{"id":212552,"date":"2026-10-22T10:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/?p=212552"},"modified":"2026-10-22T11:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:30:35","slug":"fooevents-vs-eventbrite-ticket-fees-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/fr\/fooevents-vs-eventbrite-ticket-fees-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"FooEvents vs Eventbrite: What Ticket Fees Really Cost You in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fooevents-vs-eventbrite-header-1024x534.png\" alt=\"Comparison of what organizers keep from a $40 ticket: $35.57 with Eventbrite and $38.54 with FooEvents.\" class=\"wp-image-212554\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fooevents-vs-eventbrite-header-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fooevents-vs-eventbrite-header-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fooevents-vs-eventbrite-header-767x400.png 767w, https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fooevents-vs-eventbrite-header-1536x801.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fooevents-vs-eventbrite-header-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fooevents-vs-eventbrite-header-510x266.png 510w, https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fooevents-vs-eventbrite-header.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Eventbrite<\/a> makes it easy to start selling tickets. You create an event, publish it and the sales come in. The cost only becomes clear when the payout arrives, and you see how much of each ticket never reached your bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-52c36ad7 wp-block-paragraph\">If you sell a few dozen tickets a year, that may not matter much. If you run a regular event series, a conference or a busy venue, per-ticket fees add up to thousands of dollars every year. In this guide we break down exactly what Eventbrite charges in the US, compare it with selling tickets on your own WooCommerce site using FooEvents, and show you the point at which switching pays for itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Eventbrite fees work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventbrite is free for free events. For paid tickets, US organizers pay two separate fees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Service fee:<\/strong> 3.7% of the ticket price plus $1.79, charged on every paid ticket.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Payment processing fee:<\/strong> 2.9% of each order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default, Eventbrite adds these fees to the price your buyers see at checkout. A $40 ticket therefore costs your attendee around $44.50. You can choose to absorb the fees instead, so buyers pay $40 and the fees come out of your payout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither option makes the fees disappear. If you pass them on, your attendees pay more and your event looks more expensive than its listed price. If you absorb them, you keep less of every sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventbrite also offers a Pro plan, starting at $15 a month, which increases how many marketing emails you can send. It does not lower the per-ticket fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fees vary by country. If you sell in another currency, check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/help\/en-us\/articles\/755615\/how-much-does-it-cost-for-organizers-to-use-eventbrite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Eventbrite&#8217;s fee guide for your region<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What that looks like on a single ticket<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is what Eventbrite takes from one $40 ticket when you absorb the fees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table fe-table-fees\"><table><thead><tr><th>Line item<\/th><th>Amount<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ticket price<\/td><td>$40.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Service fee (3.7% + $1.79)<\/td><td>$3.27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Payment processing (2.9%)<\/td><td>$1.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total fees<\/td><td>$4.43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>You receive<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$35.57<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is just over 11% of every ticket, before you have spent anything on marketing, staff or your venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How FooEvents pricing works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FooEvents takes a different approach. Instead of taking a cut of every ticket, you pay once a year for a licence and sell as many tickets as you like through your own WooCommerce store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table fe-table-bundles\"><table><thead><tr><th>L'offre group\u00e9e<\/th><th>Prix<\/th><th>Best for<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Basic<\/td><td>$169\/year<\/td><td>Single-date events with calendar listings and express check-in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R\u00e9servations<\/td><td>$199\/year<\/td><td>Classes, tours and anything with bookable dates or time slots<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Premium<\/td><td>$249\/year<\/td><td>Multi-day events, seating charts and custom attendee fields<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Point de vente<\/td><td>$399\/year<\/td><td>Everything above plus in-person ticket sales at the door<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no FooEvents commission<\/span><\/strong> et <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no per-ticket fee<\/span><\/strong>. The only per-transaction cost is the one charged by your payment gateway. With Stripe in the US, that is 2.9% + 30\u00a2 per successful card payment. Because FooEvents runs on WooCommerce, you can choose from more than 100 payment gateways, so you can pick the one with the best rates for your country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be fair to Eventbrite, FooEvents does need a <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress<\/a> website with <a href=\"https:\/\/woocommerce.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/woocommerce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WooCommerce<\/a>, which means paying for hosting. However, most organizers already have a website, so this is not an extra cost for them, and it&#8217;s generally a much better experience for customers to checkout on the actual event website and not to be redirected to a third-party site. If you are starting from scratch, include hosting in your comparison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The real comparison: 500 tickets at $40<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s look at a typical event: 500 tickets at $40 each, for $20,000 in gross sales. We assume one ticket per order and that the organizer absorbs Eventbrite&#8217;s fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table fe-table-fees\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Eventbrite<\/th><th>FooEvents Premium + Stripe<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Platform \/ service fees<\/td><td>$1,635<\/td><td>$0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Payment processing<\/td><td>$580<\/td><td>$730<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Software licence<\/td><td>$0<\/td><td>$249<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total cost<\/td><td>$2,215<\/td><td>$979<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>You keep<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$17,785<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$19,021<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a single event, FooEvents saves you about $1,236. Note that Stripe&#8217;s fixed 30\u00a2 means its processing charge is slightly higher than Eventbrite&#8217;s on its own. The difference comes entirely from Eventbrite&#8217;s service fee, which FooEvents does not charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your licence also covers every event you run that year. If you hold this event four times a year, Eventbrite costs you about $8,860 in fees. With FooEvents, you pay about $2,920 in Stripe fees plus the same $249 licence, saving you more than $5,600.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The break-even point<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a $40 ticket, FooEvents leaves you about $2.97 more per ticket than Eventbrite does. At that rate, the Premium licence pays for itself after around 84 tickets. That is 84 tickets across your whole year, not per event. Everything you sell after that is money you keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example two: a workshop series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smaller, recurring events add up too. Imagine you run 12 workshops a year, each with 25 seats at $60, for 300 tickets in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table fe-table-fees\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Eventbrite<\/th><th>FooEvents Bookings + Stripe<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fees per ticket<\/td><td>$5.75<\/td><td>$2.04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fees for the year<\/td><td>$1,725<\/td><td>$612<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Software licence<\/td><td>$0<\/td><td>$199<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total cost<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$1,725<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$811<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is a saving of more than $900 a year for a modest class schedule. The more often you run events, the bigger the difference becomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beyond fees: what you get by owning your ticketing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lower costs are the headline, but selling tickets on your own website has other benefits that matter just as much over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Your customer data stays yours.<\/strong> Buyer and attendee details are stored in your own WordPress database, ready to export for reporting, your CRM or badge printing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Your brand, end to end.<\/strong> Customers buy from your website, with your checkout, and receive tickets designed to match your event using free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/fr\/produits\/themes-des-billets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">th\u00e8mes des billets<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WooCommerce tools you already know.<\/strong> Use coupons for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/fr\/modeles-de-courriels-pour-la-campagne-de-leve-tot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">early-bird campaigns<\/a>, stock limits to prevent overselling, and variations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/fr\/comment-creer-une-tarification-echelonnee-des-billets\/\">tiered ticket pricing<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free check-in apps.<\/strong> Scan tickets at the door with the free FooEvents Check-ins app for iOS and Android, and add <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/fr\/produits\/fooevents-pos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FooEvents POS<\/a> if you sell tickets on the day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sell more than tickets.<\/strong> Because it is a full store, you can sell merchandise, parking or add-ons in the same checkout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/checkoutsummit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Checkout Summit<\/a>, a WooCommerce conference, made exactly this switch. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/fr\/checkout-summit-woocommerce-conference-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">why they replaced their DIY ticketing with FooEvents<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Eventbrite might still be the better choice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FooEvents is not the right fit for everyone. Eventbrite may suit you better if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>You have no website and need to start selling today.<\/strong> Eventbrite gives you an event page in minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You depend on Eventbrite&#8217;s marketplace for new attendees.<\/strong> If most of your buyers discover you through Eventbrite search, factor that reach into your decision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You only run free events.<\/strong> Eventbrite does not charge for free tickets, so there are no fees to save.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many organizers use both: they keep an Eventbrite listing for discovery and point regular attendees to their own website, where the fees are lower and they have more control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to switch from Eventbrite to FooEvents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving your ticketing to WooCommerce is easier than it sounds. Here is the short version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Export your attendee list<\/strong> from Eventbrite so you can email past attendees about your next event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Installer FooEvents<\/strong> on your WordPress site alongside WooCommerce and connect your payment gateway.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recreate your ticket types<\/strong> as WooCommerce variations, such as Early Bird, General and VIP, with prices and stock for each.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add attendee fields<\/strong> to collect the details you need for each ticket holder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Run a test order<\/strong> to check the ticket email, then install the free Check-ins app for event day.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you get stuck, the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.fooevents.com\/fr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Centre d'aide de FooEvents<\/a> has step-by-step guides for every feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keep more of every ticket you sell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventbrite&#8217;s fees are easy to accept when you are starting out. As your events grow, they turn into one of your biggest costs. With FooEvents, you pay one predictable annual price, sell from your own website and keep your customer relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Try the <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.fooevents.com\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">FooEvents demo<\/a> to see the full ticket buying experience, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fooevents.com\/fr\/la-tarification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compare FooEvents bundles<\/a> to find the right fit. Every purchase includes a <strong>14-day money-back guarantee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<em>Fee figures are based on published US pricing for Eventbrite and Stripe as of October 2026. They assume single-ticket orders with fees absorbed by the organizer, and exclude taxes and website hosting. 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