Source: https://conferencedatabase.com/conference-sponsorship-cost-by-size

> What sponsorship costs at small and large conferences, from 566 published price lists. Median cheapest package $2,000, top $15,948.

# Sponsorship costs $2,000 to $15,948 at the median; conferences with 100+ companies do not start higher

The cheapest package at a conference has a median of $2,000 and the top package $15,948, across 566 conferences. Size does not raise the entry price: conferences with 100+ listed companies start lower at $1,500 (under 25: $2,200) and top out at $13,500 (under 25: $17,511).

By [Ryan Doyle](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-doyle/), founder of [ConferenceDB](https://conferencedatabase.com/company) · Published 14 October 2026

Data as of 15 October 2026, read from the live ConferenceDB database and refreshed hourly.

Median cheapest package $2,000 566 conferences

Median top package $15,948 same conferences

Under 25 listed $2,200 429 conferences, entry

100+ listed $1,500 38 conferences, entry

## Package prices by size of the conference's list

Median of each conference's cheapest and top published package.

| Companies listed | Conferences | Cheapest package, median | Middle half | Top package, median |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Under 25 listed companies | 429 | $2,200 | $1,000 to $5,000 | $17,511 |
| 25 to 99 | 99 | $2,200 | $750 to $5,000 | $15,000 |
| 100 or more | 38 | $1,500 | $813 to $5,000 | $13,500 |
| All sizes | 566 | $2,000 |  | $15,948 |

Prices: sponsorship packages published by each conference, US dollars, ConferenceDB, as of today. Size: sponsor and exhibitor listings on the latest edition with a list.

## Largest conferences by top package

Conferences with 100+ listed companies, highest top package first.

| Conference | Companies listed | Cheapest | Top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shoptalk Fall](https://conferencedatabase.com/c/shoptalk-fall) | 128 | $50,000 | $200,000 |
| [MedTech Conference](https://conferencedatabase.com/c/medtech-conference) | 298 | $15,000 | $100,000 |
| [CES](https://conferencedatabase.com/c/ces) | 2,025 | $5,000 | $75,000 |
| [NRF : Retail's Big Show](https://conferencedatabase.com/c/nrf-retail-s-big-show) | 743 | $1,000 | $75,000 |
| [Identiverse](https://conferencedatabase.com/c/identiverse) | 240 | $2,000 | $69,000 |
| [ProMat](https://conferencedatabase.com/c/promat) | 1,201 | $1,000 | $50,000 |
| [Global Produce & Floral Show](https://conferencedatabase.com/c/global-produce-floral-show) | 1,092 | $15,000 | $50,000 |
| [Natural Products Expo West](https://conferencedatabase.com/c/natural-products-expo-west) | 2,354 | $17,000 | $45,000 |
| [ISSA Show North America](https://conferencedatabase.com/c/issa-show-north-america) | 508 | $5,000 | $40,000 |
| [Community Summit North America](https://conferencedatabase.com/c/community-summit-north-america-summitna) | 153 | $9,000 | $38,000 |

## How this was counted

Prices are the sponsorship packages organizers publish in a prospectus or on their sponsor page, in US dollars only, one cheapest and one top package per conference (its latest priced edition). Per-square-foot rates, tickets and add-ons are not counted. Size is the number of sponsors and exhibitors listed on the conference's latest edition with a list.

Only conferences with both a published US-dollar price and a company list are used, so this is 566 conferences, not every event. The 100+ row is the smallest sample, so read it as a direction.

## Questions

### How much does conference sponsorship cost?

The cheapest package has a median of $2,000 and the top package $15,948, across 566 conferences that publish prices in US dollars and list their sponsors.

### Do bigger conferences charge more for sponsorship?

Not at the entry level. Conferences with 100+ listed companies have a median cheapest package of $1,500, against $2,200 for those with under 25. Their top package has a median of $13,500, against $17,511.

### Where can I see the packages of one conference?

Open the conference's page: published packages sit in a price table next to the sponsor list. [See sponsorship pricing by level and industry.](https://conferencedatabase.com/sponsorship-pricing)

### Find the companies behind these numbers

Free, no account. Companies only, never named people.

Pick an industry and a place, or type your conference, and see the companies that sponsor or exhibit at the most conferences like it.

[Find sponsors for my conference](https://conferencedatabase.com/sponsor-finder)

More: [Trade show exhibitors by city](https://conferencedatabase.com/trade-show-exhibitors-by-city) · [Sponsors per conference](https://conferencedatabase.com/how-many-sponsors-does-a-conference-have) · [Companies that come back](https://conferencedatabase.com/conference-sponsor-retention-rate) · [Events per sponsor](https://conferencedatabase.com/how-many-conferences-do-sponsors-back) · [Exhibitor lists](https://conferencedatabase.com/exhibitor-lists) · [Sponsorship pricing](https://conferencedatabase.com/sponsorship-pricing) · [Trade show booth cost](https://conferencedatabase.com/trade-show-booth-cost)

## Sources

- [Exhibitor lists](https://conferencedatabase.com/exhibitor-lists)every show with a free exhibitor list, updated 15 October 2026
- [Free sponsor and exhibitor lists](https://conferencedatabase.com/free-sponsor-and-exhibitor-lists)which page answers which question, updated 15 October 2026
- [ConferenceDB company facts](https://conferencedatabase.com/company)how lists and prices are collected, updated 7 October 2026