Alternative

Looking for a Luma alternative?

Luma (formerly lu.ma) comes out of the US tech and startup world and is popular for meetups, community nights and conferences. The free plan is generous, but the cost of paid tickets works differently from a Dutch platform: a percentage instead of a flat amount, payment through Stripe instead of your own Mollie account, and no Dutch-language support.

Why organizers look for alternatives

Points to weigh when considering a Luma alternative:

5% of the ticket price on the free plan — that adds up fast on pricier tickets

Luma Plus is $59 a month, including months without an event

No iDEAL | Wero-first checkout and settlement in dollars

No Dutch-language support and no Dutch VAT invoicing for your visitors

Feature comparison

Feature Luma MijnEvent
Transparent pricing Yes Yes
Flat fee — regardless of ticket price No Yes
Early bird without a separate ticket type Not published Yes
Mollie payments No Yes
Custom service fees Not published Yes
VAT invoices for visitors No Yes
Ticket resale No Yes
Sell gift cards Not published Yes
Waitlist when sold out Yes Yes
Time slots (timed entry) Not published Yes
Ticket widget on your own site Yes Yes
Box office at the door (card & cash) Not published Yes
Apple & Google Wallet tickets Not published Yes
QR check-in Yes Yes
Offline scanning Not published Yes
Statistics dashboard Yes Yes
Built-in cookie- and tracking-free analytics No Yes
Newsletter integration at checkout Yes Yes
Rentals & reservations Not published Yes
Reserved seating & floor plans Not published Yes
Event feedback: anonymous post-event survey Not published Yes
Merchandise & webshop Not published Yes
Local vouchers & city cards valid at multiple businesses Not published Yes
Own gift card with printed cards and a till app Not published Yes
QR ordering for food & drinks Not published Yes
Safety & permit: gate monitoring with alerts Not published Yes
Parking & camping pitches Not published Yes
Memberships & season passes Yes Yes
Mail attendees from the platform Yes Yes
Courses & workshops Not published Yes
Attendee details per ticket, after checkout Not published Yes
Donations & fundraising (0% fee) Not published Yes
Your own website, custom-built No Yes
Run your dashboard from your own AI assistant (MCP) Not published Yes
Partners send their own guest tickets Not published Yes
Own subdomain Not published Yes
Instant self-service start Yes Yes
Management app (iOS, Android & iPad) Yes Yes
Magic link login Yes Yes
Visitors pick their own language Yes Yes
Your own texts translated automatically Yes Yes
AI event wizard Not published Yes
FAQ knowledge base with AI — powers Minty Not published Yes
API & integrations Yes Yes
WCAG AA accessible Not published Yes
Dutch support No Yes

Facts about Luma

  • International community and RSVP platform, big in tech meetups and conferences; strong on calendar, invitation and networking features.
  • Payments run through Stripe. You connect your own Stripe account, so the money lands in your own account — Stripe charges roughly 2.9% plus $0.30 per transaction on top.
  • The free plan charges a 5% platform fee on paid events; free events cost nothing.
  • Luma Plus costs $59 per month (billed annually) and sets the platform fee to 0%.
  • Payments run through Stripe, which adds roughly 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.
  • Amounts are in dollars and there is no Dutch-language support.

What you gain with MijnEvent

Features MijnEvent includes by default that Luma does not offer (or does not publish):

Flat fee — regardless of ticket price

Whether your ticket costs €1 or €1,000: the fee stays the same. No percentage of your revenue.

Early bird without a separate ticket type

Named price periods on the ticket type itself — no detour via a second ticket type, a discount campaign or a pricing formula. The price switches automatically by date and your capacity stays one pool, so you never move the leftovers of an expired promotion by hand.

Mollie payments

Direct payouts to your own Mollie account.

Custom service fees

Set your own service fee per ticket type.

VAT invoices for visitors

Visitors arrange their own VAT invoice — nothing for you to create or send.

Ticket resale

Visitors resell safely — you stay in control.

Sell gift cards

Sell gift cards redeemable in your ticket shop.

Time slots (timed entry)

Let visitors pick a time slot, each with its own capacity.

But there is more

Luma sells tickets. MijnEvent runs your entire organisation.

Luma sells tickets. MijnEvent sells tickets and rents out your boats, halls and equipment, seats your visitors on a floor plan, sells your merchandise, takes orders at the bar and the food trucks, manages your memberships and season passes, handles your parking and camping pitches, enrols your course participants, collects your donations, gathers anonymous feedback afterwards and builds your entire website if you want one — all on the same account, with the same Mollie connection, for a flat fee per transaction.

What Luma does

International community and RSVP platform, big in tech meetups and conferences; strong on calendar, invitation and networking features.

15 of these 18 capabilities are missing from Luma.

What MijnEvent also does

Rentals & reservations Reserved seating Event feedback Merchandise & web shop Local vouchers & city cards Shop voucher Food trucks & mobile catering Safety & permit Parking & camping pitches Courses & workshops Donations & fundraising Attendee details Website AI connector Partner tickets Memberships & season passes Luma has this too Newsletter integration Luma has this too Attendee mailings Luma has this too

You switch every module on or off yourself. Click through for what it does and what it costs. Dimmed = Luma offers this as well.

  • One account Everything under the same subdomain and the same back office. No second vendor, no second login, no export files dragged back and forth.
  • One Mollie connection You connect Mollie once. Every module settles through it, straight into your own account — tickets, rentals, merchandise and the rest.
  • A flat fee per transaction Flat amounts per paid transaction, never a percentage of your revenue. Free tickets, free bookings and donations are fee-free.
See all modules

Privacy by design — only what is needed

MijnEvent only asks visitors for what a ticket really requires: name and email address — city is optional. No phone number, date of birth or full address: tickets do not need them, and elsewhere they are mostly collected for marketing. Less data means less risk for you and your visitors (GDPR).

  • Name + email address
  • City optional
  • No phone number
  • No date of birth
  • No full address

Switching is easy

Your first event online within 15 minutes. No technical knowledge needed, no long contracts.

Create account

Sign up for free and choose your subdomain.

Connect Mollie

Connect your Mollie account for direct payouts.

Create event

Create your first event and start selling.

What carries over from Luma?

An honest overview of what you take with you, what you set up again, and what stays behind at Luma.

This comes with you

  • Your visitor list — the addresses are yours. With a valid opt-in you load them into your own newsletter service and connect that to the checkout.
  • Your Mollie account. You connect it again and payouts keep landing straight in your own account.
  • Your branding: logo, colours and your own subdomain, so visitors see your name and not the platform's.
  • Your own website and existing links — point the "Tickets" button at your subdomain or place the ticket widget on your own page.

This you set up again

  • Your events, ticket types and prices are created again in your dashboard.
  • Your service fees are set again per ticket type.
  • Your stewards receive an invitation and set their own PIN for the scanning app.
  • Modules you use — rentals, parking, memberships — are switched on one by one.

What does not come with you: tickets already sold through Luma. Those stay valid there and their QR codes are not recognised by us — we do not import orders from another system. Most organisers therefore switch between two events, or let a running event finish at their current provider while the next one is already set up at MijnEvent.

Other alternatives for Luma

When is Luma the better choice?

Choose Luma if you run international community events or meetups where the calendar, invitation and networking features matter more than the cost per ticket, and your audience is already on Luma.

Frequently asked questions

Is MijnEvent a suitable alternative to Luma?
MijnEvent offers online ticket sales, QR check-in, built-in resale, gift cards, and waitlists, with an own subdomain per organizer and WCAG AA accessibility. For comparison: Luma — US events and community platform. Whether it is a suitable alternative depends on your needs; compare the features above.
What does MijnEvent cost compared to Luma?
Luma: Free plan with a 5% platform fee on paid events, or Luma Plus at $59 per month with 0% fee. MijnEvent charges a flat fee per ticket from €0.25 (incl. VAT); on both, the payment provider's transaction costs apply on top. Free tickets are always fee-free with MijnEvent.
Can I switch from Luma to MijnEvent?
Yes. You create an account, connect your own Mollie account, and set up your events again — your first event is live within 15 minutes. There is no automated import from Luma; you configure the ticket types manually.
Are you from Luma and something is not right in this comparison?
This comparison is based on our own observation of public sources, so something may have been overlooked or become outdated. If you at Luma spot an inaccuracy, email versus@mijnevent.nl with an explanation — we adjust it quickly. Would you rather not appear in the comparison at all? Email us as well; we will remove Luma, no questions asked.

Disclaimer

This comparison is based on our own observation of public sources (such as the pricing and feature pages of Luma). We do our best to keep everything accurate and up to date, but we may have overlooked something or information may have changed since.

Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know — whether you are a visitor or involved with Luma yourself. If an owner points out an inaccuracy and explains it, we adjust it quickly.

Would you as Luma rather not appear in this comparison at all? You can email us that too — we will remove you from the comparison, no questions asked.

Report an inaccuracy

Last updated on October 28, 2026. The above is based on information gathered around that time.