Microsoft CMT vs Oxford Abstracts

MCMicrosoft CMT7.7Visit Oxford Abstracts7.3Visit

Higher score MC Microsoft CMT #3 in Event Abstract Management Software 7.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Microsoft CMT

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Oxford Abstracts #5 in Event Abstract Management Software 7.3/10 Free plan · paid from $890 Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Try Oxford Abstracts

• Microsoft CMT fits best

  Academic conferences wanting a free platform

• Oxford Abstracts fits best

  Large events needing unlimited abstract submissions

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Side by side

Feature	MCMicrosoft CMT 7.7/10 Visit ↗	Oxford Abstracts 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.3
Ranking	#3 in Event Abstract Management Software	#5 in Event Abstract Management Software
Best for	Academic conferences wanting a free platform	Large events needing unlimited abstract submissions
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	1 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Microsoft CMT 1/5 · Oxford Abstracts 1/5
Scoring tools	Not published	Not published
Blind review	✓	✓
Author revisions	Not published	Not published
Poster handling	Not published	Not published
Publishing tools	Not published	Not published
Specs
Submission types	Not published	Abstracts
Review workflow	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Supports multi-track conferences and mixed submission types Includes blind review, bidding, rebuttals, and meta-review workflows Plans sessions, rooms, schedules, and camera-ready collection	Unlimited submissions across the listed plans Multi-stage, double-blind review with flexible assignments Abstract books, schedules, ticketing, and registration in one platform
Cons	Available through a web interface only Focused on academic and scientific conference workflows Reviewer capacity is configured per conference rather than product-wide	Paid abstract management starts at $890 per event Conference features require the $2,290 per-event plan The listed integrations are Stripe, PayPal, and Zoom
Our verdict	Microsoft CMT is a free, web-based conference management system for academic and scientific peer review. It is designed for conference chairs, reviewers, authors, and proceedings editors, with workflows covering abstracts, full papers,… Read the review →	Oxford Abstracts is a web-based platform for academic conference organisers managing submissions, reviews, decisions, communications, reports, abstract books, ticketing, registration, and conference programs. It supports configurable… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Microsoft CMT — where it wins

  • Supports multi-track conferences and mixed submission types
  • Includes blind review, bidding, rebuttals, and meta-review workflows
  • Plans sessions, rooms, schedules, and camera-ready collection

  Where it doesn't

  • Available through a web interface only
  • Focused on academic and scientific conference workflows
  • Reviewer capacity is configured per conference rather than product-wide

• Oxford Abstracts — where it wins

  • Unlimited submissions across the listed plans
  • Multi-stage, double-blind review with flexible assignments
  • Abstract books, schedules, ticketing, and registration in one platform

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid abstract management starts at $890 per event
  • Conference features require the $2,290 per-event plan
  • The listed integrations are Stripe, PayPal, and Zoom

• MCMicrosoft CMT7.7/10 · Free plan

  A free academic conference system with unusually deep submission, review, and scheduling workflows.

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• Oxford Abstracts7.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $890

  A broad abstract workflow with unlimited submissions and conference planning tools.

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