HOW IT COMPARES
Most event software makes you choose. Milkshake doesn't.
Every tool in the market picks a lane — registration, floor plans, enterprise suites. Milkshake covers the whole production in one platform, at a price an independent producer can actually run.
How to read this: ✓ = fully supported out of the box. Partial = present but limited, add-on, or requires custom work. — = not available. Category labels describe the dominant lane a vendor is built for.
Daily AI operations briefing with event health score
Registration-first—
Floor plan & expo—
Enterprise suites—
Milkshake OS✓
Show-day war room with incident dispatch
Registration-first—
Floor plan & expo—
Enterprise suitesPartial
Milkshake OS✓
AI agents that run operations end-to-end (human-approved)
Registration-first—
Floor plan & expo—
Enterprise suitesPartial
Milkshake OS✓
Staff timecards, HR files & procurement
Registration-first—
Floor plan & expo—
Enterprise suites—
Milkshake OS✓
Real-time team chat built in
Registration-first—
Floor plan & expo—
Enterprise suites—
Milkshake OS✓
Volunteer scheduling & field teams
Registration-first—
Floor plan & expoPartial
Enterprise suites—
Milkshake OS✓
Contracts with auto-invoicing & Stripe reconciliation
Registration-first—
Floor plan & expoPartial
Enterprise suitesPartial
Milkshake OS✓
Choice of payment processor + automated wire/check flow
Registration-first—
Floor plan & expo—
Enterprise suitesPartial
Milkshake OS✓
Budget vs. actuals tied to a live ledger
Registration-first—
Floor plan & expo—
Enterprise suitesPartial
Milkshake OS✓
Full exhibitor lifecycle (lead → contract → booth → payment)
Registration-firstPartial
Floor plan & expoPartial
Enterprise suitesPartial
Milkshake OS✓
AI drafting for campaigns, follow-ups & renewals
Registration-firstPartial
Floor plan & expoPartial
Enterprise suitesPartial
Milkshake OS✓
Floor plans on your venue's real CAD
Registration-first—
Floor plan & expo✓
Enterprise suitesPartial
Milkshake OS✓
White-label — your brand, your domain
Registration-firstPartial
Floor plan & expoPartial
Enterprise suites✓
Milkshake OS✓
Built-in public event website
Registration-firstPartial
Floor plan & expo—
Enterprise suites✓
Milkshake OS✓
Registration, ticketing & promo codes
Registration-first✓
Floor plan & expoPartial
Enterprise suites✓
Milkshake OS✓
Published pricing
Registration-first✓
Floor plan & expoPartial
Enterprise suites—
Milkshake OS✓
Native mobile apps (iOS / Android)
Registration-first✓
Floor plan & expoPartial
Enterprise suites✓
Milkshake OS— (installable web app, no download)
Established exhibitor marketplace / directory
Registration-first✓
Floor plan & expo—
Enterprise suites✓
Milkshake OSFocused on your show, not a directory
Track record & install base
Registration-first✓
Floor plan & expo✓
Enterprise suites✓
Milkshake OSNew — proven live on the Hike Expo Tour
One platform. One login. One invoice — instead of five.
FOUNDING COHORT RATE
$5,000/year for life — for a few founding producers.
We're onboarding a limited founding cohort. The first a few Producer accounts lock $5,000/year for life. Lock the rate now and it never changes, on every event you run.