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Eventtia vs HOMER
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Eventtia and HOMER — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Eventtia vs HOMER: at a glance
What is Eventtia?
Eventtia bets on agentic architecture and enterprise SSO portals to move event software upmarket.
Eventtia is splitting its output between standard event-planning content and a sharper enterprise thesis: corporate-identity-gated registration portals (SAML/OIDC, Okta, Azure AD) and a platform deliberately opened to AI agents. The Swiss watchmaker case study and the SSO architecture explainer show real enterprise infrastructure work, not just feature checklists.
What is HOMER?
HOMER 11.0.369 fixes S3 auth on Ceph-based storage and stops compaction memory growth.
HOMER's 11.0 line is still hardening its DuckDB tiered-storage layer. 11.0.368 retries incomplete tier moves and fixes tiered queries that missed lake tables. The 11.0.369 pre-release stops sending the AWS session token with static S3 keys, which broke Vultr/Ceph RGW, and keeps DuckDB's file cache off on write paths so compaction memory plateaus. Security fixes (bound tiered lookup parameters, hono bump) ride alongside.
Eventtia vs HOMER: editorial side-by-side
Eventtia
2.5MEETINGS
Eventtia bets on agentic architecture and enterprise SSO portals to move event software upmarket.
◆ Current state
Eventtia is splitting its output between standard event-planning content and a sharper enterprise thesis: corporate-identity-gated registration portals (SAML/OIDC, Okta, Azure AD) and a platform deliberately opened to AI agents. The Swiss watchmaker case study and the SSO architecture explainer show real enterprise infrastructure work, not just feature checklists.
◆ Where it's heading
Two reinforcing bets are forming — sell to IT and security buyers via SSO/identity integration, and reframe the platform as agent-accessible rather than a closed app with AI bolted on. Together they push Eventtia toward being event infrastructure for large organizations rather than a planner-facing tool.
◆ Prediction
The agentic-software framing is likely a precursor to a published API or agent interface; watch for a concrete developer or agent-integration surface to follow the manifesto.
HOMER
5.0MEETINGS
HOMER 11.0.369 fixes S3 auth on Ceph-based storage and stops compaction memory growth.
◆ Current state
HOMER's 11.0 line is still hardening its DuckDB tiered-storage layer. 11.0.368 retries incomplete tier moves and fixes tiered queries that missed lake tables. The 11.0.369 pre-release stops sending the AWS session token with static S3 keys, which broke Vultr/Ceph RGW, and keeps DuckDB's file cache off on write paths so compaction memory plateaus. Security fixes (bound tiered lookup parameters, hono bump) ride alongside.
◆ Where it's heading
Almost every release since early October fixes the parquet lake: compaction, cache behaviour, tiering and S3 compatibility. The storage rewrite is being shaken out in production on more varied object stores. Feature work, such as OTLP log events on the call ladder, has paused while this stabilises.
◆ Prediction
Expect 11.0.369 to be promoted from pre-release, followed by more storage fixes for non-AWS object stores before feature work picks up again.
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Recent activity from Eventtia and HOMER
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoHOMERHOMER 11.0.371: B2BUA legs in exports, Smart Search fix
- 3d agoHOMERHOMER 11.0.369 fixes Ceph S3 auth and compaction memory growth
- 6d agoHOMERHOMER 11.0.368 fixes tier moves and tiered-query table coverage
- 8d agoHOMERHOMER 11.0.367 disables DuckDB file cache for local lakes
- 9d agoHOMERHOMER 11.0.366 bumps DuckDB to 1.5.6, pins Go build
- 14d agoHOMERBlocks DuckDB file reads and rejects placeholder JWT secrets
- 5mo agoEventtiaSSO-Gated Event Registration Portal: How a Swiss Luxury Watchmaker Deployed Eventtia on Their Corporate Intranet
- 7mo agoEventtiaSSO-Protected Event Portals for Enterprise:Architecture, Use Cases, and How It Works
- 7mo agoEventtiaAgentic Event Software: Why AI Agents Will Run the Next Generation of Events ⚡
- 9mo agoEventtiaEvent planning myths (and the truth behind them)
- 9mo agoEventtiaHow to plan a workshop: A step-by-step guide
- 10mo agoEventtiaHow to organize and host a sustainable event
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Eventtia and HOMER?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. HOMER is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Eventtia better than HOMER?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. HOMER is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Meetings products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Eventtia?
Top Eventtia alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Eventtia alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/eventtia for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to HOMER?
Top HOMER alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "HOMER alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/homer-voip for the full list with editorial commentary on each.