Open-Source Alternatives to Meetup
December 26, 2025 · View on GitHub
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| Name | Source | Maturity¹ | Tech² | License | ActivityPub³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agorakit | GitHub | mature | PHP | GPLv3 | |
| attendize | GitHub | inactive | PHP | Attribution Assurance | |
| Calendar.social | gitea | inactive | Python | AGPLv3 | |
| Chapter by freeCodeCamp | GitHub | inactive | JavaScript | BSD 3-Clause | |
| Communecter | GitHub | inactive | PHP | Apache 2.0 | |
| Create Third Places | GitHub | new | Java | GPLv3 | |
| Epicyon | GitLab | new | Python | AGPLv3 | :white_check_mark: |
| eventoL | GitHub | inactive | Python | GPLv3 | |
| Events Made Easy | GitHub | mature | PHP | GPLv2.0 | |
| Friendica | GitHub | mature | PHP | AGPLv3 | |
| Gancio | Framagit | mature | JavaScript | AGPLv3 | :white_check_mark: |
| Gathio | GitHub | mature | JavaScript | GPLv3 | |
| GetTogether | GitHub | inactive | Python | BSD 2-Clause | |
| Gospeak | GitHub | inactive | Scala | Apache 2.0 | |
| Hi.Events | GitHub | mature | PHP | AGPLv3 | |
| Hubzilla | Framagit | mature | PHP | MIT | |
| Human Connection | GitHub | inactive | JavaScript | MIT | |
| joind.in | GitHub | inactive | PHP | BSD 3-Clause | |
| Lauti | Codeberg | mature | Golang | AGPLv3 | |
| Meetdown | GitHub | inactive | Structr | Apache 2.0 | |
| Meetup Alternative | GitHub | inactive | JavaScript | unlicensed | |
| Mobilizon | Framagit | mature | Elixir | AGPLv3 | :white_check_mark: |
| on_ruby | GitHub | mature | Ruby | (extended) Beer-ware | |
| Open Event | GitHub | mature | Python | Apache 2.0 & GPLv3 | |
| Open Tech Calendar | GitLab | inactive | PHP | BSD 3-Clause | |
| Openki | Gitlab | mature | JavaScript | AGPLv3 | |
| OpenMeet | GitHub | mature | TypeScript | Apache 2.0 | |
| OSEM | GitHub | mature | Ruby | MIT | |
| Pretix | GitHub | mature | Python | Apache 2.0 | |
| Upcoming | GitHub | inactive | JavaScript | Apache 2.0 | |
| wp-event-manager | GitHub | mature | PHP | GPLv3 |
Table Keys
¹: Maturity
| Maturity | definition |
|---|---|
| mature | the project is actively used by groups |
| new | this project is new or in-development, with no usage (yet!) |
| inactive | was under development, but more than 1 year without commits |
²: Technologies
For most projects, when a programming language is listed, it's referring to the primary language used for the server-side (backend) used by the project.
³: ActivityPub
Implements support for ActivityPub.