Airballoon vs Oxford Abstracts

Airballoon8.2Visit Oxford Abstracts7.3Visit

Higher score Airballoon #3 in Call for Papers Software 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Airballoon

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Oxford Abstracts #8 in Call for Papers Software 7.3/10 Free plan · paid from $890 Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Try Oxford Abstracts

• Airballoon fits best

  End-to-end conferences with attendee operations

• Oxford Abstracts fits best

  Large abstract-led conferences

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Side by side

Feature	Airballoon 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Oxford Abstracts 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	7.3
Ranking	#3 in Call for Papers Software	#8 in Call for Papers Software
Best for	End-to-end conferences with attendee operations	Large abstract-led conferences
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	9 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Airballoon 2/2 · Oxford Abstracts 2/2
Blind review	✓	✓
Schedule builder	✓	✓
Specs
Submission types	Mixed	Abstracts
Review stages	Custom	Multi_stage
Submission limit	Not published	Not published
Reviewer limit	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Supports paper, abstract, poster, and proposal submissions Combines blind review, committee management, and custom review stages Extends into websites, schedules, registration, networking, and payments	Unlimited submissions across the listed plans Multi-stage review with blind settings and reviewer assignment Scheduling, registration, abstract books, web access, and API coverage
Cons	Registration can incur transaction fees Presentation storage can incur storage fees Its broad event scope may exceed the needs of CFP-only teams	Advanced abstract management starts at $890 per event Conference features require the $2,290 per event plan The free Basic package is positioned for small meetings
Our verdict	Airballoon is a web-based conference-management platform from Lumvex Labs LLC for academic conferences and workshops. It covers the conference lifecycle from CFP publication and paper, abstract, poster, and proposal submissions through… Read the review →	Oxford Abstracts is a web-based platform for academic conference organisers managing the full path from abstract submission to event delivery. It supports configurable submission and review forms, reviewer assignment, grading, decisions,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Airballoon — where it wins

  • Supports paper, abstract, poster, and proposal submissions
  • Combines blind review, committee management, and custom review stages
  • Extends into websites, schedules, registration, networking, and payments

  Where it doesn't

  • Registration can incur transaction fees
  • Presentation storage can incur storage fees
  • Its broad event scope may exceed the needs of CFP-only teams

• Oxford Abstracts — where it wins

  • Unlimited submissions across the listed plans
  • Multi-stage review with blind settings and reviewer assignment
  • Scheduling, registration, abstract books, web access, and API coverage

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced abstract management starts at $890 per event
  • Conference features require the $2,290 per event plan
  • The free Basic package is positioned for small meetings

• Airballoon8.2/10 · Free plan

  A broad web-based conference system covering CFPs, review, event operations, and attendee engagement.

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• Oxford Abstracts7.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $890

  A flexible abstract and conference workflow with free access and paid event tiers.

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