the Bizzabo alternative you can buy one event at a time
[ no annual subscription, no seat math ]
Bizzabo is built for B2B marketing teams running a program of conferences on an annual subscription. if you run one conference, or a handful, and the budget is per event rather than per year, studio gives you the website, the attendee app and paid registration without the subscription.
why teams pick studio over Bizzabo
what changes when you are not paying for a year
buy one event
Bizzabo requires an annual subscription and does not sell single events. studio sells one event at a time, with credits that never expire.1
see itthe whole team, no seat math
Bizzabo prices per user, with a three-user minimum. every studio event includes up to ten team logins with section-level permissions.1
see itportals are part of the event
Bizzabo lists its speaker portal and sponsor portal as paid add-ons. studio’s speaker and sponsor portals come with every paid event.1
see itone fee on a ticket, not two
Bizzabo’s organizer terms have you pay a third-party processor’s fees on top of Bizzabo’s own. studio takes no per-ticket fee: cards settle into your own Stripe.2
see itsign up and build
Bizzabo is sold through sales, with curated onboarding. studio is free to build the moment you sign up.1
see itbooths, banquet seats and member rates
sell booths on a live floor map, banquet seats one at a time and member-only rates checked against your roster, all in the same checkout.
see itat a glance
wdye studio vs Bizzabo
| wdye studio | Bizzabo | |
|---|---|---|
| published pricing | yes, on our pricing page | yes: per user per month, billed annually, three-user minimum1 |
| how you buy | per event, or annual for a calendar of events | annual subscription only; no single-event purchases1 |
| try before you buy | free to build and rehearse, pay only to publish | no free trial or free version listed3 |
| getting started | sign up and build the same day | sales-led, with curated onboarding1 |
| attendee app | no download, included with every event | App Store download; a custom-branded app is a paid add-on41 |
| payments | your own Stripe, no per-ticket platform fee | a third-party processor, whose fees sit on top of Bizzabo’s2 |
| built for | meetings, summits and conferences with 2,500 attendees or fewer | B2B conferences and event marketing teams5 |
feature by feature
what each one does
studio's column links to the page that shows each feature working. Bizzabo's column is what Bizzabo publishes about itself; where it publishes nothing, we say so rather than guess.
| feature | wdye studio | Bizzabo |
|---|---|---|
| event website builder | yes, built from forms; publishes as you save | yes, included1 |
| drag-and-drop agenda | yes, on a real calendar with clash flags | yes, drag-and-drop multi-track agenda6 |
| attendee app | yes, no download, no app store | yes, a downloadable app4 |
| paid registration | yes, cards settle in your own Stripe, no per-ticket platform fee | yes1 |
| speaker self-service portal | yes, one link per speaker, no passwords | yes, as a paid add-on1 |
| call for proposals & abstract scoring | yes, weighted rubric and reviewer pool | not published |
| exhibitor portal & booth sales on a floor map | yes, booths picked on a live map in the same cart | sponsor portal as a paid add-on; booth sales on a floor map not published17 |
| banquet table & seat selection | yes, guests pick seats at checkout | not published |
| hotel room blocks in the checkout | yes, booked by the night in the same checkout | yes, through partner Resiada8 |
| member-only rates checked against a roster | yes, proven by email, mobile or member number | not published |
| badges & check-in | yes, Avery printing, gate and session check-in | yes, in the Advanced Onsite add-on1 |
| live polls | yes, four poll types, one ballot per phone | yes4 |
| attendee contact scanning | yes, attendees keep their own lead list | yes, by tapping Klik badges, priced separately9 |
| AI help | a setup review and an agenda assistant; it suggests, never changes | yes, Bizzy attendee copilot10 |
studio is the right call if …
- you run one conference a year, or a few, and budget per event
- your speakers, sponsors and volunteers all need access without buying seats
- you sell booths, banquet seats, hotel nights or member rates
- you want to build the real event before you sign anything
moving an event off Bizzabo
your next event does not need a renewal
build the next event in studio free, alongside whatever you have now. paste the schedule into the AI agenda assistant, send speakers and sponsors their own links, rehearse registration with test orders, and publish only when it is right.
running a full Bizzabo program?
keep it for the flagship and run the regional meetings and smaller summits in studio, one event at a time.
you might be wondering …
questions people ask
can I buy a single event instead of an annual subscription?
in studio, yes: one event credit takes one event live for its whole run, and credits never expire. Bizzabo’s pricing page says it requires an annual subscription and does not offer single-event purchases.
are speaker and sponsor portals extra in studio?
no. speakers get one link to write their own bio, crop their own headshot and propose sessions; sponsors and exhibitors get a private portal when they register. both come with every paid event.
how do payments work in studio?
cards are taken at checkout and settle directly in your own Stripe account. studio takes no per-ticket platform fee; you pay Stripe’s processing and nothing else on the ticket.
other comparisons
studio against the rest of the field
wdye studio vs Cvent
enterprise depth, quoted per account. studio publishes its price and goes live today.
comparewdye studio vs EventMobi
a per-event price after a demo. studio is free to build and sells booths from the map.
comparewdye studio vs vFairs
a quoted annual license and a project manager. studio is self-serve and live today.
comparewdye studio vs Swoogo
an annual plan priced by user, with the app as an add-on. studio includes both.
comparewdye studio vs Stova
enterprise and mid-market, sales-led. studio is self-serve and priced per event.
comparewdye studio vs EventSquid
a flat annual license priced on a demo call. studio is priced per event, on the page.
comparesources
everything said about Bizzabo on this page comes from the public pages below, checked on september 29, 2026. products change: if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
- Bizzabo: pricing page
- Bizzabo: organizer master subscription agreement
- Capterra: Bizzabo pricing
- App Store: Bizzabo
- Bizzabo: home page
- Bizzabo: event content management
- Bizzabo: sponsor management
- Bizzabo blog: hotel room block management
- Bizzabo: onsite
- Bizzabo blog: introducing Bizzy
Bizzabo is a trademark of its owner. we are not affiliated with Bizzabo, and the name is used here only to describe and compare products.
build it before you decide
building in studio is free and nothing expires. put your real Bizzabo event in it, share the private review link with your committee, and pay only if you publish.