ConfTool vs Ex Ordo

ConfTool8.6Visit Ex Ordo8.4Visit

Higher score ConfTool #4 in Event Scheduling Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit ConfTool

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Ex Ordo #6 in Event Scheduling Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Ex Ordo

• ConfTool fits best

  Academic conferences

• Ex Ordo fits best

  Established academic conferences

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Side by side

Feature	ConfTool 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Ex Ordo 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.4
Ranking	#4 in Event Scheduling Software	#6 in Event Scheduling Software
Best for	Academic conferences	Established academic conferences
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	GDPR	GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML
Integrations	7 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ConfTool 5/5 · Ex Ordo 5/5
Session tracks	✓	✓
Room scheduling	✓	✓
Speaker management	✓	✓
Attendee mobile app	✓	✓
Hybrid event support	✓	✓
Specs
Attendee limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports submissions, peer review, tracks, rooms and speaker assignments Combines registration, invoicing, payment gateways and personal agendas Connects with Conference4me and external video or webinar resources	Covers submissions, peer review, registration, scheduling and proceedings Checks room, speaker and track conflicts across multiple conference tracks Supports virtual, hybrid and mobile programme delivery
Cons	Standard is limited to eligible smaller, non-commercial events Pro pricing depends on event requirements and size Some mobile and virtual-event capabilities rely on integrations	Pricing requires contacting sales Its focus is scholarly and academic events rather than general events The broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller, simpler events
Our verdict	ConfTool is a web-based event management system for academic conferences, workshops, congresses and seminars. It brings together online submission and peer-review workflows, conference-program scheduling, participant registration,… Read the review →	Ex Ordo is a conference management platform for scientific, medical, technical and academic events. It supports the workflow from calls for papers through programme delivery and post-event online content, combining abstract, paper, poster… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ConfTool — where it wins

  • Supports submissions, peer review, tracks, rooms and speaker assignments
  • Combines registration, invoicing, payment gateways and personal agendas
  • Connects with Conference4me and external video or webinar resources

  Where it doesn't

  • Standard is limited to eligible smaller, non-commercial events
  • Pro pricing depends on event requirements and size
  • Some mobile and virtual-event capabilities rely on integrations

• Ex Ordo — where it wins

  • Covers submissions, peer review, registration, scheduling and proceedings
  • Checks room, speaker and track conflicts across multiple conference tracks
  • Supports virtual, hybrid and mobile programme delivery

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Its focus is scholarly and academic events rather than general events
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller, simpler events

• ConfTool8.6/10 · Free plan

  A conference-focused system for reviewing, scheduling, registration and hybrid event workflows.

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• Ex Ordo8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad conference workflow platform for academic events, with quote-based pricing.

  Visit Ex OrdoFull verdict →