Event Schedule

Event Schedule is an all-in-one event platform for organizers who need registration, ticketing, appointments, newsletters and check-in in one system. It is especially well suited to independent performers, venues and small event teams that value an open-source or self-hosted route. The main trade-off is that the free hosted tier is constrained to one team member and a very small newsletter allowance.

Overview

Event Schedule combines event calendars with registration, ticket sales, appointment booking, newsletters and attendee check-in. Ticketing supports multiple ticket types, add-ons, promo codes, reserved seating and QR-code check-in. Registration tools, agenda building, speaker profiles, attendee login and custom domains make it more capable than a simple event listing service.

Organizers receive ticket payouts in their own payment account, and Event Schedule says it charges no platform fee. That is a strong financial proposition for paid events, but paid ticket sales require the Pro plan; the free tier is limited to free registration. Appointment guests can book free or paid sessions in their own time zone, while calendar synchronization is designed to reduce double-booking.

The product is open source under the Attribution Assurance License, and its maker says the hosted-service code is publicly available. Self-hosting is supported on a user’s own server, where the maker says every Enterprise feature is included without charge. That is attractive for technically capable organizations that can operate their own infrastructure; hosted plans are simpler for teams that want a managed service.

Key features

Event operations

Ticket types, add-ons and promo codes cover common sales variations, while reserved seating addresses assigned-seat events. QR check-in provides a practical way to validate attendees at the door. Agenda and speaker tools support conferences and programmed events rather than only single-session gatherings. Attendee login and custom domains can give a registration site a more branded, participant-facing experience.

Appointments and calendars

Guests can book appointments at times displayed in their own time zone, and synchronization works with Google Calendar, Microsoft 365 or Outlook, and CalDAV. This combination is useful for performers, consultants or venues handling both public events and one-to-one bookings. The free plan allows only one free appointment type, so broader appointment catalogs need a paid tier or self-hosting.

Payments, marketing and developer access

Stripe, PayPal, Payfast and Invoice Ninja are supported payment options. Newsletters include a drag-and-drop editor, audience segments and A/B testing, but monthly recipient quotas are modest on hosted plans. Pro adds a REST API and webhooks, making it the sensible choice when event data must connect to another system. Security controls include HTTPS/TLS in transit, encryption at rest for sensitive information, authentication and role-based access. Analytics tracking is opt-in, with no analytics cookies set when a visitor declines or does not respond.

Pricing

Forever Free — free

Billed at $0 per month or year, this plan allows unlimited events and schedules, free event registration and QR check-in, one free appointment type and 10 newsletter emails per month. It suits a solo organizer running occasional free events, but one team member and the 10-email cap make it unsuitable for collaborative operations or regular audience marketing.

Pro — $5 a month

After a 7-day free trial, Pro is billed monthly. It adds paid ticket sales, a REST API, webhooks, 100 newsletter emails per month and no platform fees. Choose it when ticket revenue or integrations matter; the allowance still favors small mailing lists, and reserved seating and multiple team members remain outside this tier.

Enterprise — $15 a month

After the same 7-day free trial, Enterprise is billed monthly. It adds reserved seating, multiple team members, custom domains, priority support and 1,000 newsletter emails per month. This is the hosted fit for growing teams that need collaboration, assigned seating and a larger mailing allowance without managing servers.

Platforms

Event Schedule is offered as a web service, through an API, and as self-hosted software. The API is specifically included with Pro, while self-hosting provides the maker’s stated Enterprise feature set at no cost.

Who it's for

The maker targets talent, venues and curators, including musicians, DJs, comedians and food trucks. Solo performers and small organizers can start with free registration, while ticketed events, integrations or collaborative teams point toward Pro or Enterprise. Self-hosting is the strongest route for organizations with the technical ability to run their own server and wanting the complete feature set without hosted-plan charges.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Combines ticketing, appointments, newsletters and check-in instead of forcing separate services.
• Organizer-controlled payouts and no stated platform fee improve the economics of paid ticket sales on Pro.
• Open-source licensing and self-hosting provide control and access to Enterprise features.
• Calendar, payment and newsletter tools cover both operational and promotional workflows.
• Opt-in analytics and role-based controls support a privacy-conscious setup.

Cons

• The free hosted plan permits only one team member and 10 newsletter emails monthly.
• Paid ticket sales, API access and webhooks start at Pro, not the free tier.
• Reserved seating and multiple team members are held for Enterprise on hosted plans.
• Self-hosting’s value depends on the organization being able to run and maintain its own server.

Alternatives

For a broader directory of event-site products, see Event Website Builders; for tools focused on end-to-end event administration, see Event Management Software.

• EventCreate is a fit for mobile users wanting a free plan limited to one event, 50 attendees and one user, with a 5% ticketing fee.
• Eventbrite suits organizers prioritizing broad mobile and API availability; its free event publishing plan allows unlimited events and free tickets without ticketing fees.
• Eventzilla is worth considering for unlimited events and free registration types, with its Basic plan charging $1.50 per month per registration.
• Indico is a free, open-source, self-hosted alternative when a fully self-managed deployment is the priority.
• Luma fits organizers wanting unlimited events and guests, plus 500 invitations or newsletters per week and three calendar admins on its free plan.
• Evento is a free option for users seeking a straightforward event service across web and mobile platforms.
• Goldcast is a paid-platform alternative with tiered included-event and base-user limits, while prices are custom.
• Hi.Events suits self-hosted or cloud users who accept a 1.25% plus $0.60 fee on paid tickets under its Cloud plan.

Verdict

Choose Event Schedule if you need ticketing, appointments, newsletters and check-in together, particularly as a small creative team or a technically capable self-hosting organization. Its strongest reasons to choose it are the no-platform-fee ticketing model on Pro and the option to run the full Enterprise feature set yourself. Look elsewhere if you need generous free-team collaboration, a larger free newsletter quota or a fully managed service without the hosted plan’s feature gates.