Meetup
Meetup helps people discover local groups and events built around shared interests, while giving organizers tools to run communities.
What Meetup is
Meetup helps people discover local groups and events built around shared interests, while giving organizers tools to run communities. Membership is free, and organizers can create groups and events, communicate with members and appoint a leadership team. The mobile app helps users find upcoming events, stay connected afterward, manage groups and plan events from a phone. Meetup supports private spaces, moderation tools, event hosting and apps for Android and iOS, alongside web and API access. Listed plan capacities range from Starter’s one group and two in-person events per month to Standard’s three groups and unlimited events, while Pro allows unlimited groups, events and attendees. Meetup Pro adds attendee email access, custom registration forms, email export, Mailchimp integration, cross-group messaging and community insights. Organizer subscriptions list $29.99 a month for Standard and $47 a month for PRO, with location-based variation.
Good
- Free membership
- Group, event and leadership tools
- Android and iOS apps
- Private spaces and moderation tools
- Pro supports multi-group communities
Watch out
- Organizer prices vary by location and offers
- API access requires active Meetup Pro
- API exposes limited profile fields
- Absolute security cannot be guaranteed
Who it suits
Meetup suits people finding local activities and organizers managing groups or events. Meetup Pro is aimed at large communities spanning multiple groups.
Verdict
Meetup combines discovery, event hosting and community management across web and mobile. Choose plans according to group scale, event capacity and whether Pro communication or API tools are needed.
Plans and prices
From Meetup's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | — | 1 group · Unlimited members · 2 in-person events per month · 10 attendees per event |
| Standard | — | 3 groups · Unlimited events · Unlimited attendees |
| Pro | — | Unlimited groups · Unlimited events · Unlimited attendees |
| Standard Organizer subscription | $29.99 a month | up to 3 groups · unlimited events and attendees · monthly |
| PRO Organizer subscription | $47 a month | unlimited groups · unlimited events and attendees · 6 months, per group per month |
| Standard Organizer subscription | $99.99, paid once | up to 3 groups · unlimited events and attendees · 6 months |
| Standard Organizer subscription | $174.99 a year | up to 3 groups · unlimited events and attendees · yearly |
The facts
Each one read from Meetup's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Meetup's API uses GraphQL, and only members with an active Meetup Pro subscription can create new OAuth consumers; approval is not guaranteed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- API limits
- The API exposes only limited member profile fields and excludes sensitive personal information and private or internal fields.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Event hosting
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Organizer tools
- Organizers can create groups and events, communicate with members, and appoint a leadership team.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- Meetup says it uses technical and organizational measures, including server security controls, employee training, and firewalls, while noting that absolute security cannot be guaranteed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Private spaces
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Pro community management
- Meetup Pro supports unlimited groups, multi-group and hybrid events, cross-group messages, and community insights.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Pro email and integration
- Meetup Pro offers attendee email access, custom registration forms, email list export, and a Mailchimp integration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Meetup helps people discover local groups and events and connect over shared interests.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can contact Meetup Support by submitting a ticket through its Contact Form, and support agents can follow up by email when needed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Who Pro serves
- Meetup Pro is presented as a tool for managing and growing large-scale communities across multiple groups.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- Meetup says it was founded in 2002.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free membership
- Meetup states that membership is free.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Price variation
- Organizer subscription prices are starting prices and can vary by location and available offers; the exact price is shown during subscription activation.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile app
- The Meetup app lets users find upcoming events, discover local groups, stay in touch after events, and manage groups and plan events from a phone.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
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