What are the best Eventbrite alternatives?
The best Eventbrite alternative depends on why you are leaving. If the per-ticket fee is the problem, GlowOS at 2% to 5% plus Stripe or Zeffy at $0 for nonprofits both cost less than Eventbrite's 3.7% + $1.79 plus 2.9% processing; if you are leaving because Eventbrite does not manage members between events, GlowOS and Wild Apricot both do.
| Platform | Best for | Starting price | Cut of a paid ticket or dues payment | Key strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlowOS | Chapters and associations that run recurring events and collect dues | $29/mo for up to 100 members | 2% to 5% depending on plan size, plus Stripe. Dues renewals after the first year carry no commission. | Events, membership, newsletter and check-in in one system, with AI agents that draft and an organizer who approves every send |
| Wild Apricot | Established associations that want one long-standing all-in-one | $66/mo for up to 100 contacts | No per-transaction fee from Wild Apricot. Your payment provider still charges. | A deep, mature membership feature set built over more than a decade |
| Eventbrite | Public, ticketed, one-off events that need discovery traffic | $0 to publish free events | 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per paid ticket, plus 2.9% payment processing per order | A large public marketplace that can put your event in front of strangers |
| Join It | Small groups that mainly need a clean membership database | $29/mo Starter | 3.0% Starter, 2.0% Total, 1.5% Extra, plus Stripe | Straightforward membership records with Salesforce, Mailchimp and QuickBooks connections |
| Zeffy | Registered nonprofits whose main job is fundraising | $0 | $0. Funded by an optional tip the donor chooses at checkout. | The organization keeps the full donation, with no platform or processing fee deducted |
Sources, read July 31, 2026: Wild Apricot pricing, Eventbrite pricing, Join It pricing, Zeffy, GlowOS pricing.
Why do organizers look for an Eventbrite alternative?
Three reasons come up repeatedly. The per-ticket fee stacks up on higher-priced tickets, the platform is built around individual events rather than an ongoing roster, and the attendee experience belongs to Eventbrite rather than to the organization.
The fee. Eventbrite charges 3.7% + $1.79 in service fees per paid ticket plus 2.9% payment processing per order. On a $50 ticket that is $5.09, and the flat $1.79 component means the percentage bite is heaviest on low-priced tickets: on a $15 ticket the total take is $2.78, or roughly 18.5%.
The gap between events. Eventbrite sells the ticket well. It is not designed to hold a member roster, collect annual dues, run a member directory or send the newsletter that keeps last year's attendees coming back.
Is there a free alternative to Eventbrite?
Yes, with conditions. Eventbrite itself is free for free events, Zeffy is genuinely $0 including processing for registered nonprofits, and most other platforms including GlowOS charge a subscription once you are managing members rather than just publishing an event.
If every event you run is free and you never need a member list, Eventbrite's own free tier is hard to beat on price. The calculation changes the moment you sell a ticket or want to know who came last year.
How do you move off Eventbrite?
- Export your attendee history first, across every past event, before you cancel anything.
- Run one event in parallel. Publish the next event on the new platform while the old one still holds your archive.
- Decide who absorbs fees before you set ticket prices, so the number the attendee sees does not change mid-season.
- Redirect the traffic you own. Update the link in your newsletter, your site and your social profiles, which is where most of your registrations actually come from.
- Keep the Eventbrite listing for discovery if strangers finding you is genuinely part of how the event fills.
How were these platforms evaluated?
Each platform was scored on five things a chapter organizer actually feels within the first quarter: total cost at 250 members, whether events and membership live in one system, what the platform takes from a paid ticket, what the member sees when they log in, and how much writing the organizer still has to do by hand.
Prices came from each vendor's own pricing page, read on July 31, 2026. Feature claims about GlowOS come from the product. Feature claims about other platforms are limited to what each vendor states publicly, because that is what can be verified.
Which Eventbrite alternative should you choose?
Stay on Eventbrite if your events are public and one-off and the marketplace is doing real work filling the room. Choose Zeffy if you are a registered nonprofit and fee elimination is the whole point.
Choose GlowOS if the ticket is the beginning rather than the end. It keeps registration, check-in, the member roster, dues, the directory and the newsletter in one place, so the person who bought a ticket in March is still in your community in November, and the commission on their dues drops to zero after their first year.
How much does Eventbrite actually charge?
Eventbrite's published rate is 3.7% + $1.79 in service fees per paid ticket plus 2.9% payment processing per order. Publishing free events costs nothing. On a $50 ticket the total is $5.09, and on a $15 ticket it is $2.78, roughly 18.5%.
What is the cheapest alternative to Eventbrite?
For registered nonprofits, Zeffy at $0 with no platform or processing fee. For everyone else, the comparison depends on volume: GlowOS starts at $29 a month plus 2% to 5% on tickets, which comes out ahead of Eventbrite's per-ticket rate once you are selling regularly.
Can I move my past attendees off Eventbrite?
Export your attendee history across every past event before you cancel anything. That list is the asset. Most organizers run one event in parallel on the new platform while the Eventbrite account still holds the archive.
Do I lose event discovery if I leave Eventbrite?
You lose Eventbrite's marketplace, which matters only if strangers finding your event is genuinely how it fills. For chapters and associations, most registrations come from the newsletter, the member list and social, all of which you keep.