Verified User in Higher Education
AH
Verified User in Higher Education
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"A great LEAN business solution"
5/5
What do you like best about Localist?

Localist has dramatically reduced the time and steps involved in advertising our seminars and events. It is a one-stop shop and the ability to target audiences and include keywords makes it an effective way for our campus population to filter and/or subscribe to events they care about so they are always "in the know". Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Localist?

The copying events functionality is a little bit clunky. I would like some added functionality for creating seminars within a weekly/monthly repeating series that have a different title/speaker/date each time but with all other factors remaining constant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Richard L.
RL
Richard L.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great calendar solution for WordPress integration."
5/5
What do you like best about Localist?

The ease of styling and integrating events into WordPress posts as feeds. It is very simple to set up and get a branded feel to localist as well as get the events displaying on partner websites without having to navigate directly to an event post. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Localist?

I don't really have anything I dislike about the platform as we looked at multiple solutions and this system included everything we needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Public Relations and Communications
AP
Verified User in Public Relations and Communications
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Efficient & Helpful!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Localist?

The way suggested dates and times pop up, it makes entering info so much quicker! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Localist?

I feel like there are a lot of options I don’t use under the other tabs, they may be efficient for others though Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism
AL
Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The backend is very user friendly and offers a wide variety of fields."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Localist?

It matched nicely with our website and made it easy to promote events Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Localist?

Some of the front-end functionality is hard for a user. We miss the calendar on the side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kasia Whiteis of Localist

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. If you have any questions about the new theme, don't hesitate to reach out to our support: support@localist.com. Thank you for using Localist!

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Verified User in Higher Education
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great Enterprise Calendar Solution"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Localist?

Localist is a great solution for centralizing organizational events. We bring events from other source systems into the solution to give us a holistic view of our events. We defined specific event types and implemented several calendar views to control which events are visible to our audiences. Our userbase is very happy with the tool and our marketing team enjoys the additional functionalities offered in the solution, such as a featured event carousel. Most visual aspects of the system can also be customized to match organizational branding requirements so the calendar system almost looks as if it was developed in house. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Localist?

Localist is a premier product so you can expect the price to reflect this. Our implementation also could have gone a bit more smoothly. At the time of our implementation, they offered a payment solution for event registration. However, this would have caused an issue in our environment as it only worked with Stripe. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tim B.
TB
Tim B.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A very comprehensive events system hampered by poor APIs"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Localist?

It includes basically all you’d need from a user standpoint. Registration, room booking, social features - it’s got it all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Localist?

There are strange limitations to the API in regards to recurring events. The IDs for events also changed without proper notice causing a rework of a third party implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kasia Whiteis of Localist

Hi Tim—thank you for your review! I can see how the issue with IDs can be frustrating. At the same time, I'm very happy to hear that outside of that, you are wholeheartedly endorsing Localist as a complete event management and marketing solution! We are always looking to make usability improvements to make our product more intuitive. I hope your clients will continue using our platform, and if you have any other issues, our support team will be happy to help: support@localist.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
AH
Verified User in Higher Education
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Localist -- a mostly productive experience"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Localist?

The setup is pretty simple to use. The product looks good to users. The syndication capacity is excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Localist?

If I'm working on compiling a listing of calendar items and have to correct one, I feel like there are many steps to get back to that day's listing. I've lost track of how many extra clicks go into tagging events, but it feels like a lot. A couple of parts (such as with virtual events) can be a little tricky for new users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HS
Haleigh S.
Marketing Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Localist is great!"
4/5
What do you like best about Localist?

I like the functionality and the ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Localist?

The front end home page doesn't do everything we would like it to do after the redesign. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Liz H.
LH
Liz H.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great for students!"
5/5
What do you like best about Localist?

I love how easy it is to learn how to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Localist?

I wish there were more trainings for throughout the time I’m using it — like on new features and stuff Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
AH
Verified User in Higher Education
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"We use Localist as a secondary calendar - with help from RSS"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Localist?

I like the clean, easy to read format of the listings and ability to add an image. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Localist?

For our purposes, I don't understand the "I'm Interested" button. We want people to register, or skip over it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kasia Whiteis of Localist

Thank you for taking your time to share your feedback. The "I'm interested" button is a way to gauge interest in the event and to provide a ballpark idea of attendance numbers.

However, it if you prefer not to have this button, there is a way to remove it from the page: you can hide it from all events using CSS (you can find more about how to use CSS here: https://support.localist.com/colors-fonts-css/), or you can turn it off on a per-event basis by navigating to the event’s edit form > scroll to the Recent Activity section > uncheck Allow User Interest > Save Changes.

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