Exposure Events review

Exposure Events is tournament and league software for scheduling, registration, and event management. Organizers can set up events, register teams or individual participants, communicate with attendees, and manage results, standings, brackets, and seeds as scores come in. The feature list also includes online gate payments, with entry verified using emailed QR codes.

The pricing model is not a monthly or annual subscription. According to the published pricing details, scheduling costs $2 per credit, with one credit for each visible team and five free credits to try the platform. Basic single-team or participant registration is free, but merchant processing fees apply. Multi-team or multi-event registration through EventStore adds a 1% Exposure fee per transaction, on top of payment processor fees. Other optional charges include branded apps, advertising placements, and a custom domain after its free first year.

Exposure covers much of the event workflow in one product, from team sign-up and scheduling through live results and attendee communication. That can be useful for organizers who need more than a calendar and registration form.

• The feature list says AI scheduling generates event schedules around organizer requirements. Schedule validation checks requests as organizers edit the scheduling grid, which may help catch conflicts during changes.
• Registration supports individuals and single teams, as well as multi-team, multi-event, and multi-sport sign-ups. Basic single-team or participant registration has no Exposure registration fee, though merchant fees still apply.
• Entered scores update results, standings, brackets, and seeds. That keeps common event information connected rather than requiring organizers to update each item separately.
• Messaging can reach coaches, attendees, divisions, or teams through email, text, and app notifications. Gate payments add online admission collection and QR-code entry verification.

The pricing structure also gives smaller organizers five free scheduling credits before they pay the listed $2 per-credit rate. There is no subscription price to factor in, though transaction and optional service charges still matter.

The $2 scheduling price is not the full cost of running an event. Each visible team uses one credit, so larger fields consume credits quickly; the five free credits cover only five visible teams under that pricing rule. The published pricing details do not publish a monthly or annual plan, a volume discount, or a cap on event size.

Registration can also add costs. Merchant processing fees apply even to free single-team or participant registration, while EventStore charges a 1% Exposure fee per transaction in addition to Stripe, Square, or PayPal fees. The published details do not specify those processor rates or any registration-volume limits.

Optional extras have separate charges: a for-profit branded app is $299 plus a $99 yearly Apple fee; the non-profit app is $399 and waives that yearly fee. A custom domain is free for the first year, then $100 per year. Directory and newsletter banners cost $250–$2,500, and featured event postings cost $125–$350. Budgeting requires more than counting scheduling credits.

Exposure Events does not list a monthly or annual subscription. Scheduling costs $2 per credit, with one credit for each visible team; organizers get five free credits to try the platform. That makes the starting price low, but total scheduling cost depends on the number of teams visible in your event.

Registration is free for single teams or participants, but merchant processing fees still apply. Multi-team or multi-event registration through EventStore adds a 1% Exposure fee, on top of Stripe, Square, or PayPal fees. That is the main pricing jump: free basic registration becomes a percentage fee when registration needs expand.

Other charges are separate. A custom domain is free for the first year, then $100 annually. A for-profit branded app costs $299 once plus a $99 yearly Apple fee; the nonprofit option is $399 once and waives that annual fee. Ads cost $250–$2,500 for banners or $125–$350 per featured posting. Check payment, app, and promotion costs before budgeting; the $2 credit price is not the whole bill.

The published material does not publish migration steps, data-export formats, or details on moving schedules, registration records, results, or standings into or out of Exposure Events. We also do not have Reddit posts or comments in the published material, so we cannot substantiate claims about why users leave or how difficult switching is.

Before moving, ask Exposure what data it can import and export, in what format, and whether historical results, contact details, payment records, and team registrations are included. Those details matter if you need to move later; the available information does not establish that any of them are portable.

The five free scheduling credits give organizers a limited way to try the platform before paying for more scheduling. Compare the cost using your visible-team count, then check EventStore’s 1% fee and merchant processing charges against your current setup. If you leave, confirm access to your records and any cancellation or retention terms directly with Exposure; those terms are not published on the vendor's site.