# Stova review (2026): is it worth paying for? > Event management for conferences, trade shows and meetings Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Stova is event management software covering registration, session and speaker management, an exhibitor resource center, mobile apps, on-site check-in and lead retrieval, virtual events and reporting dashboards. It was formed by combining MeetingPlay, Aventri and eventcore. - **Category:** Event Ticketing - **Made by:** Stova - **Website:** https://stova.io - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you run few events: packages start at $1,995 plus $3.00 a registration. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Stova is a paid product, starting at $1,995 package plus per-registration fee from $3.00. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Core | $1,995 package price, plus $3.00 and up per registration | White labeling, reporting, abstracts, intelligence dashboards, API, virtual platform and DIY lead retrieval. | | Pro | $5,995 package price, plus $4.50 and up per registration | Adds an account manager, full white labeling, branded mobile app, broadcast studio and SSO. | | Enterprise | $12,995 package price, plus $5.60 and up per registration | Adds premium integrations, advanced security and MFA, branded mobile apps and the exhibitor resource center. | Read from https://stova.io/pricing/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Stova before buying. ## Key features - **Registration:** Configurable templates and workflows, attendee-type flows, group bookings, discount codes and waitlisting. - **Session and speaker management:** Collects speaker and session submissions and manages agendas and capacity. - **Exhibitor resource center:** A self-service portal for exhibitor tasks, file collection and polls, with a Map Your Show floor integration. - **Onsite and lead retrieval:** Check-in, session scanning and lead retrieval, with on-site staff available as a paid service. - **Virtual and hybrid:** Breakout rooms, live chat, polls, live streaming and an on-demand library for online events. - **Strategic meetings management:** Centralizes meeting approvals, budgeting, venue sourcing and policy enforcement. ## Good for - Corporate teams running conferences and sales kickoffs - Planners who also need meeting approvals and budgeting - Trade show organizers with exhibitor portals ## Worth knowing - The pricing page does not say whether a package price is per event or per year, so the billing basis is unconfirmed. - Per-registration fees are added to each package price and rise with the tier. - On-site services, Stova BI and venue sourcing are priced on request. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Stova covers registration, sessions, exhibitors, onsite check-in and virtual events for conferences and trade shows. Packages start at $1,995 plus $3.00 and up per registration, and the page does not say whether a package is per event or per year. - **Value for money: D.** $1,995 for Core, $5,995 for Pro and $12,995 for Enterprise, each plus $3.00 to $5.60 a registration. That is well above what the category charges. - **Free plan and trial: F.** Nothing free: no free plan and no trial are on record for this listing. - **Features: B.** Registration, sessions and speakers, exhibitor tools, onsite and lead retrieval, virtual and hybrid, and meetings management. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A package of this size comes with setup and onboarding. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only on the listing, with two integrations named: Map Your Show and MeetingSelect. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Stova's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among event ticketing platforms - Stova's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 2. - It stands best on features (B, above 14 of 45) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/event-ticketing ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Stova you would be making live video to hundreds of people at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 43 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms grade higher. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Live video to hundreds of people at once. - You could not: Selling tickets and checking them at the door. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Map Your Show, MeetingSelect **Tags:** Ticketing, Webinars, Reports ## Alternatives - [Cvent](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cvent): Enterprise event registration, attendee app and check-in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cvent-vs-stova) - [Swoogo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/swoogo): Event registration and management for conferences and field events. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/stova-vs-swoogo) - [Zuddl](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zuddl): Event platform for B2B conferences, field events and webinars. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/stova-vs-zuddl) - [PheedLoop](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pheedloop): Modular event registration, check-in and event app software. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pheedloop-vs-stova) - [Bizzabo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bizzabo): Event management platform for conferences and field events. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bizzabo-vs-stova) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://stova.io/pricing/ - https://stova.io/ - https://stova.io/our-story/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/stova Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).