Free Meetup Alternatives

The best free alternative to Meetup is Mobilizon, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Meetup and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Meetup are Bumble, Get Together, DownToMeet and Facebook Local.

Meetup alternatives are mainly Social Networks but may also be Dating Services or Instant Messengers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Meetup.

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Helps groups of people with shared interests plan meetings and form clubs in local communities around the world.

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Mobilizon
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Free • Open Source
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28 alternatives to Mobilizon
From a friends and familiy birthday party to a march for climate change, today, our gatherings are trapped in the tech giants' platforms. How to get organized, how to click on “I join” without providing intimate data on Facebook or locking yourself in MeetUp?
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Mobilizon Features
1. DecentralizedMobilizon is based on a decentralized infrastructure with no single entity controlling it.
2. Ad-freeMobilizon doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Support for ActivityPubMobilizon support ActivityPub, a open and decentralized social network protocol.
Federated
Event management
Event discovery
Multiple Profiles
Community events
Federation
Public communities discovery
Community-based
Mobilizon vs Meetup opinions
inshilon
Mobilizon features most of what Meetup has to offer, and it is completely free and owned typically by individuals and small communities, that won't exploit you.
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Bumble
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Dating Service
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94 alternatives to Bumble
Bumble connects you to people around you. After two people mutually opt in by swiping right, they're added to each other's 'hive' of connections. The woman has to say something first within 24 hours or the connection disappears forever.

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Bumble vs Meetup opinions
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Nothing against Bumble, but it's a dating app, not a general purpose meeting aggregator like Meetup.
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Get Together
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16 alternatives to Get Together
Get Together is an open source event manager for local communities.
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Get Together Features
Community events
Public communities discovery
Location-based
Event discovery
Get Together vs Meetup opinions
Almost everyone thinks Get Together is a great alternative to Meetup.
inshilon
It allows to create location-based groups, just like Meetup, and plan events for them.
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The service is free and open source, allows you to search based on location, and is available for teams to use.
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DownToMeet
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50 alternatives to DownToMeet
DownToMeet is a platform to organize, find, and attend group events. If you're down to meet people in your area and find new friends, you belong here.
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DownToMeet Features
Meeting
Event management
Scheduling
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DownToMeet vs Meetup opinions
Almost everyone thinks DownToMeet is a great alternative to Meetup.
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Some of the design is a carbon copy and is very promising. The cost is less (free while in beta).
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Facebook Local
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32 alternatives to Facebook Local
Our new name is Facebook Local! We’ve updated our events app to help you discover places and things to do recommended by friends you know and trust.
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Facebook Local Features
Facebook integration
Event management
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I can't think of anything that offers a better viable alternative than Facebook Events to Meetup, which thankfully also has no fees.
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Gancio
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Calendar App
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9 alternatives to Gancio
A shared agenda for local communities.
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Gancio Features
1. Support for ActivityPubGancio support ActivityPub, a open and decentralized social network protocol.
Agenda
Openki
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22 alternatives to Openki
Platform where you can search, propose, take part, help organize or publish workshops, lectures, discussions, etc... Easy to use and powerful. Openki aims at connecting people and local initiatives in order to exchange experiences and ideas.
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Openki Features
1. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Openki simultaneously.
Open API
Event replication
Online collaboration
Location-based
Agorakit
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18 alternatives to Agorakit
Agorakit is web-based, open source groupware for citizens. By creating collaborative groups, people can discuss topics, organize events, store files and keep everyone updated as needed.
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Agorakit Features
1. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Agorakit simultaneously.
Email notifications
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Almost all the features of meetup, but for free
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DownToDash
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Social Network
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43 alternatives to DownToDash
DownToDash is a mobile app that connects people based on what they are down to do like workouts, sports, eating, travelling and other activities. Users can create a specific plan (example: play Tennis on Thursday at 5 pm) and other users can swipe down for the plan.

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Attendize Event Ticketing
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Event Ticketing App
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100 alternatives to Attendize Event Ticketing
Attendize is an open-source event ticketing and event management application built using the Laravel PHP framework. Attendize was created to offer event organisers a simple solution for managing general admission events.
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Attendize Event Ticketing Features
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