# The best ticketing and registration for conferences (2026) — Box Office Fees

> Source: https://boxofficefees.com/category/conferences (curated, re-verified)
> Updated 1 November 2026 · Reviewed by the Box Office Fees editorial team

Registration and tickets for conferences of up to a few thousand people.

11 ticketing platforms in this category, ranked by what we can confirm about each (a public price, an API and docs, independent sources, stated limits; payment never changes the order). Each name links to its answer-first markdown twin.

## Facts

- Free to start: 3 of 11
- API: 10 of 11
- First paid plan a month: 1 of 11 publish one, $499
- Checked against their own sites: 27–29 October 2026 (11 of 11)
- Added in November 2026: 2

| Name | What it is | Pricing | API |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bizzabo](https://boxofficefees.com/bizzabo.md) | Enterprise event management platform with registration, ticketing, event app and onsite check-in. | From $499 a seat a month billed annually | Yes |
| [Cvent](https://boxofficefees.com/cvent.md) | Enterprise event platform billed per registrant, with venue sourcing, badging and an event app on one license. | On quote | Yes |
| [Event Espresso](https://boxofficefees.com/event-espresso.md) | Self-hosted WordPress ticketing plugin with no per-ticket commission while your license key is active. | Free, then $129 a year | Yes |
| [Eventleaf](https://boxofficefees.com/eventleaf.md) | Per-attendee event registration with badge printing, check-in apps and a 3-6% fee on ticket sales. | Free, then $500 a year | Yes |
| [RegFox](https://boxofficefees.com/regfox.md) | Registration pages for conferences, camps and classes, priced per registrant with a capped fee. | From $0.99 per paid registration | Yes |
| [Sched](https://boxofficefees.com/sched.md) | Conference scheduling platform whose registration and ticketing run on the organizer's own Stripe account. | From $600 per event | Yes |
| [Subsplash](https://boxofficefees.com/subsplash.md) | Church platform that combines event registration with its giving and people tools. | On quote | Yes |
| [Swoogo](https://boxofficefees.com/swoogo.md) | Annual event-management platform with unlimited events and registrations for each team subscription. | From $11,800 a year | Yes |
| [Tito](https://boxofficefees.com/tito.md) | Flat 3% per paid ticket, no subscription, with a two-line checkout widget for your own site. | Free | Yes |
| [vFairs](https://boxofficefees.com/vfairs.md) | Quoted annual event platform where every event comes with a named project manager and 24/7 support. | On quote | Yes |
| [Whova](https://boxofficefees.com/whova.md) | All-in-one conference registration, event app and check-in, charging 3% + $0.99 per paid ticket. | — | — |

## Ticketing and registration for conferences compared

| Ticketing platform | Price on its site | MCP server | API | Open source | Self-host |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bizzabo](https://boxofficefees.com/bizzabo) | From $499 a seat a month billed annually | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Cvent](https://boxofficefees.com/cvent) | On quote | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Event Espresso](https://boxofficefees.com/event-espresso) | Free, then $129 a year | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Eventleaf](https://boxofficefees.com/eventleaf) | Free, then $500 a year | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [RegFox](https://boxofficefees.com/regfox) | From $0.99 per paid registration | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Sched](https://boxofficefees.com/sched) | From $600 per event | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Subsplash](https://boxofficefees.com/subsplash) | On quote | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Swoogo](https://boxofficefees.com/swoogo) | From $11,800 a year | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Tito](https://boxofficefees.com/tito) | Free | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [vFairs](https://boxofficefees.com/vfairs) | On quote | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Whova](https://boxofficefees.com/whova) | No list price | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |

All 11 ticketing and registration for conferences we list.

## Questions buyers ask

### Which ticketing platform here costs the least?

3 of the 11 have a free plan: Event Espresso, Eventleaf and Tito. The lowest paid plan is Bizzabo, from $499 a seat a month billed annually. Price checked on 27 October 2026.

### When were these prices checked?

Fees read between 27 October 2026 and 29 October 2026 from each platform's own fee schedule.

## Sources and method

Ranked by the fees on the same event, read from each platform's own fee page. [How we rank](https://boxofficefees.com/methodology/)

Every fee is read from the platform's own fee schedule.

- [Bizzabo](https://boxofficefees.com/bizzabo): [bizzabo.com/pricing](https://www.bizzabo.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Cvent](https://boxofficefees.com/cvent): [support.cvent.com/s/communityarticle/Where-can-I-find-the-pricing-details-for-my-Pay-As-You-Go-account](https://support.cvent.com/s/communityarticle/Where-can-I-find-the-pricing-details-for-my-Pay-As-You-Go-account), checked 28 October 2026
- [Event Espresso](https://boxofficefees.com/event-espresso): [eventespresso.com/pricing](https://eventespresso.com/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [Eventleaf](https://boxofficefees.com/eventleaf): [eventleaf.com/event-management-platform/pricing](https://www.eventleaf.com/event-management-platform/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [RegFox](https://boxofficefees.com/regfox): [regfox.com/pricing](https://www.regfox.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Sched](https://boxofficefees.com/sched): [wf-prod.sched.co/pricing](https://wf-prod.sched.co/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [Subsplash](https://boxofficefees.com/subsplash): [subsplash.com/pricing](https://www.subsplash.com/pricing), checked 29 October 2026
- [Swoogo](https://boxofficefees.com/swoogo): [swoogo.events/pricing](https://swoogo.events/pricing/), checked 29 October 2026
- [vFairs](https://boxofficefees.com/vfairs): [vfairs.com/pricing](https://www.vfairs.com/pricing/), checked 28 October 2026

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