Nowadays alternatives for corporate offsites

About this page: Offsiteio is the author and one of the options listed (first, naturally). Each other company is summarized from its own website as of October 2026, with links in the Sources list. Corrections are welcome.

Nowadays is an AI-native event planning platform: it sources from 400K+ venues, uses AI to email and call them, and organizes proposals, registration and budgets. It has a free tier and a paid Explorer plan with a 10% service charge (nowadays.ai/pricing, checked Oct 2026). If you're shopping around, the real choice is between tools that help you plan and partners who plan for you. Here are six options across that spectrum.

Alternatives to Nowadays, compared

1. Offsiteio

Choose us if what you actually want is fewer tools, not better ones. You share a brief; within 48 hours we send a free, no-commitment proposal with two or three destination options and one per-person price for each, itemized line by line. The price includes hotel, meeting space, meals, activities, transfers and our planning, with no hidden fees. Flights are quoted separately.

We then do the booking and vendor work, and a member of our team is on site the whole trip. Typical starting point: around $1,450 per person. Recent real trips ran about $1,450–$2,402 per person. We handle drive-to retreats and destination trips, US and international, and have a 5.0 rating on Google (17 reviews).

Best for: leaders who want a decision-ready plan and a planner on the ground. Request your proposal.

2. Retreat (PlanRetreat)

Retreat's free platform covers budgets, hotel booking, registration, flight estimates, agenda design and proposals, funded by hotel commissions. Paid add-ons include flight booking at $20 per person and an onsite concierge at $299 per day (planretreat.com/pricing, checked Oct 2026).

Best for: organizers who want free software and selective, priced help.

3. Naboo

Naboo calls itself "the AI event procurement platform." It focuses on sourcing, booking, policy compliance and spend reporting for enterprises, with concierge support and event experts, and offices in Paris, Barcelona, Hamburg, London, Montreal and New York. It reports "Over $500M in events organized" (naboo.app, checked Oct 2026). Our Offsiteio vs Naboo page goes deeper.

Best for: large companies that need to centralize event buying across teams and countries.

4. Cvent

Cvent is the established event management suite: registration, attendee apps, check-in, room blocks and analytics, plus the Cvent Supplier Network for venue sourcing, which has a free tier covering nearly 340K hotels and venues. Main platform pricing is quote-based across Professional and Enterprise tiers (cvent.com pricing, checked Oct 2026).

Best for: organizations running conferences and many registered events.

5. RetreatsAndVenues

RetreatsAndVenues offers a searchable database of 50,000+ retreat venues, a bulk RFP and comparison tool, and free advisors. It says its service is completely free, with no deposit or subscription (retreatsandvenues.com, checked Oct 2026).

Best for: hands-on planners who want breadth of venues without software fees.

6. NextRetreat

NextRetreat assigns a retreat specialist who builds proposals and books lodging, meeting space, food, local transport and activities, with a trip platform for the team. It charges €49 per team member for 20–80 people, €39 for 80–500, plus a €50 deposit; on-site support is optional (nextretreat.com/pricing, checked Oct 2026).

Best for: distributed teams planning a European retreat.

Platform or planner? A quick test

1. Count your events. One or two offsites a year rarely justifies learning a platform. A dozen might.
2. Name the owner. If no one on your team can own vendor calls for six weeks, buy a service, not software.
3. Look at what's priced. A software fee or service charge is not the trip cost. Our retreat cost breakdown shows what a full trip includes.
4. Decide on on-site help. Ask whether it's included, a day rate, or not offered.

Prefer it planned for you?

Skip the setup and see a finished plan. Request your free proposal, with destinations and one itemized price per person, back within 48 hours. Or read the full Offsiteio vs Nowadays comparison.

Sources

• nowadays.ai/pricing (checked Oct 2026)
• planretreat.com/pricing (checked Oct 2026)
• naboo.app (checked Oct 2026)
• cvent.com pricing (checked Oct 2026)
• retreatsandvenues.com (checked Oct 2026)
• nextretreat.com/pricing (checked Oct 2026)

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FAQs about Nowadays alternatives

What is the best alternative to Nowadays for a single offsite?

If you'd rather not run the event in a platform at all, a full-service planner like Offsiteio is the most direct alternative: one itemized per-person price and a planner on site.

Which alternatives are also AI platforms?

Naboo describes itself as an AI event procurement platform, and Cvent's Supplier Network is described as AI-powered venue sourcing (checked Oct 2026).

Is there a cheaper option than Nowadays?

Nowadays already has a free tier. RetreatsAndVenues and Retreat (PlanRetreat) also offer free core services (checked Oct 2026). Free tools still require your time to coordinate.

Does Offsiteio use a 10% service fee?

No. We quote one itemized per-person trip price with our planning included as a line item, and airfare quoted separately.