About NetterTech

Built from Necessity

NetterTech Events was born from a real venue running real events.

A nonprofit arts-center client of ours in Minnesota needed event management that could handle weekly classes, monthly concerts, and annual festivals without breaking the budget or slowing down the site. The options available were either too expensive, too slow, or shutting down entirely.

So we built our own.

What We Believe

Software should get better over time, not worse. Too many plugins accumulate technical debt, bolt on features without architectural care, and slow to a crawl under real-world load. We chose a different path: custom database tables instead of WordPress’s general-purpose data store, which slows down as your event count grows. Recurring events that follow international calendar standards (RFC 5545, the same format Google Calendar uses). PHP 8.2+ with strict types and over 10,000 automated tests across the plugin suite backing every release.

Accessibility is a requirement, not a feature. We use Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface designed by the Braille Institute for maximum legibility. Our templates ship with ARIA labels, keyboard navigation, focus management, and reduced motion support. We target WCAG 2.2 AA compliance because everyone should have access to the benefits of technology, regardless of ability.

Every dollar to fees is a dollar not going to your mission. Platform ticketing services charge 6-10% per ticket. For a nonprofit running a dozen galas a year, that’s tens of thousands of dollars diverted from the mission. NetterTech Events runs on your WordPress site with zero per-ticket fees. You pay only your payment processor’s standard rate.

The free tier is genuinely free. Not bait. Not crippleware. A small venue should be able to create events, check people in, and manage registrations without ever paying us a cent. When your needs grow (multiple ticket types, analytics, promo codes), paid plans are there. But the free plugin stands on its own.

Our Roots

We’ve been supporting nonprofits, cultural organizations, artists, and small businesses in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul for over fifteen years. The tools we build serve any venue that values accessibility, data ownership, and straightforward technology.

Transparency

Our architecture is newer, and that’s a strength. We chose to build on modern foundations rather than inherit legacy decisions, and that shows in what we can ship. Our codebase would pass a commercial audit today: 10,000+ tests across the suite, security audited against OWASP 2025 standards (the industry checklist used by banks and government agencies), documented hooks, and a clean dependency graph. Modernity is what allows us to solve problems that older architectures have carried for a decade.

We’re a small shop. That means you’ll talk to the people who write the code. It also means we’re transparent about what we are: a focused team building a focused product for venues that care about doing events well.

Get in Touch

Questions, feedback, or partnership inquiries: events@nettertech.com