Welcome to Revel
Open-source, community-focused event management and ticketing platform. Discover events, connect with communities, and create unforgettable experiences.
Discover Events
Find events happening in your community. From concerts to workshops, there's something for everyone.
Build Community
Create organizations, host events, and grow your community with powerful management tools.
Safe & Secure
Screen attendees with questionnaires. Secure ticketing, privacy-focused, and built with trust in mind.
Everything You Need to Build & Manage Communities
Revel combines powerful event management with community-building tools in one free, open-source platform. From ticketing to attendee screening, potluck coordination to privacy controls.
Core Features
Event Management
Create single events or recurring series with complete control over visibility, capacity, and access.
- • Single events and recurring series
- • Public, members-only, or invite-only visibility
- • Waitlist management and guest access
Flexible Ticketing and simple RSVP
Multiple ticket tiers with flexible pricing strategies and integrated payment processing. Or simple RSVP.
- • Free, fixed-price, or Pay-What-You-Can tickets
- • Manage offline payments yourself or easily enable card payments with Stripe
- • Link ticket tiers to membership tiers for exclusive access
- • QR code check-in and ticket validation
Attendee Screening
Build custom questionnaires to screen attendees and ensure your events remain safe and aligned with your community values.
- • Custom questionnaires with manual or automatic scoring
- • Optional AI-powered evaluation for free text responses
- • Manual review workflow with approval system
Community Building
Create organizations with membership tiers, roles, and permissions to grow engaged communities.
- • Organization profiles with branding
- • Membership tiers with different access levels
- • Staff roles and granular permissions
Potluck Coordination
Coordinate shared meals effortlessly with item assignment and dietary preference tracking.
- • Item lists with quantity tracking
- • Attendee item claiming system
- • Dietary restrictions and preferences management, with privacy in mind
Privacy & Security
GDPR-compliant platform with data ownership, export capabilities, and security-first design.
- • Complete data export and account deletion
- • Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- • Self-hosting option for full control
Additional Features
Multi-Channel Notifications
Stay informed with in-app, email, and Telegram notifications. Granular controls let you customize what you receive.
Multi-Language Support
Available in English, German, and Italian with more languages coming soon.
Venue Management
Define venues with sectors, rows, and individual seats. Assign seating to ticket tiers for reserved seating events.
Free Use & Fair Pricing
Revel is completely free to use. Self-host for zero cost, or use our hosted version.
Free events
Free
No charge, ever
Self-managed payments
Free
Manage offline payments yourself - no fees
Self-hosting
Free
Completely free and open-source - even for card payments
(excluding Stripe's fees)Hosted online payments
3% + €0.50
(EEA cards)
1.5% + €0.25 per ticket. Plus Stripe fees: 1.5% + €0.25 (EEA cards) or 2.5% + €0.25 (UK cards).
Open Source & Community-Driven
Revel is free and open-source under the MIT license. Self-host for complete control, or use our hosted version. No vendor lock-in, no hidden fees.
Built For Your Community
Revel is designed with diverse communities in mind. Whether you're organizing queer events, kink parties, or simply want more control over your data.
Queer Event Management
Safe spaces for LGBTQ+ communities with privacy-first ticketing and screening.
Learn MoreKink Event Ticketing
Discreet ticketing for adult events with questionnaire-based vetting.
Learn MorePrivacy-Focused Events
GDPR-compliant, European-hosted, with full data ownership.
Learn MoreSelf-Hosted Platform
MIT licensed. Run on your own infrastructure with zero platform fees.
Learn MoreEventbrite Alternative
Lower fees, more features, and you keep your data.
Learn MoreCommunity-First Platform
Build communities with membership tiers, potluck coordination, and more.
Learn MoreTry the Demo
Explore Revel with test accounts and data. Experience the platform as both an organizer and an attendee.
Open DemoNote: The demo runs on slow hardware and may take a moment to load.
Start Organizing Events
Create your organization and start hosting amazing events for your community.
Start OrganizingFree to get started. No credit card required.