Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SF networking events in one place launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Connect.Club▲328

   Real networking in a virtual world

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spaces▲100

   Broadcast useful things to everyone nearby, in real time

   2015 · spacesapp.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spaces▲9

   Bringing people together

   2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Amplifier▲92

   Create 1:1 networking events you can share with a link

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Surkus▲75

   Crowdcast an event based on people's location & interests

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   emble▲92

   Plan better events with your friends

   2014 · harmonymedicalacupuncture.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Village▲72

   Spontaneous Opportunities to Connect

   2015 · hellovillagers.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tatsu▲55

   Standup meetings in Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Orbit Connect▲96

   Easy networking for hybrid events, communities & workspaces.

   2021 · orbitapp.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Next Society▲73

    Network Smarter

    2014 · nextsociety.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Events415▲66

    Find a tech event to go to in SF. Daily.

    2014 · events415.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MeetFromHome▲89

    Your online venue for networking events

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    FreeBeerNow▲82

    Find events with free beer on Meetup and Eventbrite in SF

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Downtown▲64

    Match with people going to the same events as you

    2017 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ForkFox▲52

    Culinary tours of SF

    2013 · its alternatives →

16. 16GO
    Go On Go Out – An events aggregation and publishing platform▲8

    2015 · goongoout.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sketch Together▲20

    Small workshops to learn design and prototyping tools in SF

    2016 · sketchtogether.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Host Committee ▲3

    Make group events happen.

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Conferly▲13

    Streamlining events networking and meetings, effortlessly

    2025 · conferly.app · its alternatives →

20. 20FS
    Free Social Network For Geeks▲5

    2014 · otakujam.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TB
    The best tech conferences, crowd sourced from the internet▲8

    2018 · crowdconf.org · its alternatives →

22. 22CP
    Club Penguin for adults. New virtual networking app▲9

    2020 · app.cnnct.club · its alternatives →

23. 23AP
    A platform to host paid live streaming events▲5

    2020 · airtab.co · its alternatives →

24. 24GG
    Givecrew: Give back with your friends (beta in SF)▲5

    2019 · givecrew.org · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →