mymeetgroup.com · discovery platform · MVP in build

Meetup for communities. Free for organisers.

Public groups, public events, and a directory Google can index — city hubs, topic tags, RSVP, and attendee lists without charging both sides of the same room.

We don't charge organisers $64/mo and then charge attendees to see who's showing up.
Free organiser tierAttendee list includedSEO city pages0% platform skim on community moneyPilot city: Brisbane
~$64/mowhat Meetup Pro costs organisers
$0MyMeetGroup free tier at launch

Meetup won on habit — not fairness

June 2024 price hikes pushed regional Pro to about $64 USD/mo. Meetup+ paywalls attendee lists and DMs. Organisers juggle Stripe dues and a separate Meetup invoice. Members pay twice to participate. Communities stay because migration is painful — not because the product loves them back.

Organisers get squeezed

  • Subscription before your first RSVP
  • Nudged to collect member dues to cover the platform bill
  • 7.5% + $0.50 on organiser-collected dues
  • Stagnant tools while the bill keeps climbing

Members get taxed

  • Meetup+ to see who's actually going
  • Waitlist priority and DMs behind a paywall
  • Service fees on paid RSVPs unless you upgrade
  • Ads on the "free" tier

What MyMeetGroup actually ships

Not another RSVP widget buried inside someone's CMS. A discovery platform where strangers find your group before they know your domain name.

Public discovery directory

City hubs, topic tags, and group pages Google can index — `/brisbane/tech`, not a login wall.

Groups + events that stay public

Name, cover, venue, capacity, RSVP — the Meetup shape, without the toll booth on both sides.

Attendee list on free

See who's coming. No Meetup+ upsell for basic community transparency.

Event comments

Lite social layer on events at launch. Paid tiers add forums and deeper community tools per group.

SEO-first pages

Static and server-rendered URLs built for search — the gap listicles keep complaining about.

Export-friendly by design

Your members and events are yours. CSV export on paid tiers — grow here without hostage migration.

How it works

Three steps. No sales call. No "contact enterprise" for your book club.

  1. Create your group (free)

    Name, city, tags, cover image. One group on free tier — enough for your weekly meet, NFP, or pilot chapter.

  2. Publish public events

    Date, venue, capacity, RSVP. Attendee list visible to members without a second subscription.

  3. Get found + grow

    Directory and city pages feed search. Upgrade when you need multi-chapter, forums, analytics, or live rooms.

Freemium that doesn't punish existing

Charge for power, not for showing up. Paid tiers land after MVP — waitlist gets first look at pricing.

Free forever

$0

  • One group
  • Unlimited public events + RSVP
  • Discovery listing + group page
  • Attendee list visible
  • Event comments

Community

Later

  • Multiple groups / chapters
  • Forums per group
  • Organiser analytics
  • Custom branding

Pro / Live

Later

  • Paid tickets (Stripe pass-through · 0% platform skim)
  • Live rooms + video hooks
  • Sponsor slots · team admins
  • CRM export

Side by side

FeatureMeetup.com todayMyMeetGroup
Organiser subscription~$64 USD/mo regional Pro$0 until you need scale
See who's RSVP'dMeetup+ for attendeesIncluded on free
Platform fee on dues7.5% + $0.500% — processor only if paid events
Forums / communityComments onlyForums on paid tiers
Discovery / SEOStrong (incumbent)Built for city + topic pages
Lock-inHostage habitExport-friendly · leave with your data

Built for "find groups near me"

Early URL map — MVP ships browse-first, not login-first.

mymeetgroup.com/
├── /                          ← discovery home
├── /brisbane                  ← city hub
├── /brisbane/tech             ← category
├── /group/brisbane-dev-meetup   ← your public group page
├── /event/{slug}              ← event + RSVP
└── /create                    ← free organiser signup

Searching "Meetup alternative free" or "Meetup too expensive" should land on a real product — not another listicle. That's the wedge.

Built by people who ship community tools

MyMeetGroup is a FutureVision Labs product — purpose-built for discovery and recurring local meetups, not a reskin of someone else's CMS. Modern stack, public-first data model, organiser-friendly exports. We're dogfooding with a pilot group in Brisbane while the MVP lands.

$0Free organiser tier at launch
100%Public discovery — no login wall for browse
1Pilot city · Brisbane

Roadmap (honest)

FAQ

How is this different from Eventbrite or Luma?
Recurring community meetups and discovery — not one-off ticketed conferences or $59/mo organiser polish.
How is this different from Meetup.com?
Same general shape — groups, events, RSVP — without charging organisers ~$64/mo and then paywalling attendee lists for members. Discovery and SEO are built in from day one.
Will free stay free?
Yes for the core: one group, public events, RSVP, attendee list, directory listing. We charge when organisers outgrow that — not to see who clicked RSVP.
When does MVP launch?
After the waitlist proves demand and core CRUD is built on our Next.js + Supabase stack. Waitlist members get first access.

Join the waitlist

Tell us your city and role. We're building the obvious answer for the organiser googling "Meetup alternative" at 11pm — before they cancel their group.

Meetup.com → "my group pays $64/mo." MyMeetGroup → "my meet group, my terms."