eventcloud vs glue up

A Whole Association Suite. Or a Focused Events Platform.

Glue Up (formerly EventBank) bundles membership, CRM, email and events for associations and chambers — sold by quote. eventcloud is a focused, flat-fee events platform: $125 a seat, $0 per ticket, with white-label and badging included. Here is the honest comparison.

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Facts checked 26 June 2026 against Glue Up's published information.

TL;DR

The Honest Verdict

An all-in-one association suite versus a focused, flat-fee events platform.

Choose eventcloud if…

✓ You want a focused, flat-fee events platform, not a quote-only suite.
✓ You want $0 per ticket and revenue in your own Stripe.
✓ You want transparent pricing you can start today.
✓ You run events more than a membership organisation.

Choose Glue Up if…

→ You are an association or chamber needing membership management, CRM and email in one place.
→ You want member directories, renewals and auto-billing alongside events.
→ You would rather consolidate several systems than run a focused events tool.

Side by side

The Comparison Table

Glue Up is a quote-only membership-and-events suite; eventcloud is a focused, flat-fee events platform.

	eventcloud	Glue Up
Pricing model	Flat $125 per user/month, published	Quote-only suite, billed annually
Per-ticket fees	$0 at any volume	Gateway fees (own Stripe); platform fee not disclosed
Membership & CRM	Not a membership platform	Membership, CRM, email, finance
Your payout	Your own Stripe, days or instant	Your own Stripe
White-label	Own domain included	Branded sites; white-label app top-tier
Badges & check-in	Badge designer + QR check-in included	Check-in + badge printing included
Registration	Custom forms per ticket type	Registration with ticket types
Best fit	Focused events platform	Association management suite

Both connect your own Stripe. Glue Up bundles membership/CRM/email; eventcloud focuses on ticketing, registration and on-site.

Focused vs suite

What Does It Cost?

Running your events for a year.

With eventcloud

$1,500

One user for a full year, unlimited events. $0 per ticket.

With Glue Up

Quote

Glue Up is quote-only, scaled by contacts, events, emails and admins, and billed annually as a membership-and-events suite.

Glue Up is a strong all-in-one for associations and chambers — membership, CRM and events together. If you mainly need flat-fee event ticketing and on-site, eventcloud is the focused, transparent fit.

Fair questions

Glue Up vs eventcloud FAQs

Is eventcloud cheaper than Glue Up?▾

Glue Up is quote-only and priced as a whole association suite (membership, CRM, email and events), so it is generally a larger commitment than a flat $125-a-seat events platform. If you need only events, eventcloud is simpler and cheaper; if you need membership management too, Glue Up does more.

What does Glue Up do better?▾

Membership management — directories, renewals, auto-billing — plus CRM and email campaigns, all in one platform built for associations and chambers. eventcloud is focused on ticketing, registration and on-site check-in.

Does Glue Up charge per ticket?▾

You connect your own Stripe, so card processing applies; whether Glue Up adds its own per-ticket fee is not publicly disclosed. eventcloud charges $0 per ticket on every plan.

Which should an association choose?▾

If you need a single system for members, CRM and events, Glue Up is purpose-built. If events are your priority and you want flat, transparent pricing with $0 per ticket, eventcloud is the better events tool.

No per-ticket fees, ever

A Focused Events Platform, Priced Plainly.

Build your next event free and watch the fees column stay at zero while the tickets column climbs.

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