Sched

What Sched is

Sched is event scheduling and management software for conferences, conventions, festivals, seminars, professional development events, and schools. Organizers can publish an event website and an embeddable schedule while managing event content, session tracks, rooms, and speakers. Attendees can build personal agendas and use mobile access through Sched apps on Android, iOS, and the web. Engage, Reserve, and Native plans each include 500 attendees. Reserve adds session reservations, ticket rules, capacities, waitlists, attendance lists, and a check-in app. Native includes those Reserve capabilities plus event-branded iOS and Android apps with offline support; publishing those apps requires Apple and Google developer accounts. Eventbrite attendee synchronization is listed, with ticket-based rules in Reserve and Native. Organizers can link to or embed video from Zoom, YouTube, Webex, and Google Meet for virtual or hybrid events. Plans include email, chat, and phone support. Sched lists SOC 2 certification, FERPA compliance, and SSL encryption. Engage costs $500, paid once, Reserve $1,500, paid once, and Native $2,500, paid once. Events expecting over 5,000 people should request a same-day quote. Sched says it has supported events since 2008 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Who it suits

Sched suits organizers running conferences, conventions, festivals, seminars, professional development events, or school programs. It also fits events needing attendee agendas, reservations, mobile access, hybrid video links, or branded native apps.

Limits

Each listed plan includes 500 attendees. Events expecting more than 5,000 people should request a same-day quote; Native app publishing also depends on Apple and Google developer accounts.

Getting started

1. Open the Sched website
2. Choose Engage, Reserve, or Native
3. Plan for the included 500 attendees
4. Use the web, Android, or iOS access
5. Create the event website and embeddable schedule
6. Provide Apple and Google developer accounts for Native app publishing

Verdict

Choose Sched when an event needs published schedules, attendee agenda building, and organizer controls in one system. Reserve is the fit for reservations and capacity management, while Native adds branded offline apps. Look elsewhere if your event exceeds the listed attendee scope or you cannot provide developer accounts for app publishing.