eventcloud vs eventbrite

Keep the Big Event Energy. Lose the Per-ticket Fees.

Eventbrite takes 3.7% + $1.79 of every paid ticket, then 2.9% on top to process the payment. Eventcloud charges one flat subscription and takes exactly 0% of your revenue. Here is the whole picture, including what Eventbrite still does better.

Facts checked 11 June 2026 against Eventbrite's live US pricing page.

TL;DR

The Honest Verdict

Both platforms are good at very different jobs. Thirty seconds of honesty before the big table.

Choose eventcloud if...

  • You sell serious volumes: conferences, trade shows, corporate events. The bigger you grow, the harder a flat fee wins.
  • You want your money now, not after the event. Revenue lands in your own Stripe account on Stripe’s normal schedule.
  • You need conference kit: badge design and printing, QR check-in, custom registration forms per ticket type.
  • You want your brand on the whole journey, including your own domain, not a page in Eventbrite orange.

Choose Eventbrite if...

  • You rely on marketplace discovery. Roughly 90 million people browse Eventbrite monthly, and that can genuinely sell tickets for you.
  • You run small consumer events where built-in social reach matters more than white-label polish.
  • You host free events and want zero platform cost with no subscription at all.
Side by side

The Comparison Table

US rates shown for Eventbrite. Both platforms let you pass fees on to buyers; your attendees still pay them.

eventcloud Eventbrite
Pricing model Flat $125 per user/month, unlimited everything Free events free; paid tickets cost 3.7% + $1.79 each
Per-ticket fees $0 at any volume 3.7% + $1.79 per paid ticket, plus 2.9% processing per order
Your payout Your own Stripe account, days or instant Paid out after your event wraps
10,000 tickets at $50 Still $125 per month About $36,400 in service fees
Badges and check-in Badge designer and QR check-in included Check-in app; no badge designer
Branding White-label with your own domain Eventbrite-branded event pages
Audience marketplace None. Your audience stays yours Roughly 90M monthly users browsing events
Registration forms Custom forms per ticket type Custom questions at checkout
Contract Monthly or annual, cancel anytime No subscription; you pay per ticket sold

Sources: eventbrite.com organiser pricing and help centre, checked 11 June 2026. Eventbrite Pro (email marketing, from $15/month) is a separate product.

The per-ticket tax

One Conference, Two Invoices

A 1,000-person conference at $100 a ticket.

With eventcloud
$1,500

One user for a full year. Unlimited events, unlimited tickets, revenue straight to your Stripe.

With Eventbrite
$5,490

Service fees on that single event: 3.7% of $100,000 plus $1.79 on each of 1,000 tickets. Before the 2.9% processing.

Card processing exists on both sides (Stripe’s standard rate with us, 2.9% per order with Eventbrite), so we left it out of both numbers. Eventbrite rates from their US pricing page. Sell more tickets and the left number stays put; that is rather the whole pitch.

Fair questions

Eventbrite vs eventcloud FAQs

Is eventcloud cheaper than Eventbrite?
For paid events at volume, dramatically. Eventbrite’s 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket grows with every sale, while our subscription does not move. Below roughly 500 paid tickets a year the gap narrows, and for free community events Eventbrite costs nothing at all. We would rather you do the maths than take our word for it.
Can I move my events from Eventbrite to eventcloud?
Yes. Export your attendee data from Eventbrite, rebuild your ticket types and registration forms in eventcloud (most organisers manage it in an afternoon), and point your links at your own branded domain. Building is free with no time limit, so you can set everything up before you subscribe.
Does eventcloud have a marketplace like Eventbrite?
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. Eventbrite’s marketplace is real reach for consumer events. Our bet is different: your audience, your data, your brand, your revenue. If marketplace discovery is your main sales channel, Eventbrite earns its fees.
What is happening with Eventbrite’s ownership?
Eventbrite’s acquisition by Bending Spoons completed in March 2026 and significant restructuring followed. We will not speculate beyond the public record; we would simply suggest checking current fees and support terms before committing your event season to any platform. Including ours, which is why everything is on our pricing page.
No per-ticket fees, ever

Your Sell-out Should Not Throw a Fee Party

Build your next event free and watch the fees column stay at zero while the tickets column does not.

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