Showrunner
Showrunner is web-based conference operations software for coordinating schedules, room teams, speakers, and incidents.
What Showrunner is
Showrunner is web-based conference operations software for coordinating schedules, room teams, speakers, and incidents. Its real-time Command Center tracks session status, speaker check-ins, alerts, and incidents across the team. A visual schedule builder supports drag-and-drop planning and conflict detection; intelligent slot finding and auto-scheduling are in beta. Slot suggestions score factors including speaker availability, room capacity, AV compatibility, track clustering, day distribution, and speaker transition time. Room leads can use a mobile-first browser dashboard to update session status and flag problems without downloading an app. Showrunner supports multiple venues and rooms, with capacities, AV profiles, floor plans, and configurations. Attendees can browse a public mobile-friendly schedule, filter by track, save sessions, and export to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook without an account. Anyone can report an issue by scanning a venue QR code, after which the team can triage, assign, and track it. The software offers a free starting plan at no cost, with no credit card required; paid pricing is available on request.
Good
- Tracks live session statuses, check-ins, alerts, and incidents.
- Schedule builder detects conflicts.
- Room leads use a browser without downloading an app.
- Attendee schedule exports to three calendar services.
- Free start requires no credit card.
Watch out
- Paid pricing is available only on request.
- Slot finding and auto-scheduling are in beta.
Who it suits
Showrunner is aimed at operations leads, production managers, program managers, and volunteer room leads. The site describes it for events with 500 to 10,000 attendees and 50 to 300 sessions.
Verdict
Showrunner brings schedule planning and live conference coordination into a web-based system, with attendee schedule tools and QR-based incident reporting.
Plans and prices
From Showrunner's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free to start | Free | No credit card required · pricing and usage limits not stated |
The facts
Each one read from Showrunner's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access
- Room leads use Showrunner in a browser, and the site says no app download is required for that dashboard.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Attendee schedule
- Attendees can view a mobile-friendly public schedule, filter by track, save sessions, and export to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook without an account.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Event size
- The site says it is designed for events with 500 to 10,000 attendees and 50 to 300 sessions.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Founder
- The site identifies Armaan Virani as Showrunner's founder.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Getting started
- The site says users can create their first event in under two minutes and start free without a credit card.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Incident reporting
- Anyone can scan venue QR codes to report an issue, which the team can triage by severity, assign, and track through resolution.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- It is aimed at operations leads, production managers, program managers, and volunteer room leads.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Live operations
- The Command Center tracks session statuses, speaker check-ins, alerts, and incidents in real time across the team.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Showrunner is conference operations software with a real-time Command Center, visual schedule builder, room lead dashboards, speaker check-in tracking, and incident management.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Room leads
- The mobile-first Room Lead dashboard runs in a browser, so volunteers can update session statuses and flag issues without downloading an app.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- The schedule builder supports drag-and-drop scheduling, conflict detection, and beta intelligent slot finding and auto-scheduling.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Scheduling inputs
- The slot finder scores options using speaker availability, room capacity, AV compatibility, track clustering, day distribution, and speaker transition time.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- The site says Showrunner uses row-level security on every database table, role-based permissions at the UI and backend, and encryption in transit and at rest.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Venues
- Showrunner supports multiple venues and rooms, with room capacities, AV equipment profiles, floor plans, and configurations.checked 4 Oct 2026
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