Understand what ticketing fees actually cost.
Compare platform fees and payment processing separately before you choose how to sell your next event.
Create an event freeTwo different costs. One clearer decision.
A platform fee pays for the ticketing software. Payment processing pays for the transaction. Compare both on the same assumptions: ticket price, number of tickets, payment method, and tickets per order. Passing fees to buyers changes who pays, not whether a fee exists.
- US online pricing used for this illustration
- One ticket per order; organizer absorbs fees
- Taxes, international cards, and custom contracts excluded
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See the math & assumptions
Illustrative US online pricing, checked September 26, 2026. One ticket per order, fees absorbed by the organizer, no tax. Eventbrite: 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket, plus 2.9% processing on the ticket face value in this model. AttendeeBird: proposed $0.49 launch platform fee, plus estimated Stripe domestic-card processing of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. Each fee is rounded per ticket. Free tickets incur no fees in this model.
Actual totals vary by country, payment method, order size, taxes, custom pricing, and whether fees are passed on. Paid AttendeeBird checkout is currently in test mode.