Nori vs Heylo: Heylo and Nori both build groups. Nori builds them on people who've met.
Heylo is a strong group app for run clubs and chapters: events, RSVPs, attendance, chats, dues and sponsorships in one place. Nori overlaps on events and community and differs in three ways: members are verified by checking in, the community gets a member marketplace and shared knowledge, and your data stays exportable, open source and in Germany.
Choose Heylo if…
- You need dues, payments or sponsorships today
- Your group is in the US and wants a native app now
- Chatting inside the app is the main thing your members do
Choose Nori if…
- Trust matters: members should have actually met
- Members should help, trade and plan together, not just chat
- You want German, servers in Germany and the option to self-host
Feature by feature
| Feature | Nori | Heylo |
|---|---|---|
| Event pages and registration | ✓ Email sign-up without a password, ticket on the phone | ✓ Events, RSVPs, capacity and waitlists |
| Recurring series | ✓ Each date of a series gets its own page and guest list | ✓ Built for groups that meet regularly |
| Check-in at the door | ✓ One scan at the door; helpers get a door role, not admin rights | ✓ Attendance tracking for organizers |
| A community between events | ✓ Discussions, Suche & Biete, member events, groups, wiki, DMs | ✓ Chats by topic and event, member profiles |
| Verified members | ✓ Members are verified by checking in at a real event | ± Attendance is tracked for organizers, not shown as proof |
| Marketplace between members | ✓ Suche & Biete among members who have met | ± Brand sponsorships, not member-to-member listings |
| Local chapters | ✓ Chapter leads run their city; one calendar and member base | ✓ City chapters supported |
| Paid tickets | ✗ Not yet: free events today, paid tickets are next on the roadmap | ✓ Dues, event payments, donations and sponsorships |
| Your data | ✓ Export anytime, open source, self-hostable, servers in Germany | ± A hosted service without a self-hosting option |
If money flows through your group today, Heylo is ahead. If trust, a member marketplace and owning your data matter more, pick Nori.