Hitobito
Open source community management platform for complex organizational structures
- Data: Self-hosted
- GDPR-native
- EU-owned
- Self-hostable
- Open source

Hitobito is an open source web application built in Switzerland for managing member organizations, associations, and communities. It provides contact/member management, complex group hierarchies, event/course administration, mailing systems, and invoicing capabilities in a single platform, designed specifically for organizations with federal structures and multiple organizational units.
Highlights
- ✓Open source AGPL-3.0 license ensures organizational sovereignty
- ✓Sophisticated role-based access control and federated organizational hierarchy management
- ✓Handles complex multi-level structures, supports 4,000+ associations with 1.2M+ members
- ✓Comprehensive member, event, course, mailing, and invoicing capabilities in one platform
- Data location
- Self-hosted
- Pricing
- Freemium
- EU-owned
- Yes
- Self-hostable
- Yes
Good for
- Youth associations managing national federations with regional chapters and sub-groups needing complex permission hierarchies
- Nonprofit sports and music clubs coordinating events, courses, and member communication across distributed locations
- Political organizations and advocacy groups managing membership databases, volunteer assignments, and communication campaigns
A European alternative to
Frequently asked questions
- Is Hitobito EU-owned and GDPR-native?
- Hitobito — European-owned: Yes; GDPR-native: Yes; self-hostable: Yes; data stored in: Self-hosted.
- How much does Hitobito cost?
- Pricing model: Freemium. Check Hitobito's own site for current plans and numbers.
- What are European alternatives to Hitobito?
- Compare GDPR-native European alternatives to Hitobito — where each one is built, owned and hosted. European alternatives to: Join It, MemberClicks, Wild Apricot.
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