Socials vs Groupvibe
Last updated 30 October 2026.
Groupvibe (formerly Vibend) and Socials by Detor are the two Amsterdam services that match a small group of people who have not met and send them to a café or restaurant. They look alike from the outside. We are Socials, so this is written by one side; the facts about Groupvibe are from groupvibe.com on the date at the top of this page, and where its site did not say, the table says so.
Side by side
| Socials by Detor | Groupvibe | |
|---|---|---|
| What you book | A social table (dinner, drinks, coffee, brunch), an activity meetup, an event, or a free hobby club | A meeting with a group at a café or restaurant |
| Group size | About 6, never fewer than 4 or more than 12 | 4 to 6 |
| Matching | A few answers given once: language, age range, what you came for; a person checks every group | Their app matches "like-minded" people |
| Before you meet | The others see your first name and pronouns only; no profiles, nothing to browse | Per their app |
| The venue | We book it and tell you the address the day before | A café or restaurant in Amsterdam |
| Paying | A seat price per session, shown before you pay; your own bill at the venue | Per their app |
| Bring a friend | Yes, one, in the same group | Per their app |
| Where | Amsterdam, Utrecht, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, Vilnius | Amsterdam and San Francisco |
| Who runs it | Detor B.V., Utrecht | Groupvibe, formerly Vibend |
Where Groupvibe is the better pick
A single, simple thing: a café meeting with a small group, in an app that does only that. Its Amsterdam page says more than ten thousand people have signed up, so it has a crowd to match from, and if you are in San Francisco it is the one of the two that is there.
Questions people ask
Is Socials a Groupvibe alternative?
Yes. Both match four to six people who have not met and send them to a café or restaurant in Amsterdam. Socials adds activity meetups, events and free hobby clubs, hides names until you meet, prices each seat per session, and runs in five more cities.
Which is better for making friends in Amsterdam, Socials or Groupvibe?
Both put you at a table with people who came to meet people, which is the hard part solved. Socials gives you more ways to see the same people again, through activity meetups and clubs. Groupvibe keeps to the café meeting. Try the one whose next date fits your week.