Two event platforms built around different jobs: Expo Pass focuses on registration, badge printing, check-in, and lead retrieval, while ExpoFP focuses on interactive floor plans, booth sales, and attendee wayfinding.
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Expo Pass is an event technology platform best known for its onsite tools: online event registration, on-site badge printing, self-service check-in, lead retrieval, attendance tracking, and a mobile event app with native (iOS/Android) and browser-based web app options. It's a well-reviewed product used by conferences, trade shows, career fairs, and corporate events, with published customers ranging from small organizations to large enterprises. Pricing is quote-based, with packages publicly listed as starting at $2,495, and the company also sells physical badge stock, lanyards, and related onsite supplies.
ExpoFP approaches events from the opposite direction: the floor plan. It's a floor-plan-first platform where organizers build an interactive map of the venue, manage booth inventory directly on that map, take booth reservations and online booth purchases, publish exhibitor profiles and listings, and embed the whole experience into their event website. Attendees get search and turn-by-turn wayfinding in any mobile browser — no app download required — and organizers get reporting on how attendees and exhibitors actually use the plan.
This page is for teams comparing ExpoFP vs Expo Pass, looking for an Expo Pass alternative for interactive event floor plans, booth sales, and attendee wayfinding, or trying to understand how a floor plan platform and an event registration and badging platform differ — and when it makes sense to use both.
Many trade show teams treat the two as complementary rather than competing.
Your priority is the exhibit floor — drawing and editing the floor plan, selling and managing booths, publishing an interactive map with exhibitor search, and giving attendees browser-based navigation. ExpoFP is the purpose-built choice, with transparent self-service pricing from $149/mo and a free plan.
Your priority is onsite operations — registration, badge printing, fast check-in, attendance tracking, and lead retrieval for exhibitors. Expo Pass is built around exactly those workflows, with hands-on support and quote-based packages publicly listed as starting at $2,495.
Expo Pass capabilities are summarized from its public website and materials as of July 2026; details marked “should be confirmed” are not clearly documented publicly and are best verified directly with Expo Pass.
| Feature | ExpoFP | Expo Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive event floor plans | Core productPurpose-built interactive floor plans for expos and trade shows | Maps/venue content can appear in the event appA dedicated interactive floor plan builder is not a headline feature and should be confirmed |
| Floor plan editing | Full drag-and-drop editor: draw booths, halls, aisles, and objects yourself | Not publicly documented as a self-service floor plan editor; should be confirmed with Expo Pass |
| Booth management | Map-first booth inventory with statuses, sizes, pricing, and categories | Not a documented focus; exhibitor management centers on lead retrieval and app visibility |
| Booth reservations | Exhibitors request or reserve booths directly on the live map | Not publicly documented; should be confirmed |
| Booth purchases online | YesOnline booth sales with payments on paid plans (Subscription + Payments from $269/mo for up to 100 booths) | Not publicly documented; should be confirmed |
| Real-time booth availability | YesSold/reserved/available status updates live on the public map | Not publicly documented |
| Exhibitor profiles / listings | Built-in exhibitor directory linked to booths: logos, descriptions, categories, links | Exhibitor and sponsor profiles, banners, and materials inside the event app |
| Search by booth, company, or category | YesInstant search across booths, exhibitors, and categories | Attendees can browse exhibitor content in the appMap-linked booth search should be confirmed |
| Attendee wayfinding | Turn-by-turn directions to any booth or point of interest, in the browser | Venue maps referenced in event app materialsInteractive wayfinding depth should be confirmed |
| Mobile / browser experience | Web-firstWorks in any mobile browser, no download; embeddable anywhere | Native iOS/Android app plus a browser-based web app for schedules, messaging, and content |
| Multi-floor / multi-building support | YesMultiple levels, halls, and buildings in one plan | Not publicly documented for maps; should be confirmed |
| Website embedding | YesEmbed the interactive plan and exhibitor list into any site with a snippet | Event content lives primarily in the Expo Pass app and platform pages |
| Self-service setup | YesSign up, build, and publish yourself; free plan and 7-day trial | Sales-assisted onboarding; the team is known for hands-on support |
| Lead retrieval / capture | Exhibitor leads via profile interactions and floor plan analytics; not a badge-scan lead retrieval product | StrongDedicated lead retrieval with badge scanning, a core strength |
| Public pricing | YesFree plan, 7-day trial, DIY from $149/mo, transparent tiers | Quote-based; packages publicly listed as starting at $2,495 |
| Product scope | Floor plans, booth sales, exhibitor directory, wayfinding, embedding, reporting | Registration, badge printing, check-in, attendance tracking, lead retrieval, event app, virtual |
| Best fit | Trade shows, expos, and exhibitions where the floor plan drives revenue and navigation | Conferences and events where registration, badging, and lead capture are the priority |
| Ideal buyer | Organizers who want a self-service, map-first platform with transparent pricing | Organizers who want full-service onsite event tech with hands-on support |
Teams whose event lives and dies by the exhibit floor tend to choose ExpoFP because the floor plan isn't a feature — it's the whole product:
If your event's biggest operational challenges are getting people registered, badged, and through the door — and helping exhibitors capture leads — Expo Pass is built for exactly that. Its registration, on-site badge printing, self-service check-in, attendance tracking, and lead retrieval tools are its core strengths, it earns consistently strong reviews for ease of use and support, and it even supplies physical badge stock and lanyards. For a conference or corporate event where there's no exhibit floor to sell, Expo Pass covers the workflows that matter most, and ExpoFP wouldn't be the right primary platform.
The choice between ExpoFP and Expo Pass is really a choice between two centers of gravity. ExpoFP is floor-plan-first: it assumes the exhibit floor is your product — booths are inventory to sell, exhibitors are listings to promote, and attendees need to find their way to specific booths. Everything else (payments, embedding, reporting) is built to serve that map. If booth revenue and floor navigation are your KPIs, a general event platform's map feature rarely goes deep enough.
Expo Pass is onsite/registration-first: it assumes the hardest problems are the front door and the exhibitor ROI story — registering attendees, printing badges in seconds, tracking attendance, and letting exhibitors scan leads. Its event app extends that experience with agendas, messaging, and sponsor visibility. If those are your KPIs, a floor plan platform alone won't cover them. The honest answer is that these products mostly solve different problems, which is why the “vs” is often really an “and.”
Because the two platforms overlap so little, plenty of trade show teams could sensibly run both: Expo Pass (or a similar registration platform) handles the front door, while ExpoFP handles the floor. Attendees register and get badged through one system, then plan their visit and navigate the show on an ExpoFP map embedded in the event website or linked from the event app.
A typical combined setup looks like this:
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Common questions for teams comparing ExpoFP and Expo Pass.
For floor plans, booth sales, and wayfinding — yes. ExpoFP is the stronger choice if you're evaluating Expo Pass hoping it will solve interactive floor plans, booth inventory, or attendee navigation, because those are ExpoFP's core product rather than an add-on. For registration, badge printing, check-in, and lead retrieval, ExpoFP is not a replacement for Expo Pass; the two products largely solve different problems and are often complementary.
Start free, publish an interactive map, and let exhibitors reserve or buy booths straight from it.
Information on this page is based on publicly available product materials and may change over time. If you represent this product and would like us to correct or update anything, please contact us. This is ExpoFP's own comparison and reflects our perspective based on publicly available information and user-facing product research.