I’m looking for recommendations to replace Meetup as a tool for organizing monthly meetings for a group that I’m a member of. Ideally, not run by oligarch wannabes, and reasonably priced (if not free).

Any suggestions?

Boost for visibility? I couldn’t think of appropriate hashtags!

Edit to add: Many thanks for all the boosts! And thanks, too, for all the suggestions! I’ve passed them along to the group’s organizers. (Also corrected a type.) 😀❤️

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@uxmark I've used when2meet before. It's free.

www.when2meet.com

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@uxmark Have a look at Karrot. Main site : https://karrot.world/#/welcome On Mastodon : https://fosstodon.org/@karrot
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@uxmark
Have a look at https://mobilizon.fr/ from the @Framasoft ecosystem
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Mobilizon.fr est l'instance Mobilizon de Framasoft.

@johentsch @uxmark FYI : We have handed over this project to another team a while ago !

https://framapiaf.org/@mobilizon/112172275260992410

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#Mobilizon flies out of the @Framasoft nest: we pass the project on to the Kaihuri association. All the info and answers to your questions can be found in this article : https://joinmobilizon.org/en/news#24-03-27 As a result, we will also be handing over the keys to this account, which will no longer be managed by @Framasoft. Thank you all for your trust, and all the best to #Mobilizon!

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@uxmark We‘re considering moving to https://eventy.io/ for our tech meetup in the coming months.

The price of Meetup is just too high for the quality it provides.

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@uxmark Mobilizon is Fediverse/ActivityPub compatible too. https://mobilizon.org
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@uxmark My group @sydtechleaders is currently trialing https://luma.com.
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@uxmark jitsi-meet is good for video meetings. I've run it on a private server, but it's also available online through their cloud servers.
@uxmark This free and open source software. It can be self hosted and I’m sure there are other networks where you are. Edit: oops, was allready done https://mobilizon.org
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@uxmark Would Mobilizon work for this? It’s open source, and in the fediverse: https://mobilizon.org/
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@uxmark in Norway, i have seen more and more people use dukkopp.no. It is aimed towards Norway, but maybe something similar exists for your region?
@uxmark I am also interested, just cancelled our hibernating Software Crafters Ruhrgebiet Meetup.
@uxmark I would be interested in hearing any experience reports from other platforms (a quick search found a fediverse style piece of software called Mobilizon, no idea if it's activitypub based though)
@medains I’ll see what the group’s organizers end up choosing and report back 😀❤️
@uxmark thanks for asking this! I found many of the responses interesting :D