For event organizers

Thinking about leaving Eventbrite? Here’s the honest math.

Fees, payout timing, and who owns your attendee list. Side by side, from published rates.

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Platform comparison

Side by side, from published rates.

Eventrise

Eventbrite*

Platform fee

5% flat

Eventrise: 5% flat

3.7% + $1.79 per ticket

Eventbrite: 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket

Payment processing

Stripe standard, 2.9% + 30¢, no markup

Eventrise: Stripe standard, 2.9% + $0.30, no markup

2.9% per order

Eventbrite: 2.9% per order

Payout timing

As tickets sell, to your own Stripe account

Eventrise: As tickets sell. to your own Stripe account

Starts 3 business days after the event ends

Eventbrite: Starts 3 business days after the event ends

Reserve held

None

Eventrise: None

20% of net sales until after the event

Eventbrite: 20% of net sales until after the event

Early access to your money

Not needed, it’s already yours

Eventrise: Not needed, it's already yours

Instant Payouts at 3% per payout, existing organizers only

Eventbrite: Instant payouts at 3% per payout

Marketing to your attendees

Never

Eventrise: Never

Promotes other events to your buyers

Eventbrite: Promotes other events to your buyers

Attendee data export

Free, always

Eventrise: Free, always

Yours to export, marketplace keeps using it

Eventbrite: Yours to export, marketplace keeps using it

Contract

None

Eventrise: None

None

Eventbrite: None

Support

A human, usually within hours

Eventrise: A human, usually within hours

Tiered, queue-based

Eventbrite: Tiered, queue-based

Reserved seating

Included, $1 per reserved-seat ticket paid by attendees

Eventrise: Included, $1 per reserved-seat ticket paid by attendees

Included on paid plans

Eventbrite: Included on paid plans

*Eventbrite published US pricing and payout policies as of August 2026 (eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing and Eventbrite Help Center).

The fee breakdown

What a $25 ticket actually costs.

300 tickets at $25. Fees the ticket buyer pays; you receive full face value on both platforms.

Eventrise

Eventbrite*

Platform fee

$1.25 (5%)

Eventrise: $1.25 (5%)

$2.72 (3.7% + $1.79)

Eventbrite: $2.72 (3.7% + $1.79)

Payment processing

$1.10 (Stripe 2.9% + $0.30 on the full charge

Eventrise: $1.10 (Stripe 2.9% + $0.30 on the full charge

$0.72 (2.9%)

Eventbrite: $0.72 (2.9%)

Fees per ticket

$2.35

Eventrise: $2.35

$3.44

Eventbrite: $3.44

Buyer pays at checkout

$27.35

Eventrise: $27.35

$28.44

Eventbrite: $28.44

Fees across 300 tickets

$705

Eventrise: $705

$1,032

Eventbrite: $1,032

Reserved seating adds $1 per seated ticket, shown to the buyer at checkout.

Fees pass to attendees by default on both platforms. Lower fees at checkout means fewer abandoned carts, not just money saved.

*Eventbrite's published US rates as of August 2026 (3.7% + $1.79 service fee, 2.9% payment processing shown on face value, its conservative reading). General admission. Line items rounded to the cent; totals exact.

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