Send the link. The sheet does the rest.
On your own site. No ads, no caps, and no third party holding your list.
Manifyst turns any page on your site into a signup sheet: time slots with capacity limits, automatic waitlists that promote the next person when someone cancels, items people can claim for a potluck, and confirmation and reminder emails that send themselves. Volunteers sign up with a name and an email. Coordinators run the whole thing from the front end, without a WordPress login.
Items to bring, a waitlist that fills itself and repeating events in every license. On your own site, with no ads.
Against SignUpGenius and the three signup plugins on WordPress.org, on the things organizers ask about.
| Manifyst Artifex Routing Co | SignUpGenius Hosted service | Sign-up Sheets Fetch Designs, WordPress.org | Volunteer Sign Up Sheets Stephen Sherrard | Volunteer Management Wired Impact, WordPress.org | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On your own site The sheet and the signup list stay on your domain | Yes for Manifyst | No for SignUpGenius Hosted on signupgenius.com | Yes for Sign-up Sheets | Yes for Volunteer Sign Up Sheets | Yes for Volunteer Management |
| No ads on the signup page | Yes for Manifyst | With limits for SignUpGenius Ads on free sheets; ad-free on every sheet from Platinum | Yes for Sign-up Sheets | Yes for Volunteer Sign Up Sheets | Yes for Volunteer Management |
| Nothing limited by plan Custom questions, coordinators and emails | Yes for Manifyst Unlimited | With limits for SignUpGenius Questions, admins and emails capped by plan | Not listed Not stated by the vendor for Sign-up Sheets | Not listed Not stated by the vendor for Volunteer Sign Up Sheets | Not listed Not stated by the vendor for Volunteer Management |
| Items to bring Potluck dishes and supplies with running counts | Yes for Manifyst Partial claims | Yes for SignUpGenius | Not listed Not stated by the vendor for Sign-up Sheets | Yes for Volunteer Sign Up Sheets | Not listed Not stated by the vendor for Volunteer Management |
| Waitlist that fills itself The next person is signed up and emailed when someone cancels | Yes for Manifyst Every license | With limits for SignUpGenius Gold plan and up | Not listed Not stated by the vendor for Sign-up Sheets | With limits for Volunteer Sign Up Sheets Paid add-on | Not listed Not stated by the vendor for Volunteer Management |
| Attendees cancel their own signup | Yes for Manifyst Secure link, optional deadline | Not listed Not stated by the vendor for SignUpGenius | With limits for Sign-up Sheets Pro only | Yes for Volunteer Sign Up Sheets | Not listed Not stated by the vendor for Volunteer Management |
| Repeating events Weekly or monthly, with a sheet per date | Yes for Manifyst | Yes for SignUpGenius Duplicates per date | With limits for Sign-up Sheets Pro clears one sheet weekly | Yes for Volunteer Sign Up Sheets | No for Volunteer Management One opportunity per date |
| PRICE | $119/yr 1 site · $599/yr for 50 sites | Free With ads · waitlist from Gold $269.89/yr | $89 Pro, 1 site · free version | Free Add-ons $9.99 to $59.95 · bundle $149.99 | Free No paid version |
Checked October 2026. Competitor details are taken from each vendor's public listing and pricing page; "not listed" means the vendor does not say. SignUpGenius prices are annual billing. If something has changed, tell us and we will update it.
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Slots, waitlists, items to bring, and the emails around them, on a page you own.
Shifts, booths, or appointment times, each with its own headcount. Set a slot to 0 to pencil it in as closed and open it later.
When a slot fills, people join the waitlist. When someone cancels, the next person is promoted and emailed without anyone lifting a finger.
Ask for 6 dozen cookies and let one family bring 2. Partial claims add up until the item is covered, and everyone sees what is still needed.
Confirmation, cancellation, waitlist, promotion, reminder, and organizer notices, each with editable wording, site-wide or per event.
Coordinators create events, add people, and manage signups from a page on your site. No dashboard account, no WordPress training.
Weekly, monthly, or any iCal schedule. Each date gets its own sheet, and an edit asks whether it applies to one date, following dates, or the whole series.
Built to replace a community site's working sign-up sheets, not for a demo.
Every capacity change is recorded in a double-entry ledger with a full audit trail, bot signups are blocked by a honeypot and rate limiting, the WordPress privacy export and erasure tools are wired in, a REST API and WP-CLI cover automation, and deactivation keeps your data.
Every license includes one year of updates and support and renews yearly, cancel anytime. Keys are issued at checkout and activate under Manifyst → Settings → Licenses in your WordPress admin. Not the right fit? Every license has a full refund within 30 days, no questions asked.
Setup, every starting point, slots, items, custom questions, emails, the front-end console, the block, and the shortcodes. Written for the person building the sheet.
OPEN THE DOCS →Every version, what changed, and whether you need to do anything about it.
SEE WHAT'S NEW →Every license includes direct support from the person who maintains the plugin, answered within 48 business hours.
ASK A QUESTION →No. Anyone can sign up with a name and an email, and you can make the email optional on committee-style sheets where a name is enough. If you want signups limited to your members, require login on that event.
SignUpGenius is free with ads on every sheet. Its first plan with a waitlist is Gold at $269.89 a year, and every plan caps custom questions, admins and emails per month (SignUpGenius pricing table, checked October 2026). Manifyst is $119 a year for one site with the waitlist, unlimited custom questions and coordinators, no ads, and no email cap of its own. The sheet and your volunteers’ details stay on your own site. The comparison table at the top of this page has the rest.
Because then you are the sheet. Someone counts the replies, chases the people who went quiet, and sends the list again every time it changes, usually on a Sunday night. A form does not stop at capacity, run a waitlist or send a reminder. Manifyst does all three, and the list is always current for everyone who opens the link.
If the slot has waitlist capacity, people can join the waitlist. When a confirmed signup cancels, the first person on the waitlist is promoted automatically and emailed.
Yes, if you allow it on the event. Every confirmation email carries a secure cancellation link, and you can set a deadline, say no cancellations inside the last 48 hours.
No. Manifyst is a signup sheet. Every event gets its own page and a simple list, not a monthly grid, and it never touches money: no tickets, fees, or donations. Signing up is always free for the attendee.
Yes. Turn on Repeats when you create the event and pick the schedule: weekly on chosen days, monthly, or any iCal rule. Each date becomes its own sheet, and editing asks whether the change applies to one date, the dates that follow, or the whole series.
Yes. Paste an event’s shortcode into any text or shortcode widget, or use the Manifyst Event block where blocks are supported. Every event also has its own page, so you can simply send the link.
Ask for a refund within 30 days of purchase through the refund form and it is issued in full, no questions asked. Keep the plugin installed while you decide; nothing about the trial period is limited.
Send the link.
You get your Sunday back, and the people helping you never hit an ad or a limit. Manifyst turns a page on your site into a signup sheet that fills itself: slots, waitlists, items to bring, and the emails around them. Every license includes a year of updates and direct support, and a full refund within 30 days if it is not the right fit.