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ExpoFP vs Visioglobe

ExpoFP is a ready-to-use interactive floor plan platform for events and venues, with wayfinding, kiosks and available blue-dot positioning, while Visioglobe is a 3D indoor mapping SDK built mainly for permanent buildings, kiosks and native mobile apps.

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Overview

Visioglobe is a French indoor mapping vendor. Its website describes premium 3D indoor maps with real-time updates and analytics, and states that it is deployed across 1,000+ venues in 15+ countries. Its published industry pages cover offices, malls, airports, events, museums, hospitals, universities, smart cities and cruise ships. The product set centres on VisioMapEditor, a map design and content tool, and on SDKs for iOS, Android, web and kiosk, including a newer unified SDK called VisioOne. Visioglobe states that it supplies the map module rather than a full end-user application, so buyers build the app themselves or work with certified partners.

ExpoFP is floor-plan-first. It was built for trade shows, conferences, expos and exhibition venues, where the map is also the inventory: booths, exhibitors, availability, reservations and, on paid plans, online booth purchases. Attendees open the plan in a browser, search for a booth, company or category, and follow turn-by-turn, accessible routes across floors, buildings and an area map without installing anything. Standing kiosks offer "you are here", caching and full offline mode, and blue-dot indoor, outdoor GPS and QR-code positioning are available at the project level (WHX Dubai 2026 used blue-dot navigation across two exhibition centres). ExpoFP also has dedicated solutions for airport terminals and shopping centres.

This page is for teams comparing ExpoFP vs Visioglobe, looking for a Visioglobe alternative, or trying to decide between a ready-to-use floor plan and wayfinding platform and a 3D indoor mapping SDK for permanent venues. It is written for venue and wayfinding buyers in airports, hospitals, shopping centres and exhibition venues who want a clear view of where each platform fits. We have tried to be accurate and fair; where a Visioglobe capability is not clearly documented in public materials, we say it should be confirmed with the vendor.

Quick verdict

Choose ExpoFP if

  • Your main use case is an event, trade show or exhibition, and the map needs to work as a live booth inventory.
  • You need exhibitor profiles, booth search, reservations and online booth sales connected to the floor plan.
  • You want visitors to use wayfinding in a browser or on a kiosk, with no app download, and positioning available when the project needs it.
  • You want to embed the plan and exhibitor list on your existing event website.
  • You prefer a self-service setup with published starting pricing, a free plan and a 7-day trial.

Choose Visioglobe if

  • You run a permanent building such as an airport, hospital, shopping centre, campus or office and want a polished 3D map.
  • You need native iOS and Android SDKs, a kiosk SDK and offline-capable navigation inside your own mobile app.
  • You want features aimed at building operations, such as geofencing, map analytics, emergency management or asset tracking.
  • You have a development team or an app partner and want a mapping module to integrate into your own application.
  • You are comfortable with a sales-led process and a custom quote.

Feature-by-feature comparison

The Visioglobe column reflects publicly available materials at the time of writing. Items marked "should be confirmed" are not clearly documented publicly and are worth raising with the vendor.

FeatureExpoFPVisioglobe
Interactive event floor plansCore product. Interactive plans built for trade shows, expos and exhibition venues.Offers 3D interactive maps and has a dedicated Events page. Event-specific floor plan workflows should be confirmed.
Floor plan editingSelf-service plan editing in the ExpoFP platform.VisioMapEditor lets customers import floor plans (DWG, PDF, images, GeoJSON), trace them and publish. Visioglobe also offers map creation as a service, quoted separately.
Booth managementMap-first booth inventory with statuses and exhibitor assignment.Publicly described as points of interest with a built-in CMS or a connected external CMS. Booth-specific inventory management should be confirmed.
Booth reservationsSupported as part of the booth inventory workflow.Not clearly documented publicly. Should be confirmed.
Booth purchases onlineAvailable on paid plans (booth reservation and sponsorships included from DIY at $149/mo; exhibitor payments can be enabled on DIY, Standard and Pro plans).Not clearly documented publicly. Should be confirmed.
Real-time booth availabilityBooth availability is shown on the live plan.Real-time content updates are described, but live booth availability is not clearly documented. Should be confirmed.
Exhibitor profiles / listingsExhibitor profiles and a searchable exhibitor list tied to booths.Attendees can explore exhibitor details on the map according to its events page. Depth of exhibitor profile features should be confirmed.
Search by booth, company, or categorySearch by booth, company name or category.Search and category highlighting of points of interest are described. Exhibitor-specific search behavior should be confirmed.
Attendee wayfindingTurn-by-turn, accessible routes across floors, buildings and an area map. Blue-dot, outdoor GPS and QR-code positioning available at the project level.Turn-by-turn navigation on all platforms, multi-floor and multimodal routing, including routes for reduced-mobility users. A strength of the platform.
Mobile / browser experienceWeb-first, works in a mobile or desktop browser. No app required. Standing kiosks with "you are here", caching, full offline mode and per-kiosk analytics.Native iOS and Android solutions plus a JavaScript web and kiosk SDK. The map module is not a full app, so an app must be built or sourced.
Multi-floor / multi-building supportBuildings and levels are supported.Multi-floor navigation and multi-building campuses and cities are described.
Website embeddingEmbeddable plan and exhibitor list.A web SDK is available for integration. Turnkey embedding for non-developers should be confirmed.
Self-service setupSelf-service on a free plan or trial, with no sales call required to start.Customers can design maps themselves in VisioMapEditor or ask Visioglobe to build the map. Sales contact is the stated route to a quote.
Lead retrieval / captureNot a core scope of the floor plan platform. Confirm current options with ExpoFP.Not clearly documented publicly. Should be confirmed.
Public pricingPublished. Free plan, 7-day trial, DIY from $149/mo, (booth reservation and sponsorships included from DIY at $149/mo; exhibitor payments can be enabled on DIY, Standard and Pro plans).No public price list found. The FAQ says the yearly license depends on map surface (minimum band at 10,000 sqm, cap at 200,000 sqm), platform and target audience. Amounts are by quote.
Product scopeInteractive floor plans, booth inventory, exhibitor discovery, wayfinding, kiosks, positioning options and analytics; solutions for events, airports and shopping centres.3D indoor mapping and wayfinding, map editor, SDKs, geofencing, analytics, emergency management and asset tracking.
Best fitTrade shows, conferences, expos and venues that want a ready-to-use map with wayfinding and kiosks.Permanent venues such as airports, malls, hospitals, campuses and offices, plus large events with a development partner.
Ideal buyerEvent organizers and exhibition venue teams who want self-service maps and booth sales.Venue operators and product teams with app or kiosk projects and integration resources.

Why teams pick ExpoFP over Visioglobe

Teams that run events and exhibitions tend to choose ExpoFP because the map is built around how a show actually works. The reasons we hear most often:

  • Floor plan first. The plan is the booth inventory, not a separate layer on top of a navigation map.
  • No app required, kiosks included in scope. Attendees open the plan and wayfinding in a browser or on an offline-capable kiosk, with no app to build or download.
  • Booth sales on the map. Reservations and, on paid plans, online booth purchases happen on the same plan exhibitors see.
  • Exhibitor discovery. Visitors search by booth, company or category, and organizers embed the plan and exhibitor list on their event site.
  • Self-service speed. You can start on a free plan or a 7-day trial and update plans between editions without a vendor project.
  • Transparent pricing. Starting prices are published, which makes budgeting easier than waiting for a custom quote.

When Visioglobe may be a better fit

For a permanent building, Visioglobe may well be the stronger choice. If you are planning a branded 3D experience inside your own app for an airport terminal, a hospital campus or a shopping centre, with native mobile SDKs, geofencing and emergency features, Visioglobe's published scope matches those needs more closely than ExpoFP's, which focuses on a ready-to-use browser and kiosk experience. Its customer base spans large malls, airports and corporate campuses, and it states that maps are georeferenced so they can pair with third-party indoor positioning systems (Visioglobe does not provide positioning itself). If your project is an app or kiosk programme with development resources behind it, it deserves a serious look.

The real tradeoff

The real tradeoff is between a ready-to-use floor plan and wayfinding product and a building-first, 3D mapping toolkit. ExpoFP optimizes for the team that needs to sell, manage and publish a layout quickly, then let visitors navigate from any device or kiosk. Visioglobe optimizes for the operator who needs a premium, branded indoor map that lives inside an app or on a kiosk for years, and who values 3D rendering, SDK flexibility and operational features.

Neither approach is universally better. A trade show organizer who buys a 3D SDK may end up building the booth inventory, reservations and exhibitor directory around it. A hospital or airport that wants wayfinding embedded in its own native app, with operational features such as geofencing and emergency management, may find a ready-to-use web and kiosk product less suited to that build. Matching the tool to the primary job is more important than comparing feature counts.

How to decide

Start with the question "what is the map for?" If the map exists to sell booths, list exhibitors and guide visitors during a show or within an exhibition venue, an event floor plan platform is usually the shorter path. If the map exists to guide people through a permanent building every day, ExpoFP's airport and shopping centre solutions offer web and kiosk wayfinding out of the box, while a 3D SDK platform is usually the better foundation for a custom native app.

Then check who will run it. A team of event marketers who want to publish and update plans themselves will value self-service and published pricing. A venue with IT or app development resources and a longer procurement cycle may prefer an SDK-based platform. If you are unsure, run a short test with a real floor plan from your venue on both platforms.

  • Choose ExpoFP when booth inventory, exhibitor search, embedding, kiosks and no-app wayfinding are your priorities.
  • Choose Visioglobe when 3D maps, native app SDKs and building operations features are your priorities.
  • Consider both when a venue wants a custom native app built on an SDK alongside ready-made plans for individual shows.

FAQ

For event, exhibition and many venue use cases, yes. ExpoFP covers interactive floor plans, booth inventory, exhibitor search, turn-by-turn wayfinding and kiosks in a ready-to-use product, with positioning available at the project level. For premium 3D mapping delivered through your own native apps via SDKs, the two products overlap less, and Visioglobe may be the closer fit.

Disclaimer

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.