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Shake-on vs Swapcard: which fits your event?
Both platforms help people meet at events, and both use AI to do it. Swapcard is a mature platform sold on annual subscriptions, with a large integration catalogue and a strong set of security certifications. Shake-on publishes per-event prices, starts matchmaking with a conversation about each guest's goals, and reports against goals you agree before the event.
The short answer
- You want one annual contract that covers many events. Swapcard's tiers run from 1,000 attendees a year on Starter to 10,000 on Professional and unlimited on Enterprise.
- Your procurement team asks for ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II or PCI DSS certification.
- You need a native connection to Salesforce, Cvent, Bizzabo, iMIS or one of 30+ other integrations.
- Attendees should be able to ask an AI assistant to book and reschedule meetings for them.
- You want to see the price for your event before a sales call, or start free with up to 50 guests.
- Matchmaking should start from what each guest needs and offers at this event, in their own words.
- You want to report every meeting and lead against goals agreed before the event.
AT A GLANCE
Side by side.
| What matters | Shake-on | Swapcard |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per event and published: Essential from €2,450 and Professional from €5,950 for up to 250 guests. Exhibitor passes €175. | Annual subscriptions only. No per-event price and no published amounts. A licence fee combined with per-attendee and per-exhibitor rates. |
| Free plan or trial | Free Community plan for events up to 50 guests, with full matchmaking. | A free trial on the Starter tier. Trial length and limits aren't published. No free plan found. |
| Where matchmaking starts | A short Concierge conversation about each guest's needs, offers and goals for this event. Both people see the reason for an introduction. | Public profile data, in-app activity and attendee interests, refined in real time as people use the app. |
| AI assistance | The Concierge at registration, and a Copilot that answers organisers’ questions about their event and prepares changes they confirm first. | Sherlock, a conversational assistant with memory that recommends people and can book or reschedule meetings. |
| Lead capture | Booth staff scan ticket QR codes with their own phones, in the browser. One exhibitor pass per company covers all staff. | QR or NFC badge scanning and business-card capture on iOS and Android, which works offline. Listed as a paid add-on, price not published. |
| Measuring results | The event report, with each goal next to its result, feedback from both sides of every meeting and a survey the day after. Each exhibitor gets a one-page results sheet. | Dashboards for registrations, check-ins, engagement and networking. Exhibitors get lead quality scores, pipeline estimates and meeting outcomes. |
| Integrations | HubSpot for exhibitor leads, Stripe payouts, calendar invites, CSV import and export, and read-only MCP for your own AI on Signature. | 30+ native integrations, including Salesforce, HubSpot, Eventbrite, Cvent, Bizzabo, Swoogo and Zapier, plus APIs and webhooks. |
| Where data lives | Platform data stored in Frankfurt, Germany. Some AI processing takes place in the United States. | AWS data centres in the EEA. Some sub-processors in the United States, covered by Standard Contractual Clauses. |
| Security | Encryption in transit and at rest, access controls and restricted production access. Security questionnaires answered on request. | ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS v4.0, with a data protection officer. |
| Company | Rotterdam, the Netherlands (LMNT B.V.) | Paris, France (Swapcard Corporation SAS). |
Where Swapcard is strong.
An assistant that acts
Sherlock can recommend people and book or reschedule meetings in a conversation.
A large integration catalogue
30+ native integrations, plus APIs, webhooks and Zapier.
Easy to use, by its users' account
Swapcard cites a 4.6 out of 5 ease-of-use rating on G2, from more than 225 reviews.
Prices you can see
Shake-on publishes a price per event for every guest band up to 5,000. Swapcard sells annual subscriptions and doesn't publish amounts.
A free plan, not a trial
Community is free for events up to 50 guests, with full matchmaking, for as long as you like.
Matching starts with a conversation
The Concierge asks each guest what they need and offer at this event. Swapcard starts from profiles, interests and in-app behaviour.
Goals first, then the report
You agree targets before the event, and the event report puts every result next to them.
Event reportExample data2,412Checked in
1,940Accepted meetings
612Meetings that mattered
GOALS AGAINST RESULTS3 of 4 met
Accepted meetings1,940 / 1,800 Met
Leads per exhibitor50 / 40 Met
Exhibitors who’d rebook78% / 70% Met
Check-in rate81% / 85% Missed
8.1Event score
6%No-shows
4.2Lead quality
Illustrative product example
QUESTIONS
Choosing between Shake-on and Swapcard.
Is Shake-on cheaper than Swapcard?
Swapcard doesn't publish its prices, so a like-for-like comparison needs a quote. Shake-on's prices are on our pricing page. Ask Swapcard for a quote for the same event and compare the total, including lead capture for exhibitors.
Can we move from Swapcard to Shake-on?
Yes. Export your attendee list as a CSV and import it into Shake-on. Guests get an email invitation to the Concierge, and exhibitors are invited to set up their booth. Try it on one event first: Shake-on is priced per event, so there's no yearly commitment.
Does Shake-on have a mobile app?
Shake-on runs in the browser. Guests open the event app from their ticket email, and booth staff scan tickets with their phone's camera. There is nothing to download.
Does Shake-on have an AI assistant like Sherlock?
Shake-on's AI works in a different place. The Concierge talks with each guest at registration to understand their goals, and the Copilot answers organisers’ questions and prepares changes they confirm first. Guests don't chat with an assistant to book meetings; they accept introductions with one tap.
Sources
All pages accessed on 30 September 2026. G2, Capterra and TrustRadius are third-party review sites. If something here is out of date, tell us at info@shake-on.com and we'll correct it.
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