The Add to Event alternative with no per-quote credits
Add to Event is a real UK event marketplace — but you buy credits and spend them to send each quote, and once your quote's been seen those credits are gone whether you win or not. Build My Event lets you quote for free and runs the whole booking after the introduction — £29/mo Pro, 0% platform fee, payouts to your own UK bank in as few as 3 days.
Is Add to Event worth it for suppliers?
Add to Event is a genuine, event-specific marketplace, and plenty of suppliers win work through it — credit to them for that. But the model is pay per quote: you buy credits and spend them to respond to a request, and once the organiser has viewed your quote, those credits are spent — booked or not.
Build My Event removes that cost. You're matched with events and quote for free; the only fee is a small share of a payment a customer actually makes — 0% on Pro. And it doesn't stop at the introduction: it runs the proposal, the signed contract and the staged payments too, so you're not left to manage the booking off-platform.
Add to Event vs Build My Event, at a glance
Both are built for UK events — the difference is what you pay to quote, and what happens after.
| Add to Event | Build My Event — Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A UK event-supplier leads site — organisers post, suppliers quote | A UK event-supplier marketplace and full booking OS |
| What it costs to quote | You buy credit bundles and spend credits to submit each quote | Free — no credits, no lead fees, ever |
| Pay if you're not booked? | Once your quote is viewed, the credits are spent — booked or not | Never — you only pay on payments a customer actually makes (Free 6%, Pro 0%) |
| After the introduction | Mostly an introduction — you manage the booking yourself | Proposal, e-signed contract and staged Stripe payments, in one flow |
| Contracts | No contract on the platform; agreed directly between you | Auto-generated from the accepted proposal, dual e-signed |
| Getting paid | You arrange and collect the payment yourself | Straight to your own UK bank via Stripe, in as few as 3 days |
| Fee per booking | No commission — but you've paid in credits to quote, up front | 0% platform fee on Pro |
| Being found | You spend credits to respond to each request | Matched briefs and a Discover feed — no per-lead charge, ever |
Add to Event details are based on publicly available information about how the platform works and are accurate as of August 2026; details may change, so check Add to Event for current information. Build My Event pricing is set out on our pricing section.
Stop paying to quote
Pay-per-quote credits (Add to Event)
Every quote costs credits, and once it's been viewed that spend is gone — whether the organiser replies, picks someone else, or goes quiet. You're paying for the chance to quote, not for the booking.
Build My Event
Quote as often as you like for £0. You only pay on payments a customer actually makes — 0% on Pro — and you keep every pound of the job, however it came in.
A booking, not just an introduction
An introduction
Once the quote's sent, a leads site largely steps back. The contract, the deposit, the payment schedule and the chasing all fall to you, off-platform.
Build My Event
Turns an accepted quote into a proper booking: a proposal to compare, an e-signed contract, and staged Stripe payments with reminders — all in one place, all on the record.
Every kind of event supplier
Event work has its own shape — deposits, instalments, a date you can't double-book. Build My Event is built around it.
- Photographers & videographers
- Caterers & mobile bars
- DJs & live musicians
- Florists & decorators
- Venues & marquees
- Event planners & entertainers
No credits. No paying to quote. Keep what you book.
- No credits and no per-quote charges — quoting is always free
- £29/month on Pro — one flat price, 0% platform fee
- Matched event briefs and a Discover feed bring the work to you
- The whole booking handled: proposal, e-signed contract, staged payments
- AI triages your enquiries, drafts replies and writes proposals in ~90 seconds — your price always yours
- Prefer to start free? No subscription — just 6%, only on payments a customer makes
With pay-per-quote credits, you spend before you know you've won. Here, the only fee follows a payment a customer actually makes — and on Pro that fee is zero.
Add to Event alternatives, answered
- Is Add to Event worth it for suppliers?
- Add to Event is a genuine, event-specific UK marketplace, and plenty of suppliers win work through it. But its model is pay-per-quote: you buy credits and spend them to send each quote, and once the organiser has viewed your quote those credits are spent whether or not you're booked. Build My Event lets you quote for free, only charges on payments your customer actually makes, and runs the whole booking after the introduction — not just the intro.
- What's an Add to Event alternative without credits?
- Build My Event. There are no credits to buy and no per-quote charges — you're matched with events and quote for free. Pro is £29/month with a 0% platform fee; the free tier has no subscription and charges 6% on the payments a customer actually makes.
- Do you charge credits to send a quote like Add to Event?
- No. Build My Event never charges you to send a quote. Quoting is always free — the only time money changes hands is a small fee when a booking is paid, which is 0% on Pro and a 6% platform fee on the free tier.
- Is there a free Add to Event alternative in the UK?
- Yes — Build My Event's free tier has no subscription and no credits. You list your business, get matched with events and quote for free, and only pay a 6% platform fee on the payments your customer actually makes. Upgrade to £29/mo Pro (0% platform fee) once it's earning.
- Add to Event vs Build My Event — what's the difference?
- Both are built for UK events. The difference is the model: Add to Event charges credits to quote and is largely an introduction — you handle the booking and payment yourself. Build My Event lets you quote for free and runs the whole booking — proposal, e-signed contract and staged Stripe payments — with no lead fees and payouts to your own bank in as few as 3 days.
- How fast do I get paid with Build My Event?
- Payments go to your own UK bank account via Stripe — in as few as 3 days on Pro, versus 7–14 days on the free tier. Build My Event never holds your money.
- Can I switch from Add to Event?
- Yes. Start free, set up your bookable profile and packages, and take new enquiries through Build My Event — with no credits to buy. You only move to Pro when it's already paying for itself.
Win event work without buying credits
List your business free, quote in a few taps with no credits, and keep every pound you book on Pro — £29/month, 0% platform fee, no lead fees.
Free to start. No credits, no lead fees. 30-day trial on Pro.