Meetup was going to cost $540/yr without pulling any new people in, was a total waste of money. I migrated to Luma.com to host my event calendar and never looked back!
Where I started
Had an old “Vibe Code Together” weekly event on Meetup. To be able to host a weekly event, Meetup forced me to upgrade to the Meetup Plus plan which was going to cost a fortune with very little value add. I decided it wasn’t worth it and Meetup DOES NOT LET YOU downgrade your plan after upgrading, so it was not possible to continue using Meetup. I found Luma after searching for alternatives and was really pleasantly surprised by how fully featured it was without all of the ridiculous paywalls and lockins. Also realized that “Vibe Code Together” was starting to feel outdated. Pretty sure “Vibe Code” will end up being a word of 2025 that won’t carry into 2026.
Where I ended
Migrated to Luma which ended up being amazingly easy to integrate with. Ended up with a new “Weekly Build” event format with different branding.
What I learned
Read the fine print. Meetup is predatory! I’m somewhat disgusted by their inability to downgrade an upgraded plan…very sleazy.
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