HotCRP comparisons

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HotCRP is compared head-to-head with Microsoft CMT, EasyChair and Airballoon and more: 7 head-to-heads in Call for Papers Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.

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HotCRP head-to-head

• MCHotCRP vs Microsoft CMT
• HotCRP vs EasyChair
• HotCRP vs Airballoon
• HotCRP vs SimplyConf
• HotCRP vs MeetingHand Abstract Management
• HotCRP vs OpenReview
• HotCRP vs Oxford Abstracts

HotCRP vs each of them

#	Tool	Free plan	Paid from	Blind review	Submission types	Review stages	Submission limit	Schedule builder	Score
6	HotCRP	Yes	—	Yes	Mixed	Multi_stage	—	Yes	7.6
1	MCMicrosoft CMT	Yes	None	Yes	Mixed	Custom	—	Yes	9.0
2	EasyChair	Yes	—	Yes	Mixed	Custom	20 submissions	Yes	8.5
3	Airballoon	Yes	—	Yes	Mixed	Custom	—	Yes	8.2
4	SimplyConf	Yes	$29/yr	Yes	Mixed	Custom	—	Yes	7.9
5	MeetingHand Abstract Management	Yes	—	Yes	Mixed	Custom	25 submissions	Yes	7.7
7	OpenReview	Yes	None	Yes	Mixed	Multi_stage	—	—	7.4
8	Oxford Abstracts	Yes	—	Yes	Abstracts	Multi_stage	—	Yes	7.3

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