Event Smart
Event Smart helps organizers create event websites for registrations, payments, and ticket sales.
What Event Smart is
Event Smart helps organizers create event websites for registrations, payments, and ticket sales. It is described for classes, conferences, workshops, trainings, seminars, socials, performances, festivals, and fundraisers. Organizers can offer multiple ticket or registration types, collect attendee details, and download attendee lists. The service says it charges no commission or per-ticket ticketing fees, though payment gateways may charge transaction fees. Supported payment services named in its pricing FAQ include Stripe, PayPal, Square, and Authorize.net. Confirmation emails can link attendees to virtual events hosted through Zoom, Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, or another service. The Basic plan is free and allows unlimited events, but event websites display ads and some registration and payment features are paid upgrades. Personal costs $50 a month, billed monthly; Business costs $100 a month, billed monthly, and includes emailed QR or barcode tickets and scanning, promo codes, waitlists, an event cart, and Google Analytics. New accounts start with a 14-day Business plan trial without billing information. After it ends, premium trial features are removed while event and attendee data are retained.
Good
- Basic plan allows unlimited events.
- Organizers can download attendee lists.
- No commission or per-ticket fees are charged by Event Smart.
- Business includes QR or barcode tickets and scanning.
- New accounts receive a 14-day Business trial without billing information.
Watch out
- Basic event websites display ads.
- Several registration and payment features are paid upgrades.
- The FAQ says it supports English.
- Not suited to seating charts or appointment bookings.
Who it suits
Event Smart suits organizers who need event registration, payments, or ticket sales for the event types it describes. It is less suited to people needing appointment bookings, seating charts, event directories, or simultaneous events in different currencies or time zones.
Verdict
Event Smart covers event pages, registration, and ticketing, with paid plan options and a trial. Check the plan feature limits and the stated exclusions before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Event Smart's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | Unlimited events · multiple ticket types · event-page customization, custom questions, card payments, and ticket scanning are paid upgrades · ads appear on event website |
| Personal | $50 a month | Unlimited events · custom registration questions · multi-date events · calendar · no ads · credit-card payments and ticket scanning are optional paid upgrades · Monthly |
| Business | $100 a month | Includes Personal features · QR/barcode tickets and scanning · promo codes · waitlists · event cart · Google Analytics · payment upgrade listed at $15/month · Monthly |
The facts
Each one read from Event Smart's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The support site lists API documentation for connecting to an Event Smart website programmatically.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Event types
- The site describes use for classes, conferences, workshops, trainings, seminars, socials, performances, festivals, and fundraisers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The pricing FAQ names Stripe, PayPal, Square, and Authorize.net as supported payment services, and Business includes Google Analytics integration.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- The FAQ says Event Smart is not suited to event directories, appointment bookings, point of sale, seating charts, or simultaneous events in different currencies or time zones; it supports English.checked 4 Oct 2026
- No ticket commission
- Event Smart says it charges no commission or per-ticket ticketing fees; payment gateways may charge their own transaction fees.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Event Smart lets organizers create event websites to accept registrations and payments or sell tickets.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Registration
- Organizers can offer multiple ticket or registration types, collect basic attendee details, and download attendee lists.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The privacy policy says Event Smart adheres to GDPR and hosts services on servers in U.S. data centers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page lists email and live chat support for all plans and a 15-minute one-on-one setup call for Business.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Tickets and check-in
- The Business plan includes emailed QR or barcode tickets and phone or tablet scanning for event check-in.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Virtual events
- Confirmation emails can include a link to virtual events hosted through Zoom, Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, or another service.checked 4 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Event Smart supports attendee check-in through Event Espresso mobile apps for iOS and Android, with an active check-in feature subscription required unless included in a plan.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- New accounts start with a 14-day Business plan trial with no billing information required; after it ends, premium trial features are removed while event and attendee data are retained.checked 4 Oct 2026
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