A Cvent alternative without the annual contract.
Cvent is enterprise meetings software: quote-based licensing, implementation cycles, modules. Exhibitio is a commerce layer for exhibitions and trade shows a small team can run: booths, tickets and sponsorships sold through your own checkout, money settling in your own Stripe account, and flat per-sale fees you can pass to the buyer.
Every payment settles directly to the organiser’s own Stripe account.
Cvent vs Exhibitio for a trade show
| What your show needs | Cvent | Exhibitio |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Quote-based annual licence, sized to registrations and modules | No subscription: flat per-sale fees, passable to the buyer |
| Time to first sale | Sales process and implementation | Create event, connect Stripe, sell the same day |
| Exhibitor booths | Exhibitor management module | Booth types, applications, approvals, instalments, floor plan placement |
| Sponsorships | Sponsorship module | Packages sold through the same checkout, with instalments |
| Where the money settles | Via platform contracts and invoicing | Your own Stripe account; standard, drip or manual payouts |
| Paying your suppliers | Outside the platform | Budgets, invoice capture and scheduled supplier payments built in |
| On-site | OnArrival check-in products | QR scanning, walk-up sales, badge printing, kiosk self check-in |
| Built for | Corporate meetings and events programs | Organiser-owned exhibitions, expos, conventions, trade shows |
Cvent details reflect their public product surface as at August 2026; their pricing is quote-based, so confirm specifics with them directly.
Moving from Cvent
How does Exhibitio pricing compare with Cvent?
Cvent is licensed software: pricing is quote-based and typically an annual contract sized to registrations and modules. Exhibitio has no subscription and no contract: a flat A$0.99 per ticket and flat fees on booth and sponsorship sales, both passable to the buyer, with revenue settling in your own Stripe account.
Is Exhibitio an event management platform or just ticketing?
It is the commerce and finance layer for a show: ticketing and passes, exhibitor booth sales with applications and instalments, sponsorship packages, on-site registration with badge printing and kiosks, plus budgets, invoice capture and automated supplier payments.
Who is Exhibitio for, and who should stay on Cvent?
Exhibitio is built for organiser-owned exhibitions, expos, conventions and trade shows that live on booth, ticket and sponsorship revenue. If you run corporate meetings programs with room-block sourcing and hotel RFPs, Cvent is built around that workflow and Exhibitio does not try to be.
Do exhibitors get a portal?
Exhibitors apply online, pay in full or by automated instalments, pick their booth on your floor plan when you enable it, and register their staff for the day at a desk portal at bump-in.
Can we start with one event?
Yes, there is nothing to license. Create the event, connect Stripe, publish, and you are selling the same day. The platform earns its keep per sale, not per year.
Flat fees when you sell.
Never a percentage of your sales. No subscription, no monthly bill for selling.
Tickets
A$0
Free ticket
A$0.99
Paid ticket
Booths
A$15
Flat, per booth sold.
Sponsorships
A$25
Flat, per sponsorship sold.
Event Finance Automation
1% per payment
Minimum A$1, capped at A$495 a month.* Your supplier always receives the invoice amount exactly.
Customer Service Agent
A$1.50 per resolution
Their own customer service handle. Answers buyers around the clock; you pay only when a query is resolved.
Your own payouts
Free
Standard or drip, straight to your Stripe account.