Spiny Events was not born in a hackathon or over a cup of coffee. It was born out of frustration, experience, and a desire to solve real world problems that conferences and events face.
We come from both web development and event management backgrounds. We’ve organized multiple conferences, and we have experienced the pain firsthand.
Back in 2015, we used to organize conferences without having a website. We would print out schedules and hand them to attendees. But as our events grew, things got difficult. Last-minute speaker changes, session time adjustments, room changes – these things happen at every conference.
As, we come from a website development background, we move from printed schedule to a website solution. So we tried using tools like WordPress, Webflow, Wix and even mobile apps. They worked to an extent. But every time we had a new conference, we had to go through the same cycle: install themes, configure plugins, custom-build schedules, and custom coding where needed. it just took too much time and effort than was really needed.
The problem with these website builders is that they try to do everything. That’s fine for many other websites, but for events? It’s a completely different architecture. Events need the simple control Management system that have section to add speakers, sessions, sponsors, schedules – not post type or products or custom fields. With these generic website builders, we had to hack our way around with plugins and custom code just to get basic features that is needed for event website.
There are some other event-specific solutions, but most of them just give you embeddable widgets or script to install in your website. Which means, we still need to build a website elsewhere and then embed their schedule or speaker list into the website. And as an event organizer it does not make sense to deal with tech setups when we are already busy juggling 100 other things related to the event.
But it wasn’t just about us as an organizers. As conference attendees, we faced problems too. Few years back i attended conference in Singapore and Bangkok, last year I attended several conferences in San Francisco and Portland. These were pretty big well-funded events, but their website experiences were terrible. The conference i attended in Singapore had five parallel tracks. Their schedule look like a large calendar with entire session list spread across. Which look great in desktop but viewing on phone was a Total nightmare. We had to do both horizontal and vertical scroll to find what was going on.
Even at the other conferences in San Francisco and Portland, it was the same story. Beautiful sites on desktop, but not optimized for mobile. No live indicators showing which session was happening right now, or how much time was left until the next one.
These might sound like small details, but that matters a lot in real-time during an event.
While we was organizing conferences, Another frustration we had was the technical dependency. Every time our team needed to update speaker information or change session details, they had to come to me because I was the only one who understood the technical side. So, We wanted to build something where anyone on the team – even someone with basic computer skills – could make updates without needing technical knowledge.
Thats why we build Spiny Events, to address tha pain point of both organizers and attendees.
We started working on Spiny Events since October 2024. We took our time, we took it slow, we started talking to other event organizers, understanding their pain points, and tried to understand what they needed. Also, I was engaged full time with another agency as a UX designer that time.
Since January, we’ve been building at full speed. This is my full time work now. It’s been almost a year of focused work, and we know this is a long journey. But we also know we’re solving a real problem.
We’ve already tested our platform with real conferences – two events are currently using our system, and their websites are live as well. I will share the link to their website in the description below.
The platform is ready to use right now. You can try to create a website for your event with Spiny Events. Just go to Spinyevents.com and sign up and then create your first event.
Once you do that, you can see our Dashboard.
Our dashboard shows exactly what event organizers need like: speakers, tracks, schedule, sponsors, organizers. No confusion, no configuration needed. it’s all built in.
Adding speakers, creating tracks, managing schedules – it’s all simple point-and-click.
Our schedule works perfectly on mobile because that’s where most attendees check it during the event. It shows timing, countdown timers for the next session, and works great across multiple days and tracks.
Everything is hosted in the cloud. No downloading zip files, no server management, no security headaches. Just log in, create your event, and go live in your domain.
Instead of drag-and-drop complexity, we use a modular approach. Click next, pick your favorite layout, and you’re done. No complicated design decisions.
After the event, speakers can even upload their own slides, and you can embed YouTube videos for recorded sessions.
We recently added a ticketing system. You can Connect your Stripe account and sell tickets directly from your website. You can sell individual tickets or group tickets easily.
Here’s the best part – we’re keeping this affordable. It’s just $129 per event. That’s it. You get the entire system, hosting, and you can use your own domain.
If you don’t need your own domain, everything is completely free. The only limitation is ticketing – for trust and branding reasons, we only allow ticket sales on paid plans with custom domains.
And if you Want to archive past conferences? That’s $29 per year to maintain URLs like 2024.yourconference.com or 2025.yourconference.com.
No hidden fees, just maybe some taxes and credit card processing fees (1-2%), which depends on country.
Also, We’re offering one-on-one help If you want to learn how to use it or need help getting started. We’re happy to walk you through everything. Just contact us.
Having said that, we are not building just another tools. We are solving real problem of very specific niche which we have years of experience from both technical standpoint and user standpoint.
We are continuously improving Spiny Events, with more features we are open to feedback and We would love to help make your next event a success!