Event Budget Management

Control without
friction.

Simplifi gives event teams and finance the same single source of truth — structured budgets, traceable approvals, and real-time visibility from intake through reconciliation.

$6.2M
budgets managed
Zero
spreadsheet versions to reconcile
100%
audit-ready by design
Portfolio Overview · Q1 2026
Dashboard
Events
Reports
Total Budget
$6.2M
↑ 12% vs Q4
Actual Spend
$4.5M
72% utilized
Active Events
12
3 need review
Spend by Category
Venue / AV
35%
Travel
26%
Marketing
19%
F&B
14%
Annual Sales Kickoff
–12% under
Product Launch Roadshow
+9% over
CXO Executive Summit
Pending approval
Awaiting CFO Approval
Tech Conf · $185K · Level 3 of 4
Trusted by event teams at
Enterprise Tech
Professional Services
Financial Services
B2B SaaS
Global Consulting
The Problem

Event programs outgrow
spreadsheets fast.

The tools that work for one event create compounding risk across a portfolio. Most teams don't notice until it's too late.

No single source of truth
Budget_v3_FINAL_revised.xlsx lives in six inboxes simultaneously. Finance and events are never looking at the same numbers.
Overruns discovered too late
Variance surfaces during reconciliation — weeks after the window to course-correct has already closed.
Approvals with no audit trail
Budget decisions made over email chains. No record of who approved what, when, or why. Compliance becomes a scramble.
What Simplifi Does

One system for the full
budget lifecycle.

From the first budget line to the final reconciliation report — every step in one structured place, visible to everyone who needs it.

Guided Budget Builder

Structured intake captures every event from the start — attendees, departments, categories, and goals. Use a template or build from scratch. Every budget follows the same standard.

Real-Time Budget vs Actual

Every expense flows against budget lines the moment it's logged. Variances surface immediately — not at month-end — so teams can act while it still matters.

Structured Approval Workflows

Define delegation of authority by amount and category. Sequential chains enforce the right approvers in the right order. Every decision is timestamped and logged permanently.

Expense Capture & Reconciliation

Upload receipts, scan documents, or import via CSV. Every expense is matched to a budget line and event, categorized consistently, and reconciliation-ready from day one.

Vendor Directory

Centralized vendor profiles with ratings, full spend history, contract storage, and category tagging — linked across every event in your portfolio.

Portfolio & Executive Reporting

ROI, cost-per-attendee, utilization rates, and spend trends across all events — structured reports ready for leadership without any manual consolidation.

How It Works

From intake to reconciliation,
in one place.

Three stages. One system. No gaps in visibility between them.

01 — Plan

Every event starts with the same structure

A guided intake process captures everything upfront — attendees, departments, categories, and strategic goals. Start from a template or build from scratch. Either way, every budget follows the same standard, making reporting consistent across your entire portfolio.

  • Template library for recurring event types
  • Structured intake across all required fields
  • Goal tracking and budget versioning built in
  • Team collaboration from day one
New Event · Budget Setup
Event Name
Annual Sales Kickoff 2026
Attendees
200
Total Budget
$300,000
Template
Sales Kickoff
Conference
Product Launch
Executive Summit
Budget Lines — 6 categories
Venue & AV $90,000
Catering & F&B $72,000
+ 4 more categories $138,000
02 — Track

Track every dollar as it moves

Every expense flows directly against budget lines — via upload, receipt scan, or CSV import. Variances surface the moment they happen. Finance and events teams always see the same real-time numbers, so there are no surprises at reconciliation.

  • Upload receipts, scan documents, or import via CSV
  • Multi-currency support with auto conversion
  • Every expense matched to a budget line and event
  • Variance alerts before thresholds are breached
Budget vs Actual · Product Launch Q2
CategoryBudgetActualVar
Venue & AV$45,000$44,200–1.8%
Catering$32,000$31,840–0.5%
Marketing$8,000$9,100+13.8%
Tech & AV$7,000$3,800–45.7%
Marketing is 13.8% over budget — approval required before additional spend.
03 — Approve & Close

Structured approvals. Permanent audit trail.

Delegation of authority policies route every budget decision through the right people in the right order. Approvers act via email — no login required. Every approval, rejection, and comment is locked permanently in a tamper-proof audit log.

  • Multi-level sequential approval chains
  • DOA policies by amount and category
  • Email approval links — no login required
  • Locked, tamper-proof audit history
Approval Chain · Annual Tech Conference $185K
SC
Sarah Chen
Finance Director
Approved
MR
Mike Roberts
VP Operations
Approved
LP
Lisa Park
CFO
In Review
JW
James Wilson
CEO
Queued
What Teams Say

Teams that ran on spreadsheets
now run on Simplifi.

“We used to discover overruns at month-end. Now finance and events see the same variance in real time. That shared visibility alone was worth switching.”

AM
Amanda M.
Director of Events

“The approval workflow alone replaced 30+ emails per event. There’s a clear record of who approved what. Finance actually trusts the numbers now—that’s genuinely new.”

RK
Ryan K.
VP Marketing

“Audit prep used to take two weeks of manual reconciliation. With Simplifi’s locked audit trail, our last one took a morning. That’s not an exaggeration.”

JL
Jamie L.
CFO
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing.

No hidden fees.

Starter
$199/mo
For small teams running a handful of events per year.
  • Up to 3 events/year
  • 2 team members
  • Budget templates & intake wizard
  • Real-time budget vs actual
  • Expense upload & tracking
  • Email support
*Additional users $50 per user/month
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Enterprise & Agencies
Custom
For large organizations with complex approval structures and portfolio-level reporting needs.
  • Unlimited everything
  • Custom DOA policies
  • SSO & advanced security
  • ERP / accounting integrations
  • Dedicated CSM & SLA
  • Custom compliance reporting
*Additional users $50 per user/month
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complexity.

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running on your real event data.

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