Proximatic vs POINT for Volunteer Event Staffing
Build your crew with free signup, Auto-Schedule and attendance in Proximatic. Compare the staffing, cover and volunteer-program tools that matter for your event.
Choose Proximatic for an event crew you can recruit, schedule and check in from one place. You get free event signup, Auto-Schedule and attendance, with Find cover ready when a shift opens up. POINT is also a strong free option for nonprofits that want a volunteer portal, mobile app and broader program tools alongside their events.
At a community fair, you need people welcoming guests in the morning, running activities during the day and packing away after guests leave. Choose the tools that help you get those jobs done.
Get the crew onto real shifts
Create those jobs in Proximatic with their hours and places. Share the event so new volunteers can choose open work with a name and email, or use Auto-Schedule to assign your existing crew around availability and roles. AI creation can also turn an event description into jobs and assign the people already on your team using their available hours. Review the crew, then publish.
POINT supports named, timed shifts too. Its volunteer portal and mobile app may be especially useful if your organization runs an ongoing volunteer program. In Proximatic, you can use the same roster on event day to check people in, record departures and review their hours.
Recover from a cancellation
When the opening volunteer cancels, Proximatic’s Find cover checks who on your team can take that job for the full shift without clashing with their other assignments. Ask a suitable person, save the agreed assignment and give the entrance lead the new name. You fill that place while keeping the other assignments intact.
POINT also supports volunteer cancellations. Our cancellation and no-show guide and coverage guide follow the organizer’s next decision: getting someone to the job before opening.
Compare the tools you’ll actually use
Proximatic’s manual setup, public signup, Auto-Schedule, QR attendance and hours reporting are free. One AI-organized event is included per organization per UTC month; pricing explains additional AI work and Pro.
POINT’s nonprofit plans include a free tier with unlimited volunteers and admins, signup, scheduling, messaging and time reporting. Its Pro tier adds QR and kiosk check-in, recurring opportunities and waivers: $140/month on monthly billing or $99/month billed annually, as checked October 27, 2026.
If your priority is running a staffed event with attendance included, start with Proximatic. Create a free event in Proximatic, or build a roster for your prepared team. You can also plan a cancellation policy, several canceled shifts and wrong-shift arrivals around the same event roster.