UK tech discovery by default
Search, recommendations, and city-based discovery are weighted toward UK tech meetups. Attendees see local events first instead of a global feed.
Eventy: global focus, no city-first discovery layer yet
Comparison
Eventy started as a speaker-first platform from the Laravel community and has since expanded into a general event platform for any type of community — tech meetups, lifestyle groups, hobby clubs, and more. Meet with Tech stays focused: a platform built specifically for UK tech communities, where organisers run groups and members discover local events.
Eventy is a thoughtful product from people we respect in the Laravel community. If you run events that span multiple interests beyond tech, their broader scope makes sense. If you run UK tech meetups and want a platform that knows that context, Meet with Tech is the more focused fit.
Search, recommendations, and city-based discovery are weighted toward UK tech meetups. Attendees see local events first instead of a global feed.
Eventy: global focus, no city-first discovery layer yet
Pricing, RSVPs, capacity, waitlists, and attendee management are all live now. You can publish your first event the day you sign up.
Eventy: public pricing not announced, several organiser features still listed as coming soon
Every feature on Meet with Tech is built around the tech meetup format — recurring groups, RSVPs, speaker discovery, and UK-based event browsing. There is no noise from unrelated event types.
Eventy: general-purpose platform covering any community, from tech meetups to lifestyle and hobby groups
| Feature | Eventy | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | UK tech meetups + groups | Any community or event type |
| Speaker profiles | Yes — meetup focused | Yes — conference grade |
| UK tech discovery | First-class | Global generalist |
| Recurring groups | Yes | Yes |
| Organiser pricing | £9 / month | Not yet announced |
| Conferences | Lightweight | Coming soon |
| Public roadmap stage | Live and shipping | Building in public |
If your community is UK tech-focused, Meet with Tech is built specifically for that. Eventy has expanded into a general-purpose event platform covering all kinds of communities, which adds flexibility but also breadth you may not need. For a focused tech meetup experience, Meet with Tech is the more purposeful fit.
Yes. Members can create a speaker profile with their bio, topics, and talk history, and appear in a searchable directory visible to organisers and fellow speakers. Eventy goes further with conference-grade tooling including talk submissions and slidedecks, which is the better fit if that level of workflow matters to you.
Eventy is built by Dries Vints (Laravel core team) and Rias Van der Veken. Both are well-known contributors in the Laravel community.
Eventy has not announced public pricing at the time of writing. Meet with Tech is free for members and £9/month for organisers, with pricing shown openly.
Free to attend. £9/month to organise. No per-ticket fees.