The community operating system

Built for communities. Not algorithms.

Kannect runs your events, messaging, members, payments, and discovery on one operating system — independent, verified, and free of the algorithms and ads that bury your community everywhere else.

14-day free trial. A card is required, which keeps Kannect spam-free. Cancel anytime.

The problem

Running a community on borrowed tools

Most organizations stitch together Facebook for discussion, Eventbrite for tickets, Mailchimp for email, a website builder, and a spreadsheet for members. None of it connects. And the channel you lean on most decides, by algorithm, how few of your people ever see you.

Posts almost nobody sees

On Facebook, organic reach averages a fraction of your members. You post an update. The feed quietly buries it.

Tools that never talk

Your event tool does not know your member list. Your email tool does not know who showed up. You re-enter the same people again and again.

Members you cannot reach

When the algorithm throttles you and inboxes overflow, your most important update simply does not land.

One platform

Everything your community needs. One home.

Kannect replaces the fragmented stack with a single platform. You run it all from one dashboard, and your members stay connected through the Kannect Community Hub app.

Events

Create events with RSVPs, tickets, reminders, and check-in. Free or paid, one-time or recurring.

Messaging and announcements

Send announcements and messages that reach every member who opted in. No algorithm, no throttle.

Groups and members

Organize people into chapters, committees, and programs. One member record, always current.

Resources and content

Publish articles, documents, and updates so members always have what they need in one place.

Payments and donations

Collect payments for events, programs, and memberships. A simple 2% platform fee, and 0% on nonprofit donations.

Discovery

Your organization and events are discoverable on Kannect Discover, the verified community network.

How it works

Three steps to a community that shows up

1

Create your community

Start a 14-day free trial and set up your organization in under five minutes. No technical work, no developer.

2

Bring in your people

Invite members, import your list, or let people find and join you through Kannect Discover.

3

Keep them engaged

Post events, send announcements, and share resources. Members get every update in the Community Hub app.

Why Kannect

Independent. Verified. Built for you.

Two things set Kannect apart from the platforms communities have always settled for.

Independent and founder-run

Bending Spoons, a holding company known for buying consumer apps, raising prices, and cutting support, now owns both Meetup and Eventbrite. Kannect is independent. It answers to the communities it serves, not to an acquirer's returns.

Verified and spam-free

Every organization joins through a credit-card-verified trial. That card stops bots and fake organizations before they reach the network. No spam, no scams, no fake listings. When a member finds your community, they know it is real.

How it should work

Reach every member. Every time.

A community organization is not a content algorithm. It is real people who want to hear from each other reliably.

100% delivery

Every announcement reaches every member who opted in. No algorithm decides who sees your message.

Your community, your members, your data

Yours to keep. Request a full export and we deliver within 30 days. Never sold. Never rented back to you as ads. Kannect runs the operating system; what runs on it belongs to you.

No ads, no algorithm

Your community is not a feed to monetize. No ads between your posts, no paying to boost your own announcement.

Proof

Communities see the difference fast

Organizations across nonprofits, schools, chambers, civic groups, and faith communities run on Kannect. New ones join every week.

30%+

More event attendance

Communities see a 30%+ lift in event attendance within 90 days of moving to Kannect.

5 min

To launch

Most organizations set up their community and go live in under five minutes.

324+

Events created

Events hosted on Kannect by organizations of every size, and counting.

Pricing

Honest pricing that starts at $15 a month

Four plans, billed monthly or yearly, each with a 14-day free trial. Every plan includes events, messaging, the member app, and discovery. Payments are a simple 2% platform fee, and 0% on nonprofit donations.

Minimum

$15/mo

Up to 1,000 people

Growth

$79/mo

Up to 25,000 people

Scale

$159/mo

Up to 60,000 people

Bring your community onto an operating system built for it

Start your 14-day free trial today. A card is required, and it keeps Kannect spam-free.

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