Meetup price and terms
Terms
- Sign up without sales
- YesYes
What needs a higher plan
- Meetup Pro
- Your buyers’ details, Email to buyers, Works with, API
For AI agents
- API
- PartlyMeetup Pro
Where these prices come from
help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/28677808413197-Organizer-Subscription-prices-overview, checked
What we checked on Meetup
Fees on 200 tickets at $25
$253.49 in fees on 200 tickets at $25 on Standard Organizer subscription, all paid by the organizer: each ticket costs the buyer $25 and the organizer keeps $4,746.51.
Standard subscriptions start at $29.99 USD per month or $174.99 USD per year.
Fees on 50 tickets at $25
$85.87 in fees on 50 tickets at $25 on Standard Organizer subscription, all paid by the organizer: each ticket costs the buyer $25 and the organizer keeps $1,164.14.
On the page: Organizer Subscription prices overview, Standard starting prices
The fee per ticket
Organizers set each event ticket price, while Meetup may add an attendee service fee at RSVP.
When you RSVP to a ticketed event on Meetup, you may see a service fee added to the price of the ticket.
Who pays the fees
Meetup describes its service fee as an addition to the attendee ticket price at RSVP.
When an attendee RSVPs to an event, Meetup collects a service fee in addition to the full price of the event ticket.
Card processing
Paid-event collection uses PayPal, whose transaction rate is not stated by Meetup and varies by region.
A small transaction fee is also taken from the total amount an organizer charges per ticket. Please check with PayPal to determine the exact fees for…
All-in price at checkout
The buyer can see a service fee added after the organizer-set ticket price during RSVP.
On the page: Event-fee service-fee explanation
Fees on refunds
Refund eligibility is set by each organizer, so Meetup does not state one universal fee-refund outcome.
In general, group organizers set their own policies for member dues and event fees, including when a member is eligible for a refund.
Plans and subscriptions
Meetup offers a paid Pro plan with tools for managing groups across a network.
Meetup Pro has everything you need to take your community to the next level, with tools to grow your email list, build your brand, and expand to…
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Donations and tips
United States organizers can enable voluntary Pledge fundraising, with donations sent to their bank accounts.
Meetup is teaming up with Pledge, a secure payment collection company, to allow members to send voluntary contributions to organizers.
Your buyers’ details
Meetup Pro specifically includes attendee-email access, while the reviewed source does not establish that access for lower plans.
Access to attendee emails
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Ticket types and discounts
Ticketed events can use early-bird discounts and promo codes, each with organizer-set limits.
Organizers can now offer customized discounts for ticketed events with a special promo code for members.
Questions at checkout
Organizers can ask RSVP questions, but the answers are optional rather than required registration fields.
All responses to event questions are optional.
Registration forms and waivers
Meetup supports optional event questions, but the reviewed documentation does not establish signed waivers or required forms.
On the page: Profile and event questions, event-question policy
Waitlist
Meetup offers waitlists, but its help guidance says paid events cannot use that waitlist.
it is not possible to set up a waitlist for events that are charging an event fee.
Online events
Meetup Pro organizers can schedule hybrid events with separate online attendee and guest limits.
Pro organizers can now schedule an event that is both in person and online.
Recurring events
The Standard organizer subscription includes recurring events alongside online events and unlimited attendees.
Online and recurring events
Refunds and transfers by buyers
Buyers may request an event-fee refund from the organizer, though approval remains subject to organizer policy.
You can always request a refund for event fees you paid directly from the event organizer for whatever reason.
Check-in app
Enabled tickets support QR-code scanning for attendance, but offline operation is not established in the reviewed guidance.
If tickets and check-in features are enabled for your event, you can check in members by scanning the QR code on their ticket from 1 hour before the…
Listed where buyers browse
Meetup promotes organizer groups throughout its own network, although the reviewed page does not state a separate marketplace commission.
We’ll keep promoting your group throughout our network so it continues to grow.
Email to buyers
Meetup Pro offers direct organizer email to attendees for reminders and other important communications.
Pro admins can directly email their attendees event reminders and other important information to keep them engaged between events.
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Works with
Meetup Pro API access supports scheduling events and managing groups through existing CRM tools.
Schedule events and manage groups using existing CRM tools
meetup.com/graphqlChecked
API
Meetup makes its GraphQL API available as a Meetup Pro benefit, using OAuth 2 authentication.
API access
meetup.com/graphqlChecked
Free to start
Joining Meetup is free, but a paid Standard organizer subscription is the documented plan that includes event fees.
Membership is free.
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Sign up without a sales call
The public organizer page invites prospective organizers to start a group today without a sales-contact requirement.
On the page: Page introduction
Contract
Organizer subscriptions renew automatically but can be canceled, so organizers can stop future renewal.
Subscriptions for organizers and Meetup+ members renew automatically
Support on event day
Meetup directs support requests to its ticket contact form; phone and live support hours are not established here.
you can contact our Meetup Support team by submitting a ticket through our Contact Form.
Meetup alternatives
All 9 alternatives6 more alternatives
All 9 publish a price.
- RSVPifyFree, then $0.90 per ticketRegistration, ticketing, guest management, seating, and QR-code check-in in one platform.
- TicketSpiceFrom $0.99 per ticketFlat 99¢-per-ticket ticketing for events and attractions, with in-house payments and a box office app.
- EventbriteFree, then $69 a monthTicketing platform with a buyer-discovery marketplace and optional fee transfer.
- HumanitixFree, then $1.29 per paid ticketNonprofit ticketing: 5% + $1.29 a paid ticket, card processing included, profits to charity.
Sources and changes
Last changed
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- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/28677808413197-Organizer-Subscription-prices-overview
- meetup.com/graphql
- meetup.com/blog/meetup-product-release-notes
- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002883891--Event-fees-Setting-event-fees-with-Paypal
- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022471332-Profile-and-event-questions
- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/39489419634189--Event-fees-Why-does-Meetup-charge-a-service-fee-for-ticketed-events
- meetup.com/how-to-group-start
- meetup.com/meetup-pro
- meetup.com/
- meetup.com/blog/fundraising-a-new-way-to-say-thanks
- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001620472-Standard-Organizer-subscription
- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002883151-Canceling-a-recurring-subscription
- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003883411-Enable-a-Waitlist-for-your-Meetup-event
- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004065471-Payment-Policies
- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025475652--Contacting-Meetup-Support
- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/41231494405133-I-was-charged-for-an-event-that-didn-t-take-place-Can-I-request-a-refund
- help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/45352992737677-Introducing-the-new-attendee-list-and-QR-code-check-in
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