Comparison

VendorsMap and Vendorbound, side by side.

Both help vendors find events. Here is what each one does, in plain terms, so you can pick what fits your business. Facts about Vendorbound come from its own pages, read October 21, 2026.

VendorsMap is a map of farmers markets, craft fairs, festivals and pop-ups in the US and Canada, with the booth fee and deadline on every listing, and the platform organizers use to take applications and booth fees. Vendorbound is a US event directory that also offers vendors a website, social posts and sales tracking.

At a glance

QuestionVendorsMapVendorbound

Events listedVendorsMap23,200+ public listings across all 50 states, DC and Canada. 18,629 upcoming ones are taking vendor applications as of October 21, 2026: 16,622 in the US and 2,007 in Canada.Vendorbound20,257 US events, 8,697 of them taking applications, by its own count on October 21, 2026. All in the US.

Booth fee and deadlineVendorsMapPublic on every listing with no account, and in each page's structured data, wherever the organizer published them.VendorboundPublic on every listing with no account, by its own description.

When new events appearVendorsMapAn approved listing is on the public map for everyone at once. Members get the email alert a day before free accounts, and can apply early when an organizer schedules a later opening date.VendorboundEvery vendor sees a new event the moment it is listed, by its own description.

ApplyingVendorsMapApply on VendorsMap to events their organizers run here; for the rest, the listing links to the organizer's own form so you apply externally. Members get AI-drafted starter answers to copy in.VendorboundFills in Google Forms and PDFs from saved answers, and web forms through a Chrome extension; the vendor checks and sends.

Event reviewsVendorsMapVendors rate an event as a place to sell; shoppers rate it separately as a place to visit.VendorboundIts comparison page credits VendorsMap with this and does not describe its own.

CanadaVendorsMapAll 13 provinces and territories, 2,300+ listings.VendorboundUS only, by its own count.

Business tools for vendorsVendorsMapA free tracker for what each market made after the booth fee, and a shop on your profile (2% per sale).VendorboundA website and shop on your own domain, a social post for every show, Square, Shopify and Etsy sales matched to events, inventory, email and QuickBooks sync, by its own description.

Price for vendorsVendorsMapBrowsing, booth fees, deadlines and applying are free. Optional Membership is $45 a year or $15 a month.VendorboundA free account; see vendorbound.com/pricing for its paid plans.

For organizersVendorsMapFree to list, take applications, use the booth map and message a vendor. Booth fees, application fees and tickets paid through VendorsMap carry a 2% platform fee. Pro is $50/mo and Expert $100/mo.VendorboundFree applications, booth map, online booth fees and messages with no per-application fee; Pro is $29 a month, by its own description.

What Vendorbound says about VendorsMap, answered

"VendorsMap is a list of events."

It is also the platform organizers run events on: applications, a booth map, booth fees through Stripe, tickets and vendor messaging. 646 of the listings taking applications right now are run by their organizers on VendorsMap.

"VendorsMap charges $45 a year for the parts that decide an application."

The booth fee, deadline, dates, location and application link are public on every listing, with no account. Membership is optional; what it adds is in the table above.

"Free accounts see new events a day later."

Every approved listing is on the map for everyone at the same moment. What members get first is the email alert about it.

"Fewer US events."

Counts move daily and the two sites count differently. As of October 21, 2026, 16,622 upcoming US listings on VendorsMap are taking vendor applications, plus 2,007 in Canada. Each state page shows its own live count.

VendorsMap may suit you if...

You sell in Canada, or on both sides of the border
You want the booth fee and deadline before you sign up for anything
You want to read what other vendors said about an event
Your organizer runs the event on VendorsMap, so you apply, pay and message in one place
You run a market and want applications, a booth map and booth fees with no monthly plan

Vendorbound may suit you if...

You want a website and shop on your own domain from the same account
You want Square, Shopify or Etsy sales matched to each show
You want organizers' Google Forms and PDFs filled in for you

Common questions

Yes. Browsing every listing, its booth fee, deadline and application link, and applying are free. Membership ($45/yr or $15/mo) is optional.

Yes, on every listing where the organizer published them, and in the summary at the top of each state, city and province page.

Yes: all 13 provinces and territories, with 2,300+ listings.

No. They are separate companies. Facts about Vendorbound on this page come from its own public pages.

See what is taking vendors near you

Booth fees and deadlines are on every listing, free to browse.

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Facts about Vendorbound come from vendorbound.com/compare/vendorsmap, vendorbound.com/compare and vendorbound.com/llms.txt, read October 21, 2026, and may have changed since. VendorsMap counts are live. VendorsMap is not affiliated with Vendorbound.