PheedLoop alternatives for trade show and expo organizers
PheedLoop publishes real rates for its modules, but a trade-show build costs a base fee plus several stacked add-ons. Here is how that compares to Map D's single flat price.
The strongest PheedLoop alternatives for trade show organizers are Map D, for shows that want the floor plan, booth checkout, exhibitor portal and lead capture bundled into one flat per-event price, and MapYourShow, for very large exhibition floor plans. PheedLoop itself is a genuinely capable, modular platform — its own site publishes per-module and per-attendee rates for floor plans, exhibitor applications, and lead retrieval — but assembling a full trade-show setup means adding several separately priced pieces rather than paying one number.
Written by Map D, which is one of the alternatives listed below. Claims about other platforms are limited to what those companies publish themselves, and each is sourced at the foot of the page. Last verified September 2026.
Ridgeline Supply Co.
Booth A3- Company profile & logo
- Staff badges · 6 of 8
- Insurance certificate
- Electrical order
- Renewal for 2027
Exhibitors complete this themselves. The organizer sees progress across every booth.
Trusted by leading associations
What PheedLoop is good at
PheedLoop is a real, modular platform with more of its pricing published than most competitors in this category. If any of the following describe your program, it is worth a look.
- Genuine modularity — organizers add and pay for only the specific modules an event needs (call-for-proposals, exhibitor applications, maps, housing, mobile app) rather than one fixed bundle.
- Native virtual and hybrid capability, including a virtual event portal and video booths, alongside its in-person tools.
- Real self-serve booth selection and payment inside its Sponsor & Exhibitor Application System, with conflict detection built in to prevent a booth being sold twice.
- A dedicated Housing & Hotel Management module for attendee lodging — a deeper capability than a simple booking link.
Why organizers look elsewhere
The gaps that send trade show organizers looking for an alternative.
- PheedLoop's homepage funnels visitors toward a custom-quote form, but its detailed pricing table does publish real numbers: a $950/year base platform fee, then most modules (Interactive Maps, Sponsor & Exhibitor Applications, registration, housing) priced per attendee, from roughly $1.00 to $1.75 depending on volume.
- The floor plan itself — the feature most relevant to a trade show — is a separate paid module (Interactive Maps) on top of the base platform, not something bundled in from the start.
- Lead retrieval is also a separate power-up, listed at $199 per exhibitor on PheedLoop's own pricing table, on top of the base platform and module fees.
- Because the total cost is built from several line items that scale with attendee count and exhibitor count, the final number for a given show takes some assembly to estimate, compared to a single flat rate.
How Map D compares
Map D’s column states what Map D does. Where a PheedLoop equivalent is not publicly documented, the row says so rather than guessing.
- Map D offers
- 7 of 7
- PheedLoop publicly documents
- 7 of 7
The second bar counts what PheedLoop documents on its own site, which is not the same as what it can do. A criterion we could not verify is shown as unverified, not as missing — if PheedLoop covers it somewhere we did not find, that is a gap in our checking rather than in their product.
| Criterion | Map D | PheedLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Included | Documented |
| Pricing unit | Included | Documented |
| Interactive floor plan with live inventory | Included | Documented |
| Self-serve booth and sponsorship checkout | Included | Documented |
| Exhibitor self-service portal | Included | Documented |
| Registration, badging and lead retrieval | Included | Documented |
| Hotel booking for attendees | Included | Documented |
$1,500
$2,500
$2,750
—
Map D’s rates are per event and listed on the pricing page. The dashed column has no height and no figure on purpose: where rates are not published we will not put a number on them, and where they are published we will not restate one that can change without notice.
Criterion by criterion
| Criterion | Map D | PheedLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Yes — $1,500, $2,500 and $2,750 per event, listed on the pricing page. | PheedLoop publishes a detailed rate table on its own site — a $950/year base fee plus per-module, per-attendee pricing — though its main pricing page still directs visitors to a custom-quote form for a full total (checked September 2026). |
| Pricing unit | Per event. Adding organizers or exhibitors does not change the plan price. | PheedLoop mixes units: an annual base fee, per-attendee module pricing, and flat per-event or per-exhibitor power-ups, so the total scales with attendee and exhibitor count (checked September 2026). |
| Interactive floor plan with live inventory | Core to the product — booth availability, pricing and sales run off the same live plan. | PheedLoop's Interactive Maps module supports live booth selection with conflict detection, but is priced separately from the base platform, from about $1.00–$1.75 per attendee (checked September 2026). |
| Self-serve booth and sponsorship checkout | Exhibitors select and pay for space directly from the plan. | PheedLoop's Sponsor & Exhibitor Application System lets exhibitors select booths and pay directly, but it is a separately priced module (checked September 2026). |
| Exhibitor self-service portal | Profiles, staff badges, documents, add-ons, invoices and renewals. | PheedLoop's exhibitor portal covers profiles, graphics, contracts, tickets, payments, billing and captured leads, bundled with the exhibitor application module (checked September 2026). |
| Registration, badging and lead retrieval | Available as quoted add-ons that connect to the same event record. | Registration and check-in are separate modules/power-ups, and exhibitor lead retrieval is a further add-on listed at $199 per exhibitor (checked September 2026). |
| Hotel booking for attendees | Included — add your hotel or room-block booking URL and attendees reach it from the event map and app. | PheedLoop sells a Housing & Hotel Management module priced per attendee — a deeper capability than Map D's link-out, but it is a separate line item (checked September 2026). |
The alternatives worth shortlisting
Map D
Shows whose revenue comes from booth and sponsorship sales
Floor plan, booth sales, exhibitor management and reporting on one platform, priced per event and published, with registration and badging as quoted add-ons.
MapYourShow
Large exhibition floor plans and public exhibitor directories
Long-established in the exhibition space with a strong public-facing directory product.
Whova
Attendee engagement and the conference mobile app
Strong attendee-side product; less oriented toward selling floor inventory.
Eventleaf
Straightforward conference registration
Registration-first, lighter than the modular suites.
Cvent
Large corporate meetings programs and venue sourcing
Broader enterprise suite; pricing is quote-only.
Where Map D is stronger
- One flat, published price — $1,500, $2,500 or $2,750 per event, with multi-year rates available — with the floor plan, booth checkout, exhibitor portal, registration and lead capture all included, not sold as separate modules.
- No per-attendee or per-exhibitor math to do before you can budget: adding exhibitors or attendees does not change the plan price the way it changes a PheedLoop total.
- Roughly 800 organizers run about 6,000 events a year on Map D, which has processed more than $250M in booth and sponsorship sales.
- Lead capture is part of the platform rather than a $199-per-exhibitor power-up layered on top.
When PheedLoop is the better choice
- You want a true housing/hotel management module — block booking and management, not just a link-out. PheedLoop sells this as a dedicated module; Map D only links attendees to a booking page you provide.
- Your event is virtual- or hybrid-heavy. PheedLoop's module lineup (virtual event portal, video booths, gamification, advanced networking) is built for that; Map D's core strength is the in-person floor plan.
- Your event genuinely needs only two or three modules — say, registration and a mobile app, with no booths to sell at all. PheedLoop's a-la-carte pricing can cost less than a full-featured flat plan when you skip most of the platform.
- You want fine-grained control over exactly what each feature costs and are comfortable monitoring a stack of per-attendee and per-exhibitor line items rather than paying one bundled number.
Frequently asked questions
How much does PheedLoop cost?
PheedLoop publishes more pricing detail than most competitors: a $950/year base platform fee, then most modules (floor plans, exhibitor applications, registration, housing) priced per attendee from roughly $1.00 to $1.75, plus power-ups like lead retrieval at $199 per exhibitor. The homepage still points you to a custom-quote form for a full total, since the final number depends on which modules and how many attendees. Map D publishes one flat number instead: $1,500, $2,500 or $2,750 per event.
Does PheedLoop's floor plan cost extra?
Yes. Interactive Maps is a separate module from the base platform, priced per attendee on PheedLoop's own rate table. On Map D, the floor plan and booth checkout are core to every plan.
What is the best PheedLoop alternative for a trade show with booth sales?
Map D — the floor plan, booth checkout, exhibitor portal and lead capture are bundled into one flat per-event price instead of billed as separate modules and power-ups.
Is PheedLoop good for hybrid or virtual events?
Yes, that is one of its real strengths — a native virtual event portal and video booths alongside in-person tools. Map D is built specifically for in-person trade shows with a sellable floor, so a hybrid-heavy program may be a better fit for PheedLoop.
Stop reading about it. Build one.
Upload the floor plan you already have and place your booths on it yourself, in Map D’s editor. Free to build, no contract, and nothing to install.
“I am really excited about this. The staff met with me this morning and we all LOVE the platform. People are already filling out their booths.”
Keep exploring
Related event solutions
Sources
- PheedLoop pricing page · checked 2026-09-22
- PheedLoop detailed pricing table · checked 2026-09-22
- PheedLoop exhibitor management product page · checked 2026-09-22
- PheedLoop floor plan product page · checked 2026-09-22
- Map D pricing · checked 2026-09-22
