The short answer
For a $25 ticket, EventBookings’ fee is $0.93 and Ticket Tailor’s is $1.49, so EventBookings is $0.56 cheaper per ticket.
- EventBookings’ published rates we used don’t say who pays the fee by default: check its own site.
- On Ticket Tailor, the organiser pays its per-ticket fee by default: its help centre says it can’t automatically pass all fees on to buyers, though you can add your own booking fee.
- EventBookings’ pricing page says free events carry a small fee only past 300 tickets. Ticket Tailor charges no fee on free tickets, up to 5,000 a year.
Fee per ticket at each price
| Ticket | EventBookings | Ticket Tailor | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.55 | $0.96 | EventBookings by $0.41 |
| $20 | $0.80 | $1.31 | EventBookings by $0.51 |
| $25 | $0.93 | $1.49 | EventBookings by $0.56 |
| $50 | $1.55 | $2.38 | EventBookings by $0.83 |
| $100 | $2.80 | $4.14 | EventBookings by $1.34 |
| $150 | $4.05 | $5.91 | EventBookings by $1.86 |
The whole fee on a one-ticket order, platform and card processing. The lower fee at each price is in bold.
What the buyer pays and the organiser receives
With the fee passed on to the buyer, the organiser receives the whole ticket price.
EventBookings
| Ticket | Fee | Buyer pays | Organiser receives | If absorbed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.55 | $10.55 | $10.00 | $9.45 |
| $20 | $0.80 | $20.80 | $20.00 | $19.20 |
| $25 | $0.93 | $25.93 | $25.00 | $24.07 |
| $50 | $1.55 | $51.55 | $50.00 | $48.45 |
| $100 | $2.80 | $102.80 | $100.00 | $97.20 |
| $150 | $4.05 | $154.05 | $150.00 | $145.95 |
If absorbed: the organiser keeps the price less the fee.
Ticket Tailor
| Ticket | Fee | Buyer pays | Organiser receives | If absorbed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.96 | $10.96 | $10.00 | $9.04 |
| $20 | $1.31 | $21.31 | $20.00 | $18.70 |
| $25 | $1.49 | $26.49 | $25.00 | $23.52 |
| $50 | $2.38 | $52.38 | $50.00 | $47.64 |
| $100 | $4.14 | $104.14 | $100.00 | $95.90 |
| $150 | $5.91 | $155.91 | $150.00 | $144.14 |
If absorbed: the organiser keeps the price less the fee, with card processing charged on the price alone.
EventBookings is cheaper at every price
EventBookings is cheaper at every ticket price between $1 and $500: the cheaper one never changes.
How each fee works
EventBookings
2.5% + $0.30 per paid ticket.
Uses EventBookings published Australia rate of 2.5% + $0.30 per ticket when EventBookings is the payment processor. Confirm current rates on EventBookings. Rates checked August 2026: confirm current rates on EventBookings’ own site.
More: How much does EventBookings charge per ticket?
Ticket Tailor
1.75% + $0.30 per paid ticket, plus 1.75% + $0.30 card processing on the order.
Uses Ticket Tailor published platform fee of 1.75% + $0.30 per ticket plus a Stripe Australia processing estimate (1.75% + $0.30) shown separately. PayPal/Square may differ. Confirm on Ticket Tailor. Rates checked August 2026: confirm current rates on Ticket Tailor’s own site.
EventBookings and Ticket Tailor: features
Feature by feature, from each platform’s own help and pricing pages, with One Ticket alongside.
| Feature | EventBookings | Ticket Tailor | One Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selling | |||
| Free events: no fee for anyone | Partly: a small fee past 300 free tickets | Yes: Up to 5,000 free tickets a year | Yes: No Stripe account needed |
| No monthly cost to sell | Yes: Its free Basic plan | Yes: Pay per ticket | Yes: The Free plan |
| Ticket types with their own price and capacity | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tickets on and off sale at set times, like an early bird | Check their site | Yes | Yes |
| Discount codes | Yes | Yes | Yes: Limited by uses or dates |
| A limit on tickets per order | Yes: Per customer | Yes: Per order | Yes: Per order and per person |
| Repeat events or sessions on one page | Yes | Yes | Yes: A series on one landing page |
| Subscriptions billed weekly, fortnightly or monthly | Check their site | Partly: one-off memberships with a renewal reminder | Yes: Each session’s ticket issued for them |
| Sell in AUD, USD or GBP | Check their site | Check their site | Yes: Set per organiser |
| Waitlists for sold-out events | Yes | Check their site | Yes: Freed places offered in turn |
| Getting paid | |||
| The buyer pays the fee on top of your price, by default | Check their site | No: You pay its fee; it can’t pass all fees on automatically | Yes: You receive 100% of your price, or absorb it on Pro and Team |
| Ticket money paid into your own Stripe account | Yes: If you connect Stripe | Yes: Stripe, Square or PayPal | Yes |
| Export orders and attendees | Yes: CSV | Yes | Yes: As CSV |
| Refunds | |||
| Refund policy shown before purchase | Check their site | Yes | Yes |
| Buyers ask for a refund through the platform | Yes: If you let buyers cancel | Partly: buyers contact you, unless self-serve is on | Yes: Unanswered ones go to One Ticket support |
| Buyers refund themselves within your policy | Yes: If you allow it | Yes: If you turn on self-serve | Yes: Where your policy allows |
| The door | |||
| QR code tickets by email | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Check their site | Yes | Yes: A calendar file on every ticket |
| Reminder emails before the event | Yes: Automatic | Yes: You schedule them | Yes: Automatic: the day before and the morning of |
| QR check-in in a phone’s browser, no app | Check their site | Partly: check in from the web list; QR scanning is in its app | Yes: Any phone, and a door link for volunteers |
| Box office: cash and comps at the door | Yes: Cash, card or complimentary | Yes: In its Check-in app | Yes: Cash, comps and bank transfers |
| Your page | |||
| Your colours and theme on the event page | Check their site | Yes: A theme, colours and fonts | Yes: A colour theme, cover and display font |
| Hidden tickets unlocked by a code | Check their site | Yes | Yes |
| Your own questions at checkout | Yes | Yes | Yes: Dropdown or free text |
| Online | |||
| Online events with a join link for ticket holders | Yes: In its built-in virtual room | Yes | Yes: On every ticket |
Features checked October 2026 from each platform’s own help and pricing pages; they change, so check their sites. We list only features One Ticket has. ✗ means a platform’s own pages say it isn’t offered, or describe another way of doing it.
Sources
From each platform’s own pages, checked October 2026.
- EventBookings: Pricing · How to set up ticket capacity for your event · Managing coupons bulk single creation guide · How to set the maximum number of tickets per customer · How to create a recurring event · How can I create a waiting list for ticket types that are sold out · Getting paid for your event · EventBookings reporting · Consumer cancellation refund · How purchasers can sign up and process a refund themselves · Tickets · Event settings · Sell tickets at the venue · Collect additional information from attendees · Event meet
- Ticket Tailor: Pricing · How much does Ticket Tailor cost and how will I be charged · How to manage ticket types and groups · Can I hide tickets for my event · How to create discount codes · How do I limit the number of tickets purchased per order · How to set up a recurring event with time slots · Getting started with memberships · How to pass fees onto your ticket buyers · How to take payments for your tickets · How to print out your doorlist · How can I add a refund policy to my event · I’m a ticket buyer can I get a refund on my tickets · Why can’t my ticket buyer issue their own refund via self serve · What will my tickets look like · How to send announcements to your ticket buyers using email broadcasts · How to manage orders and issued tickets · How to sell tickets in person using the check in app · How to customise your Ticket Tailor box office · How to reveal tickets with a code · How to see answers to your checkout form questions · How do I send ticket buyers the link to join my online event
Or skip both: One Ticket
On One Ticket the buyer pays a $1.45 booking fee on a $25 ticket, and you receive the whole $25.
Keep every dollar of your price
Set a $25 ticket and you receive $25. The buyer pays a small booking fee on top, so there is nothing to absorb.
Built for events that repeat
Run a weekly class or a monthly social as a series on one page. Members subscribe weekly, fortnightly or monthly, and each session’s ticket is issued for them.
Check-in from any phone
Scan each guest’s QR code with any phone. There is no app to install, and you can find a guest by name.
The EventBookings alternative · The Ticket Tailor alternative
Common questions
- Is EventBookings or Ticket Tailor cheaper for a $25 ticket?
- For a $25 ticket, EventBookings’ fee is $0.93 and Ticket Tailor’s is $1.49, so EventBookings is $0.56 cheaper per ticket. Fees are for a one-ticket order, from published rates checked August 2026.
- Who pays the fee on EventBookings and Ticket Tailor?
- EventBookings’ published rates we used don’t say who pays the fee by default: check its own site. On Ticket Tailor, the organiser pays its per-ticket fee by default: its help centre says it can’t automatically pass all fees on to buyers, though you can add your own booking fee. Checked October 2026 on Ticket Tailor’s own pages.
- Are free tickets free on EventBookings and Ticket Tailor?
- EventBookings’ pricing page says free events carry a small fee only past 300 tickets. Ticket Tailor charges no fee on free tickets, up to 5,000 a year. Checked October 2026 on each platform’s own pages.
- Is the same one cheaper at every ticket price?
- EventBookings is cheaper at every ticket price between $1 and $500: the cheaper one never changes.
- Can buyers refund themselves on EventBookings or Ticket Tailor?
- On EventBookings, yes, if you allow it: buyers cancel from My Orders and are refunded automatically within your policy. On Ticket Tailor, yes, if you turn on self-serve: buyers cancel their own order up to a cut-off you set. On One Ticket, yes: buyers refund themselves from their ticket wherever your refund policy allows. Checked October 2026 on each platform’s own pages.
- Is ticket money paid into your own Stripe account on EventBookings or Ticket Tailor?
- On EventBookings, yes, if you connect your own Stripe account instead of its own payment processor. On Ticket Tailor, yes: you connect your own Stripe, Square or PayPal account, and its help centre says ticket funds never touch its bank account. On One Ticket, yes: ticket money is charged to your own Stripe account. Until your first paid event has gone cleanly, it is paid out two days after each event. Checked October 2026 on each platform’s own pages.