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Best open source event management software

For an event organiser, a self-hosted stack starts with Pretix for ticket sales, indico for conference programmes and Rallly for date polls. Each pick was chosen by hand for its job and is shown with GitHub data from October 2026.

Event software you can run yourself: ticket sales, conference management and call for papers, date polls, surveys, live audience interaction and streaming.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Pretix

    pretix/pretix

    Ticket sales platform for events.

    E-commercePythonDocker

    Pretix has 2,534 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,456 commits in the last year; it replaces Eventbrite.

  2. Rank 2:

    Hi.Events

    HiEventsDev/Hi.Events

    Event management and ticketing platform for conferences, concerts, and more. Offering customizable event pages and embeddable ticket widgets.

    Booking & SchedulingPHPDocker

    Hi.Events has 4,050 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 with branding terms (Section 7) license, ships a Docker image and had 277 commits in the last year; it replaces Eventbrite.

  3. Rank 3:

    Alf.io

    alfio-event/alf.io

    Ticket reservation system.

    Booking & SchedulingJava

    Alf.io has 1,616 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 73 commits in the last year; it replaces Eventbrite.

1 of 5 · 3 picks

Tickets and registration

  1. 1

    Pretix

    Ticket sales platform for events.

    Pretix has 2,534 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,456 commits in the last year; it replaces Eventbrite.

  2. 2

    Hi.Events

    Event management and ticketing platform for conferences, concerts, and more. Offering customizable event pages and embeddable ticket widgets.

    Hi.Events has 4,050 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 with branding terms (Section 7) license, ships a Docker image and had 277 commits in the last year; it replaces Eventbrite.

  3. 3

    Alf.io

    Ticket reservation system.

    Alf.io has 1,616 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 73 commits in the last year; it replaces Eventbrite.

2 of 5 · 3 picks

Conferences and call for papers

  1. 1

    indico

    Feature-rich event management system, made @ CERN, the place where the Web was born.

    indico has 2,115 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 442 commits in the last year; it replaces Eventbrite.

  2. 2

    pretalx

    Web-based event management, including running a Call for Papers, reviewing submissions, and scheduling talks. Exports and imports for various related tools.

    pretalx has 947 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license and had 1,465 commits in the last year; it replaces Eventbrite.

  3. 3

    osem

    Event management tailored to free Software conferences.

    osem has 928 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 169 commits in the last year.

3 of 5 · 2 picks

Date polls and small events

  1. 1

    Rallly

    Create polls to vote on dates and times (alternative to Doodle).

    Rallly has 5,285 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,513 commits in the last year; it replaces Calendly.

  2. 2

    gathio

    Self-destructing, shareable, no-registration event pages.

    gathio has 466 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 102 commits in the last year.

4 of 5 · 3 picks

Surveys and feedback

  1. 1

    Formbricks

    Experience Management Suite built on the largest open source survey stack worldwide. Gracefully gather feedback at every step of the customer journey to know what your customers need.

    Formbricks has 13,065 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,403 commits in the last year; it replaces Typeform and Google Forms.

  2. 2

    LimeSurvey

    Feature-rich web-based polling software. Supports extensive survey logic.

    LimeSurvey has 3,744 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-2.0 license and had 1,385 commits in the last year; it replaces Typeform and Google Forms.

  3. 3

    HeyForm

    Form builder that allows anyone to create engaging conversational forms for surveys, questionnaires, quizzes, and polls.

    HeyForm has 8,997 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 117 commits in the last year; it replaces Typeform and Google Forms.

5 of 5 · 3 picks

Live interaction and streaming

  1. 1

    Claper

    The ultimate tool to interact with your audience (alternative to Slido, AhaSlides and Mentimeter).

    Claper has 810 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 104 commits in the last year.

  2. 2

    Owncast

    Decentralized single-user live video streaming and chat server for running your own live streams similar in style to the large mainstream options.

    Owncast has 11,575 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 1,396 commits in the last year; it replaces YouTube.

  3. 3

    Jitsi Meet

    WebRTC application that uses Jitsi Videobridge to provide high quality, scalable video conferences.

    Jitsi Meet has 30,044 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 797 commits in the last year; it replaces Zoom and Google Meet.

FAQ

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What is the best open source event management software?

For an event organiser, a self-hosted stack starts with Pretix for ticket sales, indico for conference programmes and Rallly for date polls. Each pick was chosen by hand for its job and is shown with GitHub data from October 2026.

Is there an open source Eventbrite alternative?

Yes. pretix, Hi.Events and alf.io sell tickets for events from your own server; see the Eventbrite alternatives page for the full list.

Is Pretix free?

Yes. Pretix is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run this stack with Docker?

9 of the 14 apps here publish Docker images, including Pretix, Hi.Events and osem, so most of the stack can run side by side with Docker Compose on one server. Size the server for the heaviest app and add off-site backups.

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