The Sessionize 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 Sessionize compared
| Compared on | Submitto | Sessionize |
|---|---|---|
| Buying and setup | ||
| Load your list from a spreadsheet | YesExcel template from your event | NoCall for speakers, or by hand |
| Collecting files | ||
| Speakers upload without an account | Yes | NoSessionize account needed |
| Files from sponsors and exhibitors | Yes | NoSpeakers only |
| Reminders to people missing files | Scheduled, to whoever is missing | Group mailings you send |
| Sorting by day and session | Automatic, day and session folders | One ZIP per upload field |
| An assistant uploads for a speaker | No account, held for your OK | Their own account, if you allow it |
| AV handoff | ||
| AV access without an account | YesOne link | NoTeam login, or a ZIP you send |
| AV downloads everything at once | One ZIP, no edit rights | Only roles that can also edit |
| Beyond file collection | ||
| Proposal grading and attendee app | 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 Sessionize 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 run an attendee app.
How speaker file collection worksHow much does Sessionize cost?
Sessionize charges $499 per event for any number of speakers. Submitto starts at $39 per event and costs $179 for 50 submitters.
See Submitto pricingDo speakers need an account?
In Sessionize, yes. Speakers need an account to submit a session and to get event messages. In Submitto, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors open one link and upload, with no account.
Collecting from exhibitors and sponsorsSources
- Price: Sessionize pricing page
- Load your list from a spreadsheet: Sessionize help center, adding sessions and speakers
- Speakers upload without an account: Sessionize help center, getting started for speakers, Sessionize help center, accountless speakers, Sessionize help center, session owner and session speaker
- Files from sponsors and exhibitors: Sessionize help center, collecting data by group mailing, Sessionize help center, what Sessionize can do
- Reminders to people missing files: Sessionize help center, group mailing, Sessionize help center, collecting data by group mailing
- Sorting by day and session: Sessionize help center, collecting presentations, Sessionize help center, collecting data by group mailing
- An assistant uploads for a speaker: Sessionize help center, submitting for someone else, Sessionize help center, agent mode
- AV access without an account: Sessionize help center, team roles, Sessionize login page, Sessionize help center, collecting presentations
- AV downloads everything at once: Sessionize help center, team roles, Sessionize help center, collecting presentations
- Proposal grading and attendee app: Sessionize features page, Sessionize help center, what Sessionize can do
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