Fourwaves vs Ex Ordo

Fourwaves8.8Visit Ex Ordo8.4Visit

Higher score Fourwaves #2 in Event Scheduling Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Fourwaves

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

• Fourwaves fits best

  Research and hybrid conferences

• Ex Ordo fits best

  Established academic conferences

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Side by side

Feature	Fourwaves 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Ex Ordo 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Event Scheduling Software	#6 in Event Scheduling Software
Best for	Research and hybrid conferences	Established academic conferences
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$899/yr	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Email, Docs
Compliance	GDPR	GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML
Integrations	8 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fourwaves 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	Abstract submission, peer review, and conference program scheduling Free Starter plan with unlimited registrations and events Mobile apps, virtual posters, and hybrid-event support	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	Academic focus may be narrower than general event platforms Pro uses custom event and submission volumes Some plans have duplicate annual USD price listings	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	Fourwaves is a cloud-based event management platform for academic and scientific conferences. It is designed for universities, research organizations, scientific societies, and other groups managing research events. Its scope covers… 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

• Fourwaves — where it wins

  • Abstract submission, peer review, and conference program scheduling
  • Free Starter plan with unlimited registrations and events
  • Mobile apps, virtual posters, and hybrid-event support

  Where it doesn't

  • Academic focus may be narrower than general event platforms
  • Pro uses custom event and submission volumes
  • Some plans have duplicate annual USD price listings

• 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

• Fourwaves8.8/10 · Free plan

  A strong fit for research conferences needing submissions, scheduling, and hybrid event tools.

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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 →