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Fireside
What it is
Fireside is free, open-source software for organizing conferences, from proposal collection and review through speaker obligations and agendas. It provides role-specific views for organizers, reviewers, speakers, volunteers, attendees, and the public. Reviewers receive assigned proposals with names hidden; organizers can define dated review rounds, keep scores private until submission, and export results to CSV. Call-for-speakers forms support configurable questions, conditional fields, and autosave. The agenda builder blocks room or speaker double-booking. Speaker records include filters, saved searches, notes, duplicate merging, CSV import, and invitation workflows. File requests preserve earlier versions, support organizer-speaker comments, and can package current files in a ZIP. Attendees can save sessions without logging in, check walking conflicts, use calendar files, and connect with people they met. Fireside runs in the customer’s Cloudflare account with one Worker and one database, and is available through web, API, and self-hosted options. It is licensed under Apache-2.0.
For and against
For
- Free and open-source Apache-2.0 license
- Blind proposal review workflow
- Agenda prevents room and speaker conflicts
- Speaker CRM with CSV import
- Attendee tools require no login
Against
- Runs in the customer’s Cloudflare account
- One Worker and one database deployment
- Specific call example limits submissions to three
- Runner links are scoped to one event
The verdict
Fireside covers conference planning in a single open-source system, including submissions, reviews, scheduling, and attendee access. Its Cloudflare-based deployment and event-scoped controls are important setup considerations.
Who it suits
Fireside suits conference organizers who need proposal workflows, reviews, scheduling, speaker management, and attendee tools. Its self-hosted Cloudflare deployment fits teams wanting control of their account and data.
Plans and prices
Free and open source
conference organizing software · covers all roles
Read 30 Sep 2026 · onfireside.com
On the record
- Access controls
- Per-conference roles include owner, approver, editor, and viewer, while runner links are scoped to one event and require no sign-in.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Attendee features
- Attendees can save sessions without login, check walking conflicts, use calendar files, and connect with people they met.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Blind review
- Reviewers see only assigned proposals with names hidden while they score them.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Call forms
- Call-for-speakers forms support configurable questions, conditional fields, and autosave.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Deliverables
- File requests retain earlier upload versions, support organizer-speaker comments, and can export the latest files as one ZIP.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- It runs in the customer’s own Cloudflare account using one Worker and one database.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Fireside exposes a Model Context Protocol endpoint and provides connection instructions for Claude and MCP clients.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The site identifies Aditya as the founder of Fireside.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Open source
- Fireside is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Fireside is conference organizing software covering proposals, reviews, placements, speaker obligations, and agendas.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Review workflow
- Review rounds are named and dated, reviewer scores remain private until submission, and results can be exported to CSV.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Roles
- The product provides role-specific views for organizers, reviewers, speakers, volunteers, attendees, and the public.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Scheduling
- The agenda builder refuses placements that double-book a room or speaker.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security and privacy
- The site states there are no trackers or cookie wall, and that speaker data stays in the customer’s account.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Speaker management
- The speaker CRM includes filters, saved searches, contact notes, duplicate merging, sourcing, CSV import, and invitation workflows.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Submission limit example
- The AI Engineer New York 2026 call allows each person to send up to three proposals.onfireside.com · read 30 Sep 2026
