Kai
The premium Open Source alternative to Meetup.com
🎯 Best for:Non-profits and local communities.
What is Kai?
An open-source alternative to Meetup.com for organizing community events and group memberships. Provides tools for event discovery and RSVPs without platform fees.
Tech Stack
PHPCommunity & Events
Why Kai?
- • Free to use
- • Community-focused
- • No ads
Limitations
- • Smaller network effect
- • Manual hosting required
- • Fewer automated marketing tools
3/13/2026
Last Update
0
Forks
0
Issues
GPL-3.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Meetup.com)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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