What's new at bagevent
New product features, documentation, tools and field guides, newest first. Each entry says which of those it is, so something that has only just been written up is not presented as new.
Last updated 6 November 2026
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bagevent vs Captello
What The $0 Show’s free registration includes—and requires (exclusive lead capture, 75+ exhibitors, a booked meeting). Choose bagevent for registration through an offline door and consented exhibitor export on published plans. Stay with Captello when enrichment-to-CRM attribution or exclusive floor capture is the centre of the buy. Their list prices are not restated here.
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Field guide: what exhibitors see when they scan a badge
Visit vs consented fields, Basic / Contact / Intent layers, offline scan behaviour, and what leaves in a CSV. In English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
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Three Learn guides: answer first, FAQ next
Cost, “is bagevent worth it”, and what 0% platform fee means now put the short answer and FAQ above a short detail section—an AEO experiment on high-intent questions. In English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
Registration software cost →Is bagevent worth it? →What 0% platform fee means →
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bagevent vs EventX
A mid-market conference comparison. Choose bagevent for registration through an offline door and settlement into your own Stripe, with a 0% platform fee on every plan and data in Singapore. Stay with EventX when a virtual or hybrid hub, AI exhibitor outreach or China-network accessibility is the centre of the buy. Their dollar prices are not restated here.
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Field guide: how many opportunities did the event create?
Sales-invite and channel attribution through check-in, clean enough for CRM, so one event can answer how many opportunities it actually produced. In English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
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AI assistant page: sales organisation, Live panel, confirm scope
The features page now covers drafting a sales organisation from a roster, the on-site Live panel (the assistant explains figures computed from your logs), copy polish on the event title, summary and details, and what proposal cards can do today: create or update a ticket, and publish or unpublish. A trial organisation gets 10 AI credits a day. Forms, refunds and sending mail stay in the console. /ai redirects here.
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bagevent vs EventsAir
A mid-market conference comparison. Choose bagevent for registration through an offline door and settlement into your own Stripe, with published plans and data in Singapore. Stay with EventsAir when housing, abstract peer review, continuing-education credits or a hybrid streaming hub is the centre of the buy. Their fees are not restated here.
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Field guide: centralise the badge path, keep specialists beside it
A decision, not a slogan: which conference jobs must share one attendee record, which specialist tools can stay, and a four-job test before you buy another module. In English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
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Field guide: running a conference in more than one language
One event, one inventory. Translate what people read; keep prices, stock and the schedule in one place. A model can draft the first site and a translation — a person who reads that language publishes it. In English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
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bagevent vs Accelevents, bagevent vs vFairs
Two more comparisons. Accelevents overlaps with bagevent more than most: choose bagevent for in-person events with English and Chinese event sites, published monthly plans and data in Singapore; stay with Accelevents for a virtual hub, hotel room blocks or continuing-education credits. vFairs is sold with a dedicated team on every event and priced by quote; bagevent is self-serve on published plans. Neither page restates the other vendor's prices.
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Field guide: event website SEO and AI search
Why an event website compounds from one edition to the next, how to see it the way crawlers and AI assistants do, eight things to check, and what bagevent's event sites already do. In English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
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Desktop check-in client 1.0.1
bagevent Onsite 1.0.1 for Windows and macOS. Paid tickets can be sold at the door after online registration has closed, hidden tickets included. Reject on a pending registration works again, and a group order under review can be approved together. The desk's headcount is the same valid-registration figure as the dashboard, and an undone check-in no longer counts anywhere. Lock desk now also stops undos and the phones paired with the desk. A person's record shows only the questions their ticket was asked, a steward with check-in rights can print badges, and the projector wall has a light mode.
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bagevent vs Swapcard
When exhibitor operations and matchmaking are the buy, stay with Swapcard. When registration through an offline staffed door and settlement to your own Stripe are the system, choose bagevent. Their per-ticket service fee is not restated here.
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Desktop check-in client 1.0 for Windows and macOS
Version 1.0.0 of bagevent Onsite is available to download for Windows and for macOS on Apple silicon and Intel. Since 0.1.3 the desk can be signed in by scanning a code from the mobile app, Google and Apple sign-in are supported, the self-service kiosk has been redesigned, and the attendee fields shown at the desk follow the event's own registration form.
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Three new guides: group orders, exhibitor prep and the morning-of checklist
When one person should register a whole team and when each attendee should register themselves; what exhibitors need to finish before the hall opens and which decisions stay with the organiser; and a morning-of checklist for the conference door, with a plain-text copy to download.
When one person registers a team →What exhibitors finish before doors →Morning-of checklist →
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Operations playbook v1.3
The playbook now covers the rules to settle before the first invitation goes out, the difference between a payment fee and a platform fee, who appears in an attendee directory, and when a feedback survey becomes marketing. It also links the check-in lane and ticket fee calculators, and adds the Commission guidelines on Article 50 of 20 Jul 2026 to the compliance dates. The web edition and the PDF are both updated.
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Video tutorial: set up an event website in five steps
A two-and-a-half-minute walkthrough of the website builder: open the editor, choose a layout, set your colours, arrange the content, then publish and check the site on a computer and a phone.
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Guide: proving delivery to sponsors and exhibitors
What to agree with sponsors before the event, which on-site data proves each promise, why visits, leads and meetings must be reported separately, how attendee consent changes the numbers, and a one-page report format.
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Conference budget template and two planning guides
A free Excel budget template — fixed and per-attendee costs, ticket and sponsorship revenue, processing fees, break-even attendance and actuals — with a guide to building the budget, plus guides to the conference planning timeline and to running a call for papers.
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Four new help centre guides
Step-by-step guides for webhooks and the API, badge design, building the event website, and running a call for speakers.
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Event registration glossary
Short definitions of the terms that come up when choosing registration software, selling tickets and running check-in, with a note on how bagevent handles each where it applies.
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Ticket fee calculator
Enter a ticket price and volume to see what card processing and a platform fee each take, and what reaches you. The platform fee to compare is yours to fill in.
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A public demo event anyone can register for
summit.bagevent.io is a demo conference you can register for as an attendee, with no account: free, paid, approval-only and hidden tickets, promo codes, and the real confirmation email, e-ticket and attendee hub. Its speakers, sponsors and exhibitors are fictional.
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Singapore & Southeast Asia
A page for events in the region: where attendee data is held, how delegates pay, and exactly which currencies an event can be priced in.
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Check-in lane calculator
How many check-in lanes and staff an event needs, depending on when check-in opens, with VIP lanes, exhibitors and day two covered — plus a free Excel execution manual built from your numbers. Also available in Simplified Chinese.
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API and webhooks documented
A features page now covers the fifteen webhook events, how deliveries are signed and retried, the delivery log, and the read API for attendees and orders. Available on Business and Enterprise.
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Exhibitors, attendee networking and the event app
Exhibitor workspaces with offline lead capture and exports limited to attendees who consented; an opt-in attendee directory with stated-reason suggestions and meetings; and one mobile app that switches between organizer, exhibitor and attendee.
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Check-in app on the App Store
The bagevent check-in app is available for iPhone, alongside Android.
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Field guides
The first field guide, on running on-site check-in, was published. There are now 48, from choosing registration software and what it costs to refunds, badges and GDPR for event organisers.
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Help centre and onsite manual
Step-by-step help for using bagevent, and an operating manual for the people running the check-in desk on the day.
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Check-in app on Google Play
The bagevent check-in app is available for Android: scan tickets with the phone camera and keep checking people in when the venue network drops.