# Partiful

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Partiful and 9 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for planning in-person parties and events, replacing Facebook Events and Meetup. Main caveat: critics worry guest and social data may be mined or sold.

## Why people recommend it

- Replaces Facebook Events and Meetup (2 comments): "Partiful feels like it has replaced Facebook Events, Meetup, and the other formerly-popular hubs for in-person event planning." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48447679)) "Partiful and other sites have completely consumed Facebook events for me for personal stuff" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48456843))
- Used for in-person meetups (2 comments): "do it in person now at Luma or Partiful events" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838863)) "1-2 meetups initially via luma/partiful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46591242))

## What people warn about

- Data mining and privacy concerns (4 comments): "You're giving them a list of friends, that's what they're building the site in order to ask for!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45797214)) "Also all those data promises go out the window as soon as they are acquired." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50169494)) "I don't see how Luma/Partiful will avoid this problem eventually." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48447599))
- Palantir ties and data sharing (3 comments): "which has gone up due to Partiful giving them the social graph and Palantir being able to data mine it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45797094)) "Partiful got those Palantir vibes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325143)) "Which has ties to Palantir" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175951))
- Guests RSVP yes but don't show (2 comments): "creates a perverse incentive for people to say yes despite having no intention of coming" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45797070)) "Very high flake rate like 2/3" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45796060))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Meetup.com](https://hackerapproved.com/p/meetup.md): 26 recommend
- [Radius](https://hackerapproved.com/p/radius.md): 13 recommend
- [Luma](https://hackerapproved.com/p/luma.md): 11 recommend
- [Whirligig](https://hackerapproved.com/p/whirligig-live.md): 9 recommend
- [TeamOut](https://hackerapproved.com/p/teamout.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://partiful.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Partiful", https://hackerapproved.com/p/partiful/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).