# Alternatives to Meetup

> Source: https://boxofficefees.com/meetup/alternatives/ (re-verified)
> Updated: 29 October 2026

## At a glance

| Name | Best for | Starts at | Better than Meetup at | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Meetup](https://boxofficefees.com/meetup.md) | Community organizers building local or interest-based groups | From $29.99 a month | — | 29 October 2026 |
| [Race Entry](https://boxofficefees.com/raceentry.md) | Race directors and running clubs who want signup fees carried by participants | Free | The fee per ticket, Card processing | 28 October 2026 |
| [RunSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/runsignup.md) | Race directors and nonprofits running 5Ks, ultras and multi-event endurance races | Free | The fee per ticket, Card processing | 27 October 2026 |
| [Auctria](https://boxofficefees.com/auctria.md) | Nonprofits and school groups running gala auctions with ticketed admission | Free, then $375 a year | The fee per ticket, Card processing | 27 October 2026 |
| [RSVPify](https://boxofficefees.com/rsvpify.md) | Business, nonprofit, school, and personal event teams | Free, then $0.90 per ticket | The fee per ticket, Card processing | 30 October 2026 |
| [TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice.md) | Fairs, festivals and attractions selling high ticket volumes online and at the gate | From $0.99 per ticket | The fee per ticket, Card processing | 27 October 2026 |
| [Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite.md) | Organizers who want ticketing plus discovery on Eventbrite’s marketplace | Free, then $69 a month | The fee per ticket, Card processing | 30 October 2026 |
| [Humanitix](https://boxofficefees.com/humanitix.md) | Charities, schools and community organizers who want every feature without a subscription | Free, then $1.29 per paid ticket | The fee per ticket, Card processing | 27 October 2026 |
| [Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor.md) | Independent event creators, venues and charities selling tickets from their own site | Free, then about $0.80 per ticket | The fee per ticket, Card processing | 27 October 2026 |
| [Givebutter](https://boxofficefees.com/givebutter.md) | Nonprofits selling tickets to galas, auctions and community fundraisers | Free, then $33.80 a month | The fee per ticket, Card processing | 27 October 2026 |

“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of 30 October 2026.

The ones people open most here come first, then the closest matches.

## Shortlist

### 1. Race Entry

Free race management software paid for by one per-registration fee that already covers card processing.

**Where it improves on Meetup:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — A percentage plus a fixed amount on every paid registration, with no cap or minimum published anywhere on the pricing page.](https://www.raceentry.com/race-entry-pricing)
- [Card processing: yes — Race Entry processes the cards itself through its own card processor, and says its single service fee already contains the card and merchant cost.](https://www.raceentry.com/race-entry-pricing)
- [Your buyers’ details: yes — Organizers get participant records and can email them from the platform at no extra cost, and the vendor states the organizer owns the data.](https://www.raceentry.com/benefits-of-race-entry)

**Trade-offs against Meetup:**
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There is no monthly or yearly software plan at all: the vendor states it charges organizers nothing and earns from the per-transaction service fee.](https://www.raceentry.com/race-entry-pricing)
- [Refunds and transfers by buyers: partial — Entrants can edit, transfer and defer their own registration from the confirmation email where the organizer allows it, but refunds cannot be done by the entrant and must be requested from the organizer.](https://www.raceentry.com/race-entry-faq)
- [Contract: no — No long-term commitment or exclusivity is required, so an organizer can stop using it between events without a contract.](https://www.raceentry.com/race-director-faq)

[View Race Entry](https://boxofficefees.com/raceentry)

### 2. RunSignup

Free endurance-event registration platform billed only through per-transaction processing fees.

**Where it improves on Meetup:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — A percentage plus a fixed dollar, banded by cart total and charged once per cart rather than per ticket, so group orders dilute the fee; no cap is published.](https://help.runsignup.com/support/solutions/articles/17000064141--why-are-my-registrants-being-charged-different-fees-)
- [Card processing: yes — Card processing is inside the single banded fee rather than charged on top, and the vendor names Adyen as the processor behind payment accounts; no separate card rate is published.](https://info.runsignup.com/pricing/)
- [All-in price at checkout: yes — A live event page prints one all-in figure per distance and names the fee inside it, so a buyer sees $86.80 including the $6.80 fee before clicking Sign Up; the fee is only this visible when the organizer passes it on rather than paying it out of the price.](https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/TN/Alcoa/ThePistolCreekRun)

**Trade-offs against Meetup:**
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There are no tiers to buy and nothing to upgrade: the vendor states it earns only from processing fees and sells no subscription, plan or monthly package.](https://info.runsignup.com/pricing/)
- [Recurring events: partial — An annual event is renewed rather than rebuilt, copying settings, store and questions and keeping the same URL, but each edition is still renewed one at a time rather than scheduled as a repeating series.](https://help.runsignup.com/support/solutions/articles/17000064301-renewing-your-race)
- [Contract: partial — There is a click-through race contract agreed at setup and renewal, but it is explicitly non-exclusive, carries no minimum term and lets you stop between events without penalty.](https://info.runsignup.com/about-us/privacy-policy/race-contract/)

[View RunSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/runsignup)

### 3. Auctria

Fundraising event and auction platform with admission tickets, bidding and an event website, sold as an annual license.

**Where it improves on Meetup:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — There is no percentage of revenue and no per-ticket surcharge: the cost is a fixed annual license plus a plan-based percentage (1%, 0.5% or 0.25%) on card transactions processed through Auctria's integration.](https://www.auctria.com/pricing/)
- [Card processing: yes — You connect your own Stripe or Authorize.net account, and Auctria adds its own integration fee on top of the processor's rate: with Stripe the totals come to $0.30 plus 3.9% on Explorer, 3.4% on Emerald and 3.15% on Diamond per transaction.](https://academy.auctria.com/credit_cards/processing_fees/)
- [All-in price at checkout: yes — By default the buyer pays exactly the amount owed with no fee added, so the first price is the full price; if you switch to Added mode the fee is built into the total the buyer sees before paying, and in Optional mode it is a checkbox.](https://academy.auctria.com/credit_cards/processing_fees/)

**Trade-offs against Meetup:**
- [Refunds and transfers by buyers: partial — Ticket holders can reassign their own tickets from the e-ticket or the My Account Ticket Hub, but refunds are an organizer action in the dashboard — the buyer has no self-serve refund request.](https://academy.auctria.com/tickets/ticket_management/transfer_ticket/)
- [Support on event day: partial — Chat and email support is included on every plan and is prioritized for paid licenses, with the terms promising reasonable efforts to answer within one business day; no phone line and no published support hours.](https://www.auctria.com/terms-of-service/)

[View Auctria](https://boxofficefees.com/auctria)

### 4. RSVPify

Registration, ticketing, guest management, seating, and QR-code check-in in one platform.

**Where it improves on Meetup:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — RSVPify charges ticket sellers a 1.95 percent fee plus 90 cents per registrant.](https://rsvpify.com/robots.txt)
- [Card processing: yes — Stripe processing is separately charged at 2.9 percent plus 30 cents per transaction.](https://rsvpify.com/robots.txt)
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — When you pay the fees yourself the advertised ticket price is what buyers pay, but with the setting turned on the service and card fees are added to the buyer's price during checkout rather than shown in the ticket price.](https://help.rsvpify.com/en/articles/3948351-how-can-i-pass-fees-or-taxes-on-to-my-guests)

**Trade-offs against Meetup:**
- [Fees on refunds: no — If you refund a buyer, RSVPify keeps its service fee and the order's processing fee, so the organizer carries that cost unless it gives only a partial refund.](https://help.rsvpify.com/en/articles/2284187-how-do-i-issue-a-refund-for-my-guest-s-ticket-or-payment)
- [Listed where buyers browse: no — There is no RSVPify marketplace or consumer app listing your event, and the vendor positions itself against marketplace sites as a platform for organizers who bring their own audience, so no selling commission applies.](https://rsvpify.com/ticket-fee-calculator/)
- [Contract: partial — The DIY plan is monthly and self-service, while Enterprise is described as an annual contract.](https://rsvpify.com/enterprise/)

[View RSVPify](https://boxofficefees.com/rsvpify)

### 5. TicketSpice

Flat 99¢-per-ticket ticketing for events and attractions, with in-house payments and a box office app.

**Where it improves on Meetup:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — One flat 99¢ fee per paid ticket, with no percentage and no cap, dropping to 49¢ on tickets of $5 or less and 49¢ on door sales through the box office app; card processing of 2.9% + 30¢ sits on top.](https://www.ticketspice.com/pricing)
- [Card processing: yes — Card processing is separate from and on top of the per-ticket fee, run by in-house Webconnex Payments at 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction.](https://www.ticketspice.com/pricing)
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — It depends on how the organizer configures the page: the vendor warns that its separate line item fee often breaks the FTC all-in rule and recommends absorbing fees or using the pass-on setting instead.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/9299044)

**Trade-offs against Meetup:**
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There is no subscription at all for ticketing: the vendor states there are no monthly fees, and the only recurring charges are optional marketing add-ons such as text messaging.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/8757593)
- [Waitlist: no — The vendor states plainly that no waitlist exists today and points organizers to its sister product RegFox if they need one.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/8706176)
- [Support on event day: partial — Chat, email, phone and Zoom are offered free on every account, but staffed hours are 8am to 5pm Pacific on weekdays with only limited weekend cover.](https://www.ticketspice.com/support)

[View TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice)

### 6. Eventbrite

Ticketing platform with a buyer-discovery marketplace and optional fee transfer.

**Where it improves on Meetup:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — For United States online paid tickets, Eventbrite publishes a percentage plus fixed service fee.](https://www.eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing/)
- [Card processing: yes — Eventbrite Payment Processing is the default online processor; United States processing is 2.9% per order.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/755615/how-much-does-it-cost-for-organizers-to-use-eventbrite/)
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — Fees can be included in a chosen ticket price or added above it, so display depends on organizer settings.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/755615/how-much-does-it-cost-for-organizers-to-use-eventbrite/)

**Trade-offs against Meetup:**
- [Refunds and transfers by buyers: partial — Organizers can enable self-service ticket type, date, and event changes for qualifying paid public events.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/133701/how-to-set-up-attendee-self-service-registration-event-transfers/)
- [Check-in app: partial — The Organizer app scans QR tickets on iOS and Android; the reviewed source does not document offline scanning.](https://www.eventbrite.com/organizer/features/organizer-check-in-app/)
- [Contract: partial — Eventbrite Premium can be canceled in account settings, but the subscription stays active through its billing cycle.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/193833/eventbrites-new-pricing-plans/)

[View Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite)

### 7. Humanitix

Nonprofit ticketing: 5% + $1.29 a paid ticket, card processing included, profits to charity.

**Where it improves on Meetup:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — Humanitix charges a percentage plus a fixed amount on every paid ticket, and in US dollars that one rate also covers card handling.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/12292391-what-are-the-humanitix-booking-fees)
- [Card processing: yes — Humanitix handles the card payment itself on US dollar events and the cost sits inside its 5% + $1.29 fee; connecting Stripe instead means Stripe bills you separately.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/9760527-how-much-does-humanitix-cost)
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — Prices buyers see are inclusive of fees, but they are printed as the ticket price followed by the fee, and events where the host pays the fee show no fee at all.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/9653327-changes-to-how-ticket-prices-and-booking-fees-are-displayed)

**Trade-offs against Meetup:**
- [Fees on refunds: no — When a ticket is refunded the buyer gets the ticket price back but Humanitix keeps its booking fee, so whoever paid that fee loses it.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/13454109-my-refund-was-smaller-than-expected)
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There is no monthly or yearly plan to buy and no tiers: every host gets every feature and pays only the per-ticket fee.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/9760527-how-much-does-humanitix-cost)
- [Contract: no — There is no contract, no sign-up fee and no exclusivity, so you can run one event and stop without notice.](https://humanitix.com/us/pricing)

[View Humanitix](https://boxofficefees.com/humanitix)

### 8. Ticket Tailor

Flat per-ticket fee ticketing paid into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account.

**Where it improves on Meetup:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — One flat fee per paid ticket sold, not a percentage of the ticket price and with no cap needed; a seated ticket costs two usages (one for the reservation, one for the sale) and products, imported tickets and API-issued tickets each cost one.](https://help.tickettailor.com/en/articles/6731528-how-much-does-ticket-tailor-cost-and-how-will-i-be-charged)
- [Card processing: yes — You connect your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account and that processor's fee is charged on top of Ticket Tailor's per-ticket fee, which the vendor states it never touches; it prints 2.9% + $0.30 as an example US Stripe rate but labels those figures illustrative rather than its own.](https://www.tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing)
- [All-in price at checkout: yes — For events priced in USD the checkout shows the full amount including booking fees upfront, which the vendor attributes to the FTC junk-fees rule; the same is done for GBP events under UK price transparency law.](https://help.tickettailor.com/en/articles/11383453-how-fees-are-displayed-for-events-in-usd)

**Trade-offs against Meetup:**
- [Fees on refunds: no — Refunding or canceling a ticket does not return the platform fee or the credit to the organizer, so the organizer absorbs it; transferring an order instead avoids a second charge.](https://help.tickettailor.com/en/articles/6731528-how-much-does-ticket-tailor-cost-and-how-will-i-be-charged)
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There is no monthly or annual plan to change the fees; billing is purely per usage, either pay-as-you-go or prepaid credits bought in advance at a lower per-ticket rate.](https://www.tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing)
- [Refunds and transfers by buyers: partial — Buyers get a 'Manage tickets' area where the organizer can allow self-service cancellation and refund, rescheduling to another occurrence and resending tickets; the vendor documents no buyer-initiated transfer of a ticket to another person, and several order types fall back to contacting the organizer.](https://help.tickettailor.com/en/articles/8975333-how-can-i-enable-self-serve-order-management-for-my-ticket-buyers)

[View Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor)

### 9. Givebutter

Free nonprofit fundraising platform with event ticketing, auctions and a built-in donor CRM.

**Where it improves on Meetup:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — The organizer pays nothing while optional donor tips stay on; switch tips off and a flat 3% platform fee plus 2.9% + $0.30 card processing applies per transaction, with ACH at 1.9% + 30¢ for verified nonprofits.](https://help.givebutter.com/en/articles/1512762-givebutter-standard-pricing-explained)
- [Card processing: yes — Stripe processes payments at 2.9% + 30c for cards and digital wallets and 1.9% + 30c for ACH on verified nonprofit accounts; with tips enabled that cost sits with donors or with Givebutter rather than the organizer.](https://help.givebutter.com/en/articles/1512762-givebutter-standard-pricing-explained)
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — Checkout shows the donation, the processing fee and the optional tip as separate added lines rather than one all-in price, and with tips enabled those fees cannot be hidden from donors.](https://help.givebutter.com/en/articles/4117457-tips-fees-and-our-commitment-to-100-transparency)

**Trade-offs against Meetup:**
- [Recurring events: partial — There is no scheduler for a series: the documented route for repeating an event is duplicating the campaign, which copies the setup but creates a separate campaign each time you run it.](https://help.givebutter.com/en/articles/3688279-how-to-configure-an-event-campaign)
- [Refunds and transfers by buyers: partial — Buyers manage tickets themselves in the portal, editing attendee names and assigning a ticket to a guest without contacting you, but refunds are not self-serve: all transactions are final and must be requested from the organization or support.](https://help.givebutter.com/en/articles/17234450-how-to-manage-your-event-tickets)
- [Check-in app: partial — The iOS and Android app is free and scans ticket QR codes or looks guests up by name, email, phone or ticket number, and limited-access volunteers can scan too; the vendor does not document whether scanning works without a connection.](https://help.givebutter.com/en/articles/2852270-how-to-scan-tickets-and-check-guests-in)

[View Givebutter](https://boxofficefees.com/givebutter)