Alternative

The Momentus (ex-Ungerboeck) alternative for venues that don't need an ERP

Momentus Technologies, formerly Ungerboeck, is the standard for convention centers, exhibition grounds and large arenas: a true venue ERP, sized for heavy multi-hall operations. Joinways is for the seminar center and the independent venue that don't need an ERP but need fast responses to inquiries, signed quotes and a clear space calendar. Live in half a day, free migration.

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Which Momentus alternative fits your venue?

Joinways covers the commercial side of a mid-sized event venue: inquiries centralized and extracted automatically, quotes with VAT signed online, a space calendar with conflict detection, function sheets for the teams. Where Momentus equips the heavy operations of a convention center, Joinways goes live in half a day, with no deployment project. Free migration, data hosted in the EU.

Live in half a day, with no deployment project and no consultant
Rental and seminar inquiries extracted automatically (email, web forms)
Quotes with VAT, built-in e-signature and prepared follow-ups
A clear space calendar with booking conflict detection
Public pricing in euros, GDPR-native, free assisted migration

Choosing a tool the size of your venue

The right question is not "which tool is the most complete?" but "which tool will my team actually be using in three months?".

List your last ten real files before comparing: if none involves exhibitors or multi-hall operations, a venue ERP answers questions you are not asking

Cost the whole thing, not the license: configuration, training, ramp-up. A tool that goes live in half a day changes the equation, even with fewer modules

Test on your real inquiries during the trial: response speed and signature rate are measured over weeks, not on a demo

Metrics to track after the switch

Actual setup time (benchmark: half a day, excluding history import)
Share of inquiries answered the same day
Space occupancy visible in the calendar (what gets seen gets sold)

What sets well-equipped venues apart

The venues that convert best are not the ones with the most modules: they are the ones whose team answers fast, sends clean quotes and keeps a reliable calendar. The tool must serve those three moves. Everything else is functional surface paid for in complexity.

Why look for an alternative

Momentus is the convention center ERP. Your venue needs a sales tool

Momentus (ex-Ungerboeck) earned its place among convention centers, exhibition grounds and large arenas: multi-hall operations, exhibitor logistics, complex billing. For a seminar center or an independent venue, that depth becomes a burden: a deployment project, expert configuration, long training, ERP-grade cost for a CRM-grade need.

Getting started is run like an ERP project: scoping, configuration, training. For a team of two to five people, months of waiting before the first value
Functional depth (exhibitor logistics, multi-hall operations) sits unused in a venue that sells seminars and private hires
Inquiries arrive by email and web form: without automatic extraction, every request gets retyped by hand before it even exists in the tool
Pricing on quote, built for enterprise accounts: hard to budget for an independent operation

The right-sized alternative

Answer fast, get signatures, fill the calendar

Joinways focuses on what keeps a seminar center or independent venue alive: turning inbound inquiries into signed quotes and confirmed dates. VAT-ready, hosted in the EU, with responsive support and a free, assisted migration of your history.

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Inquiries centralized from Gmail/Outlook and your forms, extracted automatically (date, headcount, budget, event type): you validate instead of retyping
Quotes with correct VAT rates, built-in timestamped e-signature, deposits and amendments: ready to send with no rework
A clear space calendar shared by the whole team, with booking conflicts detected before they happen
Function sheets generated from the event file for AV, catering and front of house; public pricing in euros and a free trial

Joinways vs Momentus: what changes for an independent venue

An honest comparison: Momentus keeps the advantage on its home turf, the heavy operations of convention centers and exhibition grounds.

Criteria	Joinways	Momentus (ex-Ungerboeck)
Setup in half a day, no deployment project	Yes	No
Automatic extraction of inbound inquiries (email, forms)	Yes	Partial
Quotes with VAT and built-in e-signature	Yes	Partial
Space calendar with conflict detection	Yes	Yes
Multi-hall operations of a convention center or exhibition ground	No	Yes
Exhibitor logistics, registration and concession billing	No	Yes
International enterprise, multi-site deployments	Partial	Yes
Free trial and public pricing in euros	Yes	No

The Momentus → Joinways switch plan, step by step

Half a day of setup, a free assisted migration. Here is who does what, and what you have in hand at each step.

Phase	When	Who	What you have at the end
Scope definition	Day 1	You, guided by Joinways	Validated list of data to bring over (contacts, files, catalog); heavy-operations items identified and set aside
History export & cleanup	Days 1-2	You, guided by Joinways	Contacts, accounts and files from the last two years exported, duplicates and dead files set aside
Free import	Days 3-4	Joinways	Accounts, contacts and history browsable in Joinways, duplicates merged: migration is free and assisted
Spaces, packages & VAT	Day 5 (half a day)	You, with assistance	Spaces created with their calendars, packages with correct VAT, one compliant test quote sent and validated
Connections & training	Days 5-7	The whole team	Gmail/Outlook and web forms feed the queue; every salesperson has handled one real inquiry end to end
Cutover	Week 2	You	Commercial activity 100% on Joinways; the old tool stays readable during the transition, as a safety net

What does not migrate: heavy-operations modules (exhibitor logistics, concessions, ticketing) have no equivalent in Joinways, deliberately: a seminar center does not need them. Large attachments are re-imported file by file, as needed.

What switching changes

What the switch changes day to day

Half a day to get set up, a free assisted migration: not an ERP project.

1/2 day

Setup

Connect the mailboxes, create your spaces and quote templates: you are operational in half a day, with no consultant and no requirements document. Migrating your history is free and assisted.

Same day

Inquiry responses

Rental and seminar inquiries centralized, extracted and prioritized, replies prepared: built to respond the same day, while the prospect is still comparing venues.

Online

Quote signature

Quotes sent with read tracking and signed online: no more print-scan loops, days of back-and-forth removed from every file.

Figures are illustrative: they describe what a structured process is designed to make possible, not measured Joinways customer results. Actual results vary by venue.

Built for venues between the town hall and the convention center

Seminars, private hires, space rentals: your daily work, without exhibition-ground machinery.

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Seminar center

Day-delegate and residential seminar inquiries land in a single queue. Date, headcount and budget are extracted automatically, the quote goes out with your packages, and the space calendar shows at a glance what is left to sell.

Independent multi-space venue

Several spaces, variable configurations: the calendar detects booking conflicts, quotes combine room hire, AV and catering, and the function sheet coordinates suppliers on the day.

Unique venue for private hire

Rooftop, industrial hall, museum available for hire: inquiries arrive by email, form and platforms into one queue. The pipeline shows where every file stands, and prepared follow-ups keep deals from going quiet.

Illustrative scenario

A seminar center drops the ERP project and switches in half a day

The starting point

A seminar center with a dozen rooms evaluates a tool sized for convention centers. The requirements document keeps growing, the deployment timeline is counted in months, and meanwhile inquiries keep piling up in a shared mailbox, with replies taking days.

The switch

The team picks a tool its own size: mailboxes connected, rooms and day-delegate packages created with correct VAT, contacts and history imported for free with Joinways assistance. Setup takes half a day, training included.

Three months later

Inquiries are handled from a single queue with automatic extraction, most get an answer the same day, quotes are signed online and the space calendar is the single source of truth for the team. In this scenario, the center got the tooling it needed, without running the ERP project it dreaded.

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Illustrative scenario: multi-room seminar center

Illustrative scenario based on typical venue outcomes, not an actual named customer.

Frequently asked questions

Does Joinways cover what Momentus does?

Joinways covers the commercial and operational side of a mid-sized venue: centralized inquiries with automatic extraction, pipeline tracking, quotes with VAT, e-signature, space calendar, function sheets, CRM and reporting. It does not replicate a convention center ERP: exhibitor logistics, multi-hall operations of an exhibition ground, concession billing. That is not what a seminar center needs.

When does Momentus remain the right choice?

For a convention center, exhibition ground or large arena managing dozens of halls, exhibitors, ticketing and heavy operations, Momentus (ex-Ungerboeck) remains the sector's reference. That is its home turf. The mismatch appears when an independent operation pays for ERP depth to sell seminars and private hires.

How long does it take to be operational?

Count half a day to be fully operational: mailboxes connected in minutes, spaces and quote templates created, contact import optional. No prior training needed. And if your data lives elsewhere (Excel, another system), our team handles the migration for you, for free.

Does the space calendar handle several rooms and configurations?

Yes. Each space has its own calendar, bookings are placed per slot, and conflicts are detected before confirmation. You see occupancy per room and per period, and the same view serves the whole team: sales, management and operations look at the same calendar.

Are quotes compliant with European VAT rules?

Yes. Quotes natively handle net and gross amounts with the right VAT rates, discounts, deposits and amendments. Sending happens through the built-in email with read tracking, e-signature is integrated and timestamped, and invoices are issued via Stripe. Data is hosted in the European Union, GDPR-compliant.

Can we try Joinways before deciding?

Yes. The trial is free and without commitment: connect a mailbox, handle your real inquiries and send a real quote. Pricing is public, in euros, with no mandatory sales cycle. Many teams compare on their own activity before deciding.

Pricing is public: from €49 per venue per month, with a 30-day free trial. See pricing

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