Free event management software, built for event teams
Most event tools charge a monthly subscription before you run a single event. Openevent is different: free to register, free to use for the features that matter, and one place to run your whole operation. You only pay 1% when you process a payment through the platform.
Free to register · Free to use · 1% only on processed payments
What “free” actually means here
No monthly fee, no setup fee, and no fee per user. You can register and set up your venue without entering a credit card.
You only pay 1% on payments you process through Openevent, for example ticket sales or invoices. Stripe's payment fees apply separately. You pay when you make revenue, not before.
What to look for in free event management software
Not every “free” is the same. These are the things that separate a real tool from a limited trial.
Free should mean free for your whole team, not for one seat. Add coordinators, door staff and your accountant without watching the price climb.
A free calendar or a free invoice generator still leaves you stitching tools together. Look for one place that covers calendar, clients, documents, ticketing and staff.
Check who holds the money. With Openevent, ticket and invoice payments go directly to your own Stripe account, never held by us.
You should be able to set up and explore the product without entering any payment details up front.
Free software is only useful if it scales with you, from a single event to a full season of recurring events.
Your clients, events and documents are yours. Make sure you can export and own your data at any time.
What you can run on Openevent for free
One platform instead of five subscriptions. Here is what is included.
Every event in one modular calendar, by day, week, month or custom range.
Every ticket buyer, form fill and attendee saved automatically, then segmented.
Link-based offers, automatic deposit tracking and one-click invoices from the same record.
Beautiful public ticket pages with direct payouts to your own Stripe account.
Plan shifts per event, track hours and coordinate the team in the Crew App.
The AI reads incoming event requests and drafts replies in your own tone.
One platform instead of five subscriptions
Calendar, CRM, offers, invoices, ticketing, staff and inbox in one place, without paying a separate subscription for every tool.
Free event software, answered
- Yes. Openevent is free to register and free to use for most features, with no monthly fee, no setup fee and no per-user fee. The only cost is a 1% fee on payments you process through the platform, for example ticket sales or invoices. Stripe's payment fees apply separately.
- It depends on what you run. If you only need to sell a few tickets, a single-purpose tool may be enough. If you run regular events and want your calendar, clients, offers, invoices, ticketing and staff in one place, an all-in-one platform like Openevent fits better, because it replaces several separate subscriptions with one free-to-use system.
- With many tools, free means a limited trial, a capped number of events, or per-user charges that add up. Openevent's model is simpler: the platform is free to use, and we earn 1% only when you process a payment. You pay when you make revenue, not before.
- Yes. You can build public ticket pages and sell tickets with no monthly or listing fee. Payments go straight to your own Stripe account, and Openevent's fee is 1% on successful sales. Stripe's processing fees apply separately.
- No. You can register and set up your venue without entering any payment details.
- Yes. There is no per-user fee, so you can add coordinators, door staff, suppliers and your accountant with the right access for each, at no extra cost.
Start running events for free
Free to register, free to use. 1% only on payments you process through Openevent.