Bevy vs Tito

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.

Tito is an event ticketing platform from Dublin, Ireland, created by the organizers of tech conferences and widely used by developer conferences, meetups, workshops and community events. Its reputation rests on a clean, fast checkout for attendees and a fair, transparent fee model for organizers.

Organizers create releases, which are flexible ticket types with their own prices, quantities, dates and visibility, and add discount codes, waitlists, custom questions, invoicing and refunds. Attendees can manage and transfer their own tickets. The Tito check-in app scans tickets at the door, and an embeddable widget sells tickets directly on the event's own website. Payments go to the organizer's own Stripe or PayPal account, so money arrives directly instead of being held until after the event. Free events are free to run, while paid tickets carry a percentage fee plus the payment processor's charges. Webhooks and an API make it popular with technical organizers.

Tito fits conference organizers and communities that already have an audience and want tasteful, low-fee ticketing. It has no discovery marketplace to bring new attendees, marketing and reporting tools are basic, and it is a small company. Eventbrite provides discovery and marketing reach, Luma is popular for community events and meetups, and Pretix is an open-source option. Organizers in Turkey should note that Stripe does not onboard Turkish businesses and PayPal does not operate there, which limits paid ticketing through Tito.

For tech events, Tito remains a respected choice because it stays out of the way.