ConventionForce is designed for managing events with a lot of exhibitors, offering features like vendor registration, booth sales, and floor plan layouts. It’s a solid choice for large trade shows and intricate booth inventories. However, this complexity might not be ideal for markets and festivals that require something simpler and more adaptable.
Here are four alternatives to look at.
1. Events Near Me
Events Near Me covers vendor applications, Stripe payments, booth mapping, and automations, with two features no direct competitor currently offers: SMS text messaging for vendors and a built-in AI agent to help manage your market. It's free to start, with a $30/month Growth plan for markets doing enough volume to benefit from the lower 1% processing fee.
2. Marketspread
Marketspread covers farmers markets, flea markets, street fairs, and trade shows. It handles booth management, vendor communications, applications, and invoicing. No SMS texting or AI features, but it's a solid full-featured option for established markets.
3. ManageMyMarket
ManageMyMarket is built specifically for farmers markets. It covers applications, invoicing, licensing, and vendor directories. It serves markets in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. Good fit if you run a traditional farmers' market and want software built for that format.
4. Eventeny
Eventeny is a broader platform that covers festivals and farmers' markets. It works across multiple event types, so it's useful if you run more than one kind of event under the same organization.