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Meetup vs Regpack

Meetup logo

Meetup

Events

Find your people

From
$55/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Regpack logo

Regpack

Events

Conditional online registration and payment plans for camps, courses and programmes

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Meetup organizer fees tripled following Bending Spoons acquisition in 2024; Regpack plan prices are no longer published, so a buyer must enter a sales process before knowing whether the product is in budget, and cannot benchmark the quote against a list price.
  • They diverge on capability: Meetup covers Groups, Regpack covers Conditional registration logic.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Meetup and Regpack actually diverge.

Attributes where Meetup and Regpack differ
AttributeMeetupRegpack
Starting price$55/monthOn request
Pricing modelUnknownquote
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
Founded2002Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Events).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Meetup

  • Groups
  • Events
  • RSVP System
  • Messaging
  • Event Photos
  • Recommendations
  • Google Calendar
  • Zoom

Only in Regpack

  • Conditional registration logic
  • Payment plans
  • Multi-participant registration
  • Discount and coupon rules
  • Integrated payment processing
  • Unlimited projects and users
  • Reporting and exports
  • Automated communications

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Meetup

  • Finding local groups and events around a shared interestnot Regpack
  • Organising a recurring in-person groupnot Regpack
  • Running online events alongside physical onesnot Regpack
  • Growing a community by drawing on Meetup's existing member basenot Regpack

Regpack

  • A camp where a parent registers three children for different weeks with sibling discounts applied automaticallynot Meetup
  • A training provider whose course fee depends on eligibility answers given earlier in the formnot Meetup
  • A nonprofit programme collecting deposits then automatic instalments over six monthsnot Meetup
  • An organiser replacing a chain of separate forms and manual invoices with one conditional registration flownot Meetup

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Meetup

  • Organizer fees tripled following Bending Spoons acquisition in 2024
  • Increased paywalling of core community features
  • Platform is buggy with many unfixed issues
  • Customer support no longer available with AI responses only
  • Issues with billing accuracy and unauthorized recurring charges
  • Poor technical support responsiveness to organizer complaints

Regpack

  • Plan prices are no longer published, so a buyer must enter a sales process before knowing whether the product is in budget, and cannot benchmark the quote against a list price.
  • The conditional logic that makes it capable also makes it slow to configure, and complex registrations often take days of setup and testing rather than an afternoon.
  • The applicant-facing interface is dated compared with modern form products, which matters when the form is the first impression a parent has of your programme.
  • Because Regpack processes the payments, switching platforms means moving your merchant relationship and any stored instalment schedules, which raises the real cost of leaving well above the licence.
  • Reporting is built around applicants and balances rather than programme analytics, so organisations wanting attendance, capacity or cohort analysis export the data elsewhere.

Pricing, plan by plan

Meetup

$55/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Meetup review.

Regpack

On request
  • SMB$undefined/year
    • Unlimited projects, users, forms and reports
    • Conditional registration logic
    • Payment plans and integrated processing
  • Mid-Market$undefined/year
    • Higher volume and additional configuration
    • Annual term, price quoted by sales
    • Processing rate from as low as 1.5% depending on volume and card mix
  • Mid-Market Plus$undefined/year
    • Largest configuration tier
    • Priced individually by sales

Which should you pick?

Choose Meetup if

  • You need groups.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want events.
Meetup review

Choose Regpack if

  • You need conditional registration logic.
  • You also want payment plans.
Regpack review

Questions people ask

Is Meetup or Regpack better?
Neither clearly leads. Meetup starts at $55/month and Regpack at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Meetup or Regpack?
Meetup starts at $55/month and Regpack at On request.
Does Meetup or Regpack run on more platforms?
Meetup runs on Web, iOS, Android. Regpack runs on Web.
What is Meetup best used for?
Meetup is most often used for finding local groups and events around a shared interest, organising a recurring in-person group, running online events alongside physical ones, growing a community by drawing on meetup's existing member base. Of those, finding local groups and events around a shared interest and organising a recurring in-person group are not what Regpack is typically brought in for.
What can Meetup do that Regpack cannot?
Meetup covers Groups, Events, RSVP System, Messaging. Regpack covers Conditional registration logic, Payment plans, Multi-participant registration, Discount and coupon rules.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Meetup: What is Meetup Pro pricing?

Meetup Pro starts at $55 per group per month, or $47 per group per month for six-month commitments. Enterprise plans are available at custom pricing. A one-week free trial is offered.

Source
Regpack: What does Regpack cost?

Plan prices are not published. Three tiers exist, SMB, Mid-Market and Mid-Market Plus, all annual and all quoted. The published number is the processing rate, from as low as 1.5%.

Meetup: What features does Meetup Pro include?

Meetup Pro includes event scheduling, group management, member engagement tools, community-building features, and integrations with platforms like Zoom and Mailchimp.

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Regpack: Is the 1.5% rate realistic?

It is the floor, dependent on volume and card mix. Ask for your quoted effective rate against your actual card mix rather than the advertised minimum.

Meetup: Does Meetup charge organizers fees?

Yes, Meetup charges organizers fees for hosting groups and events. Organizer fees have increased significantly following the Bending Spoons acquisition in 2024.

Source
Regpack: Can it handle payment plans?

Yes, and that is one of its stronger areas: automatic instalments, deposits and partial payments with per-applicant balances.

Regpack: How hard is it to switch away?

Harder than most registration tools, because Regpack also processes your payments. Plan for moving merchant processing and any live instalment schedules.

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