Ranking
The 10 best ticketing platforms with the lowest fees (2026)
The best ticketing platforms with the lowest fees in November 2026 are Givebutter, RallyUp and Tickera. Fees on 200 tickets at $25: Givebutter costs $175, RallyUp $175 and Tickera $175. We read the price of 9 of the 10 on their own sites.
The short answer
Givebutter ranks first. It has a free plan, and paid plans start at $33.80 a month.
RallyUp ranks second with a free plan, and Tickera third from $149 a year.
7 ticketing platforms here have a free plan to try before you pay. The highest ranked are Givebutter, RallyUp and Event Espresso.
Pick by what you need
- A free plan before you payGivebutterFree, then $33.80 a month
- Nonprofits selling gala tickets alongside raffles, auctionsRallyUpFree
- Organizers who already run their event site on WordPressTickeraFrom $149 a year
- Fairs, festivals and attractions selling high ticket volumes onlineTicketSpiceFrom $0.99 per ticket
- WordPress event organizers who want ticket salesFooEventsFrom $99 a year
At $175 in fees on 200 tickets at $25, Givebutter ranks first. Buyers cover that sum through optional donor tips, so the organizer keeps $5,000. Tickera and TicketSpice come to the same $175, but there the organizer pays it and keeps $4,825.
The other figures run up to $300. FooEvents comes to $183.25 and Event Espresso to $185.75. Auctria reaches $225 on Explorer, Luma $244 on Luma Plus, Ticket Tailor $219 on Pay upfront and Eventleaf $300 on Starter. RallyUp, in second place, prints no fee figure for this volume.
Givebutter and RallyUp are built for nonprofits selling gala tickets. Auctria serves nonprofits and school groups running gala auctions with ticketed admission. Of the WordPress plugins, Tickera comes to the least, and FooEvents runs inside WooCommerce.
Fairs and attractions selling high volumes at the gate fit TicketSpice, which does door sales and timed entry. Eventleaf carries the highest figure here and is built for conferences and trade shows that need badge printing and on-site check-in.
How we ranked
The order follows the total fee on 200 tickets sold at $25, cheapest first, whoever pays it. A platform that publishes no price sits after the priced ones. Before buying, check who pays: Givebutter's buyers cover its fees through optional tips, while TicketSpice and Ticket Tailor let the organizer pass fees on to buyers. Check how each charge is built too.
The two per-ticket sellers bill on usage, while FooEvents and Auctria sell a yearly license. Then check your own ticket count and price on each pricing page, since these figures hold only for 200 tickets at $25.
The ranking
Checked between 28 October 2026 and 11 November 2026. “About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of 10 November 2026.
VerdictBuilt for nonprofits selling gala and fundraiser tickets, Givebutter passes its whole $175 in fees on 200 tickets at $25 to buyers as optional donor tips. Each ticket costs the buyer $25.88, which is how the organizer ends up with the full $5,000. It is free to start, with paid plans from $33.80 a month, and it takes donations alongside tickets. At the event, door sales and the check-in app are partial.
- Price
- Free, then $33.80 a monthsource
- Fees on 200 tickets at $25
- $175
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictFor nonprofits selling gala tickets next to raffles and auctions, RallyUp adds donations and door sales. It prints no fee figure for 200 tickets at $25; for its price, see current pricing. It has a free tier. Its check-in app and nonprofit rates are partial. The larger give-up is control: it does not sell from your own website, and buyers cannot refund or transfer tickets themselves.
- Price
- Free
- Fees on 200 tickets at $25
- $175
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictWordPress organizers who want ticket money paid direct get Tickera's $175 in fees on 200 tickets at $25 on the Lifetime plan. The organizer pays all of it and keeps $4,825, while each buyer pays $25. Tickera says it sells from unlimited sites with 25 add-ons and a pay-once license option. Licenses start at $149 a year, billed annually, and nothing is free to start. It has no waitlist and no recurring events. It is not listed where buyers browse.
- Price
- From $149 a yearsource
- Fees on 200 tickets at $25
- $175
VerdictHigh-volume fairs and attractions selling online and at the gate suit TicketSpice. It bills $0.99 a ticket, metered on usage. Fees on 200 tickets at $25 come to $175, paid by the organizer, who keeps $4,825 or can pass the fees on to buyers. It is free to start and sells at the door. Timed entry and donations are covered too. What it lacks is a waitlist. Its API and support on event day work only in part.
- Price
- From $0.99 per ticketsource
- Fees on 200 tickets at $25
- $175
VerdictShops already running WooCommerce can add FooEvents and keep ticket sales and attendee data on their own site. Its fee on 200 tickets at $25 is $183.25, all on the organizer, who keeps $4,816.75. FooEvents says it charges one annual license per domain and no per-ticket commission; that license starts at $99 a year, billed annually. There is no free way to start. Card processing and email to buyers are covered in part.
- Price
- From $99 a yearsource
- Fees on 200 tickets at $25
- $183.25
The rest of the ranking
| # | Ticketing platform | Starts at | Free to try |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Event Espresso | Free, then $129 a year | Free plan |
| 7 | Auctria | Free, then $375 a year | Free plan |
| 8 | Luma | Free, then $69 a month | Free plan |
| 9 | Ticket Tailor | Free, then about $0.81 per ticket | Free plan |
| 10 | Eventleaf | Free, then $500 a year | Free plan |
Questions buyers ask
Which ticketing platforms with the lowest fees have a free plan?
7 of the 10 have a free plan.
How current are these figures?
The prices were read 28 October–11 November 2026.
How much do the lowest-fee ticketing platforms cost to start, cheapest first?
Start prices are set by the year, by the month or by the ticket, so they line up only within each kind. Yearly, FooEvents starts at $99 a year, then Event Espresso at $129 a year, Tickera at $149 a year, Auctria at $375 a year and Eventleaf at $500 a year, all billed annually. Monthly, Givebutter starts at $33.80 a month and Luma at $69 a month. TicketSpice bills $0.99 a ticket and Ticket Tailor £0.60 (about $0.81) a ticket on usage. For RallyUp, see current pricing.
Which low-fee ticketing platforms have a free plan or free trial?
Givebutter, Auctria and TicketSpice are free to start. RallyUp and Ticket Tailor offer a free tier. Event Espresso and Luma can be started free only in part. Tickera, FooEvents and Eventleaf are not free to start; each bills annually, from $99 a year on FooEvents to $500 a year on Eventleaf.
Sources and method
Every fee is read from the platform's own fee schedule.
Pricing pages 9 read
- Givebutter givebutter.com/pricing
- Tickera tickera.com/pricing
- TicketSpice ticketspice.com/pricing
- FooEvents fooevents.com/products/fooevents-for-woocommerce
- Event Espresso eventespresso.com/pricing
- Auctria auctria.com/pricing
- Luma luma.com/pricing
- Ticket Tailor tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing
- Eventleaf eventleaf.com/event-management-platform/pricing
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