Comparison
Hosting on hackevents is free — no fees, no paid plan. Event pages, RSVPs, invites, waitlists, co-hosts, check-in and reminders are all included, and the prompt-built agenda aggregates public Luma, Meetup & iCal calendars in Switzerland. Below: what Meetup charges, from its own pricing and help pages.
A free tech-event platform for Switzerland — host with no fees and no paid plan, and find what's on in a prompt-built agenda that aggregates public Luma, Meetup & iCal calendars.
a platform for local groups where recurring, online or larger events take a paid organizer subscription, and attendees can be charged a service fee on ticketed events.
| Feature | ▸hackevents | mMeetup |
|---|---|---|
| Every host tool free — none behind a plan | Yes | No |
| Attendees pay the platform nothing | Yes | Maybe |
| Free to host, unlimited events & guests | Yes | No |
| Event pages & RSVPs — invite-only, waitlist | Yes | Yes |
| Paid tickets & checkout | Soon | Maybe |
| Aggregates public Luma, Meetup & iCal calendars | Yes | No |
| Prompt-built, personalized agenda | Yes | No |
| One unified live calendar (.ics) | Yes | Maybe |
your group runs recurring or online events, holds more than two in-person events a month or draws more than 10 attendees an event — each takes a paid organizer subscription. Attendees can also be charged a service fee on ticketed events.
you want to run your group's meetups free, recurring series included — no organizer subscription, no attendee cap tied to a plan, and waitlists, co-hosts, check-in and reminders built in.
Create your next meetup on hackevents as a one-off or a weekly, every-two-weeks or monthly series, and run RSVPs, waitlists, co-hosts and check-in free, with no organizer subscription. Events from the public Meetup groups we follow appear in the agenda too.