Event Smart review
A low-cost event registration platform with unlimited events and paid ticketing tiers.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Event Smart is hosted event registration and ticketing software for organizers, businesses, nonprofits, venues, and enterprise clients. It supports unlimited event pages, free and paid registrations, multiple ticket types, customizable registration forms, payment gateways, attendee reports, emailed tickets, and event check-in. Events can be published through an Event Smart event website or embedded on external websites. It is suited to teams that need core registration and ticketing without starting with a paid subscription.
The Basic plan costs $0 per month and includes unlimited events, multiple ticket types or event registrations, basic registration forms, offline invoice payments, and attendee registration list downloads. The Personal plan costs $50 per month and adds advanced registration questions, multiple event dates, laptop check-in, custom registration emails, and an event calendar. The Business plan costs $100 per month and adds QR-code and barcode tickets, phone or tablet ticket scanning, a shopping cart, waitlists, and custom CSS. A 14-day free trial is also available, and annual plans receive a 15% discount.
Event Smart connects with Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, Braintree, and Square for payments, plus Google Analytics, Zoom, Google Hangouts, and GoToMeeting. Web, iOS, Android, and API access support different operating needs, while embeds extend event listings and calendars to external websites. The main trade-off is plan structure: advanced questions, multiple dates, and check-in capabilities are distributed across paid tiers, and some payment, ticket, and check-in features are paid upgrades or bundled into higher plans. Choose Event Smart for straightforward registration, ticket sales, attendee lists, and check-in at a low entry cost. Organizations needing specialized workflows beyond these registration and ticketing features should compare alternatives before committing.
Event Smart pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free Basic plan supports unlimited events and multiple ticket types
- QR tickets, mobile scanning, and attendee check-in are available
- Embeds, reports, payment gateways, and registration forms are supported
- Where it doesn't
- Advanced registration questions start with the $50 Personal plan
- QR and barcode scanning features are included in the $100 Business plan
- Some payment and ticketing capabilities require paid upgrades or higher plans
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