Swapcard, Brella, Grip and b2match alternatives: how Eventiqs compares

This page reflects information on each company's own website as of 2026.

If you are looking for a Swapcard, Brella, Grip or b2match alternative, the right choice depends on your event's format, where it takes place and the attendee experience you want to offer. Swapcard, Brella, Grip and b2match each describe themselves on their websites as platforms for in-person, virtual and hybrid events with AI-supported matchmaking. Eventiqs is a modular platform used at trade fairs, congresses and summits in Türkiye, where organizers turn on only the modules they need, from registration and program to speed networking and sponsor placements.

Below, each platform is described only with what its own website says. After that you will find where Eventiqs differs and a set of neutral questions to help you choose.

Swapcard

Swapcard describes itself as an event management platform for associations, trade shows and conferences. Its website names event registration, a mobile and web app for attendees, exhibitor and sponsor tools with lead capture, onsite check-in and badge printing, and attendee networking and matchmaking among its product areas (swapcard.com).

On networking, Swapcard says it uses AI to suggest connections based on attendee behavior and profile data, lets participants schedule one-to-one or group meetings, and supports in-person, virtual and hybrid formats (Swapcard event networking). For trade shows, it describes analytics for organizers, lead capture for exhibitors and a branded mobile app on iOS and Android (Swapcard trade show software). The company states its mission as turning events into revenue-generating ecosystems (About Swapcard).

Built for: associations, trade shows and conferences that want registration, networking and exhibitor tools in one platform, across in-person, virtual and hybrid formats.

Brella

Brella presents itself as an event app built for meaningful meetings and an event management platform with AI built in (brella.io). Its website lists an event app with white-label branding, ticketing and registration, AI-powered matchmaking, sponsor tools, and data and analytics.

Brella describes a matchmaking process in which attendees state their interests and goals at registration, an algorithm recommends people to meet, and meetings are booked at times that suit both sides. It names one-to-one, sponsor, investor and mentor meetings as well as business speed-dating among the formats it supports, for virtual, physical and hybrid events (Brella event matchmaking). Brella says it serves associations, corporations, trade shows, conferences and academic events (About Brella).

Built for: organizers whose main goal is structured one-to-one meetings driven by matchmaking, at conferences, trade shows, corporate and academic events.

Grip

Grip describes itself as an AI-powered event technology platform built for engagement, aimed at increasing organizers' revenue by making relationships happen at events (grip.events). Its website lists a mobile event app, event matchmaking, pre-scheduled meetings, lead retrieval, event registration, sponsorship and monetization tools, and onsite badge printing and entrance scanning. It says it supports in-person, virtual and hybrid events, with solutions for trade shows, conferences and hosted buyer events.

For matchmaking, Grip describes machine learning algorithms that combine registration answers with how participants behave on the platform, and an automated meeting scheduler that fills participants' diaries with meetings; it names one-to-one and one-to-many meeting formats (Grip event matchmaking). It offers a separate solution that builds personalized meeting schedules for hosted buyer programs (Grip hosted buyer). The company lists an office in London.

Built for: trade shows, conferences and enterprise events where pre-scheduled meetings and hosted buyer programs are central.

b2match

b2match describes itself as an event management platform focused on networking (b2match.com). Its website names a meeting scheduler, an event website builder, participant profiles, agenda tools, ticketing and payments, messaging, check-in and participant apps, and analytics. It says it supports B2B matchmaking events, brokerage events and EU-funded project events, in person, virtually and in hybrid form.

For meetings, b2match describes one-to-one and group meetings, automatic calculation of available time slots, booking rules that separate groups such as buyers and sellers, and an integrated video meeting tool (b2match B2B meetings). Its AI meeting recommender suggests profiles based on profile data and activity on the platform (b2match AI matchmaking). The company says it has offices in Vienna and Zagreb and describes itself as made in the EU (About b2match).

Built for: B2B matchmaking and brokerage events, including EU-funded project events, where scheduled meetings are the core of the program.

How Eventiqs differs

Eventiqs is a modular event platform for trade fairs, academic congresses, conferences and summits, and corporate events. It was founded in 2025 and is based at Teknopark İstanbul. The main differences:

1. Only the modules you need. Eventiqs has 17 modules in four groups. You turn on what your event needs; attendees use one app on iOS, Android and mobile web, and you manage everything from one organizer panel.
2. Attendee experience next to networking. Beside smart matching, meeting requests, messaging and QR connections, attendees can use Speaker Flow, My Calendar, My Travel, the floor plan and smart photo sharing, which finds each person's photos through AI face matching.
3. Live speed networking. Organizers set up a session with a participant pool and RSVPs, generate a match matrix by round, table and time, edit any cell, re-run matching and publish the agenda. Each participant sees their table and time in the app (speed networking).
4. Sponsor visibility. Sponsor and exhibitor profiles sit beside ad placements: banners on the home and Explore screens, sponsored company cards and sponsored push notifications (sponsor placements).
5. Turkish language and local references. The product and support are available in Turkish, and the platform has been used at events in Türkiye such as EMITT 2026, with 3,500+ planned B2B meetings and 28,000+ visitors (EMITT 2026 case study).

Platform data is stored in AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1) and encrypted in transit and at rest. For event data, the organizer is the data controller and Eventiqs is the processor.

Common mistakes when comparing platforms

• Comparing feature names only. Two platforms can use the same word, such as matchmaking, for different flows. Ask to see the attendee's path from registration to a confirmed meeting.
• Leaving the language question to the end. Check which languages the attendee app, the organizer panel and the support team work in before you decide.
• Forgetting sponsors and exhibitors. They often fund the event, so check early how they appear in the app and what they can see after it.

Which one fits you?

There is no single right answer. All five platforms cover matchmaking and meetings, so the decision usually comes down to the shape of your event and your team. These questions can help:

1. Format: Is your event mainly virtual or hybrid, or mainly on-site?
2. Location and language: Where do your attendees and exhibitors come from, and in which language do your team and attendees need the product and support?
3. Scope: Do you need networking only, or a full attendee experience with program, calendar, travel details, floor plan and photos?
4. Meeting model: Are scheduled one-to-one meetings the core, or do you also run structured formats such as speed networking with tables and rounds?
5. Sponsors: How will sponsors and exhibitors get visibility and measurable activity inside the app?
6. Data: Where is the data stored, and who acts as data controller and processor?

As a rough guide: if your event is virtual or hybrid with an international audience, read what each of the platforms above says about those formats on its own website and ask for a demo of that flow. If you run an on-site trade fair, congress or summit in Türkiye and want networking and the full attendee experience in one Turkish-language app, Eventiqs is designed for that case.

Next steps

To see what each module does, visit the product page. If you want to talk through your event, contact the Eventiqs team.