1 Best Event Management Software in 2026

Updated Feb 1, 2026

See how our top pick compares across the event management software we evaluated.

Explore what each does best, where it falls short, and why it earned a spot on our 2026 list.

Alex Bass

Andra Vomir

Best Event Management Software at a Glance

1 app

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Luma
Recommended
Best modern event management platform
Best modern event management platform

How We Evaluate Event Management Software

We score each event management software across multiple criteria, and hands-on expert evaluation

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Expert Evaluation
Curated by
Alex
and
Andra
, our rankings reflect in-depth testing, industry insights, and hands-on experience.

Luma

Best modern event management platform

Luma runs in-person and virtual events smoothly, with an easy interface for both guests and event managers, and its API makes it simple to connect with other tools and CRMs. If you're a team that cares about integration and fast support, this is our top pick.

Go to Luma site

What is Luma?

We're big fans of Luma, they have a slick UI/UX for the guests as well as event managers.

They allow for in-person and virtual seamlessly, and most importantly, their API is robust (we've been able to integrate it with a myriad of CRMs & other tools).

Team is also super accessible. Gave them product feedback on their API via site chat, and within 48 hours they actually rolled out an update to their API (this never happens)!

People don't consider API functionality enough, if you're a team using it, that should be of top 3 importance.

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Worth trying

Apps worth trying

These event management-adjacent apps prioritize another category at their core, but their event management features are strong enough that you should still consider them.

Dub Partners
Affiliate Marketing
Best
Best for SaaS affiliate programs
Best for SaaS affiliate programs
Cello
Affiliate Marketing
For peer-to-peer referral programs
For peer-to-peer referral programs
PartnerStack
Affiliate Marketing
Recommended
Runner-up for B2B SaaS affiliate programs
Runner-up for B2B SaaS affiliate programs
FirstPromoter
Affiliate Marketing
Not for serious affiliate programs
Not for serious affiliate programs
Ahrefs
SEO Tools
Best
all around SEO keyword research and monitoring
all around SEO keyword research and monitoring
Klaviyo
Email Marketing
Recommended
Best eCommerce email marketing platform
Best eCommerce email marketing platform
Hootsuite
Social Media Management
For enterprise teams
For enterprise teams
Buffer
Social Media Management
Best
Best social media scheduler for small teams
Best social media scheduler for small teams
Typefully
Social Media Management
Recommended
Best for posting on X and LinkedIn
Best for posting on X and LinkedIn
Dub Links
URL Shortener
Best
Best for modern link attribution, a true industry disrupter
Best for modern link attribution, a true industry disrupter
Customer.io
Email Marketing
For onboarding communication flows
For onboarding communication flows
Kit
Email Marketing
Best
creators looking to send emails to their audience and communities
creators looking to send emails to their audience and communities
Fathom Analytics
Website Analytics
Best
Best for privacy focused analytics
Best for privacy focused analytics
Mailchimp
Email Marketing
Legacy email marketing tool
Legacy email marketing tool
Loops
Email Marketing
Recommended
Best for startups
Best for startups
Rewardful
Affiliate Marketing
Not for serious, growth focused affiliate programs
Not for serious, growth focused affiliate programs
Metricool
Social Media Management
For agencies that prioritize analytics over reliable posting
For agencies that prioritize analytics over reliable posting
Cloudflare
Cloud Suite
Recommended
Security, reliability and speed everywhere. More easily manage your website DNS.
Security, reliability and speed everywhere. More easily manage your website DNS.
Bitly
URL Shortener
Oldest incumbent
Oldest incumbent
Short.io
URL Shortener
Generous free tier but incredibly buggy & subpar analytics
Generous free tier but incredibly buggy & subpar analytics
Impact
Affiliate Marketing
Best for D2C brands with hundreds of SKUs, not SaaS
Best for D2C brands with hundreds of SKUs, not SaaS
Google Analytics
Website Analytics
Free, but bad for performance
Free, but bad for performance
Postmark
Email Marketing
For sending transactional emails
For sending transactional emails
Tapfiliate
Affiliate Marketing
Frequently blocked by ad blockers
Frequently blocked by ad blockers