ConferenceDB vs ConferenceGrid
ConferenceGrid is a free-for-now (beta) conference database for B2B sales teams, with 2,931 upcoming conferences, 137,735 companies and 131,573 speakers on its home page. ConferenceDB is free: it shows the sponsor or exhibitor list of 2,755 conferences and trade shows on one page each, which companies came back from the last edition, and the sponsorship packages 1,127 organizers publish. It has no contacts and no accounts.
Disclosure: We make ConferenceDB, one of the two products compared. How we compared: ConferenceGrid facts were read from conferencegrid.com home and /pricing on 2026-10-06, signed out, with a browser; ConferenceDB figures are live. A fact we could not read is left out.
ConferenceGrid and ConferenceDB side by side
| ConferenceGrid | ConferenceDB | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | "Conference intelligence for sales teams": find where target accounts sponsor, exhibit and speak | Free database of who sponsors and exhibits at each conference |
| Price | "$0 For now" while in beta; the free plan tracks 250 conferences and 5,000 companies; above that, custom pricing by quote | Free |
| Account needed | A free account to track companies and get alerts ("Start free, track your accounts") | No |
| Coverage on its home page | 2,931 upcoming conferences, 137,735 companies, 131,573 speakers, 102,748 sessions, 128 countries | 2,755 conferences with a sponsor or exhibitor list, 137,624 listings |
| Speakers and sessions | Yes: speaker records, sessions, call-for-speakers deadlines | None |
| Sponsors and exhibitors | A count per event (for example "40 Sponsors 11 Exhibitors" for ALUMINIUM 2026 on its home page) | Full lists; 640 events with exhibitor lists |
| Trade show exhibitor lists | An exhibitor count per event (11 for ALUMINIUM 2026 on its home page; Expolista lists 713 exhibitors for the same show) | 640 events; CES 2027: 2,021 exhibitors |
| Alerts | Slack app and alerts when a tracked company appears or a call for speakers closes | None |
| Sponsorship package prices | Not on the pages read | Published packages for 1,127 conferences |
| New vs returning | "Company presence records across editions" | Shown per edition |
ConferenceGrid: conferencegrid.com home and /pricing, read 2026-10-06; re-checked every 60 days. ConferenceDB: live figures.
Which to use
Pick ConferenceGrid if
You sell to a list of target accounts, want Slack alerts when they speak or sponsor, or sell to speakers.
Pick ConferenceDB if
You need the full sponsor or exhibitor list of a trade show, which companies came back, or what sponsorship packages cost, with nothing to sign up for.
Where ConferenceGrid still wins
Speakers and sessions: 131,573 speaker records and 102,748 sessions, with call-for-speakers deadlines. ConferenceDB has no speaker data.
Tracking: you follow up to 5,000 companies and get Slack alerts when they show up at an event. ConferenceDB has no alerts or accounts.
Search by company: one box finds a company, conference, field or city, with a per-company event count on the home page (for example Microsoft 789 events).
Calendar and city pages: browse by city, industry and date.
Questions
Is ConferenceGrid free?
Its pricing page says "$0 For now" and "Free while we are in beta": every account tracks up to 250 conferences and 5,000 companies, with custom pricing above that (read 2026-10-06).
What is the difference between ConferenceGrid and ConferenceDB?
ConferenceGrid is built around tracking accounts and speakers across conferences, with alerts. ConferenceDB is built around the sponsor and exhibitor lists of each show, the companies that returned and the package prices organizers publish (1,127 conferences).
Does ConferenceGrid list sponsorship prices?
Not on the home or pricing pages we read (2026-10-06). ConferenceDB lists the packages organizers publish. Sponsorship prices
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