Features

Every tool your event program
needs to stay in control.

Simplifi is built around the real workflow of event budget management — from the first budget line to the final reconciliation. Here's what that looks like in practice.

Built for the full budget lifecycle.
Not just one part of it.

Budget Builder
Guided intake with templates and structured category fields.
Real-Time Tracking
Live budget vs actual with variance alerts and thresholds.
Approval Workflows
Multi-level DOA chains with email approval and full audit trail.
Portfolio Reporting
Cross-event dashboards with ROI, utilization, and spend trends.
01
Guided Budget Builder

Every event starts with the same structure.

Inconsistent budgets are the root cause of bad reporting. Simplifi's guided intake ensures every event — regardless of who builds it — follows the same structured format from day one.

  • Template library for recurring event types (conference, kickoff, summit, roadshow)
  • Multi-step intake captures attendees, departments, dates, goals, and risk level
  • Drag-and-drop budget line builder with category enforcement
  • Budget versioning with change history and comparison view
  • Team collaboration with role-based editing permissions
New Event · Budget Setup
Event Name
Annual Sales Kickoff 2026
Attendees
200
Budget
$300,000
Template
Sales Kickoff
Conference
Product Launch
Executive Summit
Budget Lines — 6 categories
Venue & AV $90,000
Catering & F&B $72,000
Travel & Lodging $60,000
Marketing & Comms $45,000
+ 2 more categories $33,000
02
Real-Time Budget vs Actual

Variances surface when you can still act on them.

In a spreadsheet-based process, overruns are discovered at reconciliation — after the damage is done. Simplifi surfaces every variance in real time, so finance and events teams can respond before thresholds are breached.

  • Live budget vs actual tracking across all categories
  • Configurable variance alert thresholds by category or event
  • Shared visibility — finance and events always see the same numbers
  • Expense upload, receipt scan, and batch CSV import
  • Multi-currency support with automatic conversion
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%
Travel$5,000$4,750–5.0%
Marketing is 13.8% over — approval required before additional spend.
03
Expense Capture & Reconciliation

Every expense logged, matched, and reconciliation-ready.

Whether expenses come in as uploaded receipts, scanned documents, or bulk CSVs, Simplifi extracts key fields and matches each one to the right event and budget line — with no manual categorization required.

  • Receipt upload with automatic field extraction
  • Batch import for high-volume expense entry
  • Auto-match to event, budget line, and category
  • Locked audit trail on every expense record
  • Reconciliation workflow with submit, review, and approve stages
Receipt Capture — Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels — San Francisco
Conference Room A (Full Day)...$2,400
Catering — Lunch (50 pax).......$1,850
AV Equipment Rental................$600
WiFi Premium Package...............$250
TOTAL: $5,735.40
Vendor
Hilton Hotels
✓ 99%
Amount
$5,735.40
✓ 98%
Date
Feb 15, 2026
✓ 97%
Category
Venue & AV
✓ 92%
04
Structured Approval Workflows

Every decision traceable. Every approver accountable.

As organizations grow, informal approvals don't scale. Simplifi lets you define delegation of authority policies by amount and category, route approvals through the right people in the right order, and lock every decision into a permanent audit trail.

  • Multi-level sequential approval chains by event and amount
  • DOA policy configuration for custom thresholds and categories
  • Email magic links — approvers act without logging in
  • Full approval history with timestamps and comments
  • Tamper-proof audit log ready for compliance review
  • Role-based access control throughout
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
Audit Log
Sarah Chen approved — “Budget looks reasonable.”
Feb 20, 2026 · 10:34 AM
Mike Roberts approved — “Vendor quotes verified.”
Feb 21, 2026 · 2:15 PM
Email sent to Lisa Park — awaiting review.
Feb 21, 2026 · 2:16 PM
05
Vendor Directory

Every supplier. Every contract. In one place.

Vendor relationships and spending data are scattered across event files, email threads, and shared drives. Simplifi centralizes every vendor profile with ratings, full spend history, and linked documents — searchable across your entire portfolio.

  • Centralized vendor profiles with category tagging
  • Spend history linked across all events
  • Contract and document storage per vendor
  • Preferred vendor flags and performance ratings
  • Bulk import via CSV for existing vendor lists
Vendor Directory — Top Suppliers
H
Hilton Hotels
Venue · Preferred
4.8
$124K
D
Deluxe Catering Co.
Catering · Active
4.5
$89K
T
TechAV Solutions
Equipment · Active
4.2
$34K
M
MediaWorks Agency
Marketing · Preferred
4.7
$67K
06
Portfolio & Executive Reporting

The view leadership needs — without the manual work.

Event portfolio reporting shouldn't require a week of spreadsheet consolidation. Simplifi aggregates budget, spend, ROI, and utilization data across all events in real time — ready for executive review at any moment.

  • Portfolio-level dashboard across all events
  • ROI tracking with pipeline value and closed revenue
  • Cost-per-attendee and spend-per-category benchmarks
  • Budget utilization trends by quarter and event type
  • Clean export formats for board or finance review
Portfolio Dashboard · Q1 2026
Total Events
24
↑ 12% vs Q4
Avg ROI
3.2x
↑ 0.4x vs Q4
Cost/Person
$142
↓ 8% vs Q4
Budget Utilization by Event
Sales Kickoff
$1.67M
Product Launch
$601K
CXO Summit
$376K
Tech Conference
$235K
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