The Trumba Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Trumba in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Trumba
The Insider’s Guide
Web calendar publishing and event registration for institutions
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among calendar and scheduling apps, read from Trumba’s own pages.
Made by Trumba Corporation · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Trumba’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Trumba’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.6
GPA, above 0 of the 89 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade
Trumba is a hosted event calendar and registration platform used by universities, hospitals, governments, libraries and schools. It publishes calendars that can be embedded in a website or hosted, collects registrations and payments, and lets departments manage their own events. Standard pricing starts with a base account plus seats and add-ons; Enterprise is quoted.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Trumba, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Calendars, departments and registration forms have to be built.
- 1
Best for publishing event calendars for institutions
Trumba publishes web calendars and takes event registrations for universities, cities and similar institutions.
- 2
Paid plans start at $99.95 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $99.95 per month for a base account, plus $30 per extra seat.
- 3
You can try it first
Free trial offered through the contact page; terms not stated.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Calendar publishing
Embed calendars in a website or use hosted ones in a matching style, with unlimited events and calendars, custom fields and filters, and import or export of third-party calendars.
- 6
Event registration
Customizable registration forms, attendance limits with waitlists, self-service cancellations and refunds, and public, private or invitation-only events.
- 7
Paid registration
Charge for events through PayPal or credit cards, or gateways such as Stripe and Authorize.Net, for $1 per transaction plus 1%. Free events carry no fee.
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A 1.6 GPA, above 0 of 89
That is against the other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Trumba you could make: calendar and forms. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Trumba at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $99.95 per month for a base account, plus $30 per extra seat
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free trial offered through the contact page; terms not stated.
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Trumba Corporation
- Category
- Calendar & Scheduling
- Our grade
- 1.6 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for publishing event calendars for institutions
Trumba publishes web calendars and takes event registrations for universities, cities and similar institutions. It costs $99.95 a month for one publisher plus $30 for every other person who logs in, the standard plan offers no BAA, and the trial's terms are not stated.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $99.95 a month plus $30 per extra seat; for five people that is about $44 a head, above the category's $25 dearest-tenth mark. |
| Free plan and trial | D | A free trial is offered through the contact page, with terms not stated. No free plan. |
| Features | C | Calendar publishing, registration, paid registration, departmental management and event submission. Standard has no BAA, so healthcare registration needs the quoted HIPAA Enterprise plan. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Calendars, departments and registration forms have to be built. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with Stripe, Authorize.Net, PayPal, iCal and CSV import. No mobile or desktop apps. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Trumba is for
- Fits if you run events for a campus, city or large organisation
- Works for departments that each publish their own calendar
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you are a small team: every person who logs in needs a $30 seat on top of the $99.95 base
- Not for you if you need healthcare registration on Standard, which does not offer a BAA
- Watch out: paid registrations cost $1 per transaction plus 1%, on top of gateway fees
- Watch out: support beyond the first two free hours is $200 an hour
- Watch out: no free plan is listed
Good to know
Good for
- Universities and school districts publishing department calendars
- Libraries taking room reservations and publishing events
- Hospitals running public classes with online registration
Worth knowing
- Every person who logs in needs their own seat at $30 a month, beyond the base account.
- Standard pricing does not offer a BAA; healthcare registration needs the quoted HIPAA Enterprise plan.
- Paid registrations cost $1 per transaction plus 1%, on top of the payment gateway's own fees.
- Client support beyond the two free hours that new accounts get costs $200 an hour.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$99.95
A month to start
Trumba is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99.95 per month for a base account, plus $30 per extra seat.
A free trial is offered through the contact page, with terms not stated.
Standard base subscription
$99.95
per month for 1 Publisher account, plus $30 per extra seat
One admin account with unlimited calendars, events and free registrations. Extra seats are $30 a month each, with volume discounts.
Enterprise
Custom
For large organizations needing unlimited users; priced by organization size and scope. HIPAA Enterprise is required for healthcare registration.
Trying it first
Free trial offered through the contact page; terms not stated.
Read from trumba.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Web calendar publishing and event registration for institutions. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: calendar, booking links, forms, ticketing.
Calendar publishing, registration, paid registration, departmental management and event submission.
- Calendar publishing
- Embed calendars in a website or use hosted ones in a matching style, with unlimited events and calendars, custom fields and filters, and import or export of third-party calendars.
- Event registration
- Customizable registration forms, attendance limits with waitlists, self-service cancellations and refunds, and public, private or invitation-only events.
- Paid registration
- Charge for events through PayPal or credit cards, or gateways such as Stripe and Authorize.Net, for $1 per transaction plus 1%. Free events carry no fee.
- Departmental management
- Each department can manage its own events in the calendars assigned to it, while the site keeps one consistent look.
- Event submission and custom objects
- A form lets people without accounts propose events for review. Custom objects hold lists such as buildings, rooms or instructors. Each is a $50 monthly add-on.
- Subscriptions and compliance
- Visitors can subscribe to calendars and get confirmations. Trumba says its platform is HIPAA compliant and meets WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Stripe
- Authorize.Net
- PayPal
- iCal
- CSV import
Trumba is made by Trumba Corporation.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
0/89
Other calendar and scheduling apps it is graded above
Trumba's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 89 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (C, above 10 of 89) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $99.95 a month, against a middle price of $6.99 for the category: 65 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 69 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 calendar and scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Trumba’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 89
- DFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 89
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 89
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 89
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 10 of 89
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 81 calendar and scheduling apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Trumba is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Trumba you could make: calendar and forms. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 89 of the 89 other calendar and scheduling apps grade higher. It costs $1,199.40 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar and forms: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- Booking pages that read and write other people's calendars and send the emails.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, Authorize.Net and PayPal among them.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: HIPAA.
What this rests on. Trumba’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Teamup, SuperSaaS, SimplyBook.me and Reservio
The 4 tools Trumba is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Teamup
Free plan · from $12/mo
Shared group calendar with sub-calendars and nine access levels.
- Teamup has a free plan. Trumba does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Teamup lists iOS and Android apps.
- Trumba also covers booking links, forms and ticketing.
- 2.6GPA
SuperSaaS
Free plan · from $9/mo
Booking system priced by upcoming appointments, not seats.
- SuperSaaS has a free plan. Trumba does not, though it has a free trial.
- Trumba also covers forms and ticketing.
- SuperSaaS also covers invoicing, appointment booking and class booking.
- 2.4GPA
SimplyBook.me
Free plan · from €11.9/mo
Online booking system for service businesses, priced by volume.
- SimplyBook.me has a free plan. Trumba does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only SimplyBook.me lists iOS and Android apps.
- Trumba also covers calendar, forms and ticketing.
- 2.2GPA
Reservio
Free plan · from $10/mo
Online booking system with client management and mobile apps.
- Reservio has a free plan. Trumba does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Reservio lists iOS and Android apps.
- Trumba also covers forms and ticketing.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Trumba free?
No, Trumba is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free trial offered through the contact page; terms not stated.
How much does Trumba cost?
Trumba lists 2 plans. Standard base subscription: $99.95 per month for 1 Publisher account, plus $30 per extra seat.
What platforms does Trumba work on?
Trumba is available on Web.
Does Trumba have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Trumba is listed for Web.
Does Trumba have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Trumba is listed for Web.
Is Trumba open source?
Trumba is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Trumba integrate with?
Trumba's listing names Stripe, Authorize.Net, PayPal, iCal and CSV import.
Who makes Trumba?
Trumba is made by Trumba Corporation.
What are the alternatives to Trumba?
The closest alternatives to Trumba in our directory are Teamup, SuperSaaS, SimplyBook.me and Reservio.
How does Trumba compare with other calendar and scheduling apps?
Trumba's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 89 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade.
Is Trumba good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Trumba D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $99.95 a month, against a middle price of $6.99 for the category: 65 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Trumba?
The plain part of Trumba you could make: calendar and forms. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Trumba’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Trumba's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Trumba Corporation. Prices change, so check trumba.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Trumba, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/trumba
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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