Simpli-FI Events versus the field.
Sixteen capabilities. Seven vendors. Pricing transparency the enterprise tools refuse to publish. Comparison data verified April 2026 against each vendor’s public pricing and product pages.
| Capability | Whova | InEvent | Cvent | Bizzabo | EventMobi | Guidebook | Simpli-FI Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market price per event | $8K-$25K | $10K-$30K | $30K-$200K+ | $20K-$60K | $3K-$30K | Quote | $4,995-$24,995 |
| Native iOS + Android app | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Branded tier) | Yes |
| Public web companion (search-indexable) | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| Per-event sponsor narrative profiles | No | Limited | Limited | Limited | No | No | Yes |
| Member directory (large-data publication) | No | No | Limited | Limited | No | Limited | Yes |
| Live polls, quizzes, Q&A bundled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| AI session recap (within 30 min) | No | Limited | Limited | No | No | No | Yes |
| AI matchmaking | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | No | Year 2 |
| QR-scan badge networking | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Simpli-FI ID) |
| WiFi password push channel | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Lost-and-found push channel | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Lunch-line tracker push channel | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Tenant branding from v1 | Pro tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Branded tier | Yes |
| Sponsor revenue-share built in | No | Limited | Limited | Limited | No | No | Yes (Stripe Connect) |
| Per-event flat published pricing | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WCAG 2.1 AA published commitment | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | No | Yes |
| Free for attendees | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Verified April 2026 against each vendor’s published pricing and product pages, plus G2 and Skift Meetings analyst reports. Yes means included in the standard mid-market tier. Limited means available at a higher tier or with caveats. No means we could not verify the capability against a primary source. If a vendor offers a capability we missed, please tell us and we will update.
What we are not.
We are the right shop for under-2,500-attendee professional conferences. We name the cases where another vendor fits better because honesty earns the click that the matrix did not.
We are not Cvent for 50,000-attendee mega-events.
Cvent is the right pick for the world's largest conferences. Their pricing reflects the scale, and so does their feature footprint. If your event needs Salesforce-grade integrations and a 14-page contract, talk to Cvent.
We are not Eventbrite for ticketing.
Eventbrite owns the consumer ticketing flow. We are not in that business. We integrate with whatever registration tool you use today, including Eventbrite.
We are not Brella for AI-driven matchmaking-first events.
Brella and Grip earn their fees on buyer-seller B2B trade shows where matchmaking is the product. Our networking layer (Simpli-FI ID) sidesteps the cold-start problem differently and adds the AI tier in year two.
See it in production.
The Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (TLFFRA) Field Guide is the live companion site we built in two weeks for the Texas pension industry. Open it on your phone. That is what shipped.
Open the TLFFRA Field Guide →- 01Look at the live TLFFRA Field Guide to see what we shipped in two weeks of build time.
- 02Try the Engage demo on your phone for the live polling experience.
- 03Try the Push demo to see the WiFi-password and lunch-line channels.
- 04Read the published pricing and the founding-partner offer.
- 05Send us your event details. We reply within 24 hours with a tailored scope and a fixed quote.
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Tell us about it. We reply within 24 hours with a tailored scope and a fixed quote in writing.
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