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Head-to-head · Festival Management

ClearEvent vs Festival Copilot

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
ClearEvent #6 in Festival Management 6.0/10 Free plan · paid from $895/yr · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit ClearEvent
Higher score Festival Copilot #7 in Festival Management 7.0/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 3 of 6 features Try Festival Copilot

ClearEvent leads on 0 checks, Festival Copilot on 3, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreFestival Copilot · 7.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresFestival Copilot · 3 of 6

Festival Copilot scores higher on our rubric for festival management: 7.0 against 6.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #6.

Festival Copilot offers schedule management; ClearEvent doesn't publish it. Festival Copilot offers vendor management; ClearEvent doesn't publish it. Festival Copilot offers on-site check-in; ClearEvent doesn't publish it.

ClearEvent is the better fit for organizers prioritizing registration, badges, and agendas. Festival Copilot is the better fit for small teams tracking festival finances and operations.

  • ClearEvent fits best

    Organizers prioritizing registration, badges, and agendas

  • Festival Copilot fits best

    Small teams tracking festival finances and operations

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Side by side

Feature ClearEvent 6.0/10 Visit ↗ Festival Copilot 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 6.0 7.0
Ranking #6 in Festival Management #7 in Festival Management
Best for Organizers prioritizing registration, badges, and agendas Small teams tracking festival finances and operations
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Free trial length 14 days · card required 14 days · no card needed
Money-back guarantee 30 days 14 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Docs Email
Compliance PCI DSS GDPR, 2FA
Integrations 4 integrations 3 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Small business, Mid-market
Features ClearEvent 0/6 · Festival Copilot 3/6
Schedule management Not published ✓ (best)
Vendor management Not published ✓ (best)
Volunteer management Not published Not published
Attendee mobile app Not published —
Built-in ticketing Not published —
On-site check-in Not published ✓ (best)
Our review
Pros
  • Combines registration, ticketing, payments, scheduling, and check-in
  • Custom badge layouts export to Avery or custom N-up PDFs
  • Supports simultaneous events, with unlimited managers and attendees
  • Separates budgets, expenses and records into event workspaces
  • Tracks vendor quotes, payments and balances in a ledger
  • Shows live check-in visibility and exports close-out reports to PDF
Cons
  • Festival workflows are part of broader event software, not a festival-specific focus
  • Paid annual plans start at $895 for one active event
  • Badge Maker is separate from the paid event-management subscriptions
  • Does not include ticketing or an attendee app
  • AI scanners import dashboard screenshots or PDFs, not live API data
  • Pricing differs between the homepage and dedicated pricing page
Our verdict

ClearEvent brings registration, online and offline ticketing, payments, scheduling, budgeting, exhibitor management, reporting, and QR-code check-in into a cloud event-management platform. It is intended for organizers of festivals as well…

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Festival Copilot brings festival finances and operations into event-separated workspaces. It is aimed at organisers of music, food and drink, community, campus and other events, particularly small teams that need to follow budgets,…

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  1. ClearEventFestival Management 6.0Free plan · paid from $895/yr · 14-day trial
  2. Festival CopilotFestival Management 7.0Free plan · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • ClearEvent — where it wins

    • Combines registration, ticketing, payments, scheduling, and check-in
    • Custom badge layouts export to Avery or custom N-up PDFs
    • Supports simultaneous events, with unlimited managers and attendees

    Where it doesn't

    • Festival workflows are part of broader event software, not a festival-specific focus
    • Paid annual plans start at $895 for one active event
    • Badge Maker is separate from the paid event-management subscriptions

  • Festival Copilot — where it wins

    • Separates budgets, expenses and records into event workspaces
    • Tracks vendor quotes, payments and balances in a ledger
    • Shows live check-in visibility and exports close-out reports to PDF

    Where it doesn't

    • Does not include ticketing or an attendee app
    • AI scanners import dashboard screenshots or PDFs, not live API data
    • Pricing differs between the homepage and dedicated pricing page
  • ClearEvent6.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $895/yr · 14-day trial

    Registration, ticketing, agendas, and badge tools for organizers managing events.

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  • Festival Copilot7.0/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    A practical operations hub for festival finances, vendors and check-ins—not ticketing.

    Try Festival CopilotFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026