Eventbrite vs Ticket Tailor
Eventbrite is a ticketing marketplace with a percentage-plus-fixed fee and a United States corporation behind it, owned by Bending Spoons. Ticket Tailor charges a flat amount per ticket with no subscription and is run from London. Neither names agenda, speaker or exhibitor tools, so both are the sales layer of an event.
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Choose Eventbrite ifyou want public discovery of your events, sell in a supported country such as the US, UK or Canada, and accept a percentage fee.
Choose Ticket Tailor ifyou want a flat, forecastable cost per ticket, reserved seating, and an independent UK vendor.
Eventbrite and Ticket Tailor side by side
| Eventbrite | Ticket Tailor | |
|---|---|---|
| Our event management rank | #14 of 15 | #4 of 15 |
| Established in | United States | United Kingdom |
| List price, 5 November 2026 | Free events no fee; paid tickets 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket, 2.9% processing per order | Pay as you go GBP 0.60 per ticket, prepaid credits from GBP 0.22, plus VAT; free up to 5,000 free tickets a year |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Organisers who want public discovery and self-serve ticket sales | Independent organisers who want simple per-ticket costs and reserved seating |
| Not for | Conferences needing speaker, agenda and exhibitor management | Conferences needing speaker and sponsor management |
Both are reviewed in full in our event management ranking: Eventbrite and Ticket Tailor.
Where they differ
Eventbrite 1 · Ticket Tailor 2 · open 1- 01
What a paid ticket costs
Eventbrite charges 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket, with a further 2.9% processing charge on each order. Ticket Tailor charges GBP 0.60 per ticket pay as you go, or from GBP 0.22 with prepaid credits, plus VAT. Processing is billed separately by Stripe, PayPal or Square.
Edge: Ticket Tailor
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Free events
Eventbrite lists no fees on free events and no stated cap. Ticket Tailor charges nothing for up to 5,000 free tickets a year, and its first five ticket sales carry no fee. For free events at volume, Eventbrite reads better on the pages we saw.
Edge: Eventbrite
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Reach and location
Eventbrite lists availability in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland. Ticket Tailor takes payment in GBP, EUR, USD, AUD and CAD. Eventbrite's advantage is marketplace discovery and Eventbrite Ads, which a stand-alone ticket page lacks.
Depends on the buyer
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On the door and ownership
Both have a check-in app. Ticket Tailor's is free for iOS and Android, scans QR tickets and works offline, and it adds reserved seating charts. Ticket Tailor is the trading name of Zimma Ltd, bought back by its founder from Time Out in 2014. Eventbrite names Bending Spoons S.p.A. as parent.
Edge: Ticket Tailor
When neither fits
If you need speaker, agenda or exhibitor management, look beyond both. Pretix is an open-source option with a European origin, and Tito is a ticketing alternative for conferences.
Eventbrite or Ticket Tailor: questions
3 answersIs Eventbrite free for free events?
Its pricing page states no fees on free events. Fees of 3.7% plus $1.79 apply to paid tickets only.
Does Ticket Tailor have a monthly fee?
No, it has no subscription. You pay per ticket or buy prepaid credits that never expire, with a smallest purchase of 100 credits.
Who owns each company?
Per its own privacy policy, Eventbrite's parent is Bending Spoons S.p.A. Ticket Tailor is Zimma Ltd, remaining independent since the founder repurchase in 2014.
Sources
Checked 5 November 2026- Eventbrite organizer pricing: fee levels per ticket and order, free events, supported countries.
- Eventbrite privacy policy: named parent, Bending Spoons S.p.A.
- Eventbrite homepage: Check-In app, Eventbrite Ads, marketplace functions.
- Ticket Tailor pricing page: per-ticket fee, prepaid credits, free ticket allowance, five free sales, currencies, processors.
- Ticket Tailor features page: check-in app, offline scanning, reserved seating.
- Ticket Tailor about page: Zimma Ltd, repurchase from Time Out in 2014.