--- title: "Firebird Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about Firebird Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Conference products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/165772/Firebird/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- # Firebird Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on August 20, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[FAQs](#faqs)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Firebird ## What is Firebird? Event management software for collecting abstract & paper submission, award applications or any other content to be peer reviewed and moderated. Delegates can purchase tickets linked to their submissions and our publishing tools make it easy to schedule a programme of speakers and supply the programme and all the collected content to your delegates via our mobile app. We are the specialists in abstract submission and review. ## What is Firebird used for? [Conference](https://www.capterra.com/conference-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 12 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price £650 Per User, One Time Free trial not available Free version not included Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Firebird?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=http://www.firebird.systems/&name=Firebird) ## Firebird Overview Updated August 2026 AI summary Firebird supports organizations planning conferences by offering attendee management, registration management, email marketing, sponsorship management, and ticketing within a unified platform. Designed for academic and industry conference organizers of any size, it provides centralized tools for handling sign-ups, communications, and sponsor coordination. Firebird is available on web, cloud, and mobile devices, and integrates with reporting and database platforms. ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Firebird 4.4 (12) VS. [4.6 (79)](https://www.capterra.com/p/130158/EventsAIR/reviews/) Starting Price £650 Per User, One Time Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.5 (12) Ease Of Use 4.5 (5,806) Value For Money 4.7 (11) Value For Money 4.4 (3,582) Customer Service 4.6 (11) Customer Service 4.5 (3,310) ## Firebird alternatives [4.5 (1,099)](https://www.capterra.com/p/26318/Cvent-Event-Management/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 93% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.7 (105)](https://www.capterra.com/p/122146/EventMobi/reviews/) Starting price $1500.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 97% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars Highest Rated [4.8 (128)](https://www.capterra.com/p/161367/Eventsquid/reviews/) Starting price $4725.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 99% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Eventbrite](https://www.capterra.com/p/114949/Eventbrite/) [4.6 (5,812)](https://www.capterra.com/p/114949/Eventbrite/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/114949/Eventbrite/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/165772/Firebird/alternatives/) ## FAQs about Firebird Overview ### Which roles and teams benefit most from Firebird? Firebird is most used by event managers, conference teams, and program leads who coordinate logistics, schedules, and attendee communications. Business owners and executive leaders benefit from centralized oversight of event operations and performance, while project managers and system administrators use it to streamline workflows, manage data, and keep complex initiatives organized. Answer based on 12 reviews Overview ### What company size and specific industries is Firebird built for? Firebird is designed for industry and academic conference organisers, especially professional conference organiser businesses. The target audience includes organizations that plan and manage conferences in academic and industry settings, rather than general-purpose companies or unrelated sectors. Features and Usability ### What are the key features of Firebird? Firebird offers attendee management, registration management, ticketing, email marketing, and sponsorship management. These core features support event sign-ups, attendee records, ticket sales, promotional email campaigns, and sponsor coordination in one platform. Integrations ### Which third-party tools and platforms does Firebird integrate with? Firebird integrates with Google Data Studio and Microsoft SQL Server. It connects to reporting and analytics tools like Google Data Studio, plus database and developer environments such as Microsoft SQL Server, covering the core platforms identified in catalog data. Answer based on 1 reviews Getting Started and Support ### What training and onboarding options does Firebird offer? Firebird provides in person training, live online sessions, webinars, and documentation to help teams get started. In person and live online options support guided instruction, webinars offer group learning sessions, and documentation gives written material for self-paced reference and feature review. Getting Started and Support ### What customer support options does Firebird offer? Firebird provides chat support for customer assistance. Support details in the catalog are limited to this channel, so users should expect help through chat for questions and issues. No reviewer feedback on support experience is available in the catalog data. ## Features AI summary Based on 1,149 Conference reviews Not all conference software covers every feature buyers care about most. Here is what Capterra reviewers flag as essential when choosing a solution: - **Online Registration** (**62%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical) - **Event Scheduling** (**50%**) - **Registration Management** (**57%**) Firebird includes **Registration Management**, which helps teams track sign-ups and keep attendee records organized throughout the event process. However, it does not offer **Online Registration** or **Event Scheduling**. Instead, it provides **Attendee Management** (**51%**), a feature reviewers also rate as important. This gives teams a way to manage participant details and maintain visibility into attendance, helping businesses keep event operations organized and support a better attendee experience. Registration Management 4.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Oversee and coordinate the registration of attendees, visitors, customers, events, activities, etc. Email Marketing 5.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create and send email blasts/campaigns Sponsorship Management 3.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Raise funds via sponsors and grants Attendee Management Process of managing, tracking, and communicating with individuals who are registered to attend an event Ticketing Customize, sell, and distribute tickets Firebird 5 features ### All Features - Attendee Management: Process of managing, tracking, and communicating with individuals who are registered to attend an event - Email Marketing: Create and send email blasts/campaigns - Registration Management: Oversee and coordinate the registration of attendees, visitors, customers, events, activities, etc. - Sponsorship Management: Raise funds via sponsors and grants - Ticketing: Customize, sell, and distribute tickets --- Features 4.3 (12) 4.3 Based on 12 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.7 (11) Basic £650.00 Per User,One Time Value for money 4.7 (11) 4.7 Based on 11 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.6 (11) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.6 (11) 4.6 Based on 11 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.4 Based on 12 reviews Filter by rating 5(6) 4(5) 3(1) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent CM Cam M. Sr Director Sports ### "Though dated now, Firebird was worth it at the start" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 May 20, 2022 It was great at the time of inception but the dated nature made us move on to other platforms for the options Firebird gave to us Pros The ability to start our company's email marketing campaigns while also featuring other aspects was integral at the start of our business journey Cons Some of the features grew dated for us as we realized few in our industry still used Firebird Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BH BALAZS H. system administrator Education Management ### "Firebird the free and good database server" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 February 9, 2021 Our office use a Firebird-based program, written in Delphi and it still works! :) The only problem is, that the program works only one Firebrid version, so I have to store this old installer, too. Pros Firebird is an open source sotware so you can make and program databases without paying thousands of dollars. Cons Beacuse it's free there is not professional support, only the users forum (Firebird Foundation). The worst problem is the incomatibility between versions. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NS Nat S. Event Logistics Manager Events Services ### "Superb submission system" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 November 20, 2019 I managed to change the way we accept presentations for our call for paper conferences by using Firebird rather than manually collecting them. This made the whole process quicker and easier for my colleagues and saved time. Pros I didn't need any formal training when using this software, I just logged in and clicked around for a while to get to know my way around and found it very easy and simple to use. Anytime I did come across something that I didn't know how to do or struggled with the live support chat was so helpful it meant that the problem was resolved quickly and I was able to carry on with what I was doing. It's great being able to customize pages so easily to get them on brand and simple for the submitter or reviewer to use. The Firebird team are great at taking on board any feedback we give and implementing where they can. Cons The Firebird team are constantly working to improve the software which is great but does sometimes mean that switches or settings are moved from where they normally are but it doesn't take long to find them. Switched from [Oxford Abstracts](https://www.capterra.com/p/84611/Oxford-Abstracts/) Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KP Kate P. Senior Conference Manager Events Services ### "Firebird Review" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 August 5, 2019 Overall it was a very positive experience and we wouldn't definitely revisit firebird in the future when we have a few more events that would need to use a system like this. Pros One thing that we really loved about the software was the team, \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] were available whenever we needed anything and anytime we had an issue they were able to solve it and clearly show me where I was going wrong. It is a great system and is already able to do so much and by the looks of it, it is continually growing and adapting to users needs everyday. It is not rigid in its development in the way some other systems we have used have been. Cons Although a fantastic system sometime it did seem that the steps to do things were more complicated than they needed to be. This is likely because the way it was set up then allowed you to do 50 other things as well but sometimes this meant I couldn't easily see what to do and have to reach out to the team. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MH Marty H. Owner Events Services ### "Unique full-grown content review system" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 May 9, 2019 Stunning support, always on and fully involved with the customers' objectives. This made the difference in comparison with many other event tech companies I have seen. Pros The fact that it exists: not many systems can do real content review as Firebird does while keeping it simple for all involved. The system is easy-to-use for all involved in the review process and has a useful dashboard. The flexibility of it: the system was fully configured to review close to 2000 content items for 12 international events submitted by 500 different companies. Cons The interface could be more intuitive, I learned that this is underway. Automated emails to alert submitters for rework or validation would also be useful. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BG berit G. Conference Executive Events Services ### "Great System!" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 January 11, 2019 I am working with Firebird for the first time and I think it is a great system. The customer support provided is incredible and very efficient. I like mostly that the setup of all forms is easy to complete and very flexible. Overall a wonderful system! Pros Absolute great customer support, flexible setup and high level of customisation Cons Some specific reports I need still have to be developed Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. KU Kevin U. Events assistant Events Services ### "Firebird " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 December 21, 2018 Overall I am happy with firebird. It helps me with my events and I can always go back to it if I have lost my downloaded copy. Pros I like that you can easily locate all of the papers that have been submitted easily. Cons I did not like that I cant assign papers to authors by typing in the paper reference number. Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Response from Vendor April 6, 2019 Hi Kevin, Thanks for the review! You can assign papers to authors by using the advanced filter in the assignment screen to enter the paper reference numbers. Please contact our support team for more help. MS Martin S. Owner Financial Services ### "Great Product, Great Value, Great Support" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 December 21, 2018 I run financial conferences in the mortgage arena and need experts to talk about different aspects of the industry. The peer review process enables me to quickly pin down exactly who I need so that I can deliver great content for my conference. Pros The system is very flexible and can meet our most complex peer review requirements. And it's backed up by a fast, friendly and professional support team who are always there to help me. It looks good and our delegates and reviewers had an easy experience. Cons Nothing really. I needed a special feature that wasn't present so they just added it in for me which was great. Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. AN Anonymous User selemployed Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "good work" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 December 20, 2018 in the beginning Pros intuitive, less easier to work with than the other products i was involved in Cons not much. a bit straightforward. a bit of customer support Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AN Anonymous User Senior Project Manager Events Services ### "Smooth, Intuitive , Responsive " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 May 18, 2018 Pros Intuitive to use, smooth transitions through sections and easy to manage administration. The customer service response for questions is a great tool. Cons I think provided Firebird continue to evolve to and work with suppliers and users to improve the product they will be a industry leader. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/165772/Firebird/reviews/) ## Top-rated software of 2026 ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.