Which GlowOS comparison should you read?
Pick by the question you are actually asking. If you are choosing a platform for the first time, start with a category guide. If you already run something and want out, start with the alternatives page for that tool.
| If you are asking | Read this | What it answers |
|---|---|---|
| What should my chapter use? | Best membership management software | Five platforms compared on subscription price and what each takes from a dues payment, with cited first-party pricing. |
| What should our nonprofit use for events? | Best event platforms for nonprofits | Worked fee math on a $50 ticket, plus which platforms publish a nonprofit rate. |
| The per-ticket fee is too high | Eventbrite alternatives | What each alternative charges instead, and how to migrate without losing attendee history. |
| Our bill grew faster than our membership | Wild Apricot alternatives | Why contact-count billing outpaces member count, and what to export before you move. |
| We run everything in spreadsheets | GlowOS vs spreadsheets | What breaks first when a community outgrows a shared sheet. |
| Head-to-head detail | GlowOS vs Eventbrite · GlowOS vs Wild Apricot | Feature-by-feature comparison against each platform. |
Sources, read July 31, 2026: Wild Apricot pricing, Eventbrite pricing, Join It pricing, Zeffy, GlowOS pricing.
How much does GlowOS cost?
GlowOS is one plan per community, sized to your roster, starting at $29/mo for up to 100 members and rising to $399/mo for up to 15,000. Every plan includes the full Studio, and annual billing includes two months free.
On top of the subscription, GlowOS takes a commission on event tickets and on each member's first year of dues, from 5% on the smallest plan down to 1.5% on the largest, plus Stripe's standard processing fee. Dues renewals after a member's first year carry no commission, so the platform's cut shrinks as your members stay. See the full table on the pricing section.
How were these comparisons built?
Every competitor price was read from that vendor's own pricing page rather than from a third-party roundup, and the read date is stated on each page. Feature claims about other platforms are limited to what each vendor states publicly.
GlowOS publishes these pages and GlowOS is one of the tools in them, which is disclosed at the top of each one. Pricing changes, so confirm against the vendor before you decide.
Is GlowOS cheaper than Eventbrite?
On a paid ticket, usually yes. Eventbrite charges 3.7% + $1.79 in service fees per ticket plus 2.9% payment processing. GlowOS charges a monthly subscription from $29 plus 2% to 5% on the ticket depending on plan size, plus Stripe. On a $50 ticket that is $5.09 versus $3.00 on the GlowOS $129 plan. The subscription means the comparison favors Eventbrite if you run one event a year and GlowOS if you run them regularly.
Is GlowOS cheaper than Wild Apricot?
At entry level yes: $29/mo for up to 100 members against Wild Apricot's $66/mo for up to 100 contacts. The bigger difference is what gets counted. Wild Apricot bills by contacts, which includes lapsed members and past attendees, while GlowOS bills by members. GlowOS also takes a commission on payments where Wild Apricot does not, so run both against your own roster and payment volume.
Does GlowOS have a free plan?
No. GlowOS starts at $29 a month per community. Members and guests never pay GlowOS directly: organizers set their own dues and ticket prices.
Can I run more than one community on GlowOS?
Yes. Add each community to the same login, with its own plan sized to its roster. Enterprise covers unlimited communities under one organization, on your own domain with no GlowOS branding.