Show HN: Meetup.com and eventribe alternative to small groups
28 orbanlevi 5 8/27/2025, 8:53:51 PM github.com ↗
Mobile first open-source RSVP platform. Alternative for meetup.com / eventribe for small companies and groups. If you have a small group and don't want to pay for services you can easily selfhost this solution. Open for improvements and for feedback, ofc.
- One-Click Sharing - Each event gets a unique, memorable URL. Share instantly via any platform or messaging app. - No Hassle, No Sign-Ups - Skip registrations and endless forms. Unlike other event platforms, you create and share instantly — no accounts, no barriers. - Effortless Simplicity - Designed to be instantly clear and easy. No learning curve — just open, create, and go.
For that price, you get the normal stuff you'd expect and also:
- no ads
- ability to set each invitee as an adult, a child or an infant (useful when planning food and activities)
- ability to group invitees into families, so that any adult in the family can edit the RSVP for any/all family members
- single place to manage all messages with attendees
- easy to start this year's invitation as a copy of last year's
- app that displays the total 'yes' folks, split by adult, child, infant
It's totally worth the money for the time it saves and the ease of use for guests.
But I'm surprised that AFAIK there's no open source thing that's as easy to use, and that includes all the features I listed.
Whenever someone sends me a luma or partiful link that asks me for personal info which will undoubtedly be bundled into some data broker when the VCs start putting pressure on the founders to cash out, I balk.
I would much, much rather see people just link me to a little no-signup widget without a platform attached <3