Evento
Evento is an open-source events platform for social coordination and economic activity, with a built-in self-custodial Bitcoin wallet.
What Evento is
Evento is an open-source events platform for social coordination and economic activity, with a built-in self-custodial Bitcoin wallet. Hosts can password-protect events, set custom registration forms, approve RSVPs, and remove guests. They can also create nested sub-events, manage co-hosts, import guest lists by CSV, message guests, and send and track email campaigns. Profiles include bios, interests, prompts, follows, and displayed Lightning Addresses; the Events Hub gathers followed events, invitations, co-host requests, and a curated feed. The wallet supports sending and receiving Bitcoin over Lightning and on-chain. Hosts can accept Lightning payments for paid events by entering a price and Lightning Address in payment settings. Evento says payments are peer-to-peer and it takes no cut. The wallet is built on Breez and Spark, supports spending through Bitrefill, and provides access to Bitcoin buying and selling services. Developers can use a read-only Public API or a no-auth Embed API; public API keys are limited to 1,000 requests per day. Evento is free to use for events and is available on web, iOS, Android, and API.
Good
- Hosts can approve RSVPs and use custom registration forms.
- Supports nested events, co-hosts, and CSV guest imports.
- Wallet supports Lightning and on-chain Bitcoin payments.
- Free to use for events.
- Embed API requires no authentication.
Watch out
- Public API keys are limited to 1,000 requests per day.
- MFA for sensitive actions is listed as upcoming.
- SMS verification is listed as upcoming.
Who it suits
Evento suits community organizers running meetups, workshops, hackathons, or other events who want registration, host tools, and community profiles. Its wallet and APIs may also suit organizers or developers with Bitcoin-related needs.
Verdict
Evento combines event management and community features with a Bitcoin wallet and developer APIs. Organizers should weigh its Bitcoin-focused payment options against the stated public API limit.
Plans and prices
From Evento's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free to use for events |
The facts
Each one read from Evento's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- Evento documents a read-only Public API for event and user data and a no-auth Embed API for widgets; public API keys are limited to 1,000 requests per day.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Community features
- Profiles support bios, interests, prompts, follows, and displayed Lightning Addresses; the Events Hub includes followed events, invites, co-host requests, and a curated feed.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Event hosting
- Hosts can password-protect events, use custom registration forms and RSVP approvals, and remove guests.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Host tools
- Hosts can create nested sub-events, send and track email campaigns, manage co-hosts, import guests by CSV, and message guests.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Intended audience
- The maker says it builds for people who lead communities and describes use across meetups, conference satellite events, hackathons, workshops, and community spaces.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Paid event payments
- Event hosts can accept Bitcoin Lightning payments by entering an event price and Lightning Address in payment settings.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Privacy and compliance
- The security page says Evento is committed to GDPR and CCPA compliance and offers data deletion upon request.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Product
- Evento is an open-source events platform for social coordination and economic activity, with a built-in Bitcoin wallet.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Security
- Evento's security page states that it uses magic-link and six-digit OTP login, HTTPS/SSL in transit, database encryption at rest, and daily backups.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Security roadmap
- The security page lists MFA for sensitive actions and SMS verification as upcoming features.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Support
- The wallet beta announcement invites direct questions by email at [email protected].checked 4 Oct 2001
- Wallet
- The self-custodial wallet supports sending and receiving Bitcoin over Lightning and on-chain, and the maker says payments are peer-to-peer with no cut taken.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Wallet integrations
- The wallet is built on Breez and Spark, supports spending through Bitrefill, and offers access to on- and off-ramps to buy and sell Bitcoin.checked 4 Oct 2001
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