Map Your Show vs run.events

Map Your Show9.2Visit run.events8.7Visit

Higher score Map Your Show #3 in Exhibitor Management Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Map Your Show

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run.events #6 in Exhibitor Management Software 8.7/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit run.events

• Map Your Show fits best

  Large shows needing deep exhibitor operations

• run.events fits best

  Enterprise shows needing compliance depth

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Side by side

Feature	Map Your Show 9.2/10 Visit ↗	run.events 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Exhibitor Management Software	#6 in Exhibitor Management Software
Best for	Large shows needing deep exhibitor operations	Enterprise shows needing compliance depth
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	€4,300/yr
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Docs	Email, Phone, Community, Docs
Integrations	15+ integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Map Your Show 5/6 · run.events 5/6
Application forms	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Booth assignment	✓	✓
Contracts & e-signatures	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Payment collection	✓	✓
Deliverable tracking	✓	✓
Exhibitor messaging	✓	✓
Specs
Exhibitor capacity	Not checked yet	500 exhibitors
Our review
Pros	Interactive floor plans support booth assignment and onsite rebooking Portals combine listings, balances, leads, resources, and deadlines Integrates with CRM, registration, payment, and REST APIs	Contracts, service orders, payments, and compliance in one workflow Visual floor plans with priority rules, waitlists, and conflict detection Lead retrieval plus analytics for leads, traffic, spend, and renewals
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Fees are charged per show or event and module Its broad scope may exceed the needs of smaller events	Starts at €4,300 per year with no free plan Advanced exhibitor workflows begin above the Essentials tier Its broad event suite may exceed the needs of smaller shows
Our verdict	Map Your Show is a cloud-based event management platform for trade show, conference, and corporate event organizers. It brings floor-plan creation, booth assignment, exhibitor applications, booth purchasing, resource management, attendee… Read the review →	run.events is a cloud event-management platform for conference, expo, and fair organizers. It is especially suited to teams managing exhibitor operations across events, with support for up to 500 exhibitors. The product combines visual… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Map Your Show — where it wins

  • Interactive floor plans support booth assignment and onsite rebooking
  • Portals combine listings, balances, leads, resources, and deadlines
  • Integrates with CRM, registration, payment, and REST APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Fees are charged per show or event and module
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of smaller events

• run.events — where it wins

  • Contracts, service orders, payments, and compliance in one workflow
  • Visual floor plans with priority rules, waitlists, and conflict detection
  • Lead retrieval plus analytics for leads, traffic, spend, and renewals

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at €4,300 per year with no free plan
  • Advanced exhibitor workflows begin above the Essentials tier
  • Its broad event suite may exceed the needs of smaller shows

• Map Your Show9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad exhibitor operations platform for large shows that need sales, portals, and reporting.

  Visit Map Your ShowFull verdict →
• run.events8.7/10 · 14-day trial

  A deep exhibitor platform for enterprise shows that can justify its annual cost.

  Visit run.eventsFull verdict →