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Every venue finding site and service we know of, in one place: where it works, how it’s paid, and whether it writes to venues for you. Each fact is from the company’s own site.
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The short version
Marketplaces list venues. You write to each one, chase and compare yourself. They’re free to you because venues pay them.Venue finding services do the asking for you, often only above a budget or a number of guests.A few assistants contact venues for you: Nowadays for company events, VenueNow’s Vera in Australia and New Zealand, and Eventier for any event, anywhere. Eventier is paid by you, so sending isn’t free.
Marketplaces and directories
Name Where How it works Who pays Contacts venues for you? Pick it if
Tagvenue US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Singapore Marketplace: you message each venue Venues, a commission on confirmed bookings. Free for planners No You want lots of photos and prices in a big city Peerspace US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Spain, cities in Australia Book a space by the hour Hosts 15–20%; guests a processing fee No A distinctive space by the hour, paid online Giggster Mainly the US Marketplace for shoots and events Hosts 19%; renters a processing fee No A photo or film shoot, or a home or pool HeadBox UK-led: London, New York, Sydney, Singapore, Australia and NZ Marketplace and a platform for businesses, with AI-picked options Free for venues to list; what planners pay isn’t on their site Not mentioned on their site A company team that wants billing in one place EventUp (Tripleseat) US Marketplace: you send requests to several venues Free for planners; venue fees not on their site No: you send the requests Private dining in a US restaurant or bar Eventective US, Canada Directory Venues: a free listing or a subscription No A small-town event in the US or Canada Venue Directory Worldwide, mostly UK and Europe Directory: one enquiry goes to several venues, replies in one place Not mentioned on their site No: you send the enquiry Meeting space in the UK or Europe Spacebase 12 countries Meeting-room marketplace Not mentioned on their site No A daytime workshop room in Europe Venuu Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Germany Marketplace: ask each listing for a quote Not mentioned on their site No An event in the Nordics SpacetoCo Australia, NZ, some of the UK Book by the hour; software for councils Not mentioned on their site No: you book online A community or council hall Function Rooms Perth Perth Directory venues advertise in Venues pay to advertise No Browsing Perth listings PartySlate † US cities Picture-led directory Not confirmed Enquiries go to venues’ sales software Ideas for a US event
Wedding marketplaces
Name Where How it works Who pays Contacts venues for you? Pick it if
The Knot † US Wedding marketplace Free for couples; vendors pay for listings No A US wedding, with reviews WeddingWire † US Wedding marketplace (the same group as The Knot) Vendors pay No A US wedding Hitched UK Wedding marketplace (The Knot Worldwide) Not mentioned on their site No A UK wedding Easy Weddings Australia Directory with free venue specialists Free to couples Yes: specialists gather pricing in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth An Australian wedding Bridebook UK Wedding marketplace Free for couples; venues list free or pay No A UK wedding
Venue finding services
Name Where How it works Who pays Contacts venues for you? Pick it if
Tagvenue Venue Finding Service UK, and some US cities An account manager gets quotes from venues Venues. Free to you, with a minimum budget Yes A mid-size business event with a budget Hire Space 12 cities, including London, New York, Paris, Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney Marketplace, plus a concierge for business events of 100+ people or £10k+ Venues, a commission Concierge: yes, a shortlist of 3 to 5 with prices. Marketplace: no A large business event in London VenueScanner UK A team sources and negotiates; venues shown side by side Venues, a commission Yes A UK event with £10k or more to spend Venue Search London London Venue finding Free for budgets of £10k or more Yes A big London budget Venue Crew Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and regions Curated directory and free concierge; proposals compared in one view Venues. Free to planners Yes: requests quotes for you A premium Australian corporate or wedding venue
Company sourcing platforms
Name Where How it works Who pays Contacts venues for you? Pick it if
Cvent Supplier Network Worldwide; about 340,000 venues (their figure) One request for proposal to many venues; bids side by side A free tier; paid plans for enterprises You send the request A corporate meeting or a hotel request for proposal Bizly US-led, worldwide A message centre for talking to venues Free for teams You message venues from one place Company meetings Naboo Europe, UK, US, Canada, Asia Sources venues and sends comparable proposals the same day Not clear from their site Yes A company offsite
Assistants that contact venues for you
Name Where How it works Who pays Contacts venues for you? Pick it if
Nowadays Worldwide, for companies AI that emails and calls venues, compares offers and negotiates A free basic tier (1 city, 5 requests); Explorer: a 10% service charge and a refundable deposit; enterprise priced to order Yes A corporate retreat or hotel request VenueNow, with Vera Australia, NZ Marketplace with free sourcing by people; its AI, Vera, sends one enquiry to the whole shortlist Venues, a success fee. Free for planners Yes An Australian event, quotes gathered for free Eventier Anywhere it can find venues on the web; its own list is deepest in Perth Finds venues, writes to each from your own Eventier address, chases the quiet ones and compares the replies You: free to find venues and write the emails; A$11.99 an event to send, or A$39.99 a year Yes, after you approve each email Any event, any size, when you’d rather not do the emailing
Each name links to the page its facts come from. † Facts from a partner’s or parent company’s page, not the company’s own site. Left out: tools made for venues rather than planners (Perfect Venue, iVvy, Tagvenue PRO), and Breather, which closed in 2020.
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