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Alternatives to Social Tables
19 events tools sit alongside Social Tables in this directory. Below is what separates each from Social Tables on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 5
- Cheaper to start
- 8
- Social Tables starts at
- $199/month
Why people look past Social Tables
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Social Tables entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Social Tables starts at $199/month. Across the 10 events tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $149.5/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Social Tables carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 5 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Event planning software that works
- Starts $140 a month cheaper, at $59/month.
Event planning and collaboration platform
- Can be used without paying; Social Tables cannot.
- Starts $199 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
The fair-trade ticketing company
- Can be used without paying; Social Tables cannot.
- Starts $199 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a transaction model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Social Tables's 3.
Ticketing that funds charity
- Can be used without paying; Social Tables cannot.
- Starts $199 a event cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a transaction model rather than subscription.
- 4 tiers to Social Tables's 3.
RSVP and event management made easy
- Can be used without paying; Social Tables cannot.
- Starts $170 a month cheaper, at $29/month.
Delightful events for communities
- Can be used without paying; Social Tables cannot.
- Starts $140 a month cheaper, at $59/month.
- 2 tiers to Social Tables's 3.
Every Social Tables alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Tables (this page) | $199/month | Subscription | 3 | |
| Planning PodEvent planning software for venues with floor plans, seating, and guest management | $59/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Social Tables |
| AllSeatedSeating and floor plan management software for events | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Social Tables |
| Brown Paper Tickets | Free | Transaction | 1 | vs Social Tables |
| Humanitix | Free | Transaction | 4 | vs Social Tables |
| RSVPify | Free, then $29/month | - | - | vs Social Tables |
| Luma | Free, then $59/month | - | 2 | vs Social Tables |
| Activity Messenger | $99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Social Tables |
| Remo | $299/month | Per month by attendee capacity | 3 | vs Social Tables |
| CIRCUITREE | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Social Tables |
| CampSite | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Social Tables |
| Regpack | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Social Tables |
| ACTIVE Network | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Social Tables |
| Priava | $250/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Social Tables |
| Grip | On request | - | - | vs Social Tables |
| Splash That | On request | - | - | vs Social Tables |
| EventPro | $200/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Social Tables |
| Brella | $2500/event | Subscription | 3 | vs Social Tables |
| CVent Events | $1500/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Social Tables |
| Meetup | $55/month | - | - | vs Social Tables |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Social Tables badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (5)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- AllSeated , Free
- Brown Paper Tickets , Free
- Humanitix , Free
- RSVPify , Free, then $29/month
- Luma , Free, then $59/month
Cheaper than Social Tables (8)
Entry price under Social Tables's $199/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Planning Pod , $59/month
- AllSeated , Free
- Brown Paper Tickets , Free
- Humanitix , Free
- RSVPify , Free, then $29/month
- Luma , Free, then $59/month
- Activity Messenger , $99/month
- Meetup , $55/month
What you would be giving up
Social Tables is most often brought in for event planning, ticket sales, attendee management, virtual events, event marketing. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Social Tables is broadly right and the question is cost, the Social Tables pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Events category lists everything the directory holds, and best events tools ranks them.
Social Tables runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Social Tables alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Social Tables?
- 19 other events tools are listed in this directory, led by Planning Pod, AllSeated, Brown Paper Tickets, Humanitix. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Social Tables?
- 5 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: AllSeated, Brown Paper Tickets, Humanitix, RSVPify, Luma.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Social Tables?
- Yes. 8 of the alternatives below start under Social Tables's $199/month: Planning Pod at $59/month, AllSeated at Free, Brown Paper Tickets at Free, Humanitix at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Social Tables?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Social Tables?
- Social Tables is most often brought in for event planning, ticket sales, attendee management, virtual events, event marketing. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Social Tables?
- None of the events tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Social Tables alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Events, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Social Tables against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Social Tables covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every events tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Events category, 19 tools beside Social Tables. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.