Eventleaf vs Eventzilla (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Eventleaf if

• Fits if you run small conferences and need badges printed on site
• Works for events under 100 attendees a year on the free plan

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay on Starter, as it caps at 100 attendees a year
• Pricey if you need the check-in app, which starts at Professional, $2,000 a year
• Watch out: the sales fee on payments is 6% on pay-as-you-go or 3% with your own processor, and it is non-refundable
• Watch out: lead retrieval, abstracts, SSO and the CRM integrations are Ultimate only, with API and Zapier as add-ons
• Watch out: email is capped at 50 times the attendee limit and SMS at 2 times

Pick Eventzilla if

• Fits if you run conferences that need agendas, speakers and badges
• Works for training providers and associations taking paid registrations

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you sell low-priced tickets, as the $1.50 per registration doesn't shrink with the price
• Tight if you stay on Basic, which allows only one paid ticket type
• Watch out: agendas and conditional logic on free events need an add-on from $49 a month, and webinars cost $11.99 a month
• Not for you if you want a flat price without fees, as Scale has no published price and is quoted by sales
• Skip it if you want to pass processing fees to buyers without moving to Plus and Eventzilla Payments

Eventleaf

• Sales fee on payments: 6% with Eventleaf's processor on pay-as-you-go, 3% with your own, lower at higher volume. Fees are non-refundable.
• The attendee app, check-in app, session check-in and certificates start at Professional, not Basic.
• Lead retrieval, abstracts, SSO and the HubSpot, Marketo and Salesforce integrations are Ultimate only; API and Zapier access are add-ons.
• Email is capped at 50 times the annual attendee limit and SMS at 2 times; the Eventleaf card processor supports USD only.

Eventzilla

• Paid registrations cost $1.50 on Basic, 1.9% + $1.50 on Pro and 2.9% + $1.50 on Plus, plus processing; organizers can pass the fee to attendees.
• Basic allows only one paid ticket type, and passing processing fees to buyers needs Plus and Eventzilla Payments.
• Premium features for free events, such as agendas and conditional logic, need an add-on from $49 a month; webinars are an add-on from $11.99 a month.
• The Scale plan has no published price; it is billed annually and quoted by sales.

Eventleaf

Registration and payments

Multiple registration paths, discounts, invoicing, a waiting list, and speaker and sponsor sign-up, with fee collection through your own processor or Eventleaf's.

Badge design and printing

Pre-designed templates and a customizable designer, with conditional elements and different designs by registration type.

Check-in app

Event and session check-in with QR code scanning, entry control, digital signature capture, offline mode and on-site badge printing.

Attendee app

An event guide with live polls and Q&A, session feedback, messaging, contact swapping and gamification.

Exhibitor tools

Interactive booth selection, exhibition booth sales and a lead retrieval app for exhibitors.

Credits and certificates

Time tracking, CE and PDH credits, and attendance certificates for training and continuing-education events.

Eventzilla

Registration and ticketing

Free and paid ticket types, recurring and private events, donations, merchandise add-ons, group and targeted discounts, invoices, offline payments and partial or recurring payments.

Agendas, speakers and sponsors

A schedule builder with sessions and tracks, session check-in and capacity, speaker self-service, abstract submissions with review panels, and room block management.

Event website builder

A drag-and-drop event website builder with custom confirmation emails, white-labeled registration and your own domain on the higher plans.

Check-in and badges

Check in and sell on site with the organizer mobile app, design and print name badges on Zebra or Epson printers, and run self-service kiosk check-in.

Virtual and hybrid events

EventHub for web and mobile hosts virtual and hybrid events with live streaming, polls, Q&A and surveys, plus links to outside webinar and streaming tools.

Integrations and reports

Real-time dashboards, scheduled custom reports, Google Analytics, native HubSpot and Mailchimp integrations, Zapier, webhooks and an API.

Eventleaf

• Starter$0

  Up to 100 attendees a year, no contract. Registration, event website, discounts, invoicing, waiting list, badge printing and surveys, with email support.

• Basic$500

  per year for 500 attendees

  Registration and badge features as in Starter, plus phone support. $1 per extra attendee; $1,600 for 2,000 and $3,000 for 5,000.

• Professional$2,000

  per year for 1,000 attendees

  Adds check-in, the check-in app, the attendee app, polls and certificates. $2 per attendee beyond the limit; $6,400 for 4,000 and $12,000 for 10,000.

• UltimateCustom

  Custom attendee count. Adds the lead retrieval app, abstracts and proposals, SSO, and HubSpot, Marketo and Salesforce integrations. Priced by quote.

Eventzilla

• Basic$0

  $1.50 per paid registration plus processing; one paid ticket type, email invitations, a widget for your site and check-in in the organizer app.

• Pro$0

  1.9% + $1.50 per paid registration; unlimited paid ticket types, seating plans, discount codes, agendas, room blocks, badges and reminders.

• Plus$0

  2.9% + $1.50 per paid registration; can pass processing fees on too, plus white label, email campaigns, virtual events, several users and Zapier.

• ScaleCustom

  No per-registration fees, custom registration, app and email credits, on-site badge printing and an account manager; billed annually and sold through sales.

Eventleaf

• Nonprofit

  Discounts for nonprofits and universities

  The pricing page says discounts for non-profits and universities are available by contacting Eventleaf.

Eventzilla

No public discounts listed.