Looking for alternatives to lu.ma (luma.xyz)? Eventreels is built for organizations — campuses, studios, clubs, and creator communities. With AI banners, highlight reels, domain-verified access, lower fees, and deeper analytics.
No credit card required · Publish in 2 minutes · Free for free events
3,800+
events created
2 min
avg. to publish
Free
to start
What Luma doesn't give you.
Eventreels generates stunning event banners with AI in seconds and automatically compiles your event photos into a shareable highlight reel. Luma has no equivalent — your pre and post-event experience stays basic.
Luma is designed around following individuals. Eventreels is built for orgs — campuses, studios, clubs, and creator communities. Get a verified org page, domain-restricted access, and a community feed your members actually check.
Running an event for your campus org or company? Eventreels lets you restrict RSVPs to people with a specific email domain — only real members get in. Luma has no domain verification.
Eventreels gives you a live analytics dashboard during your event and post-event recap tools — photo galleries, highlight reels, and attendee insights. Luma's analytics stay surface-level.
Eventreels vs. Luma
Feature
Eventreels
Luma
Free to create events
Platform fee (free plan)
3.5% + $0.305%Platform fee (paid plan)
2.5% (Creator) / 1.5% (Pro)0% at $59/moPaid ticketing
Password-protected events
RSVP approval before confirming
Guest labels & colors
Date voting before finalizing
AI poster generation (Imagen 4)
AI banner copy generation
50+ cultural animations
AI highlight reels from event photos
Disposable camera + photo gallery
Domain-verified orgs (.edu)
QR code check-in (included free)
Paid plan onlyLive analytics dashboard
Basic onlyWaitlist management
RSVP + capacity management
Community / org feed
Instant Stripe payouts
Custom RSVP questionnaire
Luma features based on publicly available information as of 2026.
Don't just take our word for it.
“Luma is beautiful but it's built for personal followings. Our student org needed verified access, QR check-in, and analytics. Eventreels had all of it out of the box.”
Anika R.
Student org president
“The AI banner generator alone saves us an hour per event. Luma has nothing like it. Our pages look more professional than anything we put out before.”
Daniel C.
Community event creator
“We needed domain-verified RSVPs for our campus org so randoms couldn't get in. Luma doesn't do that. Eventreels does — and it works perfectly.”
Maya S.
Campus org coordinator
“After the event, the AI highlight reel blew our attendees away. Luma has nothing close to this. It made our post-event recap completely effortless.”
Chris W.
Cultural org VP
Common questions answered.
Eventreels is the leading Luma alternative for community events. It offers AI banner generation, AI highlight reels, domain-verified org access, QR check-in, paid ticketing, and a live analytics dashboard — features Luma doesn't offer. Free to start, no credit card required.
Luma is built around personal followings — you find events by following people. Eventreels is built around organizations — campuses, studios, clubs, and creator communities. Eventreels adds AI tools, domain-verified access control, post-event recap reels, and deeper community features.
Yes — and they go beyond anything Luma offers. Eventreels has AI banner generation (professional event covers in seconds) and AI highlight reels that automatically compile your event photos into a shareable recap. Luma has no equivalent.
Absolutely — Eventreels is purpose-built for campus organizations. Domain-verified access means only people with your university email can RSVP. You also get org-level branding, QR check-in at the door, and a community feed for all your org's events.
Yes. Creating free events is completely free on Eventreels. Paid ticketing uses a low flat fee with instant Stripe payouts. QR check-in, AI banners, and photo galleries are all included at no extra cost.
Yes — create your first event in under 2 minutes, no credit card required. For help migrating your audience or existing events from Luma, contact the Eventreels team.
Create your first event in 2 minutes. No credit card. AI tools, community features, and lower fees included.
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