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Airballoon
What it is
AirBalloon is a conference-management platform for academic events, covering the work from submission and peer review through registration, presentations, publishing, and attendee networking. AirMaster provides committee roles, multiple programs and tracks, a drag-and-drop website builder, announcements, and webmail. AirReview supports custom submission forms, anonymity checks, expertise matching, conflict detection, AI review assistance, decisions, and camera-ready collection. AirReg handles ticket types, add-ons, fee exemptions, checkout, invoices, and refunds. Organizers can plan sessions and schedules, assign rooms and chairs, and collect speaker uploads for onsite or hybrid events. AirExplore supports DOI and citation metadata and proceedings with ISBNs or ISSNs for recurring series. The companion networking app offers agendas, notifications, attendee connections, QR contact exchange, chat, and a community feed. The platform runs on the web and via API. A full conference is free on or before December 31, 2026, then billed at 3.0%; other listed services have separate charges or no listed price.
For and against
For
- Custom submission and review workflows
- Tools for registration and refunds
- Session planning for onsite or hybrid events
- Attendee agenda, chat, and networking
- Integrates with meeting services and calendars
Against
- AirReg full-conference fee is 2.9% + $0.99 per transaction
- Stripe processing fees are additional
- AirUp presentation and video charges are listed
- Sandbox conferences cap attendance at 10
The verdict
AirBalloon covers many stages of academic conference operations, with attendee networking alongside organizer tools. Review the service-specific fees and sandbox limits before choosing how to use it.
Who it suits
It suits conference organizers, authors, reviewers, program committee members, and attendees looking for connected event tools. Organizers can use its modules for both review workflows and onsite or hybrid presentations.
Plans and prices
AirReview (Submission & Review)
No current per-submission fee
Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AirMaster (Conference management)
No paid service tiers stated
Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
BalloonUp (Event app)
No paid service tiers stated
Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AirCore, full conference (Shared participant identity and data)
Full conference
Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AirReg, standalone (Registration)
For registration run without the full conference platform; Stripe processing fees are additional
Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AirReg, full conference (Registration)
Stripe processing fees are additional
Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AirUp (Presentation system)
Covers three years of storage; an additional fee may apply afterward
Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
On the record
- AI and data
- The terms say AirBalloon does not use submitted content to train general-purpose models and requires AI subprocessors to use content only to return results for the user's request.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Conference management
- AirMaster provides committee roles and consoles, multiple programs and tracks, a drag-and-drop website builder, channels, announcements, and webmail.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists Stripe, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Cisco Webex, ORCID, institutional SSO, and ICS calendar standards or integrations.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Networking
- AirUpNet offers a personal agenda, real-time notifications, attendee connections and QR contact exchange, one-to-one chat, and an event community feed.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Presentations
- AirUp supports session planning, schedules, rooms, session chairs, speaker uploads, and onsite or hybrid conferences.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- AirExplore supports DOI and citation metadata registration, scholarly indexing, and proceedings with ISBNs or ISSNs for recurring series.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- AirBalloon is a conference-management platform for academic conferences, covering submission, peer review, registration, and presentation.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Registration
- AirReg supports ticket types, add-ons, invite codes, fee exemptions, Stripe checkout, receipts, invoices, and refunds.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Sandbox limits
- Sandbox conferences are hidden from public listings, do not process real payments, are capped at 10 attendees, and auto-archive after 30 days unless promoted.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says it uses encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access controls, least-privilege IAM, audit logging, vulnerability scans, dependency monitoring, backups, and disaster-recovery procedures.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Submission and review
- AirReview supports custom submission forms, anonymity checks, expertise matching, bidding, conflict detection, AI review assistance, decisions, and camera-ready collection.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The contact page says pricing, partnership, Custom-tier, and other inquiries receive a response within 1–2 business days; existing users can report bugs or request features through Report Issues in the sidebar.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- The platform describes tools for conference organizers, authors, reviewers and program committee members, and attendees.airballoon.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
