A practical comparison of a floor-plan-first platform and Cisco's event management suite — so you can pick the right tool for your exhibition, trade show, or conference.
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Webex Events (formerly Socio) is an event management platform owned by Cisco. Socio was acquired by Cisco in 2021 and rebranded as Webex Events in 2022. Its feature set is broad: branded registration and ticketing, a customizable mobile event app, on-site check-in and badge printing, live streaming and a virtual event platform, sponsor and exhibitor profiles, gamification, networking, and a QR-code-based lead retrieval app. One important change for buyers in 2026: since April 2024, Cisco no longer sells Webex Events as a standalone product. Support for standalone customers ended on April 30, 2025, and Webex Events is now offered exclusively as part of select Webex Suite Enterprise Agreements. It has not been divested — it remains a Cisco/Webex product — but you can no longer buy it on its own, which materially changes who it makes sense for.
ExpoFP takes the opposite approach: it is a focused, floor-plan-first platform for exhibitions and trade shows. The interactive floor plan is not an add-on module — it is the core product. ExpoFP handles booth inventory and pricing, booth reservations and online booth purchases, exhibitor discovery with searchable profiles, embedding the live floor plan directly into your event website, browser-based attendee wayfinding with no app download, and reporting on how attendees and exhibitors actually use the map. Organizers can build and edit floor plans themselves, keep booth availability accurate in real time, and let exhibitors find, reserve, and pay for space online.
This page is for teams comparing ExpoFP vs Webex Events, looking for a Webex Events alternative (especially after the standalone product was retired), or researching the best interactive floor plan software, booth management platform, or event wayfinding solution for an expo or trade show. We aim to keep the comparison fair, factual, and current — and to be clear about where each product genuinely wins.
A specialist-versus-suite decision, with one extra constraint: availability.
Your event has a physical exhibition floor and you need serious floor plan tooling: drag-and-drop floor plan editing, booth inventory with real-time availability, online booth reservations and purchases, and browser-based wayfinding that attendees can open without installing anything. ExpoFP has a free plan, a 7-day full-featured trial, and published DIY pricing from $149/mo, so you can start today without a sales call.
Your organization already has (or is negotiating) a Webex Suite Enterprise Agreement with Cisco and you want end-to-end event management — registration and ticketing, a branded mobile event app, virtual and hybrid streaming, on-site check-in, and lead retrieval — from a single vendor. Webex Events is a mature, well-reviewed platform for that use case; the constraint is that it is no longer available as a standalone purchase.
Webex Events capabilities are based on publicly available materials as of July 2026, when the product was sold only inside Webex Suite Enterprise Agreements.
| Feature | ExpoFP | Webex Events |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive event floor plans | Core productInteractive, zoomable floor plans built for exhibitions | Interactive venue maps in the event appUploaded map images with clickable regions and locations linked to sessions and sponsors |
| Floor plan editing | Full drag-and-drop editor; organizers draw and modify booths, halls, and objects themselves | Organizers upload venue map images and annotate regions; not a booth-level floor plan design tool |
| Booth management | Booth inventory with sizes, categories, pricing, and statuses managed on the map | Exhibitor/sponsor profiles with a map location reference; dedicated booth inventory management is not documented and should be confirmed |
| Booth reservations | Exhibitors request or reserve booths directly on the live floor plan | Not a documented capability; should be confirmed with Webex |
| Booth purchases online | YesExhibitors buy booths online on paid plans (Subscription + Payments from $269/mo for up to 100 booths) | Not a documented capability; registration/ticketing payments are for attendees, not booth sales |
| Real-time booth availability | YesThe public floor plan reflects availability as booths are sold or reserved | Not a documented capability; should be confirmed |
| Exhibitor profiles / listings | YesSearchable exhibitor list linked to booths, with logos, descriptions, and categories | YesSponsor and exhibitor profiles in the event app, with optional map locations |
| Search by booth, company, or category | YesAttendees search the floor plan by booth number, company name, or category | Attendees can browse and search sponsors/exhibitors in the appBooth-number search on the map should be confirmed |
| Attendee wayfinding | Browser-based wayfinding with routes to boothsNo download required | In-app venue maps help attendees locate regions and points of interestTurn-by-turn routing is not documented |
| Mobile / browser experience | Web-firstWorks in any mobile or desktop browser; no app required | Built around a downloadable mobile event app (App Store / Google Play), plus web components |
| Multi-floor / multi-building support | YesMultiple levels, halls, and buildings in one project | Multiple venue maps can be uploaded to one event |
| Website embedding | YesEmbed the live floor plan and exhibitor list into your own event website | Registration pages and app content are hosted by Webex; embedding a live interactive map into your own site is not documented |
| Self-service setup | YesFree plan and DIY tools; build a floor plan yourself in hours | Historically self-serve friendly; today access requires a Webex Suite Enterprise Agreement through Cisco sales |
| Lead retrieval / capture | Exhibitor-facing data via floor plan analytics and profile engagement; integrates alongside dedicated lead capture tools | YesDedicated lead retrieval app with QR-code scanning and real-time booth activity dashboards |
| Public pricing | YesFree plan, 7-day trial, published pricing from $149/mo | No — pricing is quote-based and now tied to Webex Suite Enterprise Agreements |
| Product scope | Specialist: floor plans, booth sales, exhibitor discovery, wayfinding | Suite: registration, event app, virtual/hybrid, on-site, lead retrieval, sponsorship |
| Best fit | Trade shows, expos, and conferences with an exhibition floor | Multi-format event programs run by organizations inside the Cisco/Webex ecosystem |
| Ideal buyer | Organizers who want best-in-class floor plans without buying a full suite | Enterprises standardizing event tech within a Webex Suite Enterprise Agreement |
Teams that run exhibition-centric events often choose ExpoFP because the floor plan is where their revenue and attendee experience actually live. The most common reasons:
If your organization already holds a qualifying Webex Suite Enterprise Agreement, Webex Events can be a strong choice: it delivers registration and ticketing, a polished branded mobile app, virtual and hybrid event production, on-site check-in and badge printing, and a well-regarded QR-based lead retrieval product in one integrated platform backed by Cisco. For enterprises running many event formats — internal events, webinars, conferences, and trade shows — under one vendor relationship, that breadth and consolidation is genuinely valuable, and ExpoFP does not attempt to replace it.
The choice between ExpoFP and Webex Events is a classic specialist-versus-suite decision. Webex Events optimizes for breadth: one platform covering the full event lifecycle from registration to post-event reporting, integrated with Cisco's collaboration stack. The cost of that breadth is depth in any single area — its venue maps are designed to orient attendees inside the event app, not to manage booth inventory, sell exhibit space, or provide route-level wayfinding — and, since 2024, restricted availability: you can only get it inside select Webex Suite Enterprise Agreements, with quote-based pricing.
ExpoFP optimizes for depth in one high-stakes area: the exhibition floor. That focus means everything about the floor plan — editing, booth sales, real-time availability, exhibitor discovery, browser wayfinding, embedding, analytics — is stronger than what a general-purpose suite typically offers. The tradeoff is scope: ExpoFP does not aim to be your registration system, streaming platform, or badge printer. If the exhibition floor drives your revenue, depth usually wins; if you need one vendor for every event format and you are already in the Webex ecosystem, the suite may.
This is not always an either/or decision. Because ExpoFP is web-based and embeddable, organizations that run their event program on Webex Events (or any other suite) can layer ExpoFP on top specifically for the exhibition floor. The suite handles registration, streaming, and the attendee app; ExpoFP handles booth sales, the live floor plan, and wayfinding.
In practice, combined setups usually look like this:
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Common questions for teams comparing ExpoFP and Webex Events.
For the exhibition side of events, yes. ExpoFP is a strong Webex Events alternative for interactive floor plans, booth management, booth sales, exhibitor discovery, and attendee wayfinding — and unlike Webex Events, it can be purchased directly with published pricing. It is not a full replacement for suite features like registration, streaming, or badge printing, so some teams use ExpoFP alongside a broader event platform.
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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.