Festival Copilot vs FestivalFocus FF Pro

Festival Copilot7.2Visit FFFestivalFocus FF Pro6.8Visit

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

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FF FestivalFocus FF Pro #8 in Festival Management 6.8/10 From £495 ✓ 1 of 6 features Visit FestivalFocus

• Festival Copilot fits best

  Small teams tracking festival finances and operations

• FestivalFocus FF Pro fits best

  Festival teams coordinating departments and live site work

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Side by side

Feature	Festival Copilot 7.2/10 Visit ↗	FFFestivalFocus FF Pro 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.2	6.8
Ranking	#5 in Festival Management	#8 in Festival Management
Best for	Small teams tracking festival finances and operations	Festival teams coordinating departments and live site work
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Festival Copilot 3/6 · FestivalFocus FF Pro 1/6
Schedule management	✓	✓
Vendor management	✓ (best)	Not published
Volunteer management	Not published	Not published
Attendee mobile app	—	Not published
Built-in ticketing	—	—
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 supplier, department, site-zone and document records in one workspace Tracks shifts, check-ins, breaks and timesheets for festival staff Logs site issues with owners, handovers, maps and report exports
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	Starts at £495 per event, with no free plan Does not provide ticketing or attendee workflows Web-only platform with no listed integrations
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,… Read the review →	FestivalFocus FF Pro is a cloud-based festival operations workspace for organisers coordinating departments, staff and live site activity. Its records cover festival dates, capacity, contacts, suppliers, site zones and documents, while… Read the review →

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

• FestivalFocus FF Pro — where it wins

  • Combines supplier, department, site-zone and document records in one workspace
  • Tracks shifts, check-ins, breaks and timesheets for festival staff
  • Logs site issues with owners, handovers, maps and report exports

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at £495 per event, with no free plan
  • Does not provide ticketing or attendee workflows
  • Web-only platform with no listed integrations

• 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 →
• FFFestivalFocus FF Pro6.8/10 · From £495

  A festival-focused operations workspace, priced per event and without ticketing.

  Visit FestivalFocusFull verdict →