Radius – A Meetup.com alternative
Hey everyone! I'm introducing Radius - a project I've been working on for too long! It's an early stage and pretty minimal (which, according to YC means I launched early enough) alternative to Meetup.com, built using Ruby on Rails. It's a platform for creating thriving communities and discovering events around you. What can you do on Radius? - Want to create a group, post events and gather RSVPs? You're covered! - Want event discovery? Coming soon™! I'm a software engineer based in the UK. My first attempt to make this failed spectacularly when I hired a budget dev years ago to "build an…
Radius – A Meetup.com alternative launched on June 18, 2024 with 351 votes, #106 of 4,672 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Radius is a Ruby on Rails platform for creating and discovering local events and communities, built as an alternative to Meetup.com. Users can create groups, post events, and collect RSVPs. The platform is in early stages with event discovery features coming later. It is designed for people looking to build or join local communities and find activities happening nearby.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Radius is a modern Meetup alternative for local groups, events and activities. Find people with shared interests, join what they are doing nearby, or start your own community.
A community for creative technologists exploring the intersection of art and code. Coffee, a run, a bike ride — post it with a time and place. People nearby who share that interest can join you. Sarah K. is cycling this Saturday in Edinburgh — others welcome Browse hundreds of groups across cities worldwide. Find your people, join a community, or start your own infrom radius.to
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey everyone! I'm introducing Radius - a project I've been working on for too long! It's an early stage and pretty minimal (which, according to YC means I launched early enough) alternative to Meetup.com, built using Ruby on Rails. It's a platform for creating thriving communities and discovering events around you.…
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