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.
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.
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