the Swoogo alternative with the app already in the box
[ one event at a time, no add-ons to price ]
Swoogo earns its reputation for deep registration logic, and teams running dozens of events a year get real value from it. if you run one conference, or a few, and you want the website, the attendee app, live polls and a call for proposals without pricing each one separately, studio is the shorter path.
why teams pick studio over Swoogo
what is included that you would otherwise add on
one event, not a year
Swoogo’s Professional plan is an annual subscription. studio sells one event at a time, with credits that never expire.1
see itten logins, not two
Swoogo prices by user; Professional includes one full user and one reporting user. every studio event includes up to ten team logins.16
see itthe app is in the box
Swoogo’s Go Attend app is a paid add-on, and a white-label version can take up to 60 days. studio’s no-download app comes with every event.13
see ita call for proposals, included
Swoogo sells Call for Speakers as an add-on priced per user per year. studio’s call for proposals, with weighted reviewer scoring, is part of every paid event.2
see itat a glance
wdye studio vs Swoogo
| wdye studio | Swoogo | |
|---|---|---|
| published pricing | yes, on our pricing page | yes for Professional; Enterprise is quoted1 |
| how you pay | per event, or annual for a calendar of events | annual subscription, priced by user16 |
| try before you buy | free to build and rehearse, pay only to publish | not published |
| getting started | sign up and build the same day | a live 30-minute demo5 |
| attendee app | no download, included with every event | Go Attend, a paid add-on; white-label in up to 60 days13 |
| payments | your own Stripe, no per-ticket platform fee | your own gateway7 |
| built for | meetings, summits and conferences with 2,500 attendees or fewer | event marketers, agencies and enterprise teams8 |
feature by feature
what each one does
studio's column links to the page that shows each feature working. Swoogo's column is what Swoogo publishes about itself; where it publishes nothing, we say so rather than guess.
| feature | wdye studio | Swoogo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | yes8 |
| attendee app | yes, no download, no app store | yes, a paid add-on1 |
| paid registration | yes, cards settle in your own Stripe, no per-ticket platform fee | yes7 |
| speaker self-service portal | yes, one link per speaker, no passwords | yes, with the Call for Speakers add-on2 |
| call for proposals & abstract scoring | yes, weighted rubric and reviewer pool | yes, a paid add-on with scoring2 |
| exhibitor portal & booth sales on a floor map | yes, booths picked on a live map in the same cart | exhibition management and sponsor pages; booth sales on a floor map not published9 |
| 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, with a room block report10 |
| 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, Go Onsite; kiosk mode needs the Pro add-on11 |
| live polls | yes, four poll types, one ballot per phone | through a Pigeonhole Live integration4 |
| attendee contact scanning | yes, attendees keep their own lead list | not published; the app has connect and chat12 |
| AI help | a setup review and an agenda assistant; it suggests, never changes | an MCP server for AI tools13 |
studio is the right call if …
- you run one conference a year, or a few, and budget per event
- you want the app, live polls and a call for proposals without add-on pricing
- your committee, volunteers and staff all need logins
- you sell booths, banquet seats, hotel nights or member rates in one checkout
moving an event off Swoogo
the next event does not need a renewal
build it in studio free alongside your current plan. paste the schedule into the AI agenda assistant, open the call for proposals, invite speakers and sponsors to their own portals, and rehearse checkout with test orders before you publish.
staying on Swoogo?
our pro services team builds and manages Swoogo events inside your own account: registration paths, conditional logic and personas.
you might be wondering …
questions people ask
is the attendee app extra in studio?
no. the no-download app, with push bulletins, speaker Q&A, live polls, a personal schedule and QR contact scanning, comes with every paid event.
can I buy one event instead of a year?
yes. one event credit takes one event live for its whole run, and credits never expire. if you run a calendar of events, the annual plan covers all of them. see pricing.
we already use Swoogo. can you help inside it?
yes. our pro services team builds and manages Swoogo events on your own license.
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 Bizzabo
annual subscriptions priced per user. studio sells one event at a time.
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 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 Swoogo 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.
- Swoogo: pricing page
- Swoogo: call for speakers
- Swoogo: white-label event app
- Swoogo product update: Pigeonhole Live integration
- Swoogo: request a demo
- Swoogo: Swoogo vs Whova (user-based subscription)
- Swoogo: event payments
- Swoogo: home page
- Swoogo: platform
- Swoogo product update: combined room block report
- Swoogo: Go Onsite
- Swoogo: Go Attend
- Swoogo product update: the Swoogo MCP server
Swoogo is a trademark of its owner. we are not affiliated with Swoogo, 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 Swoogo event in it, share the private review link with your committee, and pay only if you publish.