Comparison

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Collaborative planning tools solve a coordination problem: many stakeholders, one drawing. But a plan twelve people agreed on is still just a plan — and it stops mattering the moment the site goes live.

MasterGrid picks up where coordination ends. On show days the map is the operational database: power updates live, incidents run NIMS/ICS, equipment has custody, and every decision carries its carbon. Here’s where the line sits with Iventis.

Iventis is collaborative event-planning software — shared maps and schedules for producing a plan. MasterGrid is the operating system for the event itself: live power, incident command, equipment custody, and carbon on the geo-referenced map you already drew.

MasterGrid vs Iventis, feature by feature

Capability	MasterGrid	Iventis
Geo-referenced CAD overlays (DWG/PDF) on a live map	Yes	Yes
Collaborative multi-stakeholder plan production	Role-scoped sharing	Yes
3D visualization / digital twin	Not a focus	Yes
Transport & route planning metrics	On the roadmap (DOT module)	Yes
Live operations after gates open (map = shared database)	Yes	Planning-focused
Power distribution design + live load monitoring	Yes	Not a focus
Carbon predicted in planning, reconciled against live load (CARB/ESG)	Yes	Not a focus
NIMS/ICS incident command (5-tier alerts, MCI, PDF reports)	Yes	Not a focus
Equipment custody & quartermaster tracking	Yes	Not a focus
Vendor onboarding via magic-link forms (COIs, W9s, power needs)	Yes	Not a focus
Named, revocable share access (no PDF emailing)	Yes	Yes

Based on each vendor's public materials as of June 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us: hello@mastergrid.io.

Where Iventis stops

Scope is plan production: shared drawings, schedules, and exports across stakeholder organizations.
Transport and route metrics serve the planning stage, not live show-day control.
Power engineering, incident command, equipment custody, and carbon aren’t operational objects in the platform.

Where MasterGrid takes over

The team that plans the site also operates it — one system from load-in through load-out.
Power is engineering: distribution, live load monitoring, generators, fuel, and the carbon that follows.
Incidents need NIMS/ICS structure, an auditable evidence chain, and automated reporting.
Vendors onboard straight into operations — power requirements, COIs, W9s — no spreadsheet relay.

Common questions

What is the main difference between Iventis and MasterGrid?

Iventis is collaborative event-planning software — shared mapping and scheduling for producing a plan across stakeholders. MasterGrid is an event operations platform: the geo-referenced map becomes the live database that runs power, incidents, equipment, staff, and carbon during the event itself.

Can MasterGrid handle the CAD files we already use with planning tools?

Yes. MasterGrid geo-references AutoCAD (DWG), Vectorworks, and SketchUp drawings plus PDF site plans and drone imagery onto the live operational map.

Do teams use MasterGrid and Iventis together?

Some keep a collaborative-planning tool for early-stage stakeholder design and run the event on MasterGrid. Many find MasterGrid’s geo-referenced planning plus live operations covers the full arc.

How do I get MasterGrid?

MasterGrid is onboarding a limited cohort of operations teams for the 2026 season. Apply for early access at mastergrid.io — applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

See your site plan become live operations

MasterGrid is onboarding a limited cohort of operations teams for the 2026 season. Upload your CAD, and run the event — power, incidents, equipment, and carbon on one live map.

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Iventis is a product of its respective owner and is not affiliated with MasterGrid. Learn more at www.iventis.com. This page exists to help operators compare approaches honestly.