EXPO MANAGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED

What EXPO MANAGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED does

EXPO MANAGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED operates a unified event management platform sold under the brand "Expo Manager" and distributed through the expomanager.io website. Founded around 2010 by a team with 15 years of prior experience running expos, trade shows, conferences, and career fairs, the company built the platform to solve the fragmentation and high cost it experienced as an organizer. The platform combines ticketing, booking forms, exhibitor management, floorplans, agenda and speaker management, check-in, staff management, lead retrieval, analytics, and embeddable website widgets into a single system, with a companion attendee mobile app called ExpoAssistant available on iOS and Google Play. Real-time synchronization across modules allows the same floorplan to drive booth sales, on-site operations, and attendee navigation, while a unified checkout handles tickets, exhibition stands, and sponsorship packages together. The technology is web-based, integrates with Stripe, Square, and PayPal for payments, and supports HubSpot and Salesforce for lead export.

The business model is a freemium, transaction-fee model aimed primarily at professional event organizers running trade shows, expos, conferences, and career fairs. Organizers pay nothing to use the platform — no subscription, no per-ticket charges — and configure a booking fee at checkout that attendees absorb. Expo Manager retains a 5% platform fee on that booking fee; the remainder goes to the organizer, who can also choose to mark the fee up as a margin or absorb it. Funds flow directly from buyer through the payment gateway to the organizer, so the platform never holds organizer money. The company acquires customers through a product-led, self-serve motion with free sign-up and an optional 20-minute demo, supported by SEO and live in-product demos on showcase events like TechExpo. The platform supports 33 countries and 14 languages with multi-currency checkout in eight currencies. Expo Manager is privately held, bootstrapped, and shows no external venture capital or private equity involvement in the source materials.

Name

EXPO MANAGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Legal name

EXPO MANAGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Website

https://expomanager.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Expo Manager Solutions Limited operates a free, unified event management platform for trade shows, expos, conferences, and career fairs, monetizing via a 5% fee on attendee-paid booking fees. The platform combines ticketing, exhibitor booking, floorplans, check-in, lead retrieval, and an attendee mobile app across 33 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Management Software

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

akta.pro primary industry

Conference & Trade Show Registration Platforms (THAHAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trade Shows & Exhibitions (Booths, Show Management) (BPAFAGAD), Virtual Trade Shows & Expos (Digital Booths, Lead Capture) (MPAGAOAB), Event Marketing, Ticketing & Registration Management (HSACAAAM)

Keywords

• Event management software
• Expo management platform
• Trade show software
• Event ticketing system
• Exhibitor lead retrieval

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Platform Transaction Fee: 5% platform fee charged on transactions (tickets, booth bookings, sponsorship) processed through the platform. The fee is deducted from the booking fee that attendees pay, not from the ticket revenue. Organizers keep 100% of ticket sales. No revenue generated if no sales occur.
2. Booking Fee Margin: Organizers can set a booking fee higher than 5% and keep the difference as margin. This is an optional revenue stream for organizers who choose to mark up the booking fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EXPO MANAGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED provides a unified expo and trade show management platform that combines online ticketing, exhibitor management, interactive floorplans, event agendas, on-site check-in, and lead retrieval into a single product. The core platform is provided free of cost to event organisers, with the company monetising through a 5% platform fee on ticket and payment transactions and through paid exhibitor add-ons such as lead retrieval.

Product overview

Expo Manager is a unified expo and trade show management platform offered as a single integrated system with modules organized into three phases: Sell (Ticketing, Booking Forms, Exhibitor Management, Payments), Run (Event Management, Floorplans, Agenda & Speakers, Check-in, Staff Management), and Grow (Lead Retrieval, Analytics, Website Widgets). The platform also includes ExpoAssistant, a companion attendee mobile app. Free for organizers with a 5% platform fee on transactions deducted from a configurable booking fee paid by attendees. Supports 33 countries and 14 languages with multi-currency checkout.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ExpoAssistant: The attendee mobile app providing tickets, live agenda, exhibitor list, and floorplan navigation in one app.

Products and services

• Expo Manager Platform
• ExpoAssistant

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary payment gateway integration. Stripe processes card payments for tickets, booth bookings, and sponsorship. Revenue flows directly from buyer through Stripe to organizer's bank account. Platform never holds organizer funds.
• SquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationAlternative payment gateway option. Provides card processing for organizers alongside Stripe and PayPal options.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationAlternative payment gateway option. Provides PayPal checkout alongside Stripe and Square for organizer flexibility.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• vFairs: vFairs is an event technology platform purpose-built for trade shows, expos, and career fairs — its booth booking, exhibitor portal, and lead retrieval features overlap directly with Expo Manager's exhibitor and lead modules. Both platforms serve organizers running B2B expos with mixed ticketing + booth revenue streams.
• Swapcard: Swapcard is an event platform serving trade shows and expos with registration, exhibitor matchmaking, lead capture, and a mobile app — covering the same use cases as Expo Manager's ticketing + exhibitor + lead retrieval triad. Both platforms target B2B trade show organizers needing networking and qualified leads.
• Eventmobi: Eventmobi builds event apps and registration platforms for conferences, trade shows, and corporate events. Its mobile-first attendee experience (agenda, exhibitor directory, lead capture) parallels Expo Manager's ExpoAssistant app, and both serve mid-market organizers seeking integrated mobile + registration.
• Whova: Whova provides event management software (registration, agenda, networking, mobile app) widely adopted by conferences, trade shows, and association events. Like Expo Manager, it integrates ticketing, mobile apps, and attendee engagement; the platforms overlap in serving organizer-led trade shows and conferences with exhibitor needs.
• Bizzabo: Bizzabo is an all-in-one event experience platform that combines registration, ticketing, exhibitor management, and attendee engagement for conferences and trade shows. It is the closest direct competitor to Expo Manager's unified Sell/Run/Grow proposition, with a comparable emphasis on organizer workflows and hybrid event capabilities.
• Accelevents: Accelevents offers online registration, ticketing, and event management for conferences, expos, and trade shows, with a similar all-in-one pitch to Expo Manager. It competes head-to-head on free/affordable pricing tiers for organizers managing multi-track events with exhibitors and sponsors.

Broad incumbents

• Stova (formerly Aventri): Stova (merged from Aventri and etouches) provides event management software for trade shows, conferences, and corporate events with registration, exhibitor, and lead retrieval modules. It is positioned as a broader incumbent offering a similar module stack to Expo Manager but oriented toward enterprise organizers.
• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is the dominant self-serve ticketing platform for live events, serving millions of organizers globally. While it does not match Expo Manager's trade-show-specific exhibitor/floorplan/lead-retrieval stack, it competes for ticket-sale capture on consumer-facing expos and represents the broader incumbent in event registration.
• Cvent: Cvent is an enterprise-grade event management suite (registration, venue sourcing, exhibitor management, lead capture) used by large associations and corporations. It is a broader incumbent than Expo Manager — targeting larger budgets and enterprise SLAs — but addresses the same organizer pain points (ticketing, exhibitor, lead) the platform targets.

Emerging players

• Eventzilla: Eventzilla provides online event registration and ticketing for conferences, classes, and expos, with attendee management and basic promotion tools. It overlaps Expo Manager on the registration/ticketing side of the workflow, though it lacks the trade-show-specific exhibitor booking and lead retrieval depth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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