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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.

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.

    Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026

    E-commercePythonDocker

    Stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (1,578). Pretix has 2,552 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,578 commits in the last year.

  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.

    Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026

    Booking & SchedulingPHPDocker

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars. Hi.Events has 4,086 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 with branding terms (Section 7) license, ships a Docker image and had 346 commits in the last year.

  3. Rank 3:

    Alf.io

    alfio-event/alf.io

    Ticket reservation system.

    Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026

    Booking & SchedulingJava

    Stands out for its Java codebase. Alf.io has 1,626 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 99 commits in the last year.

At a glance

Open source event management software compared

Picked by hand for each job from apps whose own description or topics match it, in curated order inside each section, with GitHub data from October 2026; an app appears only once.

Top 10 picks compared, data as of Oct 28, 2026
AppStands out forLicenseGitHub starsCommits (12 mo)Last commitDocker image
Pretixthe most commits in the last 12 months (1,578)AGPL-3.02,5521,578Oct 28, 2026Yes
Hi.Eventsthe most GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 with branding terms (Section 7)4,086346Oct 27, 2026Yes
Alf.ioits Java codebaseGPL-3.01,62699Oct 27, 2026No
indicoa permissive MIT licenseMIT2,121492Oct 27, 2026No
pretalxa permissive Apache-2.0 licenseApache-2.09531,552Oct 27, 2026No
osem–MIT930174Oct 17, 2026Yes
Rallly–AGPL-3.05,3291,711Oct 28, 2026Yes
gathio–GPL-3.0467104Sep 30, 2026Yes
Formbricks–AGPL-3.013,1761,615Oct 28, 2026Yes
LimeSurvey–GPL-2.03,7831,857Oct 28, 2026No

1 of 5 · 3 picks

Tickets and registration

  1. 1

    Pretix

    Ticket sales platform for events.

    Stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (1,578). Pretix has 2,552 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,578 commits in the last year.

  2. 2

    Hi.Events

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

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars. Hi.Events has 4,086 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 with branding terms (Section 7) license, ships a Docker image and had 346 commits in the last year.

  3. 3

    Alf.io

    Ticket reservation system.

    Stands out for its Java codebase. Alf.io has 1,626 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 99 commits in the last year.

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.

    Stands out for a permissive MIT license. indico has 2,121 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 492 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.

    Stands out for a permissive Apache-2.0 license. pretalx has 953 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license and had 1,552 commits in the last year; it replaces Eventbrite.

  3. 3

    osem

    Event management tailored to free Software conferences.

    osem has 930 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 174 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 5,329 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,711 commits in the last year; it replaces Calendly.

  2. 2

    gathio

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

    gathio has 467 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 104 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 13,176 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,615 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 3,783 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-2.0 license and had 1,857 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 9,055 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 202 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 820 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 206 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 11,630 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 1,446 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 30,158 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 926 commits in the last year; it replaces Zoom and Google Meet.

FAQ

Questions and answers

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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.

How is this list ranked?

Picked by hand for each job from apps whose own description or topics match it, in curated order inside each section, with GitHub data from October 2026; an app appears only once.

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