# Venue finders *compared*

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.

Checked October 2026. Something out of date? Tell us at support@eventier.app.

## 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.

## One at a time

- [Tagvenue alternative](https://eventier.app/compare/tagvenue-alternative/)A big marketplace, or someone to write and chase
- [Peerspace alternative](https://eventier.app/compare/peerspace-alternative/)Spaces by the hour, or venues asked for you
- [Hire Space alternative](https://eventier.app/compare/hire-space-alternative/)A concierge for big events, or help at any size
- [HeadBox alternative](https://eventier.app/compare/headbox-alternative/)A platform for companies, or one for anyone
- [Eventier vs VenueNow](https://eventier.app/compare/eventier-vs-venuenow/)Free in Australia, or paid by you anywhere
- [Eventier vs Nowadays](https://eventier.app/compare/eventier-vs-nowadays/)Two AIs that contact venues
- [Eventier vs Cvent](https://eventier.app/compare/eventier-vs-cvent/)Requests for proposal, or plain emails

## Marketplaces and directories

| Name | Where | How it works | Who pays | Contacts venues for you? | Pick it if |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tagvenue](https://www.tagvenue.com/blog/how-tagvenue-keeps-booking-free-for-users/) | 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](https://www.peerspace.com/legal/terms/fees-overview) | 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](https://help.giggster.com/en/articles/2832062-how-much-commission-does-giggster-take) | 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](https://www.headbox.com/) | 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)](https://eventupblog.tripleseat.com/7-ways-eventup-makes-booking-your-next-venue-easier) | 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](https://www.eventective.com/) | US, Canada | Directory | Venues: a free listing or a subscription | No | A small-town event in the US or Canada |
| [Venue Directory](https://www.venuedirectory.com/blogs/ai-venue-sourcing) | 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](https://www.spacebase.com/en/) | 12 countries | Meeting-room marketplace | Not mentioned on their site | No | A daytime workshop room in Europe |
| [Venuu](https://venuu.com/int/en/venues) | Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Germany | Marketplace: ask each listing for a quote | Not mentioned on their site | No | An event in the Nordics |
| [SpacetoCo](https://spacetoco.com/) | 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](https://functionroomsperth.com.au/) | Perth | Directory venues advertise in | Venues pay to advertise | No | Browsing Perth listings |
| [PartySlate †](https://tripleseat.com/partners/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 †](https://theknotww.com/about-us/) | US | Wedding marketplace | Free for couples; vendors pay for listings | No | A US wedding, with reviews |
| [WeddingWire †](https://theknotww.com/about-us/) | US | Wedding marketplace (the same group as The Knot) | Vendors pay | No | A US wedding |
| [Hitched](https://www.theknotww.com/brands/hitched) | UK | Wedding marketplace (The Knot Worldwide) | Not mentioned on their site | No | A UK wedding |
| [Easy Weddings](https://www.easyweddings.com.au/) | Australia | Directory with free venue specialists | Free to couples | Yes: specialists gather pricing in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth | An Australian wedding |
| [Bridebook](https://bridebook.com/uk) | 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](https://www.tagvenue.com/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](https://hirespace.com/Ask-An-Expert) | 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](https://www.venuescanner.com/blog/venue-marketplace-vs-venue-finding-agencies-uk) | 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](https://www.venuesearchlondon.com/) | London | Venue finding | Free for budgets of £10k or more | Yes | A big London budget |
| [Venue Crew](https://www.venuecrew.com/?p=4463) | 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](https://www.cvent.com/en/exchange/find-venues) | 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](https://www.bizly.com/) | US-led, worldwide | A message centre for talking to venues | Free for teams | You message venues from one place | Company meetings |
| [Naboo](https://www.naboo.app/en-us) | 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](https://www.nowadays.ai/pricing) | 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](https://venuenow.com/how-it-works) | 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](https://eventier.app/) | 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.

## Try it on your event.

Tell Eventier what you’re planning. It finds the venues that fit, writes to them once you say yes, chases the quiet ones and lays the quotes side by side.

Free to find venues and write the emails.

- [Free venue finding services: who pays?](https://eventier.app/guides/free-venue-finding-services/)
- [How to compare venue quotes](https://eventier.app/guides/compare-venue-quotes/)
- [Questions about Eventier](https://eventier.app/faq/)