Own your club instead of renting it.
Running clubs, book clubs, hiking groups, car clubs, hobby societies. On a listing platform your members belong to the platform. On Kannect they belong to your club, and every announcement reaches all of them.
7-day free trial. A card is required, which keeps Kannect spam-free. Cancel anytime.
What Kannect commits to your members
100%
Reach. Every announcement reaches every member who opted in, with no boost to buy.
2%
On dues and tickets. Membership dues and paid events at 2%, not 10–14%.
$23
To start. Per month billed yearly, for the whole club rather than per organizer.
0
Ads. No advertising around your club and no sponsored events in your members' way.
One platform instead of four
Most clubs run on a listing platform for events, a Facebook group for discussion, a ticketing site when money is involved, and a spreadsheet for who actually paid. Kannect retires all of it.
Events & discovery
Your own events plus a public page on Discover, and you own the members.
Club discussion
A space your club owns, where posts are not ranked or sold against.
Paid events
Ticketed events at 2%, with reminders and check-in built in.
Members & dues
One connected member record across dues, events, and attendance.
You built the club and the platform kept the members
Years of organizing, and the member list, the messaging, and the pricing all belong to somebody else. When the fee goes up or the terms change, the club has no leverage and no list to leave with.
Prices set by an owner you never met
Bending Spoons now owns both Meetup and Eventbrite. Organizer pricing and support are decided by an acquirer, not by the communities paying for it.
A member list you cannot take with you
The people who joined your club are the platform's users first. Leaving means starting the club again from nothing.
Paying to reach your own members
On a social feed, a post about your own event reaches a fraction of the people who joined, unless you pay to boost it.
Everything a club needs to keep people coming back
One platform for events, members, dues, and communication, plus a public page so new people can find you.
Events and meetups
Weekly runs, monthly meetings, one-off trips. RSVPs, waitlists, reminders, and check-in built in.
Messages that reach everyone
A cancelled ride or a changed venue reaches every member who opted in, by push notification and email.
A public club page
A page on Kannect Discover where new people can find your club, see your events, and join.
Membership and dues
Tiers, applications, and auto-billing on the schedule you set, with renewal reminders sent for you.
Sub-groups and crews
Beginners, competitive, weekend crew. Run groups inside your club, each with its own members and messages.
Your own club website
A branded site with your events, members, and resources, generated from what is already in your club.
Leaving a listing platform without losing your club
You do not have to shut anything down to try this. Set up your club on Kannect, invite your regulars directly, and run one event from your own home. The people who actually show up will follow, and this time the list is yours.
Run both for a season
Keep listing on the old platform while your club lives on Kannect. Announce events in both places until enough members have joined you directly.
See the honest comparison
We wrote up where Meetup is genuinely better and where it is not. Read Kannect vs Meetup before you decide anything.
Three steps to a club that belongs to you
Set up your club
Start a 7-day free trial and build your club's home in under five minutes.
Bring in your members
Invite your regulars directly, and let new people find you on Kannect Discover.
Run it your way
Post events, collect dues, and send updates. Members get everything in the Kannect Community Hub app.
Independent. Verified. Built for you.
Two things make Kannect different from the platforms clubs usually settle 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 and answers to the communities it serves, not to an acquirer.
Verified and spam-free
Every organization joins through a credit-card-verified trial that stops bots and fake listings. Members browsing Discover find real clubs, not scam events.
A club that keeps its people
Of members reached
Every announcement reaches every member who opted in. No boost to buy, no algorithm to satisfy.
On dues and tickets
Membership dues and paid events at 2%, not the 10 to 14% a ticketing site takes.
Around your club
No advertising near your members and no sponsored events competing with yours.
Club questions, answered
Can we move our club off Meetup?
Yes. Set up your club on Kannect, invite your members directly, and run your next event from your own home instead of a rented one. See our Kannect vs Meetup comparison for the full picture.
Do we own our member list?
Yes. Your club owns its member data on Kannect. Members are yours to reach directly, and no platform sits between you and the people who joined your club.
Can we charge dues or sell tickets to events?
Yes. Collect membership dues and event fees through Kannect. Paid events, programs, and memberships carry a 2% platform fee, and nonprofit donations are processed at 0%, plus standard Stripe fees.
How much does Kannect cost?
Plans start at $23/mo billed yearly, or $29/mo month to month. Every plan includes a 7-day free trial, and a credit card is required to start it, which keeps Kannect verified and spam-free.
Give your club a home it actually owns
Start your 7-day free trial. A card is required to keep Kannect spam-free, and you can cancel anytime.
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