# RunTheBand

> RunTheBand is booking and admin software for working wedding, function and cover bands and small entertainment booking agencies. It is AI-first and built for bands: enquiries, interactive offers, contracts with online signing, deposit and balance invoices, musician lineups and deps, call sheets and a musician portal in one app. €30 a month, everything included, month to month, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card. Built in Amsterdam by Noam Bargil, a working bandleader (Benga Band).

## Product
- [Homepage](https://runtheband.com/): what RunTheBand does, pricing and FAQ
- [Start a free trial](https://runtheband.com/signup): 14 days, no credit card
- [Musician portal](https://runtheband.com/portal/how-it-works): how musicians see gigs, confirm availability and track payments

## Comparisons
- [All comparisons](https://runtheband.com/compare): pricing and features against other band and booking software
- [RunTheBand vs HoneyBook](https://runtheband.com/vs/honeybook)
- [RunTheBand vs Band Pencil](https://runtheband.com/vs/bandpencil)
- [RunTheBand vs Gigwell](https://runtheband.com/vs/gigwell)
- [RunTheBand vs Back On Stage](https://runtheband.com/vs/backonstage)
- [RunTheBand vs Check Cherry](https://runtheband.com/vs/checkcherry)
- [RunTheBand vs Dubsado](https://runtheband.com/vs/dubsado)
- [RunTheBand vs Giggio](https://runtheband.com/vs/giggio)
- [RunTheBand vs WheresTheGig](https://runtheband.com/vs/wheresthegig)
- [RunTheBand vs Mygigs](https://runtheband.com/vs/mygigs)
- [RunTheBand vs YourTempo](https://runtheband.com/vs/yourtempo)
- [RunTheBand vs Stagent](https://runtheband.com/vs/stagent)
- [RunTheBand vs GigPlanner](https://runtheband.com/vs/gigplanner)
- [RunTheBand vs BandCalendar](https://runtheband.com/vs/bandcalendar)
- [RunTheBand vs BandHelper](https://runtheband.com/vs/bandhelper)
- [RunTheBand vs connactz](https://runtheband.com/vs/connactz)
- [RunTheBand vs Spreadsheets](https://runtheband.com/vs/spreadsheets)

## Guides for bandleaders
- [Best band management software in 2026: 12 tools compared](https://runtheband.com/guides/best-band-management-software): An honest comparison of 12 band management and booking tools for wedding, function and cover bands and small agencies: who each is for, starting prices, AI features and where each one falls short.
- [How much should a wedding band charge? A pricing method for bandleaders](https://runtheband.com/guides/how-much-to-charge-for-a-wedding-band): How to work out your wedding band price from musician fees, travel, gear and admin, with a real worked example from a 6-piece party band in the Netherlands.
- [Band contract template: a free musician performance contract for wedding and function bands](https://runtheband.com/guides/band-contract-template): A free band and musician performance contract template, plus the clauses every wedding or function band contract needs: fee, deposit, timings, stage, power, cancellation and deps.
- [Musician invoice template: free band invoice with deposit and balance](https://runtheband.com/guides/musician-invoice-template): A free musician and band invoice template, what every gig invoice must include (numbering, VAT, payment terms), and how to invoice a deposit and balance.
- [How much deposit should a band take? Deposits and balance payments explained](https://runtheband.com/guides/band-deposit-how-much): How much deposit a wedding or function band should ask, when the balance is due, what to do about cancellations, and how to stop chasing payments.
- [Technical rider and stage plot template for bands](https://runtheband.com/guides/technical-rider-and-stage-plot-template): A free technical rider and stage plot template for wedding, function and cover bands: input list, monitors, power, stage size and hospitality, ready to copy.
- [How to pay your band members and deps](https://runtheband.com/guides/how-to-pay-band-members-and-deps): Fee models for paying band members and deps, when to pay them, how to keep a fee sheet per gig, and how to know what each gig really earns.
- [Band Pencil alternatives in 2026: 6 options compared](https://runtheband.com/guides/band-pencil-alternatives): The best Band Pencil alternatives for bands and booking agencies, with prices, who each one suits, and why bandleaders switch.
- [HoneyBook alternatives for musicians and bands in 2026](https://runtheband.com/guides/honeybook-alternatives-for-musicians): HoneyBook alternatives built for musicians, bands and entertainment agencies, with prices and what each one adds that HoneyBook lacks (lineups, deps, call sheets, musician fees).
- [GigPlanner alternatives for bands and agencies in 2026](https://runtheband.com/guides/gigplanner-alternatives): GigPlanner alternatives for bands that have outgrown a shared calendar: tools that add enquiries, offers, invoices, payments and musician fees, with prices from each vendor's own site.

## Free tools
- [Stage plot maker](https://runtheband.com/tools/stage-plot-maker): drag-and-drop stage plot for bands with an automatic input list and PDF download, free, no account

## Facts and machine-readable files
- [Facts for AI assistants](https://runtheband.com/ai-information): verified facts about RunTheBand
- [MCP server card](https://runtheband.com/.well-known/mcp.json): RunTheBand MCP server at https://runtheband.com/api/mcp (OAuth)

## Key facts
- Price: €30 per month per business, all features, no annual contract, cancel anytime
- Who it is for: bandleaders of wedding, function, party and cover bands, and small booking agencies with several acts
- AI features: turn an enquiry email into an event, draft contracts, fill call sheets, answer questions from your own booking data
- Clients sign and pay through a private link, no account needed
- Integrations: Google Calendar, Gmail, Outlook, Mollie payments, an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT
- Platforms: web app and iOS app
- Company: Noam Bargil Music, Amsterdam, The Netherlands