ConferenceDB vs Expolista
Expolista sells exhibitor lists with decision-maker contacts one trade show at a time, for example USD 363.30 for the 1,830 companies at CES 2027. 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: Expolista facts were read from expolista.com home, /pricing and the CES 2027 page on 2026-10-06, signed out, with a browser; ConferenceDB figures are live. A fact we could not read is left out.
Expolista and ConferenceDB side by side
| Expolista | ConferenceDB | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Directory of trade shows with exhibitor lists sold per event, with decision-maker names, titles, verified emails and LinkedIn | Free database of who sponsors and exhibits at each conference |
| Price | One-time, per show: CES 2027 USD 363.30; ALUMINIUM 2026 (713 exhibitors) USD 237.3, or "from $49.00" by picking markets. Subscription "coming soon" | Free |
| Lists on offer | "185 lists available now"; 137 events in 2026 | 640 events with exhibitor lists, 2,392 with sponsor lists |
| CES 2027 | "1,830 companies"; a 5-row sample with the contact masked ("full Decision-maker available after purchase") | 2,021 exhibitors listed, all visible |
| What each row has | Company, location, decision-maker name and title, email, LinkedIn, employee count, founded year | Company, booth number where shown, new vs returning |
| Sponsors | Not offered on the pages read | Sponsor lists for 2,392 conferences |
| Sponsorship package prices | Not offered | Published packages for 1,127 conferences |
| Account needed | To buy and download (Paddle checkout) | Never |
Expolista: expolista.com home, /pricing and the CES 2027 page, read 2026-10-06; re-checked every 60 days. ConferenceDB: live figures.
Which to use
Pick Expolista if
You will email exhibitors of one show and want the contact file, and a one-time price of a few hundred dollars is fine.
Pick ConferenceDB if
You want to see who exhibits first, or you only need company names, or you compare several shows, sponsors and package prices before paying for anything.
Where Expolista still wins
Contacts: names, titles, emails and LinkedIn for the people behind each exhibiting company, with the share of rows that have each field stated on the page. ConferenceDB publishes none.
A clean file: Excel or CSV export of the whole show in one purchase.
Company breakdowns: industries, countries, regions and company sizes of each list, and an email-reachability check.
One buying path: 185 ready lists across 2026 and 2027 events, bought and downloaded the same day.
Questions
How much does an Expolista list cost?
Each show has its own one-time price, shown on its page: CES 2027 was USD 363.30 for 1,830 companies, ALUMINIUM 2026 USD 237.3 for 713 exhibitors, with entry prices "from $49.00" by market (read 2026-10-06). Its pricing page says a subscription is "coming soon".
Can I see an Expolista exhibitor list before buying?
A sample preview shows five companies with the contact partly masked; the rest "unlocks on purchase" (CES 2027 page, read 2026-10-06).
Is there a free list of exhibitors at a trade show?
ConferenceDB shows the full exhibitor list for 640 events free, without contact details; the show's own exhibitor directory is the other free source. Exhibitor lists
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