The Showdown
Meetup.comvsopengather
Why pay monthly fees for Meetup.com when you can self-host opengather for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
Meetup.com
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
opengather
The Freedom Choice
- 100% Open Source Code
- Free forever (Self-hosted)
- You own your data completely
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10 people
150100200+
$
*Estimated standard pricing for Meetup.com. Adjust if needed.
Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.
Detailed Breakdown
0
Monthly organizer fees
Zero cost for organizers
1
Platform-owned data
Full control of member data
2
Limited to platform themes
Full source code access