Grove vs MyEvent
A reunion website, or a reunion home.
Grove is one connected place to plan the reunion, organize the family, manage who is coming and paying, and keep what happens afterward. MyEvent builds polished reunion and event websites with tickets, donations and a family tree. Here is how they compare, with every MyEvent detail taken from MyEvent's own pages.
About MyEvent
MyEvent is a website builder for reunions, events and fundraising. You build a branded multi-page site where guests RSVP and buy tickets, with a searchable, exportable guest list, donations, and family pages such as a family tree, memorials and a family members directory. It offers phone and live chat support on weekdays.
About Grove
Grove is one connected place for a reunion. Plan it (invite page, schedule, budget, tasks). Organize the family (households, branches and a family tree). Manage participation (RSVPs, card payments with Essentials, schedule, committees and group chat). Then keep what happens afterward: memories, recorded stories and a handoff to the next organizer.
| Feature | MyEvent | Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Reunion setup | Build a site in minutes; 7-day free trial, no card neededVerified availableSource: myevent.com | Free to start; can read an old flier to fill in the details |
| Family and class reunions | Dedicated family and class reunion sites (class: classmates directory, feed, memorials)Verified availableSource: myevent.com/family-reunions, /class-reunions | Family reunions, plus class, church and other group types |
| Invitations and RSVP | Guests RSVP on your site; searchable, sortable, exportable guest databaseVerified availableSource: myevent.com | Invite page, a personal link for each guest, household RSVPs |
| Households | Not publicly verifiedNot publicly verifiedSource: myevent.com | Household RSVPs and headcounts, family branches |
| Payment tracking | Up-to-the-minute ticket sales reports. Dues tracking: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: myevent.com/family-reunions | Payment tracking for cash, check and payment apps (Essentials and up) |
| Online payments and fees | Tickets and registrations on every plan. Fees: "3.0% platform fees", "2.9% processing fees" and "$0.75 per ticket / donation". Funds held 10 business days; each payout costs $3.50 by direct deposit or $15.00 by checkVerified availableSource: myevent.com/tickets/pricing | Card checkout at RSVP on Essentials and up. Grove fee per card payment: 1.5% + $0.49 on Essentials, 0.75% + $0.29 on Pro, separate from standard card processing. No Grove fee on payments recorded by hand |
| Schedule, activities and polls | Not publicly verifiedNot publicly verifiedSource: myevent.com | Schedule, polls and a potluck board (Free) |
| Committees and volunteers | Not publicly verifiedNot publicly verifiedSource: myevent.com | A treasurer and up to 3 co-organizers on Essentials; up to 10 co-organizers and 20 committees on Pro |
| Family communication | Family members feed and directory; activity feed and broadcast email on Premium and upLimited or plan-dependentSource: myevent.com/family-reunions, /tickets/pricing | Family Feed, group chat and direct messages, email reminders |
| Video meetings | Not publicly verifiedNot publicly verifiedSource: myevent.com | No video on Free (new signups) or Essentials. Pro includes 2 video hours in total; Grove Live plans add more |
| Family tree and memories | Family tree, memorials, memories page; photo albums on Premium and upVerified availableSource: myevent.com/family-reunions, /tickets/pricing | Family tree, Story Circle with voice answers, memories and a post-reunion capsule |
| AI planning help | Not publicly verifiedNot publicly verifiedSource: myevent.com | Auntie, a premium AI helper, on a monthly plan ($12, $29, $49 a month) |
| Phone experience | Mobile responsive sites. Dedicated app: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: myevent.com | Works in the phone browser; guests RSVP from their link with no account |
| Privacy and data access | Restrict access with a password or login on Premium and The WorksLimited or plan-dependentSource: myevent.com/tickets/pricing | A private family space with no ads inside Grove |
| Pricing | Basic free; Premium $19.95 a month or $199 a year; The Works $24.95 a month or $249 a yearVerified availableSource: myevent.com/tickets/pricing | Free; Essentials $79 or Pro $149, once per reunion; Annual $299 a year |
| After the reunion | Prepaid 3-year and 5-year terms. Hosting after a term ends: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: myevent.com/tickets/pricing | Essentials and Pro never expire; the Family Feed stays open after the reunion, with a handoff for the next organizer |
MyEvent details verified on November 9, 2026 from MyEvent's own public pages (see Sources below). "Not publicly verified" means we did not find it on those pages, not that MyEvent lacks it.
Pricing
MyEvent
- Basic: free hosting (no 3-year or 5-year option), a one-page site, ticket and registration sales, who's coming display, live support.
- Premium: $19.95 a month, $199 a year, $399 for 3 years or $449 for 5 years. 15 pages, 500 photos, password or login access, unlimited tickets, ticket scanning, broadcast email, donations, 30-day money back guarantee.
- The Works: $24.95 a month, $249 a year, $499 for 3 years or $599 for 5 years. 50 pages, 1,000 photos, 5 custom forms, tax receipts, multiple languages.
- Every plan (Basic, Premium and The Works): 3.0% platform fees, 2.9% processing fees and $0.75 per ticket / donation. Nonprofits: 2.0% platform fees, 2.9% processing fees and $0.50 per ticket / donation.
- All transactions are held for 10 business days before they are available for payout. Each payout costs $3.50 per direct deposit or $15.00 per check.
- 7-day free trial, no card needed.
Grove
- Free: $0. Planning, invite page, roster and household RSVPs, schedule, polls, potluck, family tree, stories and memories.
- Essentials: $79 once per reunion. Card checkout at RSVP, payment tracking, a treasurer and co-organizers. Grove fee of 1.5% + $0.49 per card payment, separate from standard card processing.
- Pro: $149 once per reunion. Everything in Essentials, a lower Grove card fee (0.75% + $0.29) and 2 video hours of video meetings in total.
- Grove Annual: $299 a year, Pro for up to 3 reunions each paid year.
- Grove Live video plans: $39 or $79 a month for one reunion.
- Auntie (premium AI helper): $12, $29, $49 a month per family.
- No Grove fee on payments you record by hand. No video on Free (new signups) or Essentials.
Pricing verified 2026-11-09. MyEvent prices are from myevent.com/tickets/pricing on that date. Grove prices are Grove's current published prices. Prices change, so check each product's pricing page before you buy.
Strengths
MyEvent
- -A branded, multi-page reunion website you design yourself.
- -Ticketing with scanning, donations with a goal tracker, and tax receipts on The Works.
- -Family pages: family tree, memorials, a memories page and a family members directory.
- -Toll-free phone support and live chat, weekdays 9am to 5pm Eastern.
- -Prepaid 3-year and 5-year plans for groups that want one long term.
Grove
- -One connected place: planning, the family roster, RSVPs, payments, chat and memories share the same records, so nothing is copied between tools.
- -Organizes the family itself: households RSVP together, branches show headcounts, and the family tree lives next to the guest list.
- -Manages participation: a personal RSVP link for each guest with no account, card checkout at RSVP on Essentials ($79 per reunion), schedule, polls, potluck, committees and group chat.
- -Keeps what happens afterward: memories, Story Circle with voice answers, a post-reunion capsule and a handoff brief for the next organizer.
- -A generous Free plan: planning, invite page, household RSVPs, schedule, polls, potluck, family tree, stories and memories.
- -One-time reunion plans that never expire once bought.
Limits to know about
MyEvent
- -Fees on every ticket or donation: 3.0% platform plus 2.9% processing plus $0.75, funds held 10 business days, and $3.50 or $15.00 per payout.
- -The free Basic plan is one page with no photo albums, password protection, donations or unlimited tickets.
- -Household RSVPs, polls, committees and video meetings were not found on the pages we read.
Grove
- -Card checkout needs Essentials ($79) or Pro ($149), and each card payment carries a Grove fee on top of standard card processing.
- -Video meetings are not on Free (new signups) or Essentials; Pro includes 2 video hours in total, and more needs a monthly Grove Live plan.
- -Auntie, the AI helper, is a premium monthly plan, not part of Free, Essentials or Pro.
- -Grove does a lot, so there is more to learn than a single event page.
Who each one fits best
MyEvent fits best if
- -You want a custom reunion website with many pages and your own design
- -Fundraising, donations and tax receipts matter as much as the reunion
- -You want weekday phone and live chat support
- -You sell tickets at the door and want ticket scanning
Grove fits best if
- ✓You want the plan, the family and its history in one place instead of four apps
- ✓Households RSVP together and you want headcounts by branch
- ✓You collect reunion fees and want to see who has paid, in cash, check, payment apps or card
- ✓Your family gathers again and again and you want each reunion to start where the last one ended
- ✓You would rather pay once per reunion than a monthly or yearly site fee
A website is a front door. Grove is the whole house.
If your reunion mainly needs a polished website with tickets and donations, MyEvent covers that well.
If you want one connected place to plan the reunion, organize the family, manage participation and keep what happens afterward, start a Grove reunion free and see how it fits.
Start your reunion freeSources
Every MyEvent detail on this page comes from these public pages, read on the dates shown. Grove details come from Grove's own pricing and feature records.
- myevent.com (home page) (checked November 9, 2026)
- myevent.com/tickets/pricing (checked November 9, 2026)
- myevent.com/family-reunions (checked November 9, 2026)
- myevent.com/class-reunions (checked November 9, 2026)