# Alternatives to Luma

> Source: https://boxofficefees.com/luma/alternatives/ (re-verified)
> Updated: 31 October 2026

## At a glance

| Name | Best for | Starts at | Better than Luma at | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Luma](https://boxofficefees.com/luma.md) | A community, meetup or workshop organizer who sells general admission tickets online | Free, then $69 a month | — | 27 October 2026 |
| [Race Entry](https://boxofficefees.com/raceentry.md) | Race directors and running clubs who want signup fees carried by participants | Free | Who pays the fees, Sales tax on tickets | 28 October 2026 |
| [GoFundMe Pro](https://boxofficefees.com/gofundme-pro.md) | US 501(c)(3) nonprofits running galas and events alongside online fundraising | On quote | Who pays the fees, Fees on refunds | 27 October 2026 |
| [Humanitix](https://boxofficefees.com/humanitix.md) | Charities, schools and community organizers who want every feature without a subscription | Free, then $1.29 per paid ticket | Who pays the fees, Sales tax on tickets | 27 October 2026 |
| [Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor.md) | Independent event creators, venues and charities selling tickets from their own site | Free, then about $0.80 per ticket | Who pays the fees, Sales tax on tickets | 27 October 2026 |
| [Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite.md) | Organizers who want ticketing plus discovery on Eventbrite’s marketplace | Free, then $69 a month | Who pays the fees, Fees on refunds | 30 October 2026 |
| [Zeffy](https://boxofficefees.com/zeffy.md) | Registered nonprofits running galas, fundraisers and member events on a zero budget | Free | Fees on refunds, Disputed charges | 27 October 2026 |
| [TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice.md) | Fairs, festivals and attractions selling high ticket volumes online and at the gate | From $0.99 per ticket | Who pays the fees, Fees on refunds | 27 October 2026 |
| [RunSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/runsignup.md) | Race directors and nonprofits running 5Ks, ultras and multi-event endurance races | Free | Who pays the fees, Fees on refunds | 27 October 2026 |
| [RSVPify](https://boxofficefees.com/rsvpify.md) | Business, nonprofit, school, and personal event teams | Free, then $0.90 per ticket | Who pays the fees, Reserved seating | 30 October 2026 |

“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of 30 October 2026.

The ones people open most here come first, then the closest matches.

## Shortlist

### 1. Race Entry

Free race management software paid for by one per-registration fee that already covers card processing.

**Where it improves on Luma:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — Participants pay the service fee by default, and the vendor says most organizers pass it on, implying an organizer may instead pay it out of the registration price.](https://www.raceentry.com/race-entry-pricing)
- [Sales tax on tickets: yes — collects and remits sales tax in marketplace facilitator states, and elsewhere lets the organizer set a local tax rate that Race Entry collects and passes back.](https://www.raceentry.com/terms-and-conditions)
- [Disputed charges: yes — Race Entry contests the dispute itself but passes any unreversed amount and associated bank fees back to the organizer, by deduction or invoice.](https://www.raceentry.com/terms-and-conditions)

**Trade-offs against Luma:**
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There is no monthly or yearly software plan at all: the vendor states it charges organizers nothing and earns from the per-transaction service fee.](https://www.raceentry.com/race-entry-pricing)
- [When you get the money: partial — Money is held and paid after the event under the terms, within fifteen business days of the event end date and only once $100 has been processed, while the benefits page describes bi-monthly payments instead.](https://www.raceentry.com/terms-and-conditions)
- [Contract: no — No long-term commitment or exclusivity is required, so an organizer can stop using it between events without a contract.](https://www.raceentry.com/race-director-faq)

[View Race Entry](https://boxofficefees.com/raceentry)

### 2. GoFundMe Pro

Nonprofit fundraising platform with event ticketing, registration and Live Events, sold by quote.

**Where it improves on Luma:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — The organization chooses whether it absorbs the transaction fee or passes it to the ticket buyer, but the choice applies to every ticket in an event, not per ticket type.](https://prosupport.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/37288719836955-Manage-tickets)
- [Fees on refunds: partial — Whether fees come back depends on the payment solution: GoFundMe Pay and PayPal return all transaction fees on a refund, while Braintree and Authorize.net keep them, and partial refunds are not possible at all.](https://prosupport.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/37288784115355-Send-a-refund-or-receipt)
- [Disputed charges: yes — The organization bears costs when a buyer disputes the charge with their bank: a $4 fee applies if the organization loses or accepts the dispute, $15 for PayPal, and it must reply within 5 days or the dispute is accepted automatically.](https://prosupport.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/37288800477851-Stop-a-chargeback)

**Trade-offs against Luma:**
- [The fee per ticket: partial — Card processing on GoFundMe Pay is published as a percentage plus a fixed amount per transaction, but the platform's own service fee per ticket is set in each organization's contract and never printed.](https://pro.gofundme.com/c/pricing/)
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — When the organization passes fees to buyers the fee is folded into the displayed ticket cost and a Fee Estimate block previews it, but no page addresses whether every mandatory fee is shown in the first price.](https://prosupport.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/37288772287131-Create-a-ticketed-event)
- [Free events: partial — Free and hidden $0 tickets can be issued with no charge to the attendee, but GoFundMe Pro itself is only sold with an annual upfront subscription, so running a free event is never free of platform cost.](https://prosupport.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/37288772287131-Create-a-ticketed-event)

[View GoFundMe Pro](https://boxofficefees.com/gofundme-pro)

### 3. Humanitix

Nonprofit ticketing: 5% + $1.29 a paid ticket, card processing included, profits to charity.

**Where it improves on Luma:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — Buyers are charged the fee on top of the ticket by default, and you can instead pay it yourself out of the ticket price, split it, or let buyers choose.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/12292391-what-are-the-humanitix-booking-fees)
- [Sales tax on tickets: yes — collects and remits state sales tax where Humanitix counts as a marketplace facilitator, and elsewhere you switch on a tax line and remit it yourself.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/9944108-does-humanitix-remit-tax-for-my-event)
- [Reserved seating: yes — You can build seat maps for tables, auditoriums and stall layouts and let buyers choose their own seat.](https://humanitix.com/us/features)

**Trade-offs against Luma:**
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — Prices buyers see are inclusive of fees, but they are printed as the ticket price followed by the fee, and events where the host pays the fee show no fee at all.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/9653327-changes-to-how-ticket-prices-and-booking-fees-are-displayed)
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There is no monthly or yearly plan to buy and no tiers: every host gets every feature and pays only the per-ticket fee.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/9760527-how-much-does-humanitix-cost)
- [When you get the money: partial — Money is held until the event ends and reaches your bank within five business days with no transfer fee; connecting Stripe instead pays you as tickets sell.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/8889219-when-will-my-event-be-paid-out)

[View Humanitix](https://boxofficefees.com/humanitix)

### 4. Ticket Tailor

Flat per-ticket fee ticketing paid into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account.

**Where it improves on Luma:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — The organizer chooses: pay the fee yourself out of the ticket price, or add a booking fee per ticket and/or a transaction fee per order so buyers cover it and you keep the full ticket price.](https://www.tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing)
- [Sales tax on tickets: yes — adds a tax line: you set an inclusive or exclusive sales tax/VAT percentage and label per box office or per event, and the vendor states the organizer remains responsible for deciding, collecting and remitting it.](https://help.tickettailor.com/en/articles/1549496-where-can-i-add-sales-tax-vat-to-my-tickets)
- [Reserved seating: yes — Buyers pick seats on charts you build for any venue, including tables, booths and accessibility options, with multiple ticket types per seat; each reservation costs one extra usage on top of the ticket fee.](https://www.tickettailor.com/build-seating-charts)

**Trade-offs against Luma:**
- [Free events: partial — Free tickets are genuinely free up to a stated 5,000 per year, after which the vendor asks you to contact support for a quote; free tickets issued through a seating chart still cost one usage each.](https://www.tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing)
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There is no monthly or annual plan to change the fees; billing is purely per usage, either pay-as-you-go or prepaid credits bought in advance at a lower per-ticket rate.](https://www.tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing)
- [Email to buyers: partial — Broadcast emails reach an event's own guest list from inside the platform, but to market a next event to past buyers the vendor points you at exporting the addresses or syncing them to Mailchimp rather than a built-in audience tool.](https://help.tickettailor.com/en/articles/950043-can-i-email-all-of-my-attendees-at-once)

[View Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor)

### 5. Eventbrite

Ticketing platform with a buyer-discovery marketplace and optional fee transfer.

**Where it improves on Luma:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — Buyers pay ticketing fees by default, while organizers can include them in ticket revenue.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/755615/how-much-does-it-cost-for-organizers-to-use-eventbrite/)
- [Fees on refunds: partial — Ticketing fees stay with Eventbrite by default, but organizers can pay them from their payout.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/158301/how-to-refund-an-order/)
- [Sales tax on tickets: yes — Eventbrite collects, remits, and reports tax in locations where it is the collecting party.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/111819/understanding-your-event-payout-amount/)

**Trade-offs against Luma:**
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — Fees can be included in a chosen ticket price or added above it, so display depends on organizer settings.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/755615/how-much-does-it-cost-for-organizers-to-use-eventbrite/)
- [Nonprofit rates: partial — Verified nonprofits get 50% off a Pro subscription, but the per-ticket fees are the same as for everyone else; only donation tickets carry reduced rates in some countries.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/585157/can-my-nonprofit-or-charity-get-lower-fees-for-our-events/)
- [When you get the money: partial — Standard payouts arrive three business days after an event; scheduled and instant alternatives have eligibility limits.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/111819/understanding-your-event-payout-amount/)

[View Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite)

### 6. Zeffy

Free fundraising platform for nonprofits with event ticketing, auctions and a built-in donor CRM.

**Where it improves on Luma:**
- [Fees on refunds: partial — Refunds return the full amount because no platform fee was taken, but the buyer's optional contribution to Zeffy is not refunded automatically; the donor must request it from their confirmation email.](https://support.zeffy.com/issue-refunds-and-manage-cancellations-sfeqf)
- [Disputed charges: yes — Zeffy files the evidence for you, but if the bank rules for the buyer who disputed the charge, the organization loses the funds; no fee for this is named anywhere in the dispute article.](https://support.zeffy.com/disputes-and-chargebacks-y63dc)
- [Reserved seating: partial — There is no interactive seating map: Zeffy's own instruction is to upload a seating chart image, add a ticket rate per row and use capped single-select questions so each seat can only be taken once.](https://support.zeffy.com/adding-a-seating-chart-to-your-event-go5x8)

**Trade-offs against Luma:**
- [The fee per ticket: no — There is no percentage, fixed per-ticket amount or cap to report, because Zeffy deducts nothing from a paid ticket; its revenue comes only from the optional contribution a buyer may add at checkout.](https://support.zeffy.com/zeffy-really-is-free-no-fees-no-catch-4zjir)
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There is no monthly or yearly plan to buy and nothing is gated behind one, so a plan cannot change your fees; the single exception is Donor Mail at $1 per printed letter.](https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy)
- [Registration forms and waivers: partial — Custom fields of several response types are standard, but there is no waiver feature: Zeffy tells you to paste the waiver text into a required checkbox question or attach it to the thank-you email.](https://support.zeffy.com/how-to-add-a-waiver-to-your-form-l0v94)

[View Zeffy](https://boxofficefees.com/zeffy)

### 7. TicketSpice

Flat 99¢-per-ticket ticketing for events and attractions, with in-house payments and a box office app.

**Where it improves on Luma:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — The organizer chooses: pay the fees themselves out of the ticket price, or pass them to buyers, and any extra convenience fee the organizer adds is kept in full.](https://www.ticketspice.com/pricing)
- [Fees on refunds: partial — Fees come back only on a full refund processed through Webconnex Payments; on partial refunds, custom processors and offline orders the organizer eats them.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/5539462)
- [Disputed charges: yes — The disputed amount is pulled back from the organizer's Webconnex Payments account along with a $15 fee that is kept whatever the outcome, and Webconnex contests the dispute on the organizer's behalf at no extra cost, with verdicts typically taking 90 to 120 days.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/9359156)

**Trade-offs against Luma:**
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — It depends on how the organizer configures the page: the vendor warns that its separate line item fee often breaks the FTC all-in rule and recommends absorbing fees or using the pass-on setting instead.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/9299044)
- [Free events: partial — Free events are free only if you also run paid events on the platform; organizers who only run free events pay 99 cents per free ticket.](https://www.ticketspice.com/pricing)
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There is no subscription at all for ticketing: the vendor states there are no monthly fees, and the only recurring charges are optional marketing add-ons such as text messaging.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/8757593)

[View TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice)

### 8. RunSignup

Free endurance-event registration platform billed only through per-transaction processing fees.

**Where it improves on Luma:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — The organizer chooses between three settings per fee type, so the registrant can carry the fee, the event can pay the fee itself out of the ticket price, or the two can split it evenly.](https://info.runsignup.com/pricing/)
- [Fees on refunds: partial — By default the registrant does not get the original processing fee back; the organizer can return it only by covering it from race proceeds, and may also set its own refund handling fee.](https://help.runsignup.com/support/solutions/articles/17000064221-enable-refunds-for-your-race)
- [Sales tax on tickets: yes — collects and remits — in marketplace states RunSignup calculates, collects and files the sales tax on registrations and merchandise on the organizer's behalf, and always handles tax on its own processing fee.](https://help.runsignup.com/support/solutions/articles/17000097245-sales-tax-faq)

**Trade-offs against Luma:**
- [Nonprofit rates: partial — The lower rate applies to donations into nonprofit payment accounts, a flat 4% including merchant fees, while registration processing fees follow the same bands for every organizer.](https://info.runsignup.com/pricing/)
- [Plans and subscriptions: no — There are no tiers to buy and nothing to upgrade: the vendor states it earns only from processing fees and sells no subscription, plan or monthly package.](https://info.runsignup.com/pricing/)
- [When you get the money: partial — Money reaches the organizer's own account as registrations sell, by weekly direct deposit by default or daily on approval, but RunSignup can hold back a refund reserve that is only released after the event and a check payout costs $10 and needs $1,000 owed.](https://info.runsignup.com/about-us/privacy-policy/race-contract/)

[View RunSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/runsignup)

### 9. RSVPify

Registration, ticketing, guest management, seating, and QR-code check-in in one platform.

**Where it improves on Luma:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — Organizers can choose to add RSVPify fees, card-processing fees, or both to buyer charges.](https://rsvpify.com/robots.txt)
- [Reserved seating: partial — There is a seating chart, but the vendor describes it as the host dragging guests to tables, with Table Captains letting hosts fill their own tables, not buyers choosing a seat during checkout.](https://rsvpify.com/pricing/selling-tickets/)
- [Questions at checkout: yes — Custom registration forms use conditional logic and collect attendee data for event organizers.](https://rsvpify.com/robots.txt)

**Trade-offs against Luma:**
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — When you pay the fees yourself the advertised ticket price is what buyers pay, but with the setting turned on the service and card fees are added to the buyer's price during checkout rather than shown in the ticket price.](https://help.rsvpify.com/en/articles/3948351-how-can-i-pass-fees-or-taxes-on-to-my-guests)
- [Listed where buyers browse: no — There is no RSVPify marketplace or consumer app listing your event, and the vendor positions itself against marketplace sites as a platform for organizers who bring their own audience, so no selling commission applies.](https://rsvpify.com/ticket-fee-calculator/)
- [Contract: partial — The DIY plan is monthly and self-service, while Enterprise is described as an annual contract.](https://rsvpify.com/enterprise/)

[View RSVPify](https://boxofficefees.com/rsvpify)