Localist
Customer-to-customer (C2C) community marketing software
Event marketing software
Event registration and ticketing software
Event management software
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What is Localist
Localist is a web-based event management and calendar platform used to publish, promote, and manage events across an organization. It supports event submissions, approval workflows, centralized calendars, and distribution via embeddable widgets and integrations. The product is commonly used by universities, media organizations, and associations that need multiple departments or contributors to manage events in one system. It combines event operations (intake, scheduling, publishing) with promotion and basic registration capabilities.
Centralized calendar governance
Localist supports multi-department event intake with configurable approval workflows and roles. This helps organizations standardize event data and publishing practices across many contributors. It is well-suited to distributed teams that need a single source of truth for events rather than separate group-based listings.
Embeddable distribution options
Localist provides embeddable calendars and widgets that can be placed on multiple websites or pages. This enables consistent event listings across departmental sites while maintaining centralized management. It is useful when events must appear in many web properties without duplicating data entry.
Event promotion and discovery
The platform includes tools to categorize, tag, and surface events for audience discovery. It supports promotional features such as featured events and targeted distribution through calendar views and feeds. This aligns event operations with marketing-oriented publishing needs beyond simple ticketing.
Ticketing depth may vary
Localist is primarily designed around event publishing and calendar management, so advanced ticketing features (complex seating, box-office workflows, extensive payment options) may require integrations or additional systems. Organizations running high-volume paid events should validate payment processing, refunds, and tax/fee handling against their requirements. Some use cases may fit better with dedicated ticketing-first platforms.
Community features are limited
While Localist can support community-facing event discovery and submissions, it is not a full C2C community platform with rich discussion, member profiles, and ongoing group engagement features. Organizations seeking persistent community interaction may need a separate community product. Localist is strongest when the “community” motion is centered on events and calendars.
Implementation and governance effort
To get consistent results, administrators typically need to define taxonomy, submission rules, and approval processes across departments. This governance work can be time-consuming in large organizations with many stakeholders. Without strong internal ownership, event data quality and adoption can become uneven.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Quote-based / Contact sales (no public list prices on Localist's official site)
Publicly documented fees & pricing-related terms (from Localist official legal/docs):
- Payment processing fee (if using Localist for paid event processing): 3.9% + $1.30 per transaction. (Subscription Agreement / Terms).
- Annual license fee adjustment: Localist may increase the Annual License Fee by 5% each anniversary. (Subscription Agreement).
- Bulletin (event email) allotment included with Agreement: 2,500 sends per month and one (1) campaign; upgrades available per Order Form. (Subscription Agreement).
Notes:
- Localist's Plans page presents feature sets by sector (Higher Education, Government, Tourism) and uses a “Request pricing” / “Request a quote” workflow; no public per-seat, per-month, or tiered pricing is listed on the official site.
- For detailed pricing, Localist requires contacting sales / requesting a customized quote.
Seller details
Localist, Inc.
Ithaca, New York, United States
2010
Private
https://www.localist.com/
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