Ex Ordo vs PragmaPlanner

Ex Ordo6.9Visit PragmaPlanner6.8Visit

Higher score Ex Ordo #7 in Event Scheduling Software 6.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Ex Ordo

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PragmaPlanner #8 in Event Scheduling Software 6.8/10 Free plan · paid from $49 Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit PragmaPlanner

• Ex Ordo fits best

  Established academic conferences

• PragmaPlanner fits best

  Constraint-heavy schedule planning

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Side by side

Feature	Ex Ordo 6.9/10 Visit ↗	PragmaPlanner 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.9	6.8
Ranking	#7 in Event Scheduling Software	#8 in Event Scheduling Software
Best for	Established academic conferences	Constraint-heavy schedule planning
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email
Compliance	GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	GDPR
Integrations	5 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Ex Ordo 5/5 · PragmaPlanner 4/5
Session tracks	✓	✓
Room scheduling	✓	✓
Speaker management	✓	✓
Attendee mobile app	✓ (best)	Not published
Hybrid event support	✓	✓
Specs
Attendee limit	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	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	Automatic schedules account for rooms, people, capacities, and blocked times Conflict detection covers speakers, rooms, and capacity issues Imports and exports support CSV, XLSX, ICS, PDF, and JSON
Cons	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	Web-only access limits use outside a browser Not a full platform for registration, ticketing, check-in, or operations Hybrid support relies on roomless sessions and calendar exports
Our verdict	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 →	PragmaPlanner is browser-based event scheduling software for conference organizers, interview-day planners, and summit teams. It is designed for multi-room, multi-day agendas where participant availability, speaker assignments, room… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• PragmaPlanner — where it wins

  • Automatic schedules account for rooms, people, capacities, and blocked times
  • Conflict detection covers speakers, rooms, and capacity issues
  • Imports and exports support CSV, XLSX, ICS, PDF, and JSON

  Where it doesn't

  • Web-only access limits use outside a browser
  • Not a full platform for registration, ticketing, check-in, or operations
  • Hybrid support relies on roomless sessions and calendar exports

• Ex Ordo6.9/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit Ex OrdoFull verdict →
• PragmaPlanner6.8/10 · Free plan · paid from $49

  A focused scheduler for complex agendas, with strong constraints and practical exports.

  Visit PragmaPlannerFull verdict →