Bevy vs Luma

Bevy is a community and events platform built for companies that run networks of local chapters, user groups and meetups. It was spun out of Startup Grind, the global founder community, in 2017 by Derek Andersen and co-founders who needed one system to run hundreds of city chapters consistently. It now powers programs such as Google Developer Groups and Salesforce's Trailblazer Community Groups, plus Snowflake's community.

The base platform is a white-labelled, SEO-friendly community hub with unlimited members, chapter leaders, events and emails. Teams pick a usage type (forum, user groups and events, or all-in-one), then add modules such as a custom domain, Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo or Eloqua sync, SAML SSO, social sign-in, the Bevy Virtual Conference product and AI-powered community search. Chapter pages handle event creation, registration, check-in, newsletters and automations, while central teams see attendance and engagement across every chapter.

Bevy fits enterprise developer relations, customer marketing and community teams that run in-person and virtual events at global scale and want the data in their CRM. It is overkill for a single online community or creator, pricing is quote-only, and its forum features are less rich than Discourse or Circle. Luma is simpler for one-off events, and Hivebrite suits alumni-style networks.

In July 2025 Bevy acquired Intros AI and used it to launch an AI Engagement Hub with agents for member introductions, knowledge answers, content creation, moderation and sentiment.

Luma (lu.ma) is an event management platform known for beautiful, minimal event pages. Tech communities, startups, venture firms and creators use it to host meetups, product launches, demo days, workshops and conferences, both in person and online. Its core job is to make creating an event, collecting registrations and keeping attendees informed effortless.

Organizers create an event page in minutes, then manage RSVPs with approval-based registration, waitlists, custom registration questions and capacity limits. Ticketing runs through Stripe with free, paid and pay-what-you-want options. Email and SMS blasts, automatic reminders and calendar invites keep attendees engaged, and a check-in app scans QR codes at the door. Community calendars let people subscribe to everything an organization hosts, which builds a recurring audience over time. Luma is free for free events and charges a platform fee on paid tickets, which Luma Plus removes along with adding more admins and advanced features for an annual subscription.

Luma fits communities and startups that run frequent events and care about how they look and feel. It is not built for large multi-track conferences with complex agendas, exhibitor management or enterprise integrations; Eventbrite reaches a broader consumer audience, Meetup offers built-in group discovery, Partiful suits casual social events, and platforms such as Cvent or Bizzabo serve large corporate conferences.