hitobito

Manage organizations with complex group hierarchies and events

About hitobito

Hitobito is an open-source web application for managing organizations and communities with complex group hierarchies. It handles member and contact administration, courses and events with registrations and waiting lists, mailings and newsletters, plus invoicing and payments for fees and donations. A flexible meta-model lets each organization define its own group types, roles, and permissions, which is why associations, clubs, youth organizations, and parties across Switzerland and beyond rely on it.

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hitobito: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers membership, events, associations, open source, self hosted — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 2092 tools in the Productivity & Notes category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

hitobito pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	hitobito.com

hitobito key facts

Category: Productivity & Notes
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: membership, events, associations, open source, self hosted
Official site: hitobito.com

hitobito FAQ

How much does hitobito cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (hitobito.com).

What is hitobito used for?

Manage organizations with complex group hierarchies and events Its focus areas in the Productivity & Notes category: membership, events, associations, open source, self hosted.

Where can I try hitobito?

On its official site, hitobito.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

hitobito vs alternatives

	hitobito	Admidio	Galette	Gancio
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	membership, events, associations, open source, self hosted	membership, self hosted, open source, clubs	membership, nonprofits, associations, self hosted	events, calendar, community, open source, self hosted
Official site	hitobito.com	admidio.org	galette.eu	gancio.org
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

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About the Productivity & Notes category

Notes, tasks, and project tools that keep you organized and focused. The Productivity & Notes category on Tools Hub currently lists 2092 tools. Alongside hitobito, it includes An Otter Wiki, Microsoft OneNote, Automatisch, Readeck.

FreeProductivity & Notesmembershipeventsassociationsopen-sourceself-hosted

Alternatives to hitobito

Tools in the same Productivity & Notes category that share focus areas with hitobito — worth comparing before you commit:

Productivity & Notes

Admidio

Free membership management for organizations, clubs, and associations

Freemembershipself-hostedopen-sourceclubs

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Galette

Open-source membership management for non-profit associations.

Freemembershipnonprofitsassociationsself-hosted

Productivity & Notes

Gancio

Shared agenda for local communities to publish events

Freeeventscalendarcommunityopen-source

Productivity & Notes

Indico

Feature-rich event management system built at CERN

Freeeventsconferencesopen-sourceself-hosted

Productivity & Notes

MemberClicks

Association management software for member organizations

Paidassociationsamsmembershipevents

Productivity & Notes

WildApricot

Membership management without the admin slog

Paidmembershipassociationseventswebsites

More in Productivity & Notes

Comparing tools in the Productivity & Notes category? These related listings are worth a look: An Otter Wiki — A minimalistic wiki powered by Python, Markdown and Git; Microsoft OneNote — A digital notebook for capturing and organizing everything across devices; Automatisch — Open-source Zapier alternative for business process automation.