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Head-to-head · Festival Management

Festival Copilot vs ClearEvent

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Festival Copilot #5 in Festival Management 7.2/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 3 of 6 features Try Festival Copilot
ClearEvent #6 in Festival Management 7.1/10 Free plan · paid from $895/yr · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit ClearEvent

Festival Copilot leads on 3 checks, ClearEvent on 0, 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 · 7.2/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresFestival Copilot · 3 of 6

Festival Copilot scores higher on our rubric for festival management: 7.2 against 7.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 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.

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

  • Festival Copilot fits best

    Small teams tracking festival finances and operations

  • ClearEvent fits best

    Organizers prioritizing registration, badges, and agendas

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Side by side

Feature Festival Copilot 7.2/10 Visit ↗ ClearEvent 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.2 7.1
Ranking #5 in Festival Management #6 in Festival Management
Best for Small teams tracking festival finances and operations Organizers prioritizing registration, badges, and agendas
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Free trial length 14 days · no card needed 14 days · card required
Money-back guarantee 14 days 30 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance GDPR, 2FA PCI DSS
Integrations 3 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Festival Copilot 3/6 · ClearEvent 0/6
Schedule management ✓ (best) Not published
Vendor management ✓ (best) Not published
Volunteer management Not published Not published
Attendee mobile app — Not published
Built-in ticketing — Not published
On-site check-in ✓ (best) Not published
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • 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
Cons
  • 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
  • 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
Our verdict

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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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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  1. Festival CopilotFestival Management 7.2Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. ClearEventFestival Management 7.1Free plan · paid from $895/yr · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • 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 Copilot7.2/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

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

    Try Festival CopilotFull verdict →
  • ClearEvent7.1/10 · Free plan · paid from $895/yr · 14-day trial

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

    Visit ClearEventFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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