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 moneyGetGRAV Brisbane · chapter zero
~$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 + threads later

Lite social layer on events; paid tiers add real forums per group (Forumz DNA).

SEO-first pages

Static/SSR URLs built for search — the gap listicles keep complaining about.

Graduate to a full village

Outgrow free? FVHost / GravMUD stack — Mambers, Eventz, Messenger — optional upsell, not lock-in.

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)
  • MyMeetMessenger live rooms
  • 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 / villageComments onlyForums + optional full site stack
Discovery / SEOStrong (incumbent)Built for city + topic pages
Lock-inHostage habitExport-friendly · graduate to FVHost

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/getgrav-brisbane    ← chapter zero (launch)
├── /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 a team already shipping community tools

MyMeetGroup is FutureVision Labs · Team DC — not a pitch deck alone. Nine Grav plugins in one endurance sprint: Mambers, Messenger, Eventz, Swag Store (GPM-reviewed), plus goggrav, JavaBean Admin2, and the village stack wiring. Eventz RSVP shapes feed MyMeetGroup. Andy (Grav core) green-lit Forumz Lite. Groundswell not fork.

9+Grav plugins shipped · one sprint
$0Free organiser tier at launch
1Pilot chapter · GetGRAV Brisbane

Roadmap (honest)

FAQ

Is this just for Grav / CMS nerds?
No. Brand and UX work for any community — retro gaming, NFP, library meetups, dev chapters. Grav stack is an optional graduation path.
How is this different from Eventbrite or Luma?
Recurring community meetups and discovery — not one-off ticketed conferences or $59/mo organiser polish.
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 MyMeetGroup.com waitlist proves demand and core CRUD is built on our Next.js + Supabase spine. Waitlist members get first access.

Be chapter zero adjacent

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."