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What It Is

eSpeakers is a platform focused on connecting professional speakers with event organizers, combining the characteristics of a speaker marketplace and a SaaS tool for managing a speaking business. Event teams can search the directory by topic, budget, location, availability, and other criteria, then handle communication, contracts, and payments. Speakers can run their speaking business through profile pages, directory exposure, calendars, CRM, contracts, and analytics tools.

Core Features and Integrations

The platform is organized around three core areas: Market, Manage, and Measure. On the Market side, it includes speaker profile pages, videos, recommendations, fees, marketing assets, synchronization with 80+ directories, SpeakerTRACK email marketing, and a database of meeting planners. On the Manage side, it offers a cloud calendar, real-time availability, lead/hold/confirmed status tracking, contract and invoice generation, action lists, and a Book Me Now website plugin. On the Measure side, it provides analytics on profile visits, rankings, fee benchmarks, trending topics, cities, booking cycles, and other trends. The Pro plan also integrates HighLevel CRM + Marketing Suite, including CRM, pipelines, websites/funnels, email/SMS, forms, social media scheduling, automation, and AI tools. It also states that it can sync with Go HighLevel and 7 other CRM platforms. Mobile apps are available for iOS and Android.

Pricing and Trial

Pricing is relatively transparent: Basic is $15/month, suitable for a basic profile and simple calendar; Pro is $119/month, covering full event management, marketing, and analytics, and appears to be the main recommended plan; Amplify is $350/month and adds growth services on top of Pro, such as 8 done-for-you social videos per month, a review funnel, and a quiz funnel. The platform does not disclose a free plan, but Pro offers a 60-day trial for $60, after which it renews by default at $119/month.

Pros and Cons

Its main strength is strong vertical fit for the speaking industry, covering the full workflow from lead generation, communication, booking, contracts, and payments to post-event analytics. For professional speakers, it is more closely aligned with the speaking business than a generic CRM or calendar tool. Event organizers can also shorten the speaker selection process through verified reviews, videos, and filtering options. The main drawbacks are that the available materials do not disclose enterprise-level details such as API, webhooks, permission models, data encryption, compliance certifications, or SLA. In addition, its marketplace resources appear to be clearly oriented toward the international speaking and conference industry, and its fit for China’s local event ecosystem is unclear.

Best Fit and Access from China

It is best suited for professional speakers, trainers, coaches, speaker bureaus, and corporate event teams that run many speaking engagements each year or need to quickly find overseas professional speakers. If your main market is conferences in mainland China, you should carefully verify access speed, USD payments, contracts and tax handling, Chinese-language support, and the availability of local speakers. China access status cannot be determined from the provided information. Alternative or complementary tools to consider include SpeakerHub, GigSalad, LinkedIn, as well as China-based platforms such as 活动行, 会鸽, 31会议, and 百格活动.