organizers can build customizable event websites without coding or server setup, then choose Simple, RSVP, Ticketed, or Multi-Event registration. QR check-in works through an app or desktop, with on-demand namebadge printing. The platform accepts major card brands, offline payments, and donations, and says payments transfer directly to organizers. Customers own attendee data and can export lists as CSV or Excel files. The free plan includes one event, 50 attendees, and one user, with a 5% ticketing fee. Paid annual-billed plans begin at $5 a month; Personal includes unlimited events, 50 attendees per event, one user, and a 2% ticketing fee. Higher plans raise attendee and user limits while reducing ticketing fees, with Enterprise listing a 0% fee. Annual and monthly billing are available, and upgrades are prorated for the remaining billing cycle. Mobile attendee apps are available on iOS and Android in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

OPENPASS is a free, open-source event management platform that can be self-hosted or used through web and API access. Organizers can publish events in a list-only mode or manage a fuller lifecycle covering discovery, registration, ticketing, check-in and feedback. Discovery includes location-based calendars, an interactive map and local trending topics and organizers. A drag-and-drop form builder supports text, select and checkbox fields. The platform emails QR-code tickets and provides an offline-capable scanner designed to prevent duplicate scans atomically. A real-time dashboard covers registrations, check-ins and capacity utilization, with CSV attendee export. Bulk email and SMS notifications are included. Paid tickets are optional and use Hyperswitch; free events need no payment configuration. The documented deployment uses Docker Compose, PostgreSQL, separate frontend and API services, and session-cookie authentication for protected REST routes. OpenPass is licensed under AGPL-3.0, requiring publication of source changes when a modified version runs as a public service. Federation, waitlists, multilingual support, webhook integrations and fine-grained role permissions are listed as roadmap work.