Tool profile
Eventbrite: cost, fit and limits
Eventbrite is an event discovery and ticketing marketplace that lets organizers publish events, sell tickets, run promotion and ads, and reach buyers who browse the Eventbrite website and mobile app, with fees on paid events.
What to know first
Eventbrite charges nothing for ticketing on free events. On paid events the pricing page shows a service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per ticket and a 2.9% payment processing fee per order in USD, and the organizer can pass fees to attendees. Eventbrite Pro starts at $15 a month and raises daily email volume to 10,000. A custom plan exists for complex or high-volume events.
Eventbrite at a glance
| Maker | Eventbrite, United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | 3.7% + $1.79 per paid ticket |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Event Ticketing Platforms in 2026, rank 9 of 13 |
| Website | eventbrite.com |
Who Eventbrite is best for
New organizers who need buyers
The discovery marketplace shows events to people who browse Eventbrite, which helps an organizer with no existing audience find first buyers.
Organizers who run paid promotion
Facebook and Instagram ad tools, TikTok promotion and Eventbrite Ads are listed, so promotion can be run from the same account as ticket sales.
Seated or timed events
Reserved seating and timed entry ticketing are listed, which fits theaters, tours and attractions with fixed slots and capacity that someone has to manage.
Eventbrite plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free events | No fees | Unlimited free events with no ticketing platform fees charged to the organizer, whatever the number of registrations. |
| Paid tickets | 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket; 2.9% processing per order | Ticketing, event pages and promotion tools, with fees that can be passed on to attendees. |
| Eventbrite Pro | Starting at $15 per month | Higher email volume, up to 10,000 emails daily, for organizers who market to a large list. |
| Custom | Custom quote | Custom solutions for complex or high-volume events, arranged through the sales team instead of a published price list. |
Checked October 2026.
What Eventbrite does
- Discovery marketplace
- Events appear on the Eventbrite site and app, so buyers can find them without the organizer driving all of the traffic through its own channels and newsletters.
- Reserved seating and timed entry
- Seat maps and timed entry slots are supported for events that need assigned seating or staggered arrival times, such as tours, theater runs and attractions.
- Email and promo tools
- Email campaigns and promo codes are listed among the tools, with a daily send cap that rises on Eventbrite Pro for organizers with large lists.
- Ad tools
- Facebook and Instagram ad tools are offered, and Eventbrite Ads, which are sponsored placements on Eventbrite, cost extra on top of the ticket fees before the event.
- Scanning and payments
- Ticket scanning and contactless payments are listed for the door, so online sales and onsite sales can share one attendee list during entry from the same account.
How Eventbrite handles your data
The pages we opened for Eventbrite are the organizer pricing page and the homepage. They gave no hosting region, no retention period, no certification and no statement on training AI models with customer data, and the security page was linked but not opened, so the vendor's policy was not checked for this. The maker and headquarters country were also not stated on the pages we opened. Ask Eventbrite for its data processing terms before moving attendee lists.
Where Eventbrite falls short in practice
- Layered fees on paid events. A service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per ticket and a 2.9% processing fee per order make paid events the costliest in this list for cheap tickets.
- Ads cost extra. Eventbrite Ads are sponsored placements and cost extra, so reach inside the marketplace may depend on how much an organizer is willing to spend on promotion.
- Pro gates email volume. Higher email volume sits on Eventbrite Pro from $15 a month, so organizers with large mailing lists need a paid plan before they can send at volume.
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Eventbrite: common questions
How much does Eventbrite charge?
As of November 2026, free events carry no platform fee. Paid events show a service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per ticket and a 2.9% payment processing fee per order in USD, and organizers can pass the fees to attendees.
What does Eventbrite Pro cost?
The pricing page says Eventbrite Pro starts at $15 per month and lets an organizer send up to 10,000 emails daily. Other features of the Pro plan were not itemized on the pages we read, so ask what else it includes.
Can I pass Eventbrite fees to attendees?
Yes. The pricing page says fees can be passed to attendees. The organizer should preview the checkout, since the buyer then sees a higher total price than the ticket face value, which can affect how cheap tickets sell. Compare both totals before you publish.
Does Eventbrite have reserved seating?
Yes. Reserved seating and timed entry ticketing are both listed among the features. Any seat-level charges were not itemized on the pages we opened, so confirm them with Eventbrite before building a large seated event. Ask whether seat maps and timed slots can be combined for one event on the same plan.
Does Eventbrite offer AI features?
We found no AI capability named on the pages we opened, which covered pricing and the homepage. Ask Eventbrite directly if AI copy, recommendations or automated promotion matter to your choice of platform. Treat any such feature as unconfirmed until demonstrated in a trial account.