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Ticket Tailor vs Eventbrite: fees, payouts and who fits

Pick Ticket Tailor for a flat fee per ticket paid into your own account, and Eventbrite to reach buyers on its marketplace.

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  1. The short answer
  2. Eventbrite and Ticket Tailor side by side
  3. What you pay: a flat fee per ticket or a monthly plan
  4. Whether the buyer sees the full price at checkout
  5. When the money reaches you and who handles disputed charges
  6. Finding new buyers and emailing the ones you have
  7. Free events, charities and sold-out shows
  8. Each one in detail
  9. How they compare
  10. Which one to pick
  11. How we compared
  12. Questions buyers ask
  13. Sources

The short answer

The deciding fact is where the ticket money goes. Ticket Tailor charges £0.60 per ticket (about $0.8) and pays you as tickets sell, straight into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account. Eventbrite’s standard payouts arrive three business days after the event, and in return it lists your event on its discovery marketplace for local ticket buyers and fights disputed card charges for you.

Independent event creators, venues and charities selling from their own site fit Ticket Tailor. Organizers who need new buyers to find them fit Eventbrite.

On 30 October 2026 we listed 47 ticketing platforms: 15 of them under Ticketing platforms and 23 with a free plan.

  • Ticket Tailor charges a flat £0.60 per ticket (about $0.8), metered on usage.
  • Eventbrite has a free plan and a price of $69 a month. Its Eventbrite Premium is an optional monthly or annual subscription that adds marketing and support.
  • Ticket Tailor is the 1 of the 2 that pays out as tickets sell, straight into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account, while Eventbrite’s standard payouts arrive three business days after the event.
  • Eventbrite is the 1 of the 2 that fights disputed card charges for you as merchant of record, while on Ticket Tailor the organizer bears disputes and the platform supplies evidence such as check-in reports.
  • Ticket Tailor is the 1 of the 2 that shows buyers the full amount with booking fees at checkout for events priced in US dollars. On Eventbrite, what buyers see depends on whether the organizer includes fees in the ticket price or adds them on top.
Ticket Tailor vs Eventbrite.

Eventbrite and Ticket Tailor side by side

Table 1 Price and the points where they differ, checked 30 October 2026
EventbriteTicket Tailor
From
Free, then $69 a month
Free, then about $0.80 per ticket
Free plan
Yes
Yes
All-in price at checkout
Partly
Yes
Disputed charges
Yes
Partly
Email to buyers
Yes
Partly
Free events
Yes
Partly
Nonprofit rates
Partly
Yes
When you get the money
Partly
Yes
Plans and subscriptions
Yes
No
Check-in app
Partly
Yes
Waitlist
Partly
Yes
Best for
reaching buyers on Eventbrite’s marketplace
money paid into your own account

What you pay: a flat fee per ticket or a monthly plan

Ticket Tailor wins for organizers who want one fee per ticket: £0.60 per paid ticket (about $0.8), metered on usage, and never a percentage of the ticket price. You pay as you go or buy prepaid credits in advance at a lower per-ticket rate, and a seated ticket costs two usages.

Eventbrite charges a percentage plus a fixed service fee on paid online tickets in the United States and has a price of $69 a month. It is the 1 of the 2 that sells a subscription: Eventbrite Premium, which is optional, billed monthly or annually, and adds marketing and support.

Whether the buyer sees the full price at checkout

Ticket Tailor wins as the 1 of the 2 that shows the full amount, booking fees included, upfront for events priced in US dollars. You either pay its fee yourself or add a booking fee per ticket or a transaction fee per order, so buyers cover it and you keep the full ticket price.

On Eventbrite, buyers pay ticketing fees by default, and organizers can include them in ticket revenue. Fees can sit inside a ticket price you choose or be added above it, so what buyers see at checkout depends on your settings.

When the money reaches you and who handles disputed charges

Ticket Tailor wins on timing and Eventbrite on disputes. Ticket Tailor is the 1 of the 2 that pays out as tickets sell, into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account. You bear disputes yourself, and Ticket Tailor says it cannot influence the outcome beyond supplying evidence such as check-in reports.

Eventbrite is the 1 of the 2 that fights disputes for you as merchant of record. If the bank sides with the buyer, you are charged the order’s net sales, and Eventbrite drops its own fees and pays any bank fee. Its standard payouts arrive three business days after the event, and its faster options have eligibility limits.

Finding new buyers and emailing the ones you have

Eventbrite wins on both. It publishes organizer events on its own discovery marketplace for local ticket buyers and is built for organizers who want ticketing plus discovery. It is the 1 of the 2 with built-in email campaigns, plus a paid option for higher daily sending limits.

Ticket Tailor is built for independent event creators, venues and charities selling tickets from their own site. Its broadcast emails reach an event’s own guest list. To reach past buyers, it points you to exporting their addresses or syncing them to Mailchimp.

Free events, charities and sold-out shows

Eventbrite wins on free events and Ticket Tailor wins on charities and waitlists. Eventbrite is the 1 of the 2 that charges no ticketing fees on free tickets, for organizers or buyers. Its 50% nonprofit discount covers a Pro subscription while per-ticket fees stay the same. Its waitlist can trigger after a sellout but is unavailable for reserved-seating events.

Ticket Tailor is the 1 of the 2 with full charity rates: registered charities get 50% off platform fees permanently. It is also the 1 of the 2 with a full waitlist, which collects emails from the event page or widget and notifies sign-ups by email broadcast. Free tickets stay free up to 5,000 a year, and after that Ticket Tailor gives a quote.

Each one in detail

Eventbrite

Best for reaching buyers on Eventbrite’s marketplace: Eventbrite pairs ticketing with discovery on its own marketplace, so an organizer who needs new buyers to find the event gets both from one platform.

  • Price: Free, then $69 a month
  • Free plan: yes
  • Who it’s for: Organizers who want new buyers to find their event on Eventbrite’s marketplace and who want Eventbrite, as merchant of record, to fight disputed charges for them.
  • Skip it if: You want ticket money as it sells: standard Eventbrite payouts arrive three business days after the event, while Ticket Tailor pays into your own processor account as tickets sell.

Eventbrite sells tickets and lists events on its marketplace, where buyers discover what to attend. It is the merchant of record, so it fights disputed charges for you; if the bank sides with the buyer, you are charged the order’s net sales while Eventbrite drops its own fees and pays any bank fee. Built-in email campaigns and self-service Meta or Google ad pixels come with the organizer product.

There is a free plan, and free tickets carry no ticketing fees for organizers or buyers. On paid tickets, the fees are either built into the ticket price or added on top, so what the buyer sees at checkout depends on the setting you choose. Donation tickets let buyers set the amount, and United States donations carry no service fee and 2.9% processing.

The paid plan costs $69 a month. Eventbrite Premium is an optional monthly or annual subscription that adds marketing and support, and verified nonprofits get 50% off a Pro subscription but pay the same per-ticket fees as everyone else. On a refund, Eventbrite keeps its ticketing fees by default unless you pay them from your payout. Beside Ticket Tailor, which charges £0.60 per ticket (about $0.8) and pays out as tickets sell, Eventbrite holds the money until after the event in exchange for the marketplace and dispute handling.

What it does well

  • Lists your event on Eventbrite’s marketplace, so buyers can discover it alongside your own promotion.
  • Eventbrite acts as merchant of record and fights disputed charges for you, paying any bank fee itself.
  • Free tickets stay free for both organizers and ticket buyers.
  • Built-in email campaigns and Meta or Google ad pixels help sell the next event.

Where it falls short

  • Standard payouts arrive three business days after the event, so ticket money is held until the show is over.
  • Ticketing fees stay with Eventbrite on refunds by default.
  • Waitlists are unavailable for reserved-seating events.

Ticket Tailor

Best for money paid into your own account: Organizers who want ticket money as it sells get it straight into their own Stripe, PayPal or Square account.

  • Price: Free, then about $0.80 per ticket
  • Free plan: yes
  • Who it’s for: Independent event creators, venues and charities selling tickets from their own site who want a flat £0.60 per ticket (about $0.8) they can pass to buyers as a booking fee.
  • Skip it if: You need a marketplace to bring in new buyers, which Eventbrite pairs with its ticketing, or if you want the platform to carry disputed charges, since with Ticket Tailor you bear them entirely.

Ticket Tailor sells tickets from your own site and pays the money into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account as tickets sell; the processor’s own schedule then governs the bank transfer. You are the data controller and own the attendee list, and Ticket Tailor states it will not market to your buyers. A free iPhone and Android check-in app works offline once the door list is downloaded, and door sales run through the same app by card reader, a phone that takes card taps, or recorded cash.

There is a free plan: free events pay nothing within the 5,000-ticket annual allowance, and past that Ticket Tailor asks you to contact support for a quote. For paid events you can add a booking fee so buyers cover the platform fee and you keep the full ticket price. Events priced in US dollars show the full amount, booking fees included, upfront at checkout.

The platform fee is £0.60 per ticket (about $0.8), metered on usage, and you pay as you go or buy prepaid credits in advance at a lower per-ticket rate. Registered charities get 50% off platform fees permanently, and some other nonprofits may get 20%. Refunding a ticket does not return the platform fee, so you absorb it. Beside Eventbrite, which pays out three business days after the event, Ticket Tailor puts the money in your account as tickets sell and leaves disputed charges to you.

What it does well

  • Ticket money lands in your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account as tickets sell.
  • A flat £0.60 per ticket (about $0.8) that you can pass to buyers as a booking fee while keeping the full ticket price.
  • Registered charities get 50% off platform fees permanently.
  • The free check-in app scans offline once the door list is downloaded.

Where it falls short

  • You bear disputed charges entirely, and Ticket Tailor says it cannot influence the outcome.
  • Refunds and cancellations do not return the platform fee to you.
  • Free tickets past 5,000 a year need a quote from support.

How they compare

Figure 1. Of 9 questions both answer, Eventbrite says yes to 4 and Ticket Tailor says yes to 5

Product Questions answered yes
Eventbrite 4 of 9
Ticket Tailor 5 of 9

Source: Our answers to the same questions for both products, each read on the vendor’s own pages.

Ticket Tailor fully covers 5 of 9 points and Eventbrite 4 of 9, so which points matter to you counts for more than the one-point gap. Ticket Tailor covers payouts as tickets sell, the all-in checkout price, charity rates and a waitlist, while Eventbrite covers disputed charges, email campaigns and free events with no ticketing fees.

“Attendees decide how much they want to donate when they place an order. Eventbrite collects Ticketing Fees on donation tickets depending on the amount of the donation.”

From Eventbrite’s own page, read on 30 October 2026

Which one to pick

  • If you need a flat fee per ticket: pick Ticket Tailor. Ticket Tailor bills one flat fee of £0.60 per ticket (about $0.8), metered on usage.
  • If you need new buyers to find your event while browsing: pick Eventbrite. Eventbrite publishes your event on its own discovery marketplace for local ticket buyers, and it is built for organizers who want ticketing plus discovery.
  • If you need buyers to see one all-in price at checkout: pick Ticket Tailor. Ticket Tailor shows the full amount, booking fees included, at checkout for events in US dollars, while Eventbrite’s display depends on your fee settings.
  • If you need the platform to fight disputed card charges for you: pick Eventbrite. Eventbrite is the merchant of record and fights disputes for you, while Ticket Tailor says it cannot influence the outcome because payments go to your own processor.
  • If you need lower platform fees as a registered charity: pick Ticket Tailor. Registered charities get 50% off Ticket Tailor’s platform fees permanently, while Eventbrite’s 50% nonprofit discount covers a Pro subscription and leaves per-ticket fees unchanged.
  • If you need to give away a large number of free tickets each year: pick Eventbrite. Eventbrite charges no ticketing fees on free tickets to organizers or buyers, while Ticket Tailor keeps free tickets free up to 5,000 a year and then asks you to contact support for a quote.

How we compared

We compared 2 ticketing platforms on price, free plan and 9 questions a buyer asks, reading each vendor’s pricing page and product pages between 27 October 2026 and 30 October 2026. We did not sign up for or run any of them. In all we answered 43 questions about what they do.

Questions buyers ask

Is Ticket Tailor cheaper than Eventbrite?

Ticket Tailor charges a flat £0.60 per ticket (about $0.8), billed on usage. Eventbrite has a price of $69 a month and sells Eventbrite Premium as an optional monthly or annual subscription. Which comes out cheaper depends on how many tickets you sell and whether you or your buyers pay the fees.

Who pays the ticket fees on Eventbrite and Ticket Tailor?

On Eventbrite, buyers pay ticketing fees by default, and organizers can choose to include them in the ticket price instead. On Ticket Tailor, the organizer chooses between paying the fee out of the ticket price and adding a booking fee per ticket or a transaction fee per order so buyers cover it. Ticket Tailor shows buyers the full amount with booking fees upfront for events in US dollars. Eventbrite’s checkout display follows your fee settings.

When do I get the money from ticket sales?

Ticket Tailor pays you as tickets sell, straight into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account, and your processor’s own schedule sets the bank transfer. Eventbrite’s standard payouts arrive three business days after the event. Its scheduled and instant payout options have eligibility limits.

Can I run free events on Eventbrite or Ticket Tailor?

Eventbrite charges no ticketing fees on free tickets to organizers or buyers, and Eventbrite and Ticket Tailor both have a free plan. Ticket Tailor keeps free tickets free up to 5,000 a year and then asks you to contact support for a quote. Free tickets issued through a Ticket Tailor seating chart still cost one usage each.

Do Eventbrite and Ticket Tailor give charities a discount?

Ticket Tailor gives registered charities 50% off platform fees permanently, and other nonprofits, B Corps and some community groups may get 20%. That discount covers prepaid credits and pay-as-you-go, but not white label, custom domains or processing fees. Eventbrite gives verified nonprofits 50% off a Pro subscription, and its per-ticket fees stay the same as everyone else’s. Only donation tickets carry reduced rates, and only in some countries.

Can I email my ticket buyers from the platform?

Eventbrite is the 1 of the 2 with built-in email campaigns, and it sells a paid option for higher daily sending limits. Ticket Tailor sends broadcast emails to an event’s own guest list. To market your next event to past buyers, it points you to exporting their addresses or syncing them to Mailchimp.

What happens if a buyer disputes the card charge?

On Eventbrite, the platform fights the dispute for you as merchant of record. If the bank sides with the buyer, you are charged the order’s net sales, and Eventbrite drops its own fees and pays any bank fee. On Ticket Tailor you bear the dispute yourself, because the payment went straight to your own processor. Ticket Tailor says it cannot influence the outcome and supplies evidence such as check-in reports.

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