EventBlok vs Swapcard
EventBlok helps you take an event from first idea to live delivery. Create the sessions, organise speakers and spaces, run the show, and publish an agenda attendees can use. An event platform built around AI matchmaking, networking and exhibitor–visitor meetings, common at trade shows. EventBlok is built around the programme and the show. Here is where each one fits, written to help you choose rather than to win an argument.
| Capability | Swapcard | EventBlok |
|---|---|---|
| Registration and ticketing | ◐Partial | ○Out of scope |
| Published programme | ●Core | ●Core |
| Attendee portal | ●Core | ●Core |
| Speaker preparation | ◐Partial | ●Core |
| Locations and spaces | ◐Partial | ●Core |
| Production showflow | ○Out of scope | ●Core |
| Real-time sync | ○Out of scope | ●Core |
| Prompter | ○Out of scope | ●Core |
| AI assistance | ●Core | ●Core |
What Swapcard is built around
Registration and ticketing
On the roadmapPartial
Published programme
On the roadmapCore
Attendee portal
On the roadmapCore
Speaker preparation
On the roadmapPartial
Locations and spaces
On the roadmapPartial
Production showflow
On the roadmapOut of scope
Real-time sync
On the roadmapOut of scope
Prompter
On the roadmapOut of scope
AI assistance
On the roadmapCore
What Swapcard is for.
An event platform built around AI matchmaking, networking and exhibitor–visitor meetings, common at trade shows.
Where Swapcard is strong.
Matchmaking and meeting scheduling are genuinely strong.
Exhibitor and sponsor tooling built for trade shows.
Handles large, multi-day expo formats.
Attendee profiles and lead capture are well developed.
Where its scope ends.
Not criticism — scope. These are the things it was not built to do, which matter only if you need them.
Production tooling is absent — the show itself is somebody else’s problem.
Sessions exist to be browsed and booked rather than called.
Value concentrates where meetings, not stages, are the outcome.
What EventBlok does differently.
EventBlok is built around the programme and the show rather than the meetings.
The stage side — cues, departments, prompter, live changes — is the core.
Locations model the estate the sessions happen in.
The same nine questions.
This is a summary of what each product is built around, not a feature audit. Products change; check the current documentation before you sign anything.
Which to choose.
Swapcard
- Pick Swapcard if the measurable outcome of your event is who met whom.
EventBlok
- Pick EventBlok if the measurable outcome is what happened on the stages.
Pricing and public feature information checked August 2026.
Different tools solve different problems. If all you need is a standalone rundown or a simple teleprompter, another tool may well be cheaper. EventBlok earns its value when planning, publishing and production have to stay connected.
Bring the real event you are planning and compare EventBlok with the workflow you already use.
Your first event is free.
Plan the event. Publish the programme. Run the show.
If EventBlok is the right fit, the launch benefit is the fastest way to find out. If it is not, we would rather you bought the right thing.