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title: "Airtable vs Smartsheet for events: planning events in sheets and databases (2026)"
description: "Airtable and Smartsheet compared for event organizers, promoters and venues: planning events in sheets and databases, fees and who each suits. Checked October 2026."
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4. Airtable vs Smartsheet for events

# Airtable vs Smartsheet for events

Event teams use Airtable and Smartsheet to plan events in databases and sheets, with templates for budgets, vendors and volunteers. Airtable suits a team that tracks vendor payment schedules and expense approvals in its own event database, and Smartsheet suits a team that plans in Gantt charts and assigns staff passes. Airtable's pricing page, as shown to UK visitors on 17 October 2026 with no currency named, lists Team at $20 per user a month billed annually, and Smartsheet's currency selector shows Pro at US$9 or £7 per member a month billed yearly.

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Ticket Fairy publishes this comparison and also sells event ticketing and event management software. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

- **4 of 8** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Airtable
- **6 of 8** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Smartsheet
- **2** things you get only on Ticket Fairy here

## Which should you choose?

### Airtable suits you if you need

- The budget template tracks vendor contact details, contracted amounts, payment schedules and invoice status.[1](#source-1)
- Automations run single notifications or multi-step workflows built from triggers and actions.[2](#source-2)

### Smartsheet suits you if you need

- Gantt view shows task dependencies, baselines and the critical path.[3](#source-3)
- Event Staff Hotel & Passes template tracks and assigns event passes to team members[4](#source-4)

Airtable suits you if you want to build your own event database with vendor payment schedules, expense approvals and automations, and Smartsheet if you plan events in Gantt charts and want staff, volunteer and pass templates and calendars you can publish to people outside your team.

## Why do event teams run their events on Ticket Fairy instead of Airtable or Smartsheet?

Event teams use Airtable and Smartsheet to keep the plan and the budget, and we did not find ticket sales or artist advancing in either tool's public documentation. On Ticket Fairy, you see who you owe for each event from your artist and supplier bookings, and you settle with artists from your actual ticket sales after refunds. Your door team scans passes and tickets with one app, and artists open their advance from a link without a login.

### Only on Ticket Fairy

- **Artist advancing** Your artists can open their advance from a link with no login, and Fai fills it in from riders, tour books and emails [5](#source-5)
- **Ticket sales in the same system** Your tickets sell with checkout on your own website, and your door team scans them on phones and tablets [6](#source-6)

- You can sell your tickets and scan them at the door with the same Ticket Fairy account you use for artist contracts, suppliers and crew.[6](#source-6)
- You can see who you owe for each event, filled in from your artist and supplier bookings with deposits and balances, and pay them from Vault once a person approves.[7](#source-7)
- You can settle with artists from a draft built on your actual ticket sales after refunds, and see where every line came from.[8](#source-8)
- Your door team can scan accreditation passes with the same app as tickets.[9](#source-9)
- Your artists can open their advance from a link without a login, and Fai fills in the advance from riders, tour books and emails.[5](#source-5)

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## What does each of Airtable and Smartsheet do?

### How do both tools and Ticket Fairy compare on what your event needs?

Ticket Fairy includes 8 of these 8 things you need, on any plan.

| What you need | Airtable | Smartsheet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artists and suppliers |  |  |
| Contracts and e-signing | Not found in Airtable's public documentation[10](#source-10) Contract e-signing not documented; a free template stores contracts and tracks contract activity | On a paid plan[11](#source-11) Vendor contract template on all plans; DocuSign e-signature from sheets on Enterprise Plans: Enterprise, Advanced Work Management |
| Artist advancing | Not found in Airtable's public documentation[12](#source-12) Artist or performer advancing not documented | Not found in Smartsheet's public documentation[13](#source-13) Artist or performer advancing not documented |
| Supplier management | Included[14](#source-14) Event templates track vendors, contracted amounts, payment schedules and invoice status | Included[15](#source-15) Vendor contacts, files and due dates in sheets; vendor-specific shared views; vendor templates |
| Show day |  |  |
| Run of show and day sheets | Included[16](#source-16) Events break into sessions with start and end times, owners and agendas, in calendar and timeline views | Included[17](#source-17) Event schedules in Gantt and calendar views, agendas and itineraries with automated reminders |
| Crew and volunteer rota | Included[18](#source-18) Templates link volunteers to events, collect staff time sheets and send shift reminders | Included[19](#source-19) Staffing and volunteer templates; workload tracking of who is available on Business and above |
| Passes and accreditation | Not found in Airtable's public documentation[20](#source-20) Passes and credentials not documented | Included[21](#source-21) Event Staff Hotel & Passes template tracks and assigns event passes to team members |
| Money |  |  |
| Budgets and settlements | Included[22](#source-22) Event budget template tracks budget categories per event, projected against actual spend, and vendor invoices | Included[23](#source-23) Event budget tracking: log expenses against line items, see variance, roll up spend |
| Ticket sales in the same system | Not found in Airtable's public documentation[24](#source-24) Selling event tickets not documented; the event registration template saves each sign-up to an attendees table | Not found in Smartsheet's public documentation[25](#source-25) Selling event tickets not documented; forms and templates track registrations |

## What else should you know about Airtable and Smartsheet?

Which costs less for an event team, Airtable or Smartsheet?:  Smartsheet's pricing page, read through its currency selector on 17 October 2026, lists Pro at US$9 and Business at US$19 per member a month billed yearly. Airtable's pricing page, as shown to UK visitors that day with no currency named, lists Team at $20 and Business at $45 per user a month billed annually. Airtable has a free plan, and Smartsheet offers a 30-day free trial. [26](#source-26) [27](#source-27) [28](#source-28)

Can Airtable or Smartsheet manage passes for my event team?:  Smartsheet's Event Staff Hotel and Passes template tracks and assigns event passes to team members, and we did not find event passes in Airtable's public documentation. [4](#source-4)

Can I schedule volunteers for my event in Airtable or Smartsheet?:  Yes, in both. Airtable's volunteer template links each volunteer to the events they work, and its staff template sends shift reminders 24 hours ahead. Smartsheet's staffing and volunteer templates assign roles across your event schedule, with workload tracking on Business and above. [29](#source-29) [30](#source-30) [31](#source-31) [32](#source-32)

Can Airtable or Smartsheet track what I owe my event suppliers?:  Yes. Airtable's event budget template tracks each vendor's contracted amount, payment schedule and invoice status, and Smartsheet logs expenses against budget line items and shows the variance. [1](#source-1) [33](#source-33)

Can artists e-sign contracts for my event in Airtable or Smartsheet?:  On Smartsheet's Enterprise plan, sheets connect to DocuSign to send documents for signature and track their status. We did not find contract e-signing in Airtable's public documentation, although a free template stores your contracts in one table. [34](#source-34)

Can Airtable or Smartsheet sell tickets to my event?:  We did not find event ticket sales in Airtable's or Smartsheet's public documentation; Airtable's registration form saves each sign-up to an attendees table. On Ticket Fairy, you sell tickets with checkout on your own website and your door team scans them on phones and tablets. [35](#source-35) [6](#source-6)

## How are Airtable and Smartsheet priced?

Airtable:  Per-seat subscription for users with edit permissions: Free plan, Team and Business per user per month, Enterprise Scale custom; Portals guest access is a separate add-on.[36](#source-36)

Smartsheet:  Per-Member monthly subscription in Pro and Business plans, lower with yearly billing; Enterprise and Advanced Work Management at custom pricing; free Contributors and Guests; some features sold as add-ons; 30-day free trial.[37](#source-37)

## Where does each one win?

### Airtable

- The budget template tracks vendor contact details, contracted amounts, payment schedules and invoice status.[1](#source-1)
- The budget template includes status or assignment fields for stakeholders to approve expenses before funds are released.[38](#source-38)
- The employee scheduling template can send shift reminders 24 hours before a shift.[30](#source-30)

### Smartsheet

- Gantt view shows task dependencies, baselines and the critical path.[3](#source-3)
- Event calendars can be published or embedded for internal and external stakeholders.[39](#source-39)
- Teams can share vendor-specific views without exposing internal details.[40](#source-40)

A third option: Ticket Fairy

[Why do event teams run their events on Ticket Fairy instead of Airtable or Smartsheet?](#third-option)

- Artist advancing
- Ticket sales in the same system

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## Where does each fact come from?

Every fact about another company comes from its own published pages, quoted word for word. Where we did not find something in those pages, we say exactly that. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

1. Airtable The budget template tracks vendor contact details, contracted amounts, payment schedules and invoice status. "Track vendor contact info, contracted amounts, payment schedules, and invoice status alongside your event details"  [www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut](https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260805022229/https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut)
2. Airtable Automations run single notifications or multi-step workflows built from triggers and actions. "Create a single notification in Airtable or build a multi-sequence workflow through trigger and action logic."  [www.airtable.com/platform/automations](https://www.airtable.com/platform/automations), read on 17 October 2026.
3. Smartsheet Gantt view shows task dependencies, baselines and the critical path. "Use Gantt view to define and track dependencies, work with baselines, and identify critical paths."  [help.smartsheet.com/articles/765675-work-with-gantt-chart](https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/765675-work-with-gantt-chart), read on 17 October 2026.
4. Smartsheet Event Staff Hotel & Passes template tracks and assigns event passes to team members "Manage and assign available event passes to team attendees"  [www.smartsheet.com/marketplace/eu/templates/event-staff-hotel-passes](https://www.smartsheet.com/marketplace/eu/templates/event-staff-hotel-passes), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260615110010/https://www.smartsheet.com/marketplace/eu/templates/event-staff-hotel-passes)
5. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Fill in each performer's advance for your event from tour books, riders and emails](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/fill-in-advances-from-tour-books-riders-and-emails)
6. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Scan tickets at the door](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/scan-tickets-at-the-door)

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7. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Pay everyone you owe for an event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/pay-everyone-you-owe-for-an-event)
8. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Settle a show with an artist after your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/settle-a-show-with-an-artist)
9. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Issue accreditation passes for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/issue-accreditation-passes-for-your-event)
10. Airtable Contracts and e-signing "create a repository of all existing contracts, organized by category in one table and use a second table to handle any contract activity" Where we looked: www.airtable.com sitemap (3,049 URLs searched by title) and pages /templates/event-planning, /templates/event-planning-and-budgeting, /templates/event-registration-form, /templates/business-contract-management, /templates/vendor-management-portal, /templates/volunteer-management, /templates/catering-staffing, /templates/university-event-management, /articles/event-management, /articles/how-to-plan-an-event, /platform/automations, /platform/interface-designer, /platform/portals, /platform/ai, /pricing, searched for "sign", "signature", "e-sign", "DocuSign"; support.airtable.com not read because its robots.txt disallows all agents except a named list, which does not include our snapshot agent.  [www.airtable.com/templates/business-contract-management/expaxhiBNvVc2Kbw5](https://www.airtable.com/templates/business-contract-management/expaxhiBNvVc2Kbw5), read on 17 October 2026.
11. Smartsheet Contracts and e-signing "you can map a DocuSign template to a sheet, then use that mapping to create and send customized documents to recipients for their signatures."  [help.smartsheet.com/articles/2482231-generate-and-send-documents-for-signature-with-docusign](https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2482231-generate-and-send-documents-for-signature-with-docusign), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260513182640/https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2482231-generate-and-send-documents-for-signature-with-docusign)
12. Airtable Artist advancing "Airtable plans are charged per seat. If you are on Airtable’s Free plan, all users are free." Where we looked: www.airtable.com sitemap (3,049 URLs searched by title) and pages /templates/event-planning, /templates/event-planning-and-budgeting, /templates/event-registration-form, /templates/business-contract-management, /templates/vendor-management-portal, /templates/volunteer-management, /templates/catering-staffing, /templates/university-event-management, /articles/event-management, /articles/how-to-plan-an-event, /platform/automations, /platform/interface-designer, /platform/portals, /platform/ai, /pricing, searched for "advance", "advancing", "artist", "performer", "rider", "hospitality"; support.airtable.com not read because its robots.txt disallows all agents except a named list, which does not include our snapshot agent; the pricing page.  [airtable.com/pricing](https://airtable.com/pricing), read on 17 October 2026.
13. Smartsheet Artist advancing "For people and teams wanting to track, share, and manage projects." Where we looked: www.smartsheet.com sitemap (6,035 URLs) searched for artist, talent, rider, advanc, festival, concert, run-of-show; help.smartsheet.com sitemap (1,668 English articles) searched for the same terms; pages /solutions/marketing/event-management, /content/event-planning-software, /how-use-smartsheet-event-management-software, /free-event-planning-templates, /llms.txt; the pricing page.  [www.smartsheet.com/pricing](https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261012030010/https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing)
14. Airtable Supplier management "Track vendor contact info, contracted amounts, payment schedules, and invoice status alongside your event details"  [www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut](https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260805022229/https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut)
15. Smartsheet Supplier management "Centralize vendor contacts, files, and due dates in one plan"  [www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software](https://www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260612172932/https://www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software)
16. Airtable Run of show and day sheets "break each one into sessions with start and end times, owners, and agendas"  [www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning/expKIiL87pUceFRjc](https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning/expKIiL87pUceFRjc), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261012071715/https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning/expKIiL87pUceFRjc)
17. Smartsheet Run of show and day sheets "you can create event agendas and itineraries in Smartsheet for individuals and automate reminders and alerts when certain events are scheduled to occur."  [www.smartsheet.com/how-use-smartsheet-event-management-software](https://www.smartsheet.com/how-use-smartsheet-event-management-software), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260712205351/https://www.smartsheet.com/how-use-smartsheet-event-management-software)
18. Airtable Crew and volunteer rota "Link individuals to the events at which they're scheduled to volunteer."  [www.airtable.com/templates/volunteer-management/exp3QiGWoO8rb5Mi4](https://www.airtable.com/templates/volunteer-management/exp3QiGWoO8rb5Mi4), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260805182622/https://www.airtable.com/templates/volunteer-management/exp3QiGWoO8rb5Mi4)
19. Smartsheet Crew and volunteer rota "Choose this template when assigning and tracking staff or volunteer roles across your event schedule."  [www.smartsheet.com/free-event-planning-templates](https://www.smartsheet.com/free-event-planning-templates), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260713000530/https://www.smartsheet.com/free-event-planning-templates)
20. Airtable Passes and accreditation "Airtable plans are charged per seat. If you are on Airtable’s Free plan, all users are free." Where we looked: www.airtable.com sitemap (3,049 URLs searched by title) and pages /templates/event-planning, /templates/event-planning-and-budgeting, /templates/event-registration-form, /templates/business-contract-management, /templates/vendor-management-portal, /templates/volunteer-management, /templates/catering-staffing, /templates/university-event-management, /articles/event-management, /articles/how-to-plan-an-event, /platform/automations, /platform/interface-designer, /platform/portals, /platform/ai, /pricing, searched for "badge", "credential", "accreditation", "pass", "wristband", "lanyard"; support.airtable.com not read because its robots.txt disallows all agents except a named list, which does not include our snapshot agent; the pricing page.  [airtable.com/pricing](https://airtable.com/pricing), read on 17 October 2026.
21. Smartsheet Passes and accreditation "Manage and assign available event passes to team attendees" Where we looked: help.smartsheet.com sitemap searched for badge, credential, accreditation, pass.  [www.smartsheet.com/marketplace/eu/templates/event-staff-hotel-passes](https://www.smartsheet.com/marketplace/eu/templates/event-staff-hotel-passes), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260615110010/https://www.smartsheet.com/marketplace/eu/templates/event-staff-hotel-passes)
22. Airtable Budgets and settlements "create and track against budget categories for each event, and organize invoices from your vendors"  [www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut](https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260805022229/https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut)
23. Smartsheet Budgets and settlements "Log expenses against budget line items and instantly spot variance"  [www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software](https://www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260612172932/https://www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software)
24. Airtable Ticket sales in the same system "Every submission creates a record in the attendees table." Where we looked: www.airtable.com sitemap (3,049 URLs searched by title) and pages /templates/event-planning, /templates/event-planning-and-budgeting, /templates/event-registration-form, /templates/business-contract-management, /templates/vendor-management-portal, /templates/volunteer-management, /templates/catering-staffing, /templates/university-event-management, /articles/event-management, /articles/how-to-plan-an-event, /platform/automations, /platform/interface-designer, /platform/portals, /platform/ai, /pricing, searched for "ticket", "checkout", "sell", "payment"; support.airtable.com not read because its robots.txt disallows all agents except a named list, which does not include our snapshot agent.  [www.airtable.com/templates/event-registration-form/expQ3WKcDCNJPhfHZ](https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-registration-form/expQ3WKcDCNJPhfHZ), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261006142035/https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-registration-form/expQ3WKcDCNJPhfHZ)
25. Smartsheet Ticket sales in the same system "For people and teams wanting to track, share, and manage projects." Where we looked: www.smartsheet.com sitemap (6,035 URLs) and help.smartsheet.com sitemap (1,668 English articles) searched for ticket, ticketing, checkout, payment, sell; pages /pricing (only "Web-based ticketing" as a support channel), /solutions/marketing/event-management, /content/event-planning-software, /free-event-planning-templates, /llms.txt; the pricing page.  [www.smartsheet.com/pricing](https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261012030010/https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing)
26. Smartsheet Smartsheet's pricing page has a currency selector: in US dollars it lists Pro at US$12 per member a month billed monthly or US$9 billed yearly and Business at US$24 or US$19, and in British pounds Pro at £10 or £7 and Business at £19 or £15, all read on 17 October 2026; Enterprise is custom. "$ 12 9 per Member/month"  [www.smartsheet.com/pricing](https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261012030010/https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing)
27. Airtable Airtable's pricing page, as shown to UK visitors on 17 October 2026 with no currency named, lists Team at $20 and Business at $45 per user a month billed annually, a free plan and custom Enterprise Scale pricing. "our Team plan is available for $20/user/month when billed annually"  [airtable.com/pricing](https://airtable.com/pricing), read on 17 October 2026.
28. Smartsheet Smartsheet offers a 30-day free trial with no credit card required. "30 days free, no credit card required"  [www.smartsheet.com/pricing](https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261012030010/https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing)
29. Airtable The volunteer management template links volunteers to the events where they are scheduled. "Link individuals to the events at which they're scheduled to volunteer."  [www.airtable.com/templates/volunteer-management/exp3QiGWoO8rb5Mi4](https://www.airtable.com/templates/volunteer-management/exp3QiGWoO8rb5Mi4), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260805182622/https://www.airtable.com/templates/volunteer-management/exp3QiGWoO8rb5Mi4)
30. Airtable The employee scheduling template can send shift reminders 24 hours before a shift. "Automatically send shift reminders to employees 24 hours before their scheduled time"  [www.airtable.com/templates/employee-scheduling/exphSbhght6yyULC9](https://www.airtable.com/templates/employee-scheduling/exphSbhght6yyULC9), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260806205251/https://www.airtable.com/templates/employee-scheduling/exphSbhght6yyULC9)
31. Smartsheet Staffing and volunteer templates; workload tracking of who is available on Business and above "Choose this template when assigning and tracking staff or volunteer roles across your event schedule."  [www.smartsheet.com/free-event-planning-templates](https://www.smartsheet.com/free-event-planning-templates), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260713000530/https://www.smartsheet.com/free-event-planning-templates)
32. Smartsheet Workload tracking shows who is available and flags over-allocation, on Business and above. "Use the workload schedule directly in sheets to view who is available and address resource over-allocations."  [help.smartsheet.com/articles/2483101-workload-tracking-in-smartsheet](https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2483101-workload-tracking-in-smartsheet), read on 17 October 2026.
33. Smartsheet Event budget tracking: log expenses against line items, see variance, roll up spend "Log expenses against budget line items and instantly spot variance"  [www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software](https://www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260612172932/https://www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software)
34. Smartsheet On Enterprise, sheets connect to DocuSign to send documents for signature and track their status. "you can map a DocuSign template to a sheet, then use that mapping to create and send customized documents to recipients for their signatures."  [help.smartsheet.com/articles/2482231-generate-and-send-documents-for-signature-with-docusign](https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2482231-generate-and-send-documents-for-signature-with-docusign), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260513182640/https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2482231-generate-and-send-documents-for-signature-with-docusign)
35. Airtable Each event registration form submission creates a record in the attendees table. "Every submission creates a record in the attendees table."  [www.airtable.com/templates/event-registration-form/expQ3WKcDCNJPhfHZ](https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-registration-form/expQ3WKcDCNJPhfHZ), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261006142035/https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-registration-form/expQ3WKcDCNJPhfHZ)
36. Airtable Pricing "Airtable plans are charged per seat. If you are on Airtable’s Free plan, all users are free."  [airtable.com/pricing](https://airtable.com/pricing), read on 17 October 2026.
37. Smartsheet Pricing "For people and teams wanting to track, share, and manage projects."  [www.smartsheet.com/pricing](https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261012030010/https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing)
38. Airtable The budget template includes status or assignment fields for stakeholders to approve expenses before funds are released. "if multiple stakeholders need to review or approve certain expenses before funds are released"  [www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut](https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260805022229/https://www.airtable.com/templates/event-planning-and-budgeting/expl8vAQxdWvQOzut)
39. Smartsheet Event calendars can be published or embedded for internal and external stakeholders. "Securely publish or embed calendars to conveniently align your internal and external stakeholders around key dates and deliverables."  [www.smartsheet.com/solutions/marketing/event-management](https://www.smartsheet.com/solutions/marketing/event-management), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260614221201/https://www.smartsheet.com/solutions/marketing/event-management)
40. Smartsheet Teams can share vendor-specific views without exposing internal details. "Share vendor-specific views without exposing internal details"  [www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software](https://www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260612172932/https://www.smartsheet.com/content/event-planning-software)

Updated 17 October 2026: First published.

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