pretalx
Web-based event management, including running a Call for Papers, reviewing submissions, and scheduling talks. Exports and imports for various related tools.
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Still maintained? Yes: 417 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2026.2.1 (Jul 2026).
Also an alternative to Eventbrite.
At a glance
pretalx quick facts
- Health score
- 82/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 954
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2026.2.1, Jul 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
Top alternatives to pretalx
Full rankings: Eventbrite alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "pretalx is a conference planning tool focused on providing the best experience for organisers, speakers, reviewers, and attendees alike. It handles the submission process with a configurable Call for Participation, the reviewing and selection of submissions, and the scheduling and release handling. After the event, pretalx allows speakers to receive feedback, upload their slides, and organisers to embed recordings."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
pretalx scores 82/100, #3 of 5 in Conference Management: 417 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2026.2.1, 4 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 954 stars add 11.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
417 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2026.2.1 released 4 months ago
- Stars 11.9 / 20
954 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 417
- Last 90 days
- 1,555
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #3 of 5 tools in Conference Management by health , between indico (#2) and OpenSlides (#4) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | v2026.2.1 · 4 months ago |
| Stars | 954 |
| Open issues | 49 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | pretalx/pretalx ↗ |
pretalx vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with pretalx (Conference Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi.Events | 94 | 4.1k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| EventSchedule | 88 | 91 | AAL | 3 days ago |
| indico | 83 | 2.1k | MIT | yesterday |
| pretalx (this tool) | 82 | 954 | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
| Gancio | 77 | 66 | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| osem | 65 | 929 | MIT | yesterday |
pretalx: common questions
What does pretalx replace?
Repoly lists pretalx as an open-source alternative to Eventbrite. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where pretalx stands against the others.
Is pretalx still maintained?
pretalx had 417 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v2026.2.1, is from 4 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.