Free planning. Free vendor listings and direct inquiries. Paid extras only when you need them.
Included free
$0
Events, guest lists, RSVPs, budgets, seating, vendors, volunteers, and schedules.
Optional / one-time per event
$9 personal event
No page limit for personal celebrations. Advanced templates, version history, and AI draft help.
Professional and public events start at $19 once for 5 pages.
Compare event-type passesGallery storage upgrades are annual and separate from the one-time Studio pass. Standard: $19.00/year for 2,500 photos per event. All gallery limits
Preview event page designsFree baseline
$0/mo
Publish your business, packages, terms, reviews, and FAQs. Organic discovery and direct inquiries at no cost.
Optional subscription
$9/mo or $99/year
Low-cost upgrade for richer profile content and early booking tools.
Optional subscription
$19/mo or $199/year
More visibility and operational help for active vendors.
Optional subscription
$39/mo or $399/year
Advanced media, comparison insights, and high-intent lead tools.
Optional subscription
$49/mo or $499/year
Full operational, conversion, and alerting package for busy vendors.
Booking processing option
$0/mo + graduated revenue share
All features unlocked when bookings and planner payments process through Encalio.
Every new vendor starts with a 30-day trial of most vendor features. External profile embeds, custom URLs, and provider-backed AI require the applicable paid package. When the trial ends, the vendor automatically continues on the free Basic tier unless they upgrade or choose Processing Through Encalio.
Promotions require a separate opt-in request, targeting, schedule, budget, and review. Paid plans do not guarantee inquiries, bookings, or search position. Provider-backed tools require setup and availability.
Free baseline
$0 planning workspace
Event planning, ticket types, inventory, QR tickets, scanner access, and check-in tools. Payment collection requires enabled processing; transaction fees are separate.
3 Page Studio pages and 500 gallery photos per event are included.
Create a ticketed eventPer ticket sold
6% + $0.30 per ticket
Flat 6% ticketing fee plus $0.30 per ticket, regardless of ticket price. Organizers can pass the fee to purchasers or absorb it when disclosed.
Optional Studio passes for professional and public events are one-time purchases, not ticket fees. See all page limits and prices
Pricing
Organizers can start free. Vendors can publish basic listings free and receive direct inquiries at no cost. Upgrade only when sponsored placement, larger galleries, AI features, advanced lead tools, or Encalio booking and collection tools are useful. Ticketing, booking, media, and paid-placement fees are disclosed before checkout or activation.
Organizers: free event planning workspace with galleries, ticketing, seating layouts, table/seat locator, RSVP, vendors, budgets, volunteers, QR hubs, quotes, contracts, and payment schedules.
Vendors: Basic listings are free and can receive direct inquiries at no cost; paid options are for sponsored placement and enhancements like larger galleries, AI features, analytics, MMS, and richer booking tools.
Tickets: flat 6% plus $0.30 per ticket, regardless of ticket price. Fees can be passed along to the purchaser or absorbed by the vendor/organizer when disclosed.
Booking processing: use Encalio to keep bookings, collection, payment schedules, fee disclosure, and revenue tracking in one place. The graduated 6%/5%/4% fee plus $0.30 per transaction is shown before activation.
Start with a free organizer workspace or free vendor listing, receive direct inquiries at no cost, prove the fit, then upgrade only when sponsored placement, bids, larger galleries, AI features, automation, ticketing, or Encalio booking and collection tools help you grow.
Multi-page vendor storefronts
Basic includes one Page Studio page, Starter includes three, Growth includes ten, Pro includes twenty-five, and Premium Ops or Processing Through Encalio includes one hundred. Each page has its own draft, version history, navigation label, and custom path under one site address. Growth and higher also add AI draft help that never publishes without your review.
Organizers
Create events, compare vendors, manage guests, RSVP, budgets, seating layouts, table/seat locator, ticketing, galleries, volunteers, QR hubs, quotes, contracts, payment schedules, and three coordinated Page Studio pages. Provider-backed payments or paid media packages may add disclosed fees when enabled.
Optional event upgrade
$9 personal / $19, $29, $39, $49 professional
One-time per-event passes add page capacity, advanced templates, version history, and AI draft help. Page limits and prices depend on event type.
Memories and media
$19-$39/year per event
Increase event photo capacity and add custom gallery URLs while keeping the free gallery option available.
Ticketed Events
Ticketed events show buyer totals before checkout. Each example is for one ticket using 6% + $0.30 per ticket. The organizer can pass this fee to the purchaser or absorb it when disclosed.
$10.00 ticket
$10.90
buyer total when passed through
$25.00 ticket
$26.80
buyer total when passed through
$75.00 ticket
$79.80
buyer total when passed through
Included versus optional
Events, budgets, guests, RSVP, seating, vendors, schedules, galleries, volunteers, and planning checklists.
Included freeA public listing and direct lead connection. Sponsored placement, larger galleries, AI, analytics, and automation are optional.
OptionalCentralize quotes, contracts, collections, payment schedules, fee disclosure, and revenue tracking using the graduated 6%/5%/4% fee plus $0.30 per transaction.
Fee when soldPlanning and inventory tools stay in the workspace. A 6% plus $0.30 fee applies to each ticket sold through Encalio.
Weddings and organizers
Encalio gives couples and professional organizers a connected workspace for guests, vendors, budgets, seating, event-day operations, and memories. Start with the complete core plan at no subscription cost.
Included free
Create the event, compare vendors, collect RSVP responses, build seating and ceremony plans, coordinate collaborators, and use the shared gallery without buying a planning subscription.
Explore the Wedding Planning GuideCreate the event, organize tasks, track budget context, build schedules, and keep collaborators working from one record.
Compare profiles, packages, pricing signals, terms, galleries, service areas, and availability; then shortlist and request quotes.
Manage the invitation list, response links/codes/QR, RSVP details, meal and guest answers, hybrid delivery planning, and manual responses.
Design rooms and tables, assign guests, prepare reusable venue layouts, and give guests privacy-safe QR table or seat lookup.
Build processional roles, order of events, run-of-show, responsibilities, temporary staff access, announcements, and day-of issue tracking.
Start with the free event gallery, organize uploads and sharing, and upgrade storage or presentation only when the event needs more.
Create free or paid admission, reserved or mixed seating, buyer recovery, mobile ticket access, scanner roles, door lists, and check-in reporting.
Publish three coordinated visual pages free. Personal celebrations can add the $9 pass with no page limit; professional and public events can choose 5, 15, 25, or unlimited pages with templates, versions, and AI draft help.
Wedding platform comparison
The Knot, WeddingWire, Zola, Planora, and Folia each address useful parts of wedding planning. Encalio is designed to connect those planning basics to vendor demand, structured quotes, contracts, payment schedules, tickets, volunteers, QR wayfinding, event-day support, and galleries.
Public product signal
Strong free wedding-focused tools for checklists, budgets, wedding websites, guest lists, RSVP, registries, seating, inspiration, and vendor discovery.
Encalio difference
Encalio starts with comparable planning basics, then keeps vendor packages, structured quote/contract/payment-schedule work, tickets, scanner roles, volunteers, QR wayfinding, galleries, and event-day operations in the same event workspace.
Public product signal
Strong wedding websites, invitations and paper, guest list/RSVP, registry, vendor discovery, budget tools, and smart seating charts.
Encalio difference
Encalio is the broader event-operations option when the wedding also needs transparent vendor comparison, request/quote workflows, volunteers, ticketing, scanner access, QR table lookup, support, and post-event media in one record.
Public product signal
Planora publishes wedding budget, guest, RSVP, seating, timeline, vendor, website, invitation, gallery, QR seat-finder, and professional-planner tools across free and paid tiers.
Encalio difference
Encalio emphasizes a free organizer operations core connected to a public vendor marketplace, quotes/contracts/payment schedules, ticket sales and scanning, volunteer teams, galleries, and reusable event-day workflows for weddings and every event after the wedding.
Public product signal
Folia publishes guest, budget, vendor/invoice, ceremony, seating, questionnaire, client-portal, and professional planner tools with free and paid tiers.
Encalio difference
Encalio adds public venue/vendor discovery, structured demand and bids, broader event types, tickets/scanner, volunteers, QR attendee tools, media, support, and event-day command workflows around the organizer record.
Comparison reflects public product pages reviewed July 2026. Competitor features and pricing can change; verify current terms directly with each provider.
Competitive value
Competitor pricing can change by market, category, venue, ticket type, or sales package. Encalio keeps free Basic listing inquiries, sponsored-placement fees, enhancement pricing, and included value visible so organizers and vendors can decide with confidence.
Comparison based on public pricing pages and product pages reviewed July 2026. Always confirm current terms with each provider before buying.
Wedding vendor marketplace
Public pricing signal
Public pages route vendors to a form or phone call for package pricing rather than publishing a simple starting price.
Encalio value signal
Encalio publishes a free Basic listing that lets vendors receive and connect with direct leads at no cost. Paid packages and add-ons are for sponsored placement plus enhancements beyond Basic, including larger galleries, richer lead tools, AI-assisted responses, analytics, and team operations.
What to compare
Know the cost before a sales conversation. Packages, pricing, terms, reviews, lead-connection posture, sponsored placement, and bid-request eligibility are visible up front.
Wedding vendor marketplace
Public pricing signal
Zola says vendor listings are free, then uses pay-to-connect credits or Unlimited plans; deeper pricing details require account/contact follow-up.
Encalio value signal
Encalio keeps Basic vendor listings free with no-cost direct lead connection, then separates optional sponsored placement from paid enhancements such as larger galleries, itemized quotes, AI features, MMS capacity, analytics, and event operations.
What to compare
Compare free lead contact, package pricing, exact offering details, bid-request eligibility, quote/contract/payment workflow, and event-day operations rather than only a free listing claim.
Spreadsheet wedding planner kit
Public pricing signal
The public page positions Maison & Vow as an instant-download Excel and Google Sheets wedding planner kit with 21 automated tabs for budget, guests, seating, and timeline planning.
Encalio value signal
Encalio includes free organizer planning plus free Basic vendor listings that can connect with leads. Paid upgrades are reserved for sponsored placement and deeper capabilities like larger galleries, AI assistance, quotes, contracts, payment schedules, and event-day workflows.
What to compare
Use Encalio when you need spreadsheet-style planning depth connected to real vendor, guest, ticketing, event-day, and admin workflows rather than a downloadable planning file alone.
Venue and vendor lead marketplace
Public pricing signal
Public pro pricing says Eventective plans start at $57/month, support zero booking commissions, and let event pros start free before upgrading. Eventective Lead Market docs say contacting leads requires a subscription.
Encalio value signal
Encalio Basic listings are free and can connect vendors with direct leads at no cost. Fees apply to sponsored placement or enhancements beyond Basic, including larger galleries, bid-request depth, CRM follow-up, AI-assisted responses, quotes, contracts, payment schedules, QR, gallery, volunteer, and event-day workflows.
What to compare
Use Encalio when a venue or vendor wants more than subscription-gated lead access: free direct lead connection, discovery, pricing proof, requests, proposals, event operations, and post-event proof stay in one account.
Self-serve ticketing
Public pricing signal
Published U.S. pricing lists a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per paid ticket plus a 2.9% payment-processing fee per order. That is roughly 6.6% total percentage plus the $1.79 per-ticket service fee before order-shape differences.
Encalio value signal
Encalio standard ticketing is a flat 6% plus $0.30 per ticket, regardless of ticket price, unless an approved event override applies. Ticketing fees are separate from the free Basic vendor listing path, where vendors can connect with direct leads at no cost.
What to compare
Compare the real ticket-buyer total plus event-day tools: scanner, QR hub, volunteers, seating, role notes, messages, and planning details stay connected to the same event record.
Ticketing for venues and promoters
Public pricing signal
Public business pages emphasize client relationships, TM1 event tools, and all-in ticket-price display, but do not present a simple self-serve small-event price table.
Encalio value signal
Encalio is built for local and mid-market organizers that need event publishing, ticketing, scanner, QR table lookup, team notes, and vendor workflows without enterprise sales setup. Vendor Basic listings and direct lead connection remain free; paid placement and advanced tools are optional.
What to compare
Use Encalio when you need practical event tools before arena-scale ticketing infrastructure.
Separate planning, CRM, ticketing, volunteer, and gallery tools
Public pricing signal
Costs and data are spread across separate subscriptions, per-ticket fees, forms, inboxes, spreadsheets, and add-ons.
Encalio value signal
Organizer planning starts free, vendors can publish Basic listings and connect with direct leads at no cost, and event-day tools live in one event workspace. Paid costs stay tied to sponsored placement, larger media/AI/CRM capabilities, processing, or ticketing.
What to compare
The value is fewer paid tools, fewer imports, and clearer next steps from discovery through event day.
Vendor subscriptions
Every new vendor starts with a 30-day trial of most vendor features. External profile embeds, custom URLs, and provider-backed AI require the applicable paid package. When the trial ends, the vendor automatically continues on the free Basic tier unless they upgrade or choose Processing Through Encalio.
Processing, promotions, and other add-ons are separate.
Free marketplace listing with transparent essentials.
SMS only; prepaid MMS available
Low-cost upgrade for richer profile content and early booking tools.
100 included MMS messages/month
More visibility and operational help for active vendors.
250 included MMS messages/month
Advanced media, comparison insights, and high-intent lead tools.
500 included MMS messages/month
All features unlocked when bookings and planner payments process through Encalio.
1,000 included MMS messages/month
Optional event upgrade
Every organizer can publish 3 coordinated pages for event details, invite and RSVP, and gallery. Personal celebrations and professional or public events have different paid passes, listed below. Paid passes also add advanced templates, version history, and AI draft help. Tickets and gallery storage have separate fees.
Processing through Encalio
Vendors can use Encalio without a monthly subscription by processing bookings and collections through Encalio. Quotes, contracts, payment schedules, collection status, fee disclosure, and revenue tracking stay in one workspace instead of a separate card processor. This unlocks all vendor features after processing readiness and first-time admin approval, with no annual contract, no minimum commitment, and no required ad package.
Vendors can keep payment instructions vendor-direct, use Encalio to centralize bookings, collection, payment schedules, fee disclosure, and revenue tracking, or present both. Non-ticket Encalio booking processing uses the graduated 6%/5%/4% revenue share plus $0.30 per transaction. The disclosed fee can be absorbed by the vendor or passed through to the purchaser.
| Processed revenue band | Revenue share |
|---|---|
| $0-$10,000 | 6% |
| $10,000.01-$25,000 | 5% |
| $25,000.01+ | 4% |
The 6/5/4 percent model is graduated by rolling one-year non-ticket Encalio-processed booking revenue and adds $0.30 to every transaction. Standard ticketing is separate: flat 6% plus $0.30 per ticket. Vendors and organizers can choose whether approved fees are absorbed or passed through when disclosed.
Optional add-ons
Encalio does not require long contracts, hard-sell marketing programs, or opaque lead bundles. Basic listings and direct lead connection can stay free. Paid add-ons are for sponsored placement and enhancements beyond Basic, such as larger media, AI features, extra visibility, campaign help, team capacity, storage, and integration access. Add-ons are reviewed, labeled where sponsored, and disclosed before activation.
Sponsored placement for a specific date, category, and location.
Vendor submits an opt-in promotion request; admins review targeting, dates, budget, and activation before it runs.
Sign in to requestExtra visibility for selected categories and service areas.
Vendor submits an opt-in promotion request; admins review category, service-area, schedule, and budget before activation.
Sign in to requestLabeled sponsored placement in discovery results.
Vendor submits an opt-in sponsored-search request; admins approve placement and billing before it appears.
Sign in to requestFeatured placement on selected marketplace or event-planning surfaces.
Vendor submits a spotlight request with creative, URL, budget, and dates; admins review and activate approved placements.
Sign in to requestClearly labeled sponsored placement for an eligible public paid event in the persistent public promotion rail.
The organizer submits event creative, targeting, dates, and budget; admins verify paid ticket inventory and paid/waived campaign state before activation.
Sign in to requestClearly labeled sponsored visibility in matching event and ticket discovery results.
The organizer selects event-type and service-area targets; admins approve billing, schedule, budget, and impression/click caps before delivery.
Sign in to requestAdmin-reviewed inclusion in a relevant newsletter or digest.
Vendor submits a newsletter placement request; admins review audience fit, compliance, and send readiness before approval.
Sign in to requestSponsored visibility around relevant recent planner request signals.
Vendor submits a ticker placement request; admins review targeting, budget, and moderation before it runs.
Sign in to requestOptional campaign setup and tracking support without automatic ad spend.
Internal campaign planning and attribution surfaces exist; real ad spend, external provider work, and production publishing remain admin/concierge controlled.
One more vendor site/social import after the package import limit is used.
Vendor checks out for one extra import credit; Encalio creates unpublished drafts for review after the next import request.
Additional hosted storage where a vendor or event exceeds included limits.
Vendor packages enforce media limits and galleries; additional hosted storage is reviewed and billed by admins when needed.
Additional vendor team access where a package limit applies.
Team access and membership controls exist; per-seat billing is handled through admin/package review rather than one-click public checkout.
Advanced exports or integration access when enabled by admins.
Internal export and integration-readiness surfaces exist; external integrations stay disabled until admins enable the approved access path.
Event galleries
Events include a free gallery tier. Larger hosted galleries and custom URL support can be upgraded from the media workspace when needed.
$0/year
500 hosted photos
$19.00/year
2,500 hosted photos · custom URLs
$29.00/year
5,000 hosted photos · custom URLs
$39.00/year
10,000 hosted photos · custom URLs
