Best tools to find sponsors for a conference
For a free first list of who sponsors conferences like yours, and what they pay, ConferenceDB is first on our criteria: 2,392 sponsor lists and package prices for 1,127 conferences, no account. For named contacts at sponsor brands, SponsorPitch is the cheaper start ($39 a user a month billed yearly); SponsorUnited is the enterprise option, sold by demo.
Disclosure: We make ConferenceDB, one of the six tools below. The criteria were fixed before the picks: cost to start, whether it covers conferences, whether it shows who sponsored shows like yours, whether package prices are published, and whether it has contacts. Rival facts were read from each company's own pages on 2026-10-06, signed out; ConferenceDB figures are live.
Six tools on the same five criteria
| Cost to start | Covers | Who sponsored shows like yours | Contacts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConferenceDB (this site) | Free, no account | Conferences and trade shows only: 2,392 sponsor lists | Yes: every sponsor of each listed show, who came back, 1,127 conferences' package prices | No |
| ConferenceGrid | "$0 For now" (beta), up to 250 conferences and 5,000 companies | B2B conferences: 2,931 upcoming | A sponsor count per event on the home page; sponsor records on each event | None listed |
| SponsorPitch | Free (10 sponsor pages, 5 contacts); $39 a user a month billed yearly, $54 monthly | A searchable database of sponsor brands, plus a pitch board | Sponsor pages per brand (10 on the free tier) | Yes, from the free tier (5) |
| SponsorUnited | Not published; "Book a Demo" | Sports, entertainment, media and brand partnerships | "$45B+ in verified deal data" | Yes, for rights holders |
| ExhibitorsData | $20 for 200 records, $70 for 750 | Exhibitors and attendees of 1,387 events | Exhibitors, not sponsors | Yes, per record |
| Expolista | One-time per show, e.g. CES 2027 USD 363.30 | Trade shows: 185 lists on sale | Exhibitors, not sponsors | Yes |
Each rival: its own home and pricing pages, read 2026-10-06; re-checked every 60 days. A fact we could not read is left out. ConferenceDB: live figures.
Best pick by job
Best free first list of sponsors: ConferenceDB
You sell sponsorships to a conference and want to see who sponsored shows like yours. It lists the sponsors of 2,392 conferences free, and the company page of each sponsor shows every other event it backs.
Best for knowing what to charge: ConferenceDB
It is the only one of the six that publishes organizers' package prices as a dataset, for 1,127 conferences, median cheapest package $2,225 across the 931 priced in US dollars. SponsorUnited says it benchmarks pricing from verified deals, behind a demo.
Best for contacts at sponsor brands: SponsorPitch
It unlocks named decision makers and has a free tier of 5 contacts. ConferenceDB publishes no named person.
Best for a large, enterprise team across sports and media: SponsorUnited
Verified deal data, an AI proposal evaluator and a creative library, sold by demo.
Best for tracking target accounts: ConferenceGrid
Free during its beta, with Slack alerts when a tracked company appears at an event or a call for speakers closes.
Best for exhibitor contacts at a trade show: Expolista or ExhibitorsData
Both sell decision-maker contact files per show. They list exhibitors, not sponsors.
Where ConferenceDB is not the pick
Contacts: it publishes no named person's email or phone, so for outreach you need SponsorPitch, SponsorUnited, ExhibitorsData or Expolista.
Beyond conferences: sports, entertainment and media sponsorships are outside it; SponsorUnited covers them.
Tracking: no alerts and no accounts. ConferenceGrid has Slack alerts for tracked companies.
Questions
How do I find sponsors for my conference?
Start with who sponsored events like yours last year: 2,392 conferences' sponsor lists on ConferenceDB are free, and each sponsor's page lists the other events it backs. Then check what similar events charge before you set your packages, and only then pay for contacts if you need them. How to find sponsors for an event
Is there a free tool to find conference sponsors?
Yes, two: ConferenceDB (free, no account) and ConferenceGrid (free during its beta, with an account). SponsorPitch has a free tier limited to 10 sponsor pages and 5 contacts (read 2026-10-06).
Which tool has sponsor contact details?
SponsorPitch and SponsorUnited sell decision-maker contacts at brands; ExhibitorsData and Expolista sell contacts at exhibiting companies. ConferenceDB and ConferenceGrid list companies without named contacts on the pages read.
How much do conference sponsorships cost?
Across the 931 conferences that published US-dollar package prices, the median entry-level package was $2,225. Sponsorship prices
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