Discover local and virtual events for professional networking, hobbies, and community building.
Each app below addresses a specific gap in Meetup's offering. We picked them based on real user review patterns and feature differentiation.
Eventbrite is the leading platform for event ticketing and promotion. Organizers can sell tickets, manage RSVPs, and market events to a large discovery audience.
Explore Eventbrite data →Luma is a clean, modern platform for hosting both free and paid events. It integrates with Zoom and Google Meet, offers calendar sync, and has strong community features.
Explore Luma data →Partiful is designed for casual social events — house parties, dinners, and birthday celebrations — with animated invites, RSVP tracking, and guest messaging.
Explore Partiful data →Facebook Events leverages the existing social graph to surface local and interest-based events. It has massive reach but is tied to a Facebook account.
Explore Facebook Events data →Shapr connects professionals for individual meetings rather than group events. For those who use Meetup mainly for professional networking, Shapr provides a more direct path to connections.
Explore Shapr data →Hopin provides a full virtual event suite including stages, networking rooms, expo booths, and sessions. It targets organizers running large-scale virtual or hybrid events.
Explore Hopin data →Meetup continues to be updated regularly and maintains a large existing community, particularly in tech and entrepreneur circles.
Attending most Meetup events is free, though some groups charge event fees. Organizers pay a subscription to run groups, typically $9.99–$23.99/month.
Meetup requires organizers to pay a subscription to manage groups. Free trials are sometimes offered, but ongoing group management requires a paid plan.
Meetup explored a community ownership transition around 2020 but ultimately remained a for-profit platform after being acquired by AlleyCorp.
App Vulture monitors event and social apps for update activity and user engagement trends, making it easy to find platforms that are actively growing versus stagnating.
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