Sched review

Sched starts from the agenda and builds everything else around it. Its Launch plan includes unlimited events, a web and mobile app, scheduling tools, speaker profiles, registration and ticketing, personalized schedules and a basic call for papers, according to the pricing page, and every paid plan can publish an event website with custom branding and privacy controls. Boost adds check-in and attendance tracking, badges, sponsor profiles, networking, lead retrieval and conditional registration, and it is also where embedding Sched on your own website begins. Ultra adds lower ticketing fees, onboarding and priority support. Sched is free for events below 50 attendees and offers a 60-day money-back guarantee, and it says over 30,000 events have run on the platform. It suits school districts and professional development programs as well as conferences. The trade-off is pricing that depends on attendee count and only displays after you pick a size, so we could not verify a fixed USD starting price.

Who it is for

Conferences, festivals and professional development programs where the multi-track agenda is the center of the event.

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending): free for events under 50 attendees; Launch, Boost and Ultra plans billed annually, priced by attendee count.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Published event website and Sched mobile apps for iOS and Android
• Schedule tools, personalized attendee schedules and speaker profiles
• Registration and ticketing on the Launch plan
• Call for papers, basic on Launch and advanced on Boost
• Embedding Sched on your own website on Boost and Ultra

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free for smaller events below 50 attendees
• Strength: Unlimited events on annual plans
• Strength: 60-day money-back guarantee
• Weakness: Prices only appear after choosing an attendee count
• Weakness: Embedding the agenda on your own site needs Boost or higher
• Weakness: Check-in, badges and sponsor profiles start on Boost

Key facts

• Free use: Events below 50 attendees
• Launch plan: Unlimited events, starting from 250 attendees
• Guarantee: 60-day money-back guarantee
• Events run: Over 30,000 events, per Sched

Where it ranks

Sched is No. 4 in our Best Event Website Builders verdict.