Indico

Feature-rich event management system built at CERN

About Indico

Indico is the event management system developed at CERN and used daily there and at the United Nations for lectures, meetings, workshops, and large conferences. It covers the full conference lifecycle: registration and accreditation workflows, paper submission and reviewing, presentation and document archiving, room booking, and a granular protection scheme for content. Organizations self-host it to run events of widely varying complexity under their own control.

Indico website preview

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Indico: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers events, conferences, open source, self hosted — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 2092 tools in the Productivity & Notes category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Indico pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	getindico.io

Indico key facts

Category: Productivity & Notes
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: events, conferences, open source, self hosted
Official site: getindico.io

Indico FAQ

How much does Indico cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (getindico.io).

What is Indico used for?

Feature-rich event management system built at CERN Its focus areas in the Productivity & Notes category: events, conferences, open source, self hosted.

Where can I try Indico?

On its official site, getindico.io — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Indico vs alternatives

	Indico	Gancio	hitobito	pretalx
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas	events, conferences, open source, self hosted	events, calendar, community, open source, self hosted	membership, events, associations, open source, self hosted	conferences, events, cfp, scheduling, open source
Official site	getindico.io	gancio.org	hitobito.com	pretalx.org
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Productivity & Notes category

Notes, tasks, and project tools that keep you organized and focused. The Productivity & Notes category on Tools Hub currently lists 2092 tools. Alongside Indico, it includes Frappe HR, Dolibarr, Donetick, ResumeDive.

FreeProductivity & Noteseventsconferencesopen-sourceself-hosted

Alternatives to Indico

Tools in the same Productivity & Notes category that share focus areas with Indico — worth comparing before you commit:

Productivity & Notes

Gancio

Shared agenda for local communities to publish events

Freeeventscalendarcommunityopen-source

Productivity & Notes

hitobito

Manage organizations with complex group hierarchies and events

Freemembershipeventsassociationsopen-source

Productivity & Notes

pretalx

Call for Papers and scheduling for conferences

Freemiumconferenceseventscfpscheduling

Productivity & Notes

Admidio

Free membership management for organizations, clubs, and associations

Freemembershipself-hostedopen-sourceclubs

Productivity & Notes

AdventureLog

Travel log, trip planner, and world map in one app

Freetraveltrip-plannerself-hostedopen-source

Productivity & Notes

Alf.io

The open-source ticket reservation system for events

Freeticketingeventsreservationsself-hosted

More in Productivity & Notes

Comparing tools in the Productivity & Notes category? These related listings are worth a look: Frappe HR — Open-source HR software for the modern workplace; Dolibarr — Open-source ERP and CRM web suite for business; Donetick — Task and chore management for households and groups.