Best Craft Fair Software: 6 Tools Compared

The best craft fair software depends on whether your show is juried. For a juried craft show, ZAPP and Eventeny are the strongest picks, because both handle maker applications and juror scoring. Marketspread suits recurring craft markets that book booths often. BoothCentral is a simple per-vendor option for applications and space assignments, and EntryThingy covers calls for entry with blind judging. Map D fits fairs that want makers to pick and pay for a booth on a live, to-scale map, but it does not jury applications.

Map D publishes this post and includes its own product, which is a conflict of interest. Map D is ranked fifth because jurying is the job most craft show organizers start with, and Map D does not do it. If you are still planning the show itself, start with our guide on how to plan a craft fair and our craft fair booth pricing guide.

How We Chose

We looked for tools whose own websites describe artist, maker or vendor applications for fairs, markets or art events as a core job, and judged them on what a craft show organizer deals with from the call for makers to show day:

• Applications: custom forms, product photos, categories and application fees.
• Jurying: juror accounts, scoring criteria and accept, decline or wait-list decisions.
• Booths: booth assignment, a booth map, and whether makers can choose their own space.
• Payments: online booth fees, deposits, invoices and refunds.
• Communication: emails to accepted, wait-listed and declined makers.
• Pricing model: per application, per booth, per vendor, per event or subscription.

Every claim below comes from the vendor's own website, checked in November 2026. Features, plans and fees change, so confirm anything critical with the vendor before you sign.

The 6 Craft Fair Software Tools

1. ZAPP

ZAPP is the application and jury platform many artists already know from art festivals and craft shows. Its organizer site describes custom application forms, juror accounts for scoring and payment collection for booth fees and deposits.

• Best for: Juried craft and art shows that receive many applications with images.
• Strength: Custom application forms with conditional logic, plus juror accounts for scoring and mass invitations to artists based on aggregated scores.
• Strength: Collection of booth fees and deposits, status tags and reporting in one place.
• Strength: Published plans per event, sized by the number of applications you expect, with optional add-ons such as Booth Management (a booth request and booth map tool), an onsite scoring tool and a public gallery of accepted artists.
• Limitation: The booth map is an add-on, and ZAPP is built around the application and jury workflow rather than selling booths from a map. Check the add-on in a demo if makers will choose their own booths.

Our ZAPP alternatives page compares it with Map D in more detail.

2. Eventeny

Eventeny is an event platform for festivals, fairs, markets and other public events, with vendor management, ticketing, sponsors and volunteers in one place. Its pricing page lists fairs and markets among the event types it serves.

• Best for: Craft fairs that also sell admission or run alongside a festival, and want one platform for everything.
• Strength: A free Basic plan with vendor, artist and exhibitor management and unlimited applications.
• Strength: Jurying with invited jurors, solo or group scoring and custom weighted criteria on its Plus plan and above.
• Strength: Interactive maps with vendor booth assignment on its Pro plan and above; its vendor management page says vendors can pick their own booths in real time, subject to organizer settings.
• Limitation: Its pricing page lists platform fees on application, ticketing and product payments, which differ by plan, plus card processing on paid plans. Model those fees against your number of makers.

See our Eventeny alternatives comparison for where it wins and where other tools fit better.

3. Marketspread

Marketspread's booth management page names craft fairs, art markets, farmers markets, flea markets, fairs and festivals among the operators it serves.

• Best for: Craft markets that run often, such as monthly maker markets or a seasonal series.
• Strength: Online applications that collect fees, documents and signatures, with teammates able to evaluate vendors together and review product submissions.
• Strength: A graphical booth map builder across multiple areas, with a kiosk view for shoppers.
• Strength: Payments online or in person through a mobile point-of-sale app, plus email and texting to vendors by tag.
• Limitation: Its pricing page charges markets per booth, per event, so a large one-off holiday craft show should model the total against per-event or per-application options.

4. BoothCentral

BoothCentral describes itself as an event management platform for in-person, hybrid and virtual events, serving organizers, vendors and artists.

• Best for: Small and mid-size community craft fairs that want simple online applications without a large upfront fee.
• Strength: Vendor applications, space assignments, payment processing and reports for in-person events.
• Strength: In-person pricing listed on its home page as a per-vendor fee, which is easy to budget.
• Limitation: Its home page does not describe jurying or a booth map, so a juried show should check both in a demo.

5. Map D

Map D runs floor plans and online booth sales for trade shows, expos, fairs and vendor events. For a craft fair, it fits best when booth choice and booth pricing are the hard part: a large holiday craft show in a convention hall or fairground, with corners, power drops and premium spots that makers want to see before they pay.

• Best for: Non-juried or lightly curated craft fairs, or juried shows that run applications in a jury tool and then sell booths to accepted makers.
• Strength: A to-scale, interactive floor plan, with an AI-assisted editor, that shows every booth, corner and entrance.
• Strength: Online booth sales from the map: a maker picks an available booth, sees the price and checks out, and the booth turns sold.
• Strength: Dynamic booth pricing by size or location, sponsor profiles, and a website embed so the map lives on your fair's site.
• Strength: Published pricing with no Map D transaction fees on booth sales, and payments through gateways such as Stripe, PayPal and Authorize.Net.
• Limitation: It does not jury applications or score product photos. A juried show needs ZAPP, Eventeny or EntryThingy for that step.
• Limitation: Pricing is per event plan, starting at $3,499 for Basic, which suits a large annual show better than a small church bazaar.

6. EntryThingy

EntryThingy is a platform for calls for art and the jury process. Its home page describes galleries and artists rather than craft fairs, so it is a narrow pick, but its jury tools are strong.

• Best for: Craft shows that only need a call for entry and a fair, blind jury, and handle booths elsewhere.
• Strength: Embeddable submission forms with multi-image uploads and payment at submission.
• Strength: Blind judging, custom scoring criteria, live vote tallies and acceptance letters.
• Strength: A published per-submission price with no annual fee listed on its home page.
• Limitation: Its home page does not mention booth assignment, so you will still need a way to place and invoice makers.

Comparison Summary

• ZAPP: applications, juror scoring and booth fees for art and craft events. Publishes per-event plans; booth map is an add-on.
• Eventeny: applications, jurying, maps and ticketing in one platform. Free plan with platform fees; jurying and maps on paid tiers.
• Marketspread: applications, documents, booth maps and point of sale for recurring markets. Publishes per-booth pricing.
• BoothCentral: applications, space assignments and payments. Publishes a per-vendor price; jurying not described.
• Map D: booth sales from a live, to-scale map. Publishes per-event pricing; no jurying.
• EntryThingy: calls for entry and blind jurying. Publishes a per-submission price; no booth assignment described.

If your show leans toward fine art rather than craft, our art fair application software roundup covers that side in more depth.

How to Choose Craft Show Management Software

Decide Whether You Jury

This is the first fork. A juried show needs product photos, juror accounts, scoring and a clean way to send acceptance, wait-list and decline emails. A non-juried fair needs a quick application and a fast way to take payment. Write your craft show jury criteria before you look at software, so you can ask each vendor to score a sample application against them.

Decide How Makers Get a Booth

Some fairs assign every booth by hand to balance categories and keep competing makers apart. Others let returning makers rebook their spot and open the rest to choice. If makers choose, you need a map that updates as booths sell. If you assign, a booth list and a layout for staff may be enough.

Collect the Right Details Up Front

Most craft fairs need contact details, product categories, photos of the work and the booth, a handmade statement, booth size, power needs, and a sales tax number where required. Start from our craft fair vendor application template, then check that the software can collect every field.

Price the Software Against Your Show

Per-application fees, per-booth fees, per-vendor fees, per-event plans and platform fees on payments add up differently. As a planning assumption, run the numbers for your expected applications and booths, and include card processing, which most tools pass through separately. Some tools let you deduct their fees from the application fees you collect.

Plan for Show Day

On the morning of the fair, staff need to see who has arrived, which booths are empty and who still owes money. Ask each vendor to show you check-in and the mobile view, not just the application form.

Where Map D Is Not the Right Choice

If your craft show is juried and the jury is the hard part, Map D is not the tool for that step, because it does not score applications. ZAPP, Eventeny or EntryThingy will serve the jury better. Map D is a good fit after the jury, or for a non-juried fair, when makers buy a booth months ahead, pick it on a live map and pay online, the way our vendor fair software page describes.