The Sessionboard alternative for collecting event files
Price comparison
Why are we cheaper?
We built the features event managers actually use, and trimmed the extras nobody needs. That's how we keep the price low. We're event managers too, so we know most events can't carry a big software bill. You pay once per event, so the cost is easy to pass on to your client.
Submitto and Sessionboard compared
| Compared on | Submitto | Sessionboard |
|---|---|---|
| Buying and setup | ||
| Sign up and start on your own | YesAbout ten minutes | NoDemo, then guided calls |
| Start a new event | Create it yourself | Set up by Sessionboard on request |
| Collecting files | ||
| Speakers upload without an account | Yes | NoPortal sign-in, a password by default |
| Email receipt for each upload | YesLists each file | NoNone for slides or file requests |
| Scheduled reminders | Up to 10, to whoever is missing | A weekly digest, fixed day and time |
| Files from sponsors and exhibitors | One link, they pick their company | Intake form, then a portal login |
| An assistant uploads for a speaker | Same link, held for your OK | You add them, they set a password |
| AV handoff | ||
| AV downloads everything at once | One ZIP in day and session folders | Per session, or a zip by email |
| Beyond file collection | ||
| Proposal grading and speaker CRM | No | Yes |
Why event managers pick Submitto
Get started on your own in ten minutes.
Submitto builds a spreadsheet from your event. Fill it in, upload it back, and share one link. No demo, no sales call.
Files arrive renamed, with no logins.
Speakers and exhibitors open one link and drop in their files. Each one is named to your pattern and lands in the right session.
See who's missing and remind them.
Your roster shows who has sent files and who hasn't. Remind everyone outstanding in one click, or schedule the reminders.
Hand AV their own link.
Your AV team sees every file grouped by session. They download what they need and flag a problem file before event day, but can't edit anything.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Submitto a Sessionboard alternative?
Yes, for collecting your event's files. Speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors use one link with no login. Files arrive renamed and sorted, and you remind whoever is missing in one click. Submitto does not grade proposals or keep a speaker CRM.
How speaker file collection worksHow much does Sessionboard cost?
Sessionboard does not publish prices, so you ask its sales team. Submitto starts at $39 per event, paid once, with no subscription.
See Submitto pricingDo speakers need an account?
In Sessionboard, speakers sign in to a portal with a username and password by default. In Submitto, speakers and exhibitors open one link and upload, with no account.
Collecting from exhibitors and sponsorsSources
- Price: Sessionboard pricing page
- Sign up and start on your own: Sessionboard pricing page, Sessionboard blog, 2 September 2025
- Start a new event: Sessionboard help center, starting or cloning an event
- Speakers upload without an account: Sessionboard help center, portal sign-in methods, Sessionboard help center, speaker portal sign-in
- Email receipt for each upload: Sessionboard help center, file requests, Sessionboard help center, automated emails
- Scheduled reminders: Sessionboard help center, automated emails, Sessionboard help center, email campaigns
- Files from sponsors and exhibitors: Sessionboard help center, sponsor intake form, Sessionboard help center, sharing a group portal
- An assistant uploads for a speaker: Sessionboard help center, additional contacts
- AV downloads everything at once: Sessionboard help center, Live Transcribe Console for AV teams, Sessionboard help center, session files and zip downloads
- Proposal grading and speaker CRM: Sessionboard home page, Sessionboard speaker management page
Sessionboard facts checked on .
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