Both Take 0% of Your Tickets. Only One Is Truly Unlimited.
Zoho Backstage and eventcloud agree on the big thing: 0% commission on ticket sales. The difference is the model — Zoho’s plans are capped by attendees per event, while eventcloud is flat per user with unlimited attendees, tickets and events. Here is the honest comparison.
Facts checked 26 June 2026 against Zoho Backstage's published plans.
The Honest Verdict
A genuine 0%-commission peer. The difference is caps and ecosystem.
Choose eventcloud if…
- ✓ You want unlimited attendees per event, not a plan capped at 200, 1,000 or 5,000.
- ✓ You run events of unpredictable size and do not want to jump tiers when the crowd grows.
- ✓ You want flat per-seat pricing rather than paying by attendee band.
- ✓ You want a focused ticketing, registration and on-site product, not one module of a wider suite.
Choose Zoho Backstage if…
- → You are already in the Zoho ecosystem — native Zoho CRM and tooling integration is a real advantage.
- → You want a strong event-website builder and a free tier to start.
- → Your events fit neatly inside an attendee tier and you like paying per event.
The Comparison Table
Both platforms charge 0% commission on ticket sales. Zoho Backstage’s plans are gated by attendees per event.
| eventcloud | Zoho Backstage | |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket commission | $0 of your ticket revenue | $0 commission on ticket sales |
| Attendee limits | Unlimited attendees per event | Capped per plan (100 / 200 / 1,000 / 5,000) |
| Pricing model | Flat $125 per user/month, unlimited | From $99/mo (or per event), tiered by attendees |
| Your payout | Your own Stripe, days or instant | Your own gateway, instant payout |
| White-label | Your brand + own domain included | Custom domain (paid); white-label app on top tier |
| Badges & check-in | Badge designer + QR check-in included | Check-in + badge printing included |
| Registration forms | Custom forms per ticket type | Custom forms per ticket class |
| Ecosystem | Standalone, focused on events | Deep Zoho CRM / suite integration |
Zoho Backstage starts free (100 attendees) and from $99/month (Essentials). Both connect your own payment gateway; processing fees are separate.
A 2,000-person Event
Both take 0% of tickets — so it comes down to attendee tiers.
Flat per user, unlimited attendees. A 2,000-person event costs the same as a 200-person one.
2,000 attendees exceeds Premium's 1,000 cap, so you would move up to the Ultimate tier (5,000) — more per month as the crowd grows.
Both platforms charge 0% commission, so this is not about ticket fees — it is about attendee caps. eventcloud’s flat per-seat price does not change with crowd size; Zoho’s tier does. We have named the tier rather than guess its exact figure.
Zoho Backstage vs eventcloud FAQs
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0% Commission. Zero Attendee Caps.
Build your next event free and watch the fees column stay at zero while the tickets column climbs.