Gigbuilder - Compare

FEATURE COMPARISION GRID

Compare our features to the competition and you'll find Gigbuilder is not just the most powerful event manager but the least expensive too! Cost compares each product's BASE price. Gigbuilder is fully featured with no additional pricing required and comes free with WeDJ.com silver/gold membership ($99.95/year standalone).

Feature	Gigbuilder	DJI Product	Event Planner Product
Cost per year	$99 Minimum	$200 Minimum **	$240-$600 Minimum ***
Active Employee Limit	Unlimited	N/A	10
Clustered Servers (near-zero downtime)	Yes	No	No
Weekly Full Backups	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Email Storage	Unlimited	N/A	50,000
Data Storage	Unlimited	1 Year	Unlimited
Event Limit	Unlimited	Unlimited	500
Live Help Integrated	Yes	No	No
Telephone Support	Yes	No	No
Helpdesk Support	Yes	Yes	No - Only Support Forums
Video Tutorials	Yes - Numerous	Yes - Limited	Yes - Limited
Knowledge Base/FAQ	Yes - Numerous	Yes - Limited	Yes - Limited
Peer to Peer Forums	Yes	No	Yes
Mobile App	Yes	No	No
AI Integration
Versions Used	Chat-GPT-4-Enterprise	N/A	N/A
Song Metadata	Extensive	No	No
Document Creation	Extensive	No	No
Email Rewriting	Extensive	No	No
Personal Chat Assistant	Extensive	No	No
Back Office
Music Manager	Extensive	Limited	Limited
Web Hosting	Yes - FREE	N/A	N/A
Appointment Scheduling	Yes	No	Yes
Multiple Services (dj, photo booth, photography, etc)	Yes¹	No	No
2-Way SMS Text Messaging	Yes	No	Extra Fee
Fax Documents/Contracts	Yes - FREE	No	No
Contract System	Yes	Yes	Yes
Electronic Signatures	Yes - Multiple	No	Yes
Event Planning Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes
Survey Generator	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mobile BackOffice	Yes	No	No
Daily Status Email	Yes	No	No
Theme Manager (change look and feel)	Yes	No	Limited
Daily Most Requested Music Email	Yes	No	No
Website Tools
Check Availability	Yes¹	Yes	Yes
Request Information Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes
Contact Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes
Instant Estimate Generator	Yes	Yes	Yes
Photos on Packages/Options	Yes	No	No
Music Database	Yes²	Yes	Yes
Music List Builder	Yes	No	No
Payment Gateway	Yes	Yes	Yes
Guest Request System	Yes	Yes	Yes
Event Calendar	Yes	Yes	Yes
Survey Feedback Results	Yes	Yes	Yes
Instant Answer Widget	Yes	No	No
Client Login	Yes	Yes	Yes
Client Portal
Live Text Requests at Events	Yes	No	No
Single Login Location	Yes	No	Yes
Music Request System	Yes	Yes	Yes
Timelines	Yes	Yes	Yes
Planning Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes
Edit Contact Info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manage Details	Yes	Yes	Yes
Online Payments	Yes	Yes	Yes
Built In Templates	Yes	Yes	Yes
Custom Templates	Yes	Yes	Yes
Custom Colors	Yes	Yes	Yes
Recent Email Messages	Yes	No	Yes
Recent Text Messages	Yes	No	No
Upcoming Meetings	Yes	No	Yes
Smartphone Integrated	Yes - Extensive	No	No
Contact Info	Yes	No	Yes
Skype Integration	Yes	No	No
Instant 2-Way Chat	Yes	No	No
Online Meeting Integration	Yes	No	No
Business Management
Events	Yes	No	Yes
Clients	Yes	Yes	Yes
Contacts	Yes	No	Yes
Employees	Yes	No	Yes
Event Guests	Yes	No	No
Venues	Yes	No	Yes
Meeting Locations	Yes	No	Yes
Equipment	Yes	No	Yes
Packages	Yes	No	Yes
Options/Addons	Yes	No	Yes
Coupons	Yes	Yes	No
Discounts	Yes	Yes	No
Email/SMS/Text Msg System
Email Tracking	Yes	No	Yes
Email Templates	Yes	Yes	Yes
Email Auto-Responder	Yes	Yes	Yes
SMS/Text Auto-Responder	Yes	No	Extra Fee
Scheduled Emails	Yes	No	Yes
Scheduled SMS / Text Msg	Yes	No	Extra Fee
Scheduled e-Cards (birthdays, anniversaries, etc)	Yes	No	No
Document Management
Document Templates	Yes	No	Yes
Document Sharing	Yes	No	No
WYSIWYG Editor	Yes	No	Yes
Integrations
Google Calendar	Yes	No	Yes
Web Meeting/ Conferencing	Yes	No	No
Cloud Image/Document Storage	Yes	No	No
Employee Images	Yes	No	No
Client Images	Yes	No	No
Event Images	Yes	No	No
Event Type Images	Yes	No	No
Package Images	Yes	No	No
Option Images	Yes	No	No
Discount Images	Yes	No	No
Venue Images	Yes	No	No
Driving Directions	Yes	No	Yes
Sunset Data	Yes	No	No
SEO Tools & Website Audits	Yes	No	No
Merchant Services	Yes	limited	Yes
Employee Management
Individualized Employee Logins	Yes	No	Yes
Calendar	Yes	No	Yes
Request Time Off	Yes	No	Yes
Accept/Decline Assignments by Login or SMS/Text	Yes	No	No
Manage Permissions	Yes	No	Yes
Automated Email Employee Schedule	Yes	No	No
Employee Message Board	Yes	No	No
Financials
Payments	Yes	No	Yes
Expenses	Yes	No	Yes
Non-Event Income	Yes	No	Yes
Past Due	Yes	No	Yes
Payroll	Yes	No	Yes
Mileage Tracker	Yes - Extensive	No	Yes
Virtual Terminal	Yes	No	No
Reports
Financial Reports	Yes	No	Yes
Event Prep	Yes	No	Yes
Mileage Reimbursement	Yes	No	Yes
Charts	Yes	No	Yes
Music Management
Built In Default Music Database	Yes	Yes	Yes
Upload Custom Database	Yes	Yes	Yes
Combine Default & Custom Databases	Yes	No	No
Automatic Updates	Yes	Yes	Yes
Subscription Imports	Yes	No	No
Purchase Manager	Yes	No	Yes - Limited
Print Popular Music Book	Yes	No	No
Print Music Book by Title/Artist	Yes	No	No
Duplicate Song Removal Tool	Yes	No	No
Add Individual Song/Albums	Yes	No	No
Suggest Songs	Yes	No	No
Live Request System (text message during events)	Yes	No	No
Report Errors	Yes	No	No
Karaoke Song Database	Yes	No	No
Print Karaoke Music Book by Title/Artist	Yes	No	No
Mass Lead Importing
Import Lead Lists such as a Bridal Show	Yes	No	No
Create Email Marketing Campaign	Yes	No	No
Create SMS/Text Msg One Time Campaign	Yes	No	No
Send e-Cards	Yes	No	No
Manage Imported Leads by Date/Source	Yes	No	No

* - Gigbuilder is provided FREE of charge to silver/gold members of WeDJ or $99.95/year as a standalone product (You will not be eligible for a WeDJ listing). It is fully featured with nothing else to purchase.
** - Product 2 has a PLUS version for an additional cost that has a few extra features not shown on this grid
*** - Product 3 has several versions costing as high as $600/year
1 - Several date checkers can be created based on various service types such as DJ, Photobooth, Uplighting, etc.
2 - Music Database contains dynamic content such as scrolling lyrics and videos Competitive analysis performed on 08/28/2023