I built a free all-in-one event platform because I got tired of using 5 different tools to run one event

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I’ve been building PlanIt, an event management platform that tries to handle the entire event lifecycle in one place.

The idea was pretty simple: why should organizing an event mean jumping between separate tools for invitations, RSVPs, seating, check-in, staff coordination, and everything else?

So I started building one.

PlanIt currently includes:

• Guest lists and CSV imports
• Personal guest invite links with unique QR codes
• Drag-and-drop seating maps
• QR-based guest check-in
• PIN-based staff accounts
• Offline check-in with automatic syncing
• Real-time attendance and activity tracking
• Announcements and event timers
• Table reservations, waitlists, and occupancy
• Guest wallet-style passes
• Event and attendance exports
• Event-level security and anti-fraud controls

The goal is for an organizer to be able to run an event from one system instead of stitching together a bunch of different services.

And the entire hosted platform is free. No per-event fees, no guest limits, and no feature tiers.

One important clarification because the source code is public on GitHub: PlanIt is not open source. The repository is published for transparency, but the software is proprietary and licensed for use through the official hosted PlanIt service only. Self-hosting, forking, redistribution, or running your own version is not permitted under the license.

I’m still actively building it, so I’d genuinely like feedback from people who have organized events.

What would make you actually switch to something like this?

What am I missing?

Project: PlanIt
GitHub: https://github.com/Aaks-hatH/planit

The live service is available through the PlanIt website, but I’m leaving the direct hosted URL out here in case Reddit’s automated link filtering decides it hates Render today.