How much does lead retrieval cost at a UK exhibition?

Organiser badge-scanner rental commonly runs to around £1,900 for a three-day show, often with per-lead charges on top. ScanIQ is a flat £149 per event, paid once, with no per-lead fees.

Can I export leads if the organiser supplied the scanner?

Usually only through the organiser platform, and sometimes only partially. With ScanIQ every lead is yours and exportable as CSV at any time.

Does the exhibition organiser need to be involved?

No. ScanIQ runs in your phone browser, so you can capture leads at any show without asking the organiser for hardware or platform access.

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Comparison

ScanIQ vs Organiser Lead Retrieval Apps

Organisers rent you their scanners and keep the leads on their platform. ScanIQ runs on the phone in your pocket, scores every lead as you capture it, and hands the data straight back to you.

ScanIQ Organiser apps

Price£149 flat, once per event~£1,900+ per event

HardwareNo hardware — your own phoneProprietary scanners and docks

Data ownershipYou own the data, export any timeThe organiser owns the data

IntelligenceAI scoring and Companies House enrichmentBasic badge scan only

£1,900 reflects common three-day badge-scanner rental quotes for small stands. Your own quote may differ.

What you are actually paying for

Anatomy of a £1,900 badge-scanner rental

The organiser quotes a lead-retrieval package that looks complete on paper. In the hall it is a dusty handheld, an ageing terminal and a spreadsheet that needs cleaning before it is worth anything.

Rented hardware
A proprietary scanner with a thick cable and its own dock, rented by the show and handed back on the last day. Miss a handset and it is on your invoice.

Software from another decade
A locked-down terminal that only talks to the organiser platform. No context, no enrichment, and no way to tell a hot lead from a tyre kicker until you are home.

The export
Days later, a ragged spreadsheet arrives: split names, blank columns, duplicates. Your team spends the following week retyping it into the CRM.

The other side

Or you use the phone already in your hand.

No scanner, no organiser platform, no retyping. Point your camera at a badge and the lead is captured, scored and enriched before the visitor has finished saying hello.

Nothing to rent, charge, sign for or lose at the end of the show.
Every scan scored, matched to your ICP and enriched from Companies House.
A clean CSV of your own leads, downloadable the moment you want it.

£149

per event, paid once

£1,900

typical scanner rental

Set up my first event

9:41 offline ready

Stand 14 · ExCeL London

Scan a visitor

Scan badge

Scan card

Manual entry

Just scanned HOT · 92%

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Head of Ops · Northwind Robotics

Series B robotics firm in Bristol. 180 staff, SIC 28290. Matches your ICP on sector and size.

The maths

£149 versus £1,900 for the same leads.

Scanner rental, per-lead fees and organiser platforms add up fast. ScanIQ is a one-off price per event, and the data lands in a file you own.

ScanIQTypical scanner rental

Cost for a three-day show£149 once per event£1,900 + device rental

Scanners and hardwareNone — your own phoneRented handsets and docks

Per-lead chargesNoneOften billed per lead

Company intelligenceCompanies House, built inSold as an extra module

Where the data livesYour device, your CSVThe organiser platform

Works with no signalYes, syncs when back onlineUsually needs a connection

£1,900 reflects common three-day badge-scanner rental quotes for small stands. Your own quote may differ.

Pitch deck

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