Open Event is described as 'The Open Event Project offers event managers a platform to help users organize events including concerts, conferences, summits and regular meetups . The components support organizers through all stages from event planning to publishing, marketing and ticket sales' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Open Event for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Self-Hosted apps. The best Open Event alternative is Mobilizon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Open Event are Apple Invites, Luma Events, Meetup and BoomPop.
The Groups Place is a new alternative to Meetup. It has all the functionality to organize events, and has many features that have been disappearing from Meetup. The focus is to give organizers control of their own group.
