ConferenceDB vs 10times
10times is an event listing site and attendee network that says it lists over 500,000 events; signed out, its CES and Black Hat USA pages showed 15 exhibitors each. ConferenceDB is smaller, with sponsor or exhibitor lists for 2,764 conferences, and shows every sponsor and exhibitor it has for free, with who came back from last year and what sponsorship packages cost.
Disclosure: We make ConferenceDB, one of the two sites compared. How we compared: 10times facts were read from 10times.com, login.10times.com and whr.ai on 2026-09-30, signed out, including the same two shows on both sites; ConferenceDB figures are live.
Side by side
| 10times | ConferenceDB | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Event listing site and attendee network ("Professional Network for Humans") | Database of who sponsors and exhibits at each conference |
| Events covered | "500 k+ Events listed" (About page) | 2,764 conferences with a sponsor or exhibitor list |
| Exhibitor list without an account | First 15 exhibitors, then "Load More Exhibitors" and a prompt to explore the data on whr.ai; the event page says "Sign In to View" | The full list |
| CES 2027 exhibitors | "Total 2618 Exhibitors, showing 36 Exhibitors of Current Edition"; 15 visible signed out | 2,021 listed, all visible |
| Black Hat USA | "461 available exhibitors" from the past edition; 15 visible signed out | 11 sponsors, no exhibitor list yet |
| Sponsor lists | CES page: 6 names, then "Sponsors Sign In to View" | Full sponsor lists for 2,401 conferences |
| New vs returning companies | Not shown on the pages checked | Shown for every show with an earlier list |
| Sponsorship package prices | Not shown on the event pages we checked | Published packages for 1,144 conferences |
| Contact names and emails | Paid, through sister product WHR.AI ($10 to $1,000 a month) | None published |
| Attendee side | Follow events, see followers, request meetings with exhibitors, message | None |
| Reviews and ratings | Yes, e.g. CES "4.5 (62 Ratings)" | None |
| For organizers | Free listing; promotion plans Pro $100, Spotlight $800, BrandBoost $1,600 a month (single event, monthly) | Nothing to buy; organizers can email corrections |
| For sales teams | Prospector "from $99 / mo" | Free lists by industry |
| Account needed | For full lists, sponsors and audience data | Never |
| Languages and apps | 12 languages, iOS and Android apps | English, web only |
10times: 10times.com home, About, the CES and Black Hat USA event and exhibitor pages (signed out), login.10times.com/plans and whr.ai/pricing, read 2026-09-30; re-checked every 60 days. ConferenceDB: live figures.
Which to use
Pick 10times if
You are looking for events to attend or exhibit at, anywhere in the world, and want reviews, follower counts and a way to message people going. Or you run an event and want it promoted to 10times visitors.
Pick ConferenceDB if
You need the whole sponsor or exhibitor list for a show without an account, want to know which companies came back from last year, or want to see what other conferences charge for sponsorship (median cheapest package $2,200).
Where 10times still wins
Size: 10times says it lists over 500,000 events, with per-country counts on its home page, in 12 languages, with iOS and Android apps.
People: each event page lets you follow it, see who else is going, request a meeting with an exhibitor and send messages. ConferenceDB has no attendee features.
Reviews: visitors rate and review events, and 10times ranks events within each category.
Contacts: through WHR.AI you can buy exhibitor contact details. ConferenceDB publishes no named person's email or phone.
Questions
Is 10times free?
Browsing events is free. On the CES page we checked, the sponsor list and the exhibitor list each end in "Sign In to View", the exhibitor page shows 15 names before pointing to WHR.AI, and contact details are sold through WHR.AI from $10 a month (read 2026-09-30).
How much does 10times cost for organizers?
A basic listing is free. Promotion plans for a single event were Pro $100, Spotlight $800 and BrandBoost $1,600 a month billed monthly, or $50, $500 and $1,000 a month billed yearly (read 2026-09-30).
How many exhibitors does 10times show without signing in?
Signed out, the CES and Black Hat USA exhibitor pages each showed 15 exhibitors, then a "Load More Exhibitors" button and a prompt to explore the data on whr.ai, its paid sister product (read 2026-09-30).
Is ConferenceDB an alternative to 10times?
For sponsor and exhibitor lists, yes: 2,764 conferences, free, no account. For finding events to attend, reviews or meeting attendees, no; 10times covers far more events and ConferenceDB has no attendee features.
How many exhibitors return to a trade show each year?
At the median show, 42% of the previous edition's companies are listed again (ConferenceDB, 73 shows with a previous list of 20+ companies). 10times does not publish this.
More sources, free and paid: conference sponsor and exhibitor databases compared.