Eventbrite review

Eventbrite is the fastest way to put a meetup, workshop or public conference on sale. Free events cost nothing to publish, and paid tickets carry a 3.7% plus $1.79 service fee per ticket and a 2.9% payment processing fee per order, which organizers can pass to buyers by default or absorb. The tools cover custom event pages, multiple ticket types, add-ons, custom registration forms, embedded checkout and pre-event payouts. On the marketing side, events appear on Eventbrite's discovery marketplace, and organizers get email campaigns, promo codes, smart audiences and Facebook and Instagram ad tools, with Eventbrite Pro raising email volume from $15 per month. On event day, the organizer app handles mobile check-in, waitlists and automated reminders. What Eventbrite lacks is the conference back office: there is no speaker portal, abstract workflow, exhibitor lead retrieval or networking app. For community and public events that is fine; for a sponsored B2B conference, it is a gap.

Who it is for

Meetup, community and public event organizers who want ticket buyers to find them on a marketplace.

Price

Free for free events; paid tickets carry a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket plus 2.9% payment processing per order; Eventbrite Pro email marketing from $15 per month.

3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Listing on Eventbrite's discovery marketplace
• Custom event pages, multiple ticket types, add-ons and embedded checkout
• Email campaigns, promo codes and Facebook and Instagram ad tools
• Organizer app with mobile check-in, waitlists and automated reminders
• Pre-event payouts and custom registration forms

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free events cost nothing to publish
• Strength: Marketplace exposure helps public events find new buyers
• Strength: Ticket fees can be passed to buyers by default
• Weakness: Per-ticket fees add up quickly on large paid conferences
• Weakness: No sponsor portals, abstract management or full attendee networking app
• Weakness: Eventbrite Ads is only available in select markets

Key facts

• Free events: Unlimited free events at no cost
• Paid ticket fee: 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket, plus 2.9% processing per order
• Scale: 270M tickets transacted for 4.7M events, per Eventbrite

Where it ranks

Eventbrite is No. 2 in our Best Event Management Software verdict.