FreeToastHost vs Toastmanagers: keep the website, upgrade the schedule

FreeToastHost is a website platform first. Toastmanagers is built to run your meetings: it assigns roles fairly, reminds every member automatically, and builds the agenda in one click. And while FreeToastHost 4 rolls out in phases, Toastmanagers is ready for your club today.

Side by side

Job	Toastmanagers	FreeToastHost
Built for	Running meetings: roles, reminders, agendas, and Pathways	Club websites
Role assignment	Automatic, balanced across history, preferences, and absences	Agenda role sign-up
Reminders	Automatic, 7 days and 1 day before every role	Email lists and agenda email tools
Agendas	One-click PDF from the schedule	Web and emailed agendas
Availability in 2026	Every feature, for every club, today	FTH4 rolling out in phases; migration is one-way
Price	Free	Free for clubs listed on toastmasters.org

FreeToastHost 4: a rebuild still in progress

FreeToastHost 4 is a ground-up rebuild. A beta with 108 clubs ran in August 2026, and other clubs are moving over in phases. Clubs are told when their turn comes, so you usually don't pick the date. Migration is one-way, FTH3 admin passwords don't work in FTH4, and FreeToastHost describes FTH4 as still being built out.

By November 2026, the FreeToastHost directory listed 8,752 club sites on FTH4, out of more than 11,000 clubs it serves. Many clubs are still waiting their turn. Your meetings don't have to wait with them.

What Toastmanagers does for your meetings

• Fair role rotation: Auto-assign uses each member's history, their "prefer", "avoid", and "never" preferences, and the dates they'll be away
• Automatic reminders: every role, 7 days and 1 day before, plus an optional same-day reminder
• Role and speech requests: members ask for any role, and officers approve
• One-click agendas: a PDF agenda and speaker introductions straight from the schedule
• Pathways next to the schedule: paths, levels, and projects for every member
• Meeting-night tools: a built-in Meeting timer and Grammarian tool
• A free guest page: how to attend, what to expect, and who to contact
• Your data: CSV import, a one-click ZIP export, and a calendar feed

Keep the website, move the schedule

If your public site already lives on FreeToastHost, keep it there. Put a "Members: view schedule" link on it, and run the weekly work in Toastmanagers. If you don't want to wait for FTH4 at all, Toastmanagers' guest page gives visitors everything they need to find your next meeting.

Moving during an FTH4 cutover? Follow the FreeToastHost 4 migration checklist.

Move your schedule in one short session

1. Export your roster (name and email) from FreeToastHost or Club Central.
2. Create a Toastmanagers club and set your timezone and meeting pattern.
3. Import members from the CSV. Silent import lets you announce the move in one email.
4. Generate your next meetings and add any roles already promised.
5. Copy the guest page and calendar links from Settings, under Sharing.
6. Send one email telling members where the schedule now lives.

FAQ

Do we have to leave FreeToastHost?
No. Keep it for your public website if you like, and run your meetings in Toastmanagers.

Can guests find us without FreeToastHost?
Yes. Publish Toastmanagers' free guest page with your meeting details, how to attend, and a contact email.

Does Toastmasters International require FreeToastHost?
No. It is one free hosting option, and clubs use other tools too.

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Last Updated: November 2026 | Sources: FreeToastHost's support pages, FTH4 announcements, and the FreeToastHost club directory. Related: FTH4 checklist, OurClubHQ comparison, Sheets upgrade path, all comparisons.