cvent alternative
Cvent runs the event for the organizer. Draftpile proves the sponsorship you bought was delivered.
Cvent is event-management software for the people running the event — registration, agenda, badging, and the sponsor prospectus. Draftpile is the other side: once you've paid for a sponsorship — non-refundable — it gives you one ledger per event to see what was delivered, chase what's missing, and export a proof pack to defend the spend internally.
why teams switch
Built for the sponsor, not the organizer
Cvent's job is to help the organizer run the event and sell sponsorships. Draftpile's only job is to help the sponsor prove the deliverables they paid for actually arrived.
Your record, not their recap
A Cvent recap is the organizer's word in the organizer's tool. Draftpile is your own ledger — each deliverable tracked as missing, received, disputed, or verified, with timestamped proof attached.
Catches the digital gaps
The app push that didn't fire, the in-app PDF that didn't render, the email ad that never went out — the ephemeral deliverables a venue platform never evidences. Draftpile captures the actual asset, timestamped.
A defensible export
One branded proof pack — every deliverable, timestamped — to justify a non-refundable spend to finance or a renewal review. That artifact isn't what an event platform produces.
draftpile vs cvent
Built for
The sponsor who pays
The organizer running the event
Primary job
Prove deliverables were delivered
Run registration, agenda & venue
Event registration & agenda management
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Sponsor prospectus / booth sales
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Per-deliverable status (missing / received / disputed / verified)
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Timestamped proof per deliverable
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Captures digital deliverables (push, in-app PDF, email ad)
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Organizer uploads with no account
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Defensible proof-pack export
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Ongoing free tier
2 active sponsorships
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Pricing and features verified June 2026. Re-verified quarterly.
who should use draftpile instead of (or alongside) cvent
→Sponsorship and marketing leads whose organizer runs the event on Cvent but who have no system of their own to verify deliverables.
→Teams defending a non-refundable sponsorship spend to finance, or arguing it at the renewal.
→Brands tired of a one-way recap deck as the only proof a six-figure program was delivered.
→Anyone who needs to catch the ephemeral digital deliverables an event platform never evidences.
why we built draftpile
"Cvent runs the event beautifully — for the organizer. No one was building the record the sponsor needs to prove they got what they paid for, so we did."
— the Draftpile team, the founders
frequently asked
What is the difference between Cvent and Draftpile?
Cvent is event-management software built for the people running the event — registration, agenda, venue, badging, and the sponsor prospectus. Draftpile is built for the sponsor who pays: it tracks every deliverable you bought and proves it was delivered, with timestamped proof you can export. Cvent serves the organizer; Draftpile serves you.
Can't the organizer just send me proof from Cvent?
They can send a recap, but it's the organizer's word in the organizer's tool — one-way and unverifiable. Draftpile is your own record: your organizer uploads proof against each deliverable from one email-gated link, you mark each missing, received, disputed, or verified, and you export a pack you can defend internally.
Is Draftpile a Cvent competitor?
Not really — they solve opposite sides of the same event. Cvent helps the organizer run the event and sell sponsorships. Draftpile helps the sponsor prove the sponsorship they bought was delivered. A sponsor whose organizer uses Cvent still has no system of their own to verify deliverables afterward; that's the gap Draftpile fills.
How much does Draftpile cost?
Draftpile has an ongoing free tier with 2 active sponsorships, organizer links, proof status tracking, and proof-pack export — no credit card. Pro — $75/month, or $750/year (2 months free). Your event organizer never needs an account and never pays.
Ready to collect materials cleanly?
Free forever — 2 active sponsorships, unlimited contributors, file versioning, clean folder export. No credit card.