the EventSquid alternative with no annual license
[ pay per event, build before the demo call ]
EventSquid is a strong fit for an organization running a full calendar of events on one flat license. if your year is one conference, or a few, a license priced by the year is more than you need. studio sells one event at a time, and you can build the whole thing before you talk to anybody.
why teams pick studio over EventSquid
what changes when you pay per event
no annual license
EventSquid is an annual flat license, priced by expected registrations. studio sells one event at a time, or a year if you run a calendar.1
see itthe price before the call
EventSquid’s firm pricing comes during a personalized demonstration call. studio’s price is on our pricing page, and building is free.1
see itscanning in the app
EventSquid sells its contact scanning app as an extra. in studio, attendees scan each other’s badges inside the event app and keep their own lead list.1
see itpush bulletins and live polls
post once and it reaches every phone’s lock screen, app closed or not. run a poll on any session with live results and one ballot per phone.
see ita call for proposals
abstracts with objectives and outlines, a weighted rubric, a reviewer pool that carries year to year, and accepted talks becoming sessions.
see ithotel nights in the checkout
room blocks booked by the night against your contract, in the same checkout as the ticket, with a rooming list the hotel can use.
see itat a glance
wdye studio vs EventSquid
| wdye studio | EventSquid | |
|---|---|---|
| published pricing | yes, on our pricing page | starting prices published; firm pricing on a demo call1 |
| how you pay | per event, or annual for a calendar of events | annual flat license, priced by yearly registrations1 |
| try before you buy | free to build and rehearse, pay only to publish | no free trial or free version listed3 |
| getting started | sign up and build the same day | a consultation or recorded demo2 |
| attendee app | no download, push bulletins, included with every event | browser-based web app, included4 |
| payments | your own Stripe, no per-ticket platform fee | your own gateway; no transaction fees51 |
| built for | meetings, summits and conferences with 2,500 attendees or fewer | mostly small organizations, nonprofits and education6 |
feature by feature
what each one does
studio's column links to the page that shows each feature working. EventSquid's column is what EventSquid publishes about itself; where it publishes nothing, we say so rather than guess.
| feature | wdye studio | EventSquid |
|---|---|---|
| event website builder | yes, built from forms; publishes as you save | yes, event microsites4 |
| drag-and-drop agenda | yes, on a real calendar with clash flags | yes4 |
| attendee app | yes, no download, no app store | yes, browser-based, included4 |
| paid registration | yes, cards settle in your own Stripe, no per-ticket platform fee | yes1 |
| speaker self-service portal | yes, one link per speaker, no passwords | yes, speaker self-edit4 |
| call for proposals & abstract scoring | yes, weighted rubric and reviewer pool | not published |
| exhibitor portal & booth sales on a floor map | yes, booths picked on a live map in the same cart | yes, booths bought on click-and-buy space maps4 |
| banquet table & seat selection | yes, guests pick seats at checkout | yes, tables and seats on the same space maps4 |
| hotel room blocks in the checkout | yes, booked by the night in the same checkout | not published |
| member-only rates checked against a roster | yes, proven by email, mobile or member number | not published |
| badges & check-in | yes, Avery printing, gate and session check-in | QR check-in app for staff7 |
| live polls | yes, four poll types, one ballot per phone | session and speaker ratings; live polls not published4 |
| attendee contact scanning | yes, attendees keep their own lead list | a separate paid app1 |
| AI help | a setup review and an agenda assistant; it suggests, never changes | not published |
studio is the right call if …
- you run one conference a year, or a few, and budget per event
- you want to see the price and build before a demo call
- you want push bulletins, live polls and attendee scanning in the app
- you run a call for proposals or book hotel nights with the ticket
moving an event off EventSquid
try the next event on a single credit
build it in studio free: paste the schedule into the AI agenda assistant, lay out the booths and banquet tables, open the call for proposals, and rehearse checkout with test orders. publish with one event credit when it is right.
staying on EventSquid?
our pro services team builds and manages EventSquid events on your own license, and builds the first one so every later event can be copied from it.
you might be wondering …
questions people ask
do I need an annual license for studio?
no. one event credit takes one event live for its whole run, and credits never expire. if you run a calendar of events, an annual plan covers all of them. see pricing.
can attendees pick booths and banquet seats in studio?
yes. exhibitors pick booths on a live floor map and guests pick banquet seats from the dinner ticket, each held for fifteen minutes while they pay in the same cart.
we already use EventSquid. can you help inside it?
yes. our pro services team builds and manages EventSquid events on your own license.
other comparisons
studio against the rest of the field
wdye studio vs Cvent
enterprise depth, quoted per account. studio publishes its price and goes live today.
comparewdye studio vs Bizzabo
annual subscriptions priced per user. studio sells one event at a time.
comparewdye studio vs EventMobi
a per-event price after a demo. studio is free to build and sells booths from the map.
comparewdye studio vs vFairs
a quoted annual license and a project manager. studio is self-serve and live today.
comparewdye studio vs Swoogo
an annual plan priced by user, with the app as an add-on. studio includes both.
comparewdye studio vs Stova
enterprise and mid-market, sales-led. studio is self-serve and priced per event.
comparesources
everything said about EventSquid on this page comes from the public pages below, checked on september 29, 2026. products change: if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
- EventSquid: pricing page
- EventSquid: get started
- Capterra: EventSquid pricing
- EventSquid: features
- GetApp: EventSquid
- Capterra: EventSquid
- App Store: EventSquid QR check-in app
EventSquid is a trademark of its owner. we are not affiliated with EventSquid, and the name is used here only to describe and compare products.
build it before you decide
building in studio is free and nothing expires. put your real EventSquid event in it, share the private review link with your committee, and pay only if you publish.