The best event platforms, according to hackers
7 event platforms were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 1 earns the Hacker Approved badge.
Top pick
The most recommended event platform with the badge. Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Where people now host meetups
People recommend Luma as a cleaner replacement for Meetup for hosting and finding events, and its free plan covers basic use. Discoverability of events on the platform is the most common complaint.
All 7 event platforms, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meetup.com | 26 | 44 | 37% | 9 | 10 yrs3 owners | — |
| 2 | Radius | 13 | 10 | 57% | 4 | — | — |
| 3 | Luma | 11 | 4 | 73% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Tied 4 | Partiful | 9 | 9 | 50% | 6 | — | — |
| Tied 4 | Whirligig | 9 | 1 | 90% | 2 | — | — |
| 6 | TeamOut | 7 | 10 | 41% | 1 | — | — |
| 7 | Resident Advisor | 6 | 1 | 86% | 5 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same event platform in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to event platforms that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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