Eventbrite stacks a service fee and a payment processing fee on every paid ticket — adding up to roughly $4 on a $20 ticket. Eventreels charges less than half that, with instant payouts the moment each ticket sells.
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Four reasons the fees don't add up.
Eventbrite stacks a service fee (3.7% + $1.79) on top of a payment processing fee (2.9% + $0.79). On a $20 ticket that's $4.00 gone before you see a penny. Eventreels charges 3.5% + $0.30 all-in — less than half that.
Eventbrite pays out on a schedule after your event ends. If you need to pay a venue deposit or catering bill upfront, that's your problem. Eventreels pays out via Stripe the moment each ticket sells — instantly, every time.
Right on your event page, Eventbrite promotes other events to your ticket buyers. Eventreels never does this. The people who found your event are shown your event — that's it.
Eventbrite charges nothing to list events, but its per-ticket fees stack up fast. Eventreels has no monthly subscription, no setup cost, and no fee at all for free events. You only pay when you sell paid tickets.
Fee-by-fee: Eventreels vs. Eventbrite
Feature
Eventreels
Eventbrite
Service fee per ticket
2.0%3.7% + $1.79Payment processing fee
1.5% + $0.302.9% + $0.79All-in fee (example: $20 ticket)
$0.70$4.00All-in fee (example: $50 ticket)
$2.05$5.63All-in fee (example: $100 ticket)
$3.80$9.47Free events
$0$0Instant direct payouts
Revenue held until after event
Competing event ads on your page
Monthly subscription
$0$0 (fees are per-ticket)QR check-in (included free)
Add-on costPassword-protected events
AI poster generation
AI highlight reels
Your attendee data stays yours
Eventbrite fees based on publicly available pricing as of 2026.
The numbers, honestly.
Eventbrite
~6.6% + $2.58
service fee + processing fee · revenue held until after event
Eventreels
3.5% + $0.30
all-in per ticket · free events cost nothing · instant Stripe payout
Don't just take our word for it.
“On a $25 ticket, Eventbrite was taking $4.50 all-in. Eventreels takes under $1.20. For 200 tickets that's a $660 difference. The math was obvious.”
Marcus T.
Independent event organizer
“The payout timing was killing us. Eventbrite held our revenue for days after the event when we needed it to pay the venue before. Eventreels pays out instantly via Stripe — game changer.”
Priya L.
Studio event director
“I didn't realize Eventbrite was showing ads for other events on my page until an attendee mentioned it. Eventreels has zero ads — your page is yours.”
Sarah K.
Workshop organizer
“Switched purely for the fees and stayed for everything else — the AI poster generator, QR check-in, the highlight reel. Eventreels is a better product at a fraction of the cost.”
Jake M.
Community event creator
What organizers actually want to know.
Eventbrite charges a service fee of 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket, plus a payment processing fee of 2.9% + $0.79 per ticket. Combined, that's roughly 6.6% + $2.58 all-in per paid ticket. On a $20 ticket you lose about $4.00. Free events have no Eventbrite fee.
Eventreels charges 3.5% + $0.30 per ticket all-in — less than half Eventbrite's rate. On a $20 ticket that's about $1.00 vs Eventbrite's $4.00. Free events cost nothing on either platform.
Yes. Eventbrite holds your revenue on a payout schedule tied to your event date. For organizers who need to pay venue deposits or catering upfront, this is a serious cash flow problem. Eventreels pays out via Stripe the moment each ticket sells.
On a $25 ticket: Eventbrite takes roughly $4.00–$4.50 all-in (service + processing). On a $50 ticket: roughly $5.60. On a $100 ticket: roughly $9.50. These fees double or triple what Eventreels charges at the same ticket prices.
Yes — Eventreels charges 3.5% + $0.30 per ticket, free events cost nothing, and there's no monthly fee. It also includes QR check-in, AI poster generation, AI highlight reels, and instant Stripe payouts — features Eventbrite either charges extra for or doesn't offer.
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