Startup event software pricing
Kohtaa costs 100 euros for a startup meetup of up to 100 attendees, 250 euros for up to 250, and 500 euros for up to 500, and it is free for up to 30, by application.
Updated October 2026
Plans
Startup Meetup
Up to 100 attendees
€100
per event
or €500 a year on the annual plan
For a startup meetup, pitch night or networking evening of up to 100 people. No long-term contract.
Attendee directory and meeting requests
7 Points of Contact trust tracking
Live organizer dashboard
Post-event report and attendee CSV export
Connection and meeting counts per attendee
EU-hosted in Helsinki
Direct support
Startup Event
Up to 250 attendees
€250
per event
or €1,250 a year on the annual plan
For a startup event, demo day or investor day of up to 250 people. No long-term contract.
Attendee directory and meeting requests
7 Points of Contact trust tracking
Live organizer dashboard
Post-event report and attendee CSV export
Connection and meeting counts per attendee
EU-hosted in Helsinki
Direct support
Startup Conference
Up to 500 attendees
€500
per event
or €2,500 a year on the annual plan
For a startup conference or a large networking event of up to 500 people. No long-term contract.
Attendee directory and meeting requests
7 Points of Contact trust tracking
Live organizer dashboard
Post-event report and attendee CSV export
Connection and meeting counts per attendee
EU-hosted in Helsinki
Direct support
All prices at a glance
| Tier | Attendees | Per event | Annual plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | Up to 30 | Free, by application | No annual plan |
| Startup Meetup | Up to 100 | €100 | €500 a year |
| Startup Event | Up to 250 | €250 | €1,250 a year |
| Startup Conference | Up to 500 | €500 | €2,500 a year |
All prices include VAT.
The annual plan
An annual plan covers unlimited events for a year, each up to your plan's attendee size: €500 for Startup Meetup, €1,250 for Startup Event and €2,500 for Startup Conference. It costs the same as 5 single events, so it is cheaper from the sixth. Order it from your event, or contact us.
If one event needs a bigger tier than your plan, you pay the difference between the two per-event prices for that event only, and the credit does not carry over. For example, a Startup Meetup annual customer hosting a 300-attendee event pays 400 euros extra: the Startup Conference price of 500 euros minus the Startup Meetup price of 100 euros.
Events of more than 500 attendees are not part of the standard tiers yet. Contact us about yours.
Community, student and volunteer events of up to 30 people can use the Community tier free, by application. Read about Community and apply.
EU-hosted and GDPR native
Pay by invoice, 14 days net
How Kohtaa compares.
| How Kohtaa compares. | Kohtaa | Brella | Grip | Whova | Tavata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat rate per event | Enterprise quote | Enterprise quote | Custom per-event quote | Events licence from EUR 175/mo, or per event from EUR 1,500 (VAT excluded) |
| Attendee app | Not required, browser only | Native apps and a web app | Native app offered | Native app offered | Web app (Jitsi Meet app for video on mobile) |
| Relationship tracking | 7 Points of Contact, cross-event | Single-event matchmaking | Single-event matchmaking | Community boards | Single-event (separate network add-on) |
| Ticket commission | None | None publicly listed | None publicly listed | 3% + $0.99 per ticket | Not publicly disclosed |
| Annual contract required | No | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
Pricing model
- Kohtaa
- Flat rate per event
- Brella
- Enterprise quote
- Grip
- Enterprise quote
- Whova
- Custom per-event quote
- Tavata
- Events licence from EUR 175/mo, or per event from EUR 1,500 (VAT excluded)
Attendee app
- Kohtaa
- Not required, browser only
- Brella
- Native apps and a web app
- Grip
- Native app offered
- Whova
- Native app offered
- Tavata
- Web app (Jitsi Meet app for video on mobile)
Relationship tracking
- Kohtaa
- 7 Points of Contact, cross-event
- Brella
- Single-event matchmaking
- Grip
- Single-event matchmaking
- Whova
- Community boards
- Tavata
- Single-event (separate network add-on)
Ticket commission
- Kohtaa
- None
- Brella
- None publicly listed
- Grip
- None publicly listed
- Whova
- 3% + $0.99 per ticket
- Tavata
- Not publicly disclosed
Annual contract required
- Kohtaa
- No
- Brella
- Not publicly disclosed
- Grip
- Not publicly disclosed
- Whova
- Not publicly disclosed
- Tavata
- Not publicly disclosed
Kohtaa publishes its full per-event prices on this page. Figures for the other platforms are taken from their own public pricing pages, and anything a vendor does not publish is marked as not publicly disclosed rather than assumed. For European events where budget transparency and attendee friction matter, Kohtaa is a straightforward alternative to quote-based platforms.
Common questions.
Kohtaa costs 100 euros per event for up to 100 attendees (Startup Meetup), 250 euros for up to 250 (Startup Event) and 500 euros for up to 500 (Startup Conference), VAT included. Each tier also has an annual plan for unlimited events at 5 times the per-event price. Community, student and volunteer events of up to 30 attendees can apply for the free Community tier.
About 1 euro per attendee when your event fills its tier, and around 1.40 euros on average. Kohtaa is priced by the tier your event needs, not per person, so an event near the bottom of a tier pays more per attendee than one that fills it.
Yes, for up to 30 attendees: the Community tier is free and granted by application, for community, student and volunteer events. A meetup of more than 30 people uses Startup Meetup, at 100 euros for up to 100 attendees.
Yes: 500 euros a year for Startup Meetup, 1,250 euros for Startup Event and 2,500 euros for Startup Conference, each covering unlimited events up to that size for a year. That is the price of 5 single events, so it is cheaper from the sixth. Order it from your event page, or contact us.
You pay the difference between the two per-event prices, for that event only: a Startup Meetup annual customer hosting a 300-attendee event pays 400 euros extra (500 minus 100). The credit does not carry over to other events.
Events of more than 500 attendees are not part of the standard tiers yet. Tell us about your event through the form on this page or the contact page, and we will talk it through with you.
Your event can go live as soon as you submit the order. To order, create your event and set it up, then choose the tier your event needs from its page. Enter your organization's business ID and billing contact, and choose whether we invoice before or after the event. Payment is due within 14 days of the invoice date. We review orders afterwards, and may pause an event if the billing details cannot be verified or the event breaks our terms.
Everyone on your event's attendee list counts toward its limit: each person who joins through your event link and creates a profile, including any organizer or co-organizer who is on that list.
Order a larger tier from your event page. The attendee cap is raised as soon as you submit the order. We do not recommend upgrading during a live event, so order before the event date where you can.
Application and database both run on Hetzner in Helsinki, Finland. Your data is stored only in the EU, and there is no external database subprocessor. See the Enterprise page for the full compliance breakdown.
Yes. Every paid tier is paid by invoice, never by card. You place the order from your event with your organization's business ID and billing contact, and choose whether we invoice before or after the event. Payment is due within 14 days of the invoice date. Prices include VAT.
Kohtaa tracks seven meaningful interactions between any two attendees, from first profile view to mutual endorsement. Research on personal networks, including Robin Dunbar's at Oxford, finds that closeness between people tracks how much time and how many interactions they invest in each other. Kohtaa makes that journey visible to attendees and measurable for organizers. The 7 Points of Contact is available on all tiers.
Yes. Attendee profiles persist across all Kohtaa events. Their 7 Points of Contact progress with each connection carries over from event to event. This is the core of what makes Kohtaa different from single-event matchmaking tools.
Not sure which tier fits?
Talk to us first. Tell us about your event and we will recommend the right tier.