Eventbrite alternative
An Eventbrite alternative for small events, with no fee added at checkout.
By default, Eventbrite adds a service fee of 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket and 2.9% payment processing to the buyer’s order, so a $25 ticket costs the buyer $28.52, and it pays you three business days after the event ends. On Flint Pay the buyer pays $25 and nothing more: Flint’s 3.79% + 35¢ comes out of the payment, you keep $23.70, and payouts run on your own schedule instead of waiting for the event. Ticket tiers, a capacity, numbered tickets, a sales cutoff, and refunds that put the seat back on sale are all set up in the dashboard, with no monthly fee.
3.79% + 35¢ on cards · no monthly fee · free sandbox · no credit card
last reviewed 2026-10-26 · sources
01The alternatives
The best Eventbrite alternatives for small events in 2026.
Ranked for organizers selling tens to a few hundred tickets: clubs, schools, nonprofits, and venues. Every price is from the vendor's own pricing or help page, checked on the date under Sources.
- 01
Flint Pay
Organizers who want buyers to pay the ticket price and nothing more, sold from a link they share anywhere, with payouts that don't wait for the event.
- Added to the buyer's total
- Nothing
- You pay
- 3.79% + 35¢ per payment
- Monthly
- No monthly fee
- Payouts
- Daily, weekly, or monthly
- 02
Humanitix
A ticketing platform whose booking fee is added to the buyer's total unless you choose to absorb it.
- Booking fee
- 5% + $1.29 per paid ticket
- Who pays by default
- The buyer
- 03
Ticket Tailor
A flat fee per ticket, with card processing billed separately by the Stripe, PayPal, or Square account you connect.
- Pay as you go
- $0.85 per ticket
- Processing
- Extra, e.g. Stripe 2.9% + 30¢
02Side by side
Flint vs Eventbrite for a small paid event.
The Eventbrite column is what Eventbrite's own help center says for US organizers today, each article linked under Sources. The Flint column is what a Flint account does from the dashboard.
| What you need | Eventbrite ticketing, US | Flint |
|---|---|---|
| What the buyer pays | Eventbrite ticketing, US: The ticket price, plus a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket and a 2.9% processing fee on the order. “By default, Ticketing Fees are paid by your ticket-buyers.” Eventbrite fees | Flint: The ticket price you set. Flint adds no service or processing fee to the buyer's total. |
| What you pay | Eventbrite ticketing, US: Nothing by default. If you absorb the fees, they are deducted from your sales at payout. | Flint: 3.79% + 35¢ per card payment, deducted as the payment settles, with no monthly fee. |
| When you get paid | Eventbrite ticketing, US: Three business days after the event ends, and a first payout is always sent after the event. Event payouts | Flint: On your payout schedule as tickets sell: daily, weekly, or monthly. New accounts are paid weekly for their first 60 days, then daily. |
| Paid before the event | Eventbrite ticketing, US: Weekly or twice-monthly payouts open after you've hosted a paid event and received a payout, and Eventbrite holds 20% of each event's net sales in reserve. | Flint: Every payout on your schedule, from your first event on. Nothing waits for the event date. |
| Paid plans | Eventbrite ticketing, US: Pro is closed to new subscribers. Eventbrite Premium, its marketing plan, is $69 a month in the US. | Flint: None. Event links, payouts, and the Sales panel are in every account. A custom domain for checkout is $15 a month if you want one. |
03Buyer fees
How much are Eventbrite's fees on a $25 ticket?
$3.52 on top of the ticket, by default. On Flint the buyer pays $25.
Eventbrite charges two fees on a paid US ticket. The service fee is 3.7% of the ticket price plus $1.79, which is $2.72 on a $25 ticket. The payment processing fee is 2.9% of the total order, and Eventbrite’s help center says that total includes the service fee and tax, so it adds $0.80. Unless you change the setting, both land on the buyer: they see a $25 ticket and pay $28.52.
On Flint the price on your link is the price the buyer pays. Flint’s 3.79% + 35¢ is taken out of the payment before it reaches your balance, so a $25 ticket pays you $23.70 and the buyer never sees a fee line.
If you want to keep the full face value the way Eventbrite’s default does, raise the price a little instead of adding a fee. At $27 on Flint the buyer still pays $1.52 less than Eventbrite’s $28.52, and you keep $25.63 a ticket. For a $100 gala seat the same move is $105: the buyer pays less than Eventbrite’s $108.55, and you keep $100.67.
04Payouts
When does Eventbrite pay organizers?
After the event, unless you've already hosted one. Flint pays out as tickets sell.
Eventbrite’s help center says it sends your payout three business days after your event ends, and that your bank can take another two to three business days to deposit it. If you’re new to Eventbrite, your first payout is always sent after the event. Weekly or twice-monthly payouts before the event open only after you’ve hosted a paid event and received a payout, and Eventbrite then holds 20% of each event’s net sales in reserve. Its Instant Payouts cost 3% of the amount, at least $2.99.
On Flint, money from each ticket sale becomes available after the standard settlement delay and goes to your bank on the payout schedule you choose: daily, on the weekdays you pick, or on days of the month. A new account is paid weekly, on Mondays unless you pick another day, for its first 60 days, then daily. Tickets sold in the weeks before the event are paid out before it, even on your first event, so ticket money can cover the venue deposit or the caterer.
05Tickets
What does Flint do for a ticketed event?
One event link per event, built in the dashboard with no code. Share it anywhere a buyer can tap or scan.
- Ticket tiers. General admission, VIP, member, student: each tier has its own price and a most-per-order limit, and buyers pick a count for each.
- A capacity across all tiers. Set the most tickets the event can sell. Buyers see how many are left once 20 or fewer remain, tickets held by a payment in progress count against the limit, and a sold-out event stops taking money.
- Numbered tickets. Pick a prefix of up to five characters and each ticket gets a number like GAL001. Buyers see their numbers on the confirmation page and their receipt, and Flint emails the tickets when you turn that on.
- A sales cutoff. Sales stop when the event starts, or at the date and time you set, such as an hour before the doors open.
- Refunds that free the seat. Refund an order in full from the dashboard and its tickets are marked void and its seats go back on sale. The next buyer gets a new number, so a refunded number never comes back.
- A sales view per event. Each link’s Sales panel shows tickets sold against capacity, what was collected after refunds, and every order with its buyer and ticket numbers. Open them in Orders to filter and export a CSV.
- Your branding. Checkout carries your logo, colors, and typeface, and you can put early-bird or member pricing behind a promotion code.
Share the link from your website, your Instagram bio or DMs, a newsletter, a text, or the QR code the dashboard makes for flyers and posters.
Event tickets with tiers and a cap →Take payments from Instagram and DMs →Payment links →
06Nonprofits
What is the best Eventbrite alternative for nonprofits?
One where the gala guest's money goes to the cause, not to a fee line.
Eventbrite’s help center says there are no discounted ticketing fees for nonprofit organizations, so a 500-seat gala at $100 a seat adds $4,274.61 in Eventbrite fees to what your guests pay, or takes it from your proceeds if you absorb it.
On Flint the same gala costs $2,070.00 in card fees and your guests pay exactly the ticket price. The fund drive runs beside it: a donation link takes gifts in amounts the donor chooses, with suggested amounts and a minimum you set, on the same account and the same payout schedule. A fire company, PTA, or booster club can run one link per event and one for donations.
Fire department fundraising with Flint →Payment links for donations and tickets →
07Worked example
What buyers pay and what you keep, Eventbrite vs Flint.
On Flint every buyer pays the ticket price and nothing more. Against Eventbrite's default, buyers pay less in total; against Eventbrite with its fees absorbed, you keep more.
| Two events, one ticket per order | 200 tickets at $25 | 500-seat gala at $100 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticket sales at face value | $5,000.00 | $50,000.00 | |
| Buyers pay on Flint | $5,000.00 | $50,000.00 | |
| Buyers pay on Eventbrite, fees passed on (default) | $5,703.75 | $54,274.61 | |
| Flint fees, 3.79% + 35¢ | $259.50 | $2,070.00 | |
| Eventbrite fees, 3.7% + $1.79 and 2.9% | $703.75 | $4,274.61 | |
| You keep on Flint | $4,740.50 | $47,930.00 | |
| You keep on Eventbrite, fees absorbed | $4,312.00 | $45,805.00 | |
Assumptions
- Every order is one ticket paid with a US card, with no sales tax. Flint's 35¢ is per payment, so orders of two or more tickets cost less per ticket on Flint; Eventbrite's $1.79 is per ticket.
- Eventbrite's fees are its US rates for paid tickets: a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket and a 2.9% payment processing fee on the total order. With fees passed on, that total includes the service fee, as Eventbrite's help center says.
- With fees absorbed, the buyer's order is the ticket price, so the 2.9% is taken on that. Eventbrite deducts absorbed fees from your sales at payout.
- With Eventbrite's default, you keep the face value ($5,000 and $50,000) and your buyers pay the fees. Pricing the Flint ticket at $27 or $105 keeps you above face value while buyers still pay less than on Eventbrite.
- International cards add 1.50% on Flint.
08Who Flint is for
Flint is built for US organizers who sell to their own audience.
If that describes you, everything above works the day you create your account.
Small and mid-size events
Fundraisers, galas, classes, workshops, shows, tastings, and club nights, from a few dozen seats to a few thousand.
Your own audience
Buyers who come from your website, mailing list, Instagram, or flyers, through a link and a QR code you share.
Nonprofits and community groups
Tickets and donations on one account, with every order in the dashboard for the treasurer.
US businesses and organizations
Flint onboards organizations in the US and pays out in USD to your bank. Buyers can pay from anywhere with a card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.
09Switching
How do you move an event from Eventbrite to Flint?
Event by event. An Eventbrite event that's already selling can finish there; start the next one on Flint.
Create an event link
In the dashboard, open Payment links, create a link, and choose Event. Add the name, date, start time, time zone, and venue.
Add ticket tiers
Add a ticket type for each tier with its price and the most a buyer can choose in one order.
Set the capacity and the cutoff
Enter the most tickets the event can sell across all tiers. Leave Sales end blank to stop selling when the event starts, or set an earlier time.
Number and email the tickets
Pick a ticket number prefix and turn on Email buyers their tickets. Flint numbers each ticket after the payment succeeds.
Share the link and the QR code
Put the link wherever your Eventbrite link was: your site, your bio, your newsletter, and your posts. Download the QR code for flyers and posters.
Run the event from the Sales panel
Watch tickets sold against capacity, refund anyone who can't come, and open the orders with their ticket numbers before the doors open.
10Start
Sign up, make your first link, and pay it yourself.
Sign up, add a product or make a payment link in the dashboard, and open it on your own phone to see exactly what your buyers will see. No code and no monthly plan.
3.79% + 35¢ on cards · no monthly fee · free sandbox · no credit card
Then read these
- 01Sell event tickets with FlintTiers, a capacity, and numbered tickets
- 02Fire department fundraisingTickets and a fund drive on one account
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Sources
Where each claim comes from.
US paid tickets: service fee 3.7% + $1.79 per sold ticket; payment processing fee 2.9% of the total order, calculated on the total including service fees and tax; ticketing fees paid by buyers by default; absorbed fees deducted from sales at payout. Eventbrite Help Center: How much does it cost for organizers to use Eventbrite?
www.eventbrite.com · checked 2026-10-26Fees per ticket and per order; attendees pay ticketing fees unless the organizer covers them; free events have no ticketing fees. Eventbrite organizer pricing
www.eventbrite.com · checked 2026-10-26Pro plans are no longer available to new subscribers; Eventbrite Premium is $69 a month in the US. Eventbrite Help Center: Eventbrite's new pricing plans
www.eventbrite.com · checked 2026-10-26Payouts are sent three business days after the event ends; banks take an additional 2 to 3 business days; a new organizer's first payout is sent after the event ends. Eventbrite Help Center: Get started with event payouts
www.eventbrite.com · checked 2026-10-26Weekly or twice-monthly payouts require a previously hosted paid event and a previous payout; Eventbrite holds 20% of an event's net sales in reserve. Eventbrite Help Center: Set up a payout schedule
www.eventbrite.com · checked 2026-10-26Instant Payouts cost 3% per payout, with a $2.99 minimum. Eventbrite Help Center: Get paid with Instant Payouts
www.eventbrite.com · checked 2026-10-26No discounted ticketing fees for nonprofit organizations. Eventbrite Help Center: Can my nonprofit or charity get lower fees?
www.eventbrite.com · checked 2026-10-26Ticketing fees are retained when an order is refunded, unless the event is canceled or postponed. Eventbrite Help Center: Is the Eventbrite fee refundable?
www.eventbrite.com · checked 2026-10-26US booking fee 5% + $1.29 per paid ticket (shown on the pricing page as 2.1% + $0.99 plus 2.9% + $0.30 payment processing). Humanitix US pricing
humanitix.com · checked 2026-10-26Booking fees are passed on to ticket buyers by default. Humanitix Help Center: Choose who pays the fees for your event
help.humanitix.com · checked 2026-10-26Pay as you go $0.85 per ticket in USD; ticket credits don't cover payment processing; a Stripe, PayPal, or Square account receives sales, with Stripe's US fee shown as 2.9% + $0.30. Ticket Tailor pricing
www.tickettailor.com · checked 2026-10-26
last reviewed 2026-10-26 · corrections: Flint Help
FAQ
Questions people ask.
Is Flint a good alternative to Eventbrite?
Yes, for an organizer who sells to their own audience and wants buyers to pay the ticket price with no fee added. A $25 ticket costs the buyer $28.52 on Eventbrite by default and $25 on Flint, where you keep $23.70. Flint pays out on your schedule instead of after the event, and tiers, a capacity, numbered tickets, and refunds that free the seat are set up in the dashboard.
How much are Eventbrite's fees?
For a paid US ticket, Eventbrite’s help center lists a service fee of 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket and a payment processing fee of 2.9% of the total order, which includes the service fee and tax. By default the buyer pays both, so a $25 ticket costs $28.52 and a $100 ticket costs $108.55. Free tickets carry no fee. Eventbrite keeps its fees when you refund an order, unless the event is canceled or postponed.
Is there an Eventbrite alternative with no fees for buyers?
Flint. The buyer pays the price on your link and nothing else. Every card payment has a cost to process, and on Flint it is 3.79% + 35¢, taken out of the payment before it reaches your balance, with no monthly fee. If you want to keep a round amount, raise the ticket price: $27 on Flint keeps you $25.63 while the buyer pays less than Eventbrite's $28.52 for a $25 ticket.
When does Eventbrite pay organizers?
Eventbrite's help center says it sends your payout three business days after the event ends, and a new organizer's first payout always comes after the event. Payouts before the event open after you've hosted a paid event and received a payout, with 20% of net sales held in reserve. Flint pays out daily, weekly, or monthly as tickets sell; new accounts are paid weekly for their first 60 days, then daily.
What's the best Eventbrite alternative for nonprofits?
Eventbrite’s help center says nonprofits get no discount on ticketing fees. On Flint a 500-seat gala at $100 costs $2,070.00 in card fees against $4,274.61 in Eventbrite fees, your guests pay the ticket price, and a donation link for the fund drive runs on the same account and payout schedule. See fire department fundraising for a worked example.
Do I need a website to sell tickets with Flint?
No. An event link is its own page with the date, venue, and ticket tiers. Share it in your Instagram bio or DMs, a newsletter, a text, or a QR code on a flyer, or link to it from the site you already have.
Can I keep my Eventbrite listing?
Yes. Flint doesn't list your event in a marketplace. If buyers find you through Eventbrite's listings, keep the listing, and send your own followers, members, and mailing list to your Flint link, where they pay the ticket price with no fee added.
Sell the next event at the ticket price, with nothing added.
Free sandbox, no credit card, no sales call. Build an event link with two tiers and a capacity, and buy a ticket with a test card.
Or run npm install -g @flintpay/cli && flint signup to create your account and a sandbox key from the terminal. CLI guide
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