No. 2 of 181 ·Event Management Software

Zoho Backstage

Web · Android · iPhone · API

Freedom report

Three barsScore 8.0

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Zoho Backstage is ranked #2 of 181 in event management software on Freedom251. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

Zoho Backstage plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free 100 attendees/event · 300 RSVP invites/event · 3 sessions/event · 3 speakers/event · 1 event day/event zoho.com · 20 Sept 2026

Essentials Not published 200 attendees/event · 800 RSVP invites/event · Unlimited sessions · 25 speakers/event · 15 sponsors/event · 3 event days/event zoho.com · 20 Sept 2026

Premium Not published 1,000 attendees/event · 5,000 RSVP invites/event · Unlimited sessions · 100 speakers/event · 50 sponsors/event · 5 event days/event zoho.com · 20 Sept 2026

Ultimate Not published 5,000 attendees/event · 30,000 RSVP invites/event · Unlimited sessions · 200 speakers/event · 100 sponsors/event · 15 event days/event zoho.com · 20 Sept 2026

Free Free Unlimited events · 100 attendees/event · 300 RSVP invites/event · 3 sessions/event · sessions up to 45 minutes · 3 speakers/event zoho.com · 29 Sept 2026

Premium Not published Monthly or yearly; price not displayed in the opened page Unlimited events · 1,000 attendees/event · 5,000 RSVP invites/event · unlimited sessions up to 8 hours each · 100 speakers/event · 50 sponsors/event zoho.com · 29 Sept 2026

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The record

Purpose: Zoho Backstage is event management software for organizing, promoting, and executing in-person, virtual, and hybrid events.
Event tools: The platform includes event planning, ticketing, onsite check-in and badging, exhibitor tools, and event analytics.
Ticketing: Zoho says its ticketing charges zero commission on ticket sales.
Event website: Organizers can build event websites with templates and customize domains, URLs, and pages.
Virtual events: Backstage OnAir supports livecasting, polls, questions, attendee chat, screen sharing, and shared documents or presentations.
Integrations: Paid plans list Zoom Webinar and Meeting, Zoho Meeting, Google Analytics, and, on Premium and Ultimate, Zoho CRM, Flow, PageSense, and SalesIQ integrations.
API: The REST API lets developers manage events, sessions, speakers, attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and registrations programmatically.
Mobile apps: Organizer and attendee mobile apps are listed for both Android and iOS across all four plans.
Security: Zoho states that personal data stored in Backstage is encrypted at rest using 256-bit AES and supports restricting portal access to trusted IP ranges.
Privacy: Zoho describes Backstage as designed to help organizers process attendee data in compliance with GDPR and provides data access, rectification, and deletion options.
Support: All plans list 24x5 email support, and the Help Center gives [email protected] for further assistance.
Free plan limits: The Free plan allows one event day per event, up to 100 attendees, three sessions, and 300 RSVP invites per event.
Audience fit: The pricing page describes Essentials for teams building an audience and community, Premium for event professionals, and Ultimate for organizations and agencies planning events of all types and sizes.
Event duration: The pricing comparison sets event-day limits of one day for Free, three for Essentials, five for Premium, and 15 for Ultimate.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Event Management Software in 2026#2 of 181
Best Event Badge Printing Software in 2026#11 of 49
Best Event Scheduling Software in 2026#3 of 34
Best Exhibitor Management Software in 2026#1 of 31
Best Nonprofit Event Management Software in 2026#7 of 27

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Sources

zoho.com/backstage/· checked 29 Sept 2026
zoho.com/backstage/features.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
zoho.com/backstage/plan-comparison.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
zoho.com/backstage/api/v3/introduction.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
zoho.com/backstage/gdpr.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
zoho.com/backstage/pricing.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
zoho.com/pt-br/backstage/pricing.html· checked 20 Sept 2026
zoho.com/pt-br/backstage/plan-comparison.html· checked 20 Sept 2026