Eventwise
ActiveOverview
Eventwise is a UK event-finance software company focused on budgeting and financial control for festivals and other event businesses. Its platform combines budget creation, real-time budget-versus-actual tracking, revenue and ticket monitoring, supplier invoices, approvals, scenario planning, and multi-event reporting in one system.
The company positions itself as an event-specific alternative to spreadsheets and more general accounting workflows. Its notable focus is live financial visibility during event planning and delivery, including department-level costs, purchase approvals, ticket sales, and portfolio reporting.
History
Eventwise is associated with Chris Carter and David Zarmalwal, listed as CEO/co-founder and CFO/co-founder. The company developed an event-finance management platform focused on replacing fragmented spreadsheets with real-time budget, revenue, invoice, and approval tracking. Public company information identifies the business as founded in 2019; no acquisition, parent-company change, or major rebrand was identified.
Product Lines
| Product Line | Positioning | Price Range |
|---|---|---|
| Starter — single-event financial management | Entry-level budgeting and live tracking for one event | $ approximately 380/month |
| Professional — enhanced event finance controls | Advanced approvals, forecasting, permissions, and multi-currency support | $ approximately 635/month |
| Business — multi-event finance platform | Portfolio reporting, unlimited departments, integrations, and dedicated support | $ approximately 1,015/month |
Manufacturing
Eventwise is a software company rather than a physical-goods manufacturer. Its platform is developed and operated by a small team of creatives and developers; no outsourced manufacturing model is applicable.
Notable Products
- Eventwise Budget Management - Core platform for creating event budgets, monitoring budget versus actuals, and organizing costs by department.
- Eventwise Revenue and Sales Tracking - Tools for tracking ticket sales, bar revenue, sponsorships, trader fees, invoices, and outstanding payments.
- Eventwise Approval Workflows - Approval controls for purchases and budget changes, including permissions, notifications, and audit visibility.
- Eventwise Scenario Planning - Planning tools for comparing best-case, expected, and worst-case event budgets before commitments are made.
- Eventwise Multi-Event Dashboard - Portfolio dashboard for comparing multiple events, viewing consolidated performance, and producing reports.
Reputation
Publicly available information presents Eventwise as a small, specialized software provider rather than an established large enterprise vendor. Its stated strengths are event-specific budgeting, real-time visibility, approval controls, and integration of revenue and cost data. There is limited independent review coverage, so broader customer sentiment, implementation experience, and reliability are not well established publicly. The small-team structure may be viewed as providing specialist attention but can also imply fewer resources than larger event-management or enterprise-finance platforms.
Sources (10)
- https://www.eventwise.com/
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- https://eventwise.com/book-a-demo_new/