# Localist Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Localist the right Event Management solution for you? Explore 63 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/240692/Localist/reviews --- Localist 4.4 (63) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Localist Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.3 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 63 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Nicky E. Associate Director of Digital Media Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Localist is the solution! " September 17, 2019 5.0 We looked at many different event software solutions before deciding on Localist. It's a great product, and the customer service is unparalleled. Pros I really like how you can brand localist, customize the calendar offerings, and how it is a marketing platform in addition to a events platform. Cons I wish that the integration with Facebook still existed! I don't like double-creating everything - but using Localist and Facebook together = maximum visibility. Switched from [Trumba](https://www.capterra.com/p/36208/Trumba-Connect/) We were moving to a new website and we wanted something that was more agile, updated, and easy to use for both administrators and attendees. Review Source Response from Localist October 1, 2019 Good feedback Nicky - Thanks! RR Raymond R. Web Designer Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ray's review of Localist" September 17, 2019 4.0 I'm very familiar with Localist after having used it for a few years so I'm reluctant to change to a different email merge system but I do find it to be user-friendly and easy to introduce people to. Pros It's very easy to get started and set up a basic email. Support is very helpful and great about determining what issues I'm having. The emails usually look pretty great and consistent. Cons After I've uploaded a new audience, the response time a for it to appear and become useable. This is very confusing and stressful when you need to send the campaign. When I import an audience and add new field names, I wish I didn't have to eventually rename them from the default "MEREGE8" in the Audience fields page. I wish it were easier to modify the template and styles without "hacking it" via CSS. Alternatives considered [Constant Contact](https://www.capterra.com/p/31898/Constant-Contact/) Reason for choosing Localist My program director vouched for it from her experience with it at her previous job. Review Source Response from Localist September 30, 2019 Thanks Raymond! I passed your feedback on to our support team too. SC Stanley C. Web Developer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Customer service is excellent, but the UI and functionality needs a revamp" December 18, 2018 3.0 Overall I think the customer service is excellent. The UI and functionality needs to be improved. I've been using this software for 5 years and it has not changed much. It's time to improve on the current concept. Pros I like that I am able to segment my events into separate communities. I like the outstanding software support whenever I have questions. The UI and functionality can be upgraded to better filter events and further improve usability. Cons I don't like that I can't give more control for approval of events. At my organization, we have one admin to approve the events. Events already submitted don't necessarily need to be reapproved by me if there are minor changes like dates. When someone does add/remove dates from an event, the event is no longer visible to the public and needs to be reapproved. Maybe the event shouldn't be pulled from the live feed and be amended by the changes when it's approved. Or there should be an option to automatically approve minor changes. Another thing I don't like is the way you can filter down events. I think being able to see a calendar with the events listed on each day is a plus. (Kind of like seeing a physical calendar or using the Google calendar app.) People like to be able to see the events available on a week or monthly basis. I think this option would be most beneficial for the widget at least. I've been asked multiple times to have an alternative view to the list view we already have. The mini calendar for the widget is not functionally viable. It limits you to being only able to filter events on a day to day basis. If you ask me, I think it is rather cumbersome and not useful. Review Source Response from Localist September 9, 2019 Hey Stanley! Thanks for your review. We're catching up on responding to some Capterra reviews, and we wanted to check-in. I wanted to let you know that we are weeks away from launching an improved front-end on the Localist platform. Our goal with this front-end release is to update the design of the customizable layout - without disturbing too much in the existing experience. Maintaining simplicity in the user's experience is critical. We have identified opportunities in key moments of interaction to improve user flows and optimize how content is consumed. Looking forward to this release and would love to get some feedback from you after that release! If you have any questions and concerns hit us up at https://www.localist.com/contact/ Jason C. Director of Web Communications Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Localist calendar manages our 1,000+ events/year" September 23, 2019 5.0 The customer service at Localist is excellent. They are proactive by checking in regularly and when we have an issue or question they address it right away. Pros Localist is very easy to setup and administer and is a very powerful calendar platform to help manage and promote our many events on campus. We've been able to shed our many rogue calendars and have everyone bought in on using Localist because it has many great features. Cons When we first bought Localist, we had to use advanced custom CSS to skin the site match our regular website. However, since then, they now offer a great theme tool that allows you to adjust the styles of your calendar without any coding, etc. We are now using the theme editor and love the fresh look of our calendar. Reason for choosing Localist Localist had the most robust list of features and had great experiences working with colleges and universities that have many decentralized events. Review Source Response from Localist September 30, 2019 Thanks for such a detailed review Jason! JF Jeff F. Brand Manager Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent robust hosted event calendar solution " September 17, 2019 4.0 We've used the platform for many years, replacing a very old and broken open source solution. Engagement with the calendar more than doubled, and sustained at double or sometimes triple the traffic. Pretty satisfied with it, though there's always room for improvement. Team is responsive and helpful. Pros The system is very focused on how users actually use event calendars, instead of being stuffed full of all the random features some folks might imagine people want. It's very user focused, very customizable, and a great solution for Higher Ed where so many different parts of the org have slightly different needs that can be accommodated. Embedding feeds in a very flexible and customizable way into each department's website was a life saver. Cons Some of the customizability can get a little clunky, wish there were a few more very nice built-in options and default templates. The default is nice, and the ability to get it perfectly on-brand are great, but several super polished default templates for the calendar and the widgets would go a long way. (Not a concern for shops with talented designers, but would be helpful for the smaller organizations.) Review Source Response from Localist October 1, 2019 Thanks for the feedback Jeff. We're looking forward to our latest release which will include some new templates we hope you will enjoy! VR Verified Reviewer Web Content Specialist Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Almost great" August 1, 2019 3.0 Overall, it is great when compared to a lot of other calendar tools. It needs a few improvements, but at least they are trying! Pros This tool is almost great. Setting everything up is cumbersome, but intuitive. The interface is pretty modern and clean. Cons Not the best in terms of accessibility. Event images have no place to add custom alt text and simply get assigned the events title as the alt text. No landmarks used. Headings are all over the place etc. There are some features that they really need to add such as administrators being able to view the calendar from another users account (assume their identity), view edit history on a group or channel, schedule out sponsored events etc. Review Source Response from Localist September 9, 2019 Thanks for your feedback! We're catching up on responding to some Capterra reviews, and we wanted to check-in. I wanted to let you know that we are weeks away from launching an improved front-end on the Localist platform. Our goal with this front-end release is to update the design of the customizable layout - without disturbing too much in the existing experience. Maintaining simplicity in the user's experience is critical. We have identified opportunities in key moments of interaction to improve user flows and optimize how content is consumed. Looking forward to this release and would love to get some feedback from you after that release! If you have any questions and concerns hit us up at https://www.localist.com/contact/ FR Frankie R. Web Developer Government Relations Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Beautiful, functional, and automated." January 9, 2019 5.0 Our previous website calendar system consisted of our staff manually entering events when the public would email them to us. Even with copy/pasting each field, it would take up some time to process a lot of requests. Now, we can approve or deny events with the click of a button and the public takes the time to format the events themselves. This also allows for required fields so we don't receive events with missing information. Pros I really like the clean design of the calendar along with the functionality of event submissions. Having the public submit their own events automates our process so much more than it was before. All we have to do is click one button to approve or deny the events, and that makes our job much easier. Cons I think we could have a little more control over the customization of the design, but we still haven't hit too many roadblocks as it is now. Review Source Response from Localist September 9, 2019 Hey Frankie! Thanks for your feedback! We're catching up on responding to some Capterra reviews, and we wanted to check-in. I wanted to let you know that we are weeks away from launching an improved front-end on the Localist platform. Our goal with this front-end release is to update the design of the customizable layout - without disturbing too much in the existing experience. Maintaining simplicity in the user's experience is critical. We have identified opportunities in key moments of interaction to improve user flows and optimize how content is consumed. Looking forward to this release and would love to get some feedback from you after that release! If you have any questions and concerns hit us up at https://www.localist.com/contact/ BH Brandi H. Manager, Web Services Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to use and excellent customer service" January 4, 2019 5.0 We wanted a tool that would make it easier for our users to add and manage their own events to a calendar, thus adding to the number events on the calendar at any given time. Localist, with its easy to use interface, has solved that problem. People have found it very easy to use with little to no training necessary. The Localist support team has been wonderful about replying quickly to any questions or help I've needed. Pros This was the easiest third-party tool implementation I've ever been a part of. They didn't oversell and under-deliver. The calendar was exactly as promised and so easy to use for both admins and our end-users. The interface is user friendly and has made adding and managing events very easy. Cons There isn't much that I like least about the software. Localist is very responsive to customer suggestions so updates are usually driven by users. The minor things are not deal breakers for me. Review Source Response from Localist September 9, 2019 Thanks for your feedback, Brandi! What a great review! We're catching up on responding to some Capterra reviews, and we wanted to check-in. I wanted to let you know that we are weeks away from launching an improved front-end on the Localist platform. Our goal with this front-end release is to update the design of the customizable layout - without disturbing too much in the existing experience. Maintaining simplicity in the user's experience is critical. We have identified opportunities in key moments of interaction to improve user flows and optimize how content is consumed. Looking forward to this release and would love to get some feedback from you after that release! If you have any questions and concerns hit us up at https://www.localist.com/contact/ VR Verified Reviewer Business Analyst Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Flexible Calendar Solution That Can Centralize Your Events" September 17, 2019 5.0 We have successfully used the Localist solution to centralize and consolidate our various calendars and event posts. What was previously done via many entry points can now be done through one. The vendor assisted us throughout but most of the work had to be done internally for obvious reasons. Pros The solution is very flexible to our needs and the branding capabilities are impressive. We also liked that we can have both internal and external, public-facing calendar views. The final implementation is seamless to the end users and appears to them as though it was custom, in-house work. Cons The actual setup of the solution was laborious. Our goal was to consolidate many separate calendars in use around our organization. Setting up each integration feed and forming appropriate categories to fit each of the various events was the most challenging part. It required several discussions with our stakeholder group. Reason for choosing Localist For the price, Localist offered better features and customization options to meet our needs. It also wasn't the most expensive option we investigated. Review Source Response from Localist October 1, 2019 Thanks for your detailed review! VR Verified Reviewer Info Tech/Training Manager in University Relations Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simple application to use" April 22, 2019 5.0 Pros Very easy application to use to manage calendar events and give access to internal/external users Cons wish there were more options to maximize the ability to do new, different things Review Source Response from Localist September 9, 2019 Thanks for your feedback! We're catching up on responding to some Capterra reviews, and we wanted to check-in. I wanted to let you know that we are weeks away from launching an improved front-end on the Localist platform. Our goal with this front-end release is to update the design of the customizable layout - without disturbing too much in the existing experience. Maintaining simplicity in the user's experience is critical. We have identified opportunities in key moments of interaction to improve user flows and optimize how content is consumed. Looking forward to this release and would love to get some feedback from you after that release! If you have any questions and concerns hit us up at https://www.localist.com/contact/ CT Craig T. Web Developer & Designer Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Developer rarely gets involved." September 30, 2019 5.0 Fantastic. Great product, great support. Pros My favorite aspect of our Localist implementation is that, as our institution's sole developer, I don't have to worry about it. We skinned it, connected it to a few services, and it just runs. On occasion I need to update a style or template element, or generate a new widget, but otherwise I just stay out of it and our office manager handles the rest! Cons The only aspect I didn't like (pre-theme builder days) was the effort required to skin it ... but they totally overhauled that years ago, so it's a non-issue! Reason for choosing Localist Localist seemed the best fit for the complete web presence overhaul we were undergoing at the time. It was stylable, connectable, and easy to handle. Review Source Response from Localist October 1, 2019 Thanks for your positive review Craig! TC TANYA C. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/ SR. PROJECT MANAGER Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Localist Review" September 26, 2019 4.0 Pros I like the overall usability of the software. It makes calendar submissions easier to digest and organize for the university. Cons I don't like the fact that we can't alter some of the templates and/or functionality on our own. Review Source Response from Localist September 30, 2019 Thanks for the feedback Tanya. We're releasing some new templates soon. Looking forward to your feedback after that release. LW Lisa W. Digital Content Coordinator Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Localist is great" September 26, 2019 5.0 The customer service is excellent. The product is easy to use. Makes my work life easier. Pros Ease of use. Departments on campus can enter their event information. You can customize the fields. Cons Nothing to dislike. Everything is great. Review Source Response from Localist September 30, 2019 Thanks for the positive review Lisa! RT Richard T. Senior Web Developer & Site Manager Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Our Experience with Localist" September 17, 2019 4.0 Pros The ease of use and empowerment of users to submit events Cons I would like the ability to undo or pull back imported events via bulk upload Review Source Response from Localist October 1, 2019 Thanks for your feedback Richard! CF Chris F. Information Systems Developer Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great for event management" September 17, 2019 4.0 We are solving the issue of managing events campus wide. The system helps keep all of our students, staff, faculty, and even those outside the university informed about what is happening. It really does well in most areas. Pros It's robust from an administrative perspective, and the UI is welcoming and easy to use. Cons The lack of a writable API is discouraging and makes it difficult to integrate with our other systems. Additionally certain administrative features such as event publishing could be streamlined - searching for relevant events for our department is unnecessarily challenging. Review Source Response from Localist October 1, 2019 Thanks for your feedback Chris! I've passed your comments along to our support team as well. RY Rod Y. Director Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Localist Review" September 23, 2019 4.0 Pros The widget and API options are great features. Cons Some comprises were needed when desired user interface could not be implemented. To be fair, we were asking for the world. Review Source Response from Localist September 30, 2019 Thanks for such a candid review Rod! EF Erin F. Director of Programs & Outreach Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Localist Review - September 2019" September 23, 2019 5.0 Pros I love the ease of use. Working with the Localist support team makes changes feel very doable and easy. Cons I would like to be able to do more things myself in the software, without the help of the support team. Review Source Response from Localist September 30, 2019 Thanks for your feedback and positive review Erin! HJ Hassan J. Email Marketing Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Review" September 17, 2019 3.0 The overall experience was ok but I wouldn't go through that again. Give the sales guy a medal for selling this software to us. He promised simplicity and ease in terms of spinning up landing pages for a global events team made it seem very easy on the demos but when we actually started using the product, we realized that it just isn't ready for an enterprise-level company. Pros Simplicity or at least that is what was promised during the initial calls. Cons I didn't like how much the product was oversold. Review Source Response from Localist October 1, 2019 Thanks for your feedback Hassan. I've passed this along to our sales team. MW Mike W. Web Technology Marketing Manager Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Localist for Higher Education " September 17, 2019 4.0 Pros The website integration is awesome! Also love the community that it builds for our users. Cons That you can't set the image display size on an embed. Review Source Response from Localist October 1, 2019 Thanks Mike! I've passed your comment along to our support team as well. Christopher C. Manager, Gov and Community Affairs Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Thanks! " September 23, 2019 4.0 Pros The software was really easy to use and helpful! Cons The software is a little pricey for what it offers Review Source Response from Localist September 30, 2019 Thanks for your positive review, Christopher! RH Rae H. Business Administrator Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Calendar tool that integrates with other event management software" February 10, 2019 5.0 Pros I like Localist's ability to clearly display events feeding from the Event Management Software in a clear and concise manner. There is little to no manipulation required to transfer the event information for public viewing. Cons I think the software is a little pricey, but it meets our needs so we went with it. Review Source Response from Localist September 9, 2019 Doing some catchup on past Capterra reviews. Just wanted to let you know we appreciate your review from February! KC Kathleen C. Marketing Director Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Can't say enoughh about Localist" September 17, 2019 5.0 The entire team at Localist is great to work with; speedy replies to email inquiries; a Slack channel for discussion. Truly a great company. Pros Localist has made event promotion so much more effective! Having a single place to list events, and the ability to display those events in multiple ways via multiple channels is time-saving and helps spread promote all our events. Since everyone on campus can submit an event, there's a built-in sense of community! The interface is clear and easy for all level of users! The social aspects of the calendar are the best facet: users can leave reviews, post photos and share with friends. Simply can't think of a better calendar platform for any college. Cons Customizing the CSS takes a higher understanding of programming than I possess...but our IT folks find it simple! Reason for choosing Localist Features were just what I was looking for and it worked perfectly for college calendars. For the first time, we had ALL college calendars in one place! Review Source Response from Localist October 1, 2019 Thanks for your detailed review Kathleen! EJ Eric J. Web Systems Director Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Should be so much better" September 30, 2019 3.0 It looked like a promising product but since the first month of implementation, we ran into a wall with support. Anything outside of their tight scope of functionality was not supported and would not even be considered. When things break all you have is an email address to post your issue and then wait. Pros The calendar has a nice look and has a lot of features integrated into it. It has been stable and reliable throughout the time we've used it. Cons Support has been generally terrible. Anything outside of the basic functionality is simply not supported and they have been unwilling to implement ANY requests that we've made. On several occasions the answers provided by support have been blatantly wrong and only through our own channels have we been able to fix problems that the vendor created. Their API is read-only so making any types of changes require using the GUI which is a nightmare when trying to manage hundreds of events and users. The calendar has little to no spam protection so users can post hundreds of bogus reviews while trying to farm clicks on our platform. Again, support had no solution for this and did not offer to help remove these. Review Source Response from Localist October 1, 2019 Ouch, I'm sorry to read your review Eric, but your detailed feedback is constructive. I've sent your reviewto a couple of senior people over here at Localist to see what we can do better for you. You'll be hearing from someone soon! TN Teresa N. Assistant director of internal communication Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It's OK" September 26, 2019 4.0 It seems like we started the Localist product with little information. Very learn-by-doing. Over time, it got better, but still have a long way to go. The webinar on Channels was so confusing that it took me months to figure out what they were talking about. Again, lots of learn-by-doing. Pros The approval process is quick and easy. The calendar looks good. Cons • Need to be able to submit event to MORE THAN ONE LOCATION for multiple dates of same event. We have voter registration booths around campus, so have to pick one location, then add the others in the room number slot. • Option to HIDE DESCRIPTION from main page. Now that calendar is used a lot, want to make front-facing page look more streamline. • Need INSTRUCTIONS FOR USER-FACING PAGES, emphasizing importance of choosing audience, etc. Separate instructions on photos, channels, groups. Written or Video. Needs to be simple. Review Source Response from Localist September 30, 2019 Thanks for your feedback Teresa! I've passed your comments onto our Support Team to see what they can do to improve the experience. EK Emily K. Senior Training, Support and Outreach Coordinator Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Powerful tool that is simple to use" September 20, 2019 5.0 Pros Localists offers many features and displays beautifully. From administrators to calendar users, the platform is intuitive to use and offers truly useful features. Our users love the ease of expressing interest in an event and notifications in their inbox. Administrators love the ease of setup, reporting and the configuration flexibility. Our events site is attractive and easy to use for the public and we have more units using the calendar platform and the embed widget so they may display their events on their website as well. Cons We have a system that works for us but it would be nice to have a more options in setting up user permissions. Review Source Response from Localist September 24, 2019 Thanks for your feedback Emily! 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