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Event Management Software · Rank #7 of 10

Sched review and pricing

Long-running event scheduling and agenda platform.

By Sched LLC · Founded 2008 · Sacramento, CA · private

Sched is the long-running event scheduling and agenda platform, founded 2008. The product is anchored on rich agenda and session management for conferences, academic events, and industry conferences with complex session schedules and speaker management. Strengths: deepest agenda and session management in the category, strong fit for conferences with rich session schedules, modern attendee-facing schedule UX, mature speaker portal, founder-led and bootstrap-funded culture, reasonable pricing. Best fit for conferences and academic events anchored on rich session schedules. Trade-offs: not a full event lifecycle platform (no badge printing depth, no exhibitor portal, no supplier network), registration capabilities thinner than Cvent / Bizzabo, and MAP / CRM integration narrow.

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Best for

Conferences and academic events (50-2,000 employees, or association-run programs) anchored on rich session schedules with speaker management and attendee-facing schedule UX.

Worst for

Full-stack enterprise event programs needing registration + badge + exhibitor + supplier (Cvent / Bizzabo better), B2B field marketing programs (Splash better), or trade shows.

Vendor Trust Score

Is Sched a trustworthy vendor?

8.6/10
High trust
Pricing transparency
Published rates; no hidden fees
8.5
Contract fairness
Reasonable terms; no auto-renew traps
8.5
Incident response
How they handle outages and breaches
8.0
Post-acquisition behavior
Customer treatment after M&A or PE
9.0
Executive stability
Leadership churn over 24 months
9.0
Roadmap honesty
Public commitments held
8.5
Trust signal log
  • 2008-06-15
    Founded; bootstrap-funded from inception
  • 2023-09-22
    Bootstrap profitability emphasized as VC-backed peers contract
    During the 2022-2024 events sector reset, Sched emphasized its bootstrap profitability as a vendor stability differentiator.
Vendor Trust is scored independently of product quality. A great product from an unfair vendor still earns a low trust score.
Review Intelligence

What 380 reviews actually say

Synthesized from G2, Capterra, Reddit, Trustpilot. Patterns >15% prevalence shown.

Last synthesized
2026-04-29

Praise patterns

  • Deepest agenda and session management
    87% →
  • Modern attendee-facing schedule UX
    78% →
  • Best for rich-schedule conferences
    71% →
  • Founder-led, bootstrap-funded stability
    64% ↑

Complaint patterns

  • Not a full event lifecycle platform
    47% →
  • No badge printing depth
    41% →
  • No exhibitor portal or supplier network
    38% →
  • MAP / CRM integration narrow
    31% →
Sentiment trend (6 months)
87/100 +1 pts
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Verified Pricing

What buyers actually pay

78 anonymized deal disclosures · last updated 2026-05-01

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Company size Median annual
10-200 employees $1,188
200-1,000 employees $3,588
1,000+ employees $7,188
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Editorial: Strengths

  • Deepest agenda and session management in category
  • Right call for rich-schedule conferences
  • Modern attendee-facing schedule UX
  • Mature speaker portal
  • Founder-led, bootstrap-funded culture
  • Reasonable pricing
  • 17+ year track record

Editorial: Weaknesses

  • Not a full event lifecycle platform
  • No badge printing depth
  • No exhibitor portal or supplier network
  • Registration capabilities thinner than Cvent / Bizzabo
  • MAP / CRM integration narrow
  • Brand recognition lower in B2B marketing

Key features & integrations

  • +Agenda and session management
  • +Speaker portal
  • +Attendee-facing schedule UX
  • +Session check-in
  • +Mobile event app
  • +Reporting and analytics
  • +Integration with common tools
30+ integrations
SalesforceHubSpotMailchimpZapierSlack
Geography supported
Global; strongest in US, EU
Best fit
50–2,000 employees · Conferences and academic events
Editorial deep-dive

Read our full ranking of Event Management Software

Sched ranks #7 in our editorial review of 10 event management software platforms. The deep-dive covers methodology, comparison tables, decision matrix, migration scoring, and FAQs.

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