meetup.com

Meetup

Who runs Meetup, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest event discovery and community groups alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Eventbrite

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Meetup

Meetup meetup.com

Find Meetup events, join groups, or start your own. Make new friends and connect with like-minded people. Meet people near you who share your interests.

Wikidata: social network

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Meetup tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

tracker that follows visitors

4 of the 11 alternatives below have fewer, 1 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
1 tool

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Meetup

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Meetup, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than MeetupNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

18 of the 60 sites closest to Meetup match.

  1. 01
    Luma luma.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Luma

    Discover and host memorable events effortlessly with Luma. Invite friends, sell tickets, and find great events happening near you.

    Compare Luma with Meetup →
  2. 02
    LinkedIn linkedin.com Top 100 English No trackers

    LinkedIn: Log In or Sign Up

    1 billion members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

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  3. 03
    Instagram instagram.com Top 100 English No trackers

    Instagram

    Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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  4. 04
    500px 500px.com Top 10K English No trackers

    photo sharing website

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  5. 05
    DeviantArt deviantart.com Top 1K English No trackers

    DeviantArt - The Largest Online Art Gallery and Community

    DeviantArt is where art and community thrive. Explore over 650 million pieces of art while connecting to fellow artists and art enthusiasts.

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  6. 06
    mastodon.online English No trackers

    Mastodon.online

    A newer server of Mastodon, operated by Mastodon GmbH for the common good.

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  7. 07
    YouTube youtube.com Top 100 English No trackers

    YouTube

    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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  8. 08
    Hornet hornet.com English No trackers

    Hornet | Hornet, the Queer Social Network

    Meet, chat and connect with 100 million+ queer men worldwide

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  9. 09
    Stack Exchange stackexchange.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Hot Questions - Stack Exchange

    Stack Overflow – 180+ community-powered knowledge sites.

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  10. 10
    perlmonks.org English No trackers

    Client Challenge

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    Guilded guilded.gg English No trackers

    Guilded - Chat for Gaming Communities

    Guilded upgrades your group chat and equips your server with integrated event calendars, forums, and more – 100% free.

    Compare Guilded with Meetup →
  12. 12
    AniList anilist.co English No trackers

    AniList: Track, Discover, Share Anime & Manga

    Track, discover, and share anime and manga with AniList. Discover top-rated and popular shows through reviews and recommendations. Sign up for free!

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  13. 13
    DNForum.com dnforum.com English No trackers

    DNForum.com - Buy, Sell, and Talk Domain Names | DNForum.com - Buy, Sell, and Talk Domain Names

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    Freelancer freelancer.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Hire Freelancers & Find Freelance Jobs Online | Freelancer

    Access the world's largest cloud workforce. 25.9+ million jobs completed across 3400+ skills. Post your job free, compare quotes, and hire top talent today.

    Compare Freelancer with Meetup →
  15. 15
    Songkick songkick.com English No trackers

    Find the Best Concerts Near You, Tour Dates & Tickets Worldwide | Songkick

    Find live music near you, track your favorite artists, get instant concert alerts and buy tickets for all the best upcoming concerts.

    Compare Songkick with Meetup →
  16. 16
    Tinder tinder.com English No trackers

    Tinder | Dating, Make Friends & Meet New People

    With 55 billion matches to date, Tinder® is the world’s most popular dating app, making it the place to meet new people.

    Compare Tinder with Meetup →
  17. 17
    Feeld feeld.co English No trackers

    Feeld: The Dating App for Open-Minded Individuals

    Feeld connects open-minded people exploring love, desire, and alternative relationships in a safe, inclusive space.

    Compare Feeld with Meetup →
  18. 18
    Patreon patreon.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Where Creator Communities Thrive — Patreon

    Build a community, share exclusive work, and turn your passion into a thriving business with Patreon. Get started today!

    Compare Patreon with Meetup →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Meetup’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Meetup uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Meetup adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 11 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,214
Vector
384-d
Query
33 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Meetup’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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