The answer first
For a $25 ticket, Eventbrite’s fee is $2.53 and Luma’s is $2.31, so Luma is $0.22 cheaper per ticket.
- On Eventbrite, attendees pay its ticketing fees on top of the price by default; you can absorb them instead.
- Luma’s published rates we used don’t say who pays the fee by default: check its own site.
- Eventbrite charges no fee on free tickets. Luma charges no fee on free events.
What each charges from $10 to $150
| Ticket | Eventbrite | Luma | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $1.73 | $1.10 | Luma by $0.63 |
| $20 | $2.26 | $1.91 | Luma by $0.35 |
| $25 | $2.53 | $2.31 | Luma by $0.22 |
| $50 | $3.87 | $4.32 | Eventbrite by $0.45 |
| $100 | $6.54 | $8.35 | Eventbrite by $1.81 |
| $150 | $9.22 | $12.37 | Eventbrite by $3.15 |
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.
Eventbrite
| Ticket | Fee | Buyer pays | Organiser receives | If absorbed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $1.73 | $11.73 | $10.00 | $8.27 |
| $20 | $2.26 | $22.26 | $20.00 | $17.74 |
| $25 | $2.53 | $27.53 | $25.00 | $22.47 |
| $50 | $3.87 | $53.87 | $50.00 | $46.13 |
| $100 | $6.54 | $106.54 | $100.00 | $93.46 |
| $150 | $9.22 | $159.22 | $150.00 | $140.78 |
If absorbed: the organiser keeps the price less the fee.
Luma
| Ticket | Fee | Buyer pays | Organiser receives | If absorbed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $1.10 | $11.10 | $10.00 | $8.91 |
| $20 | $1.91 | $21.91 | $20.00 | $18.12 |
| $25 | $2.31 | $27.31 | $25.00 | $22.72 |
| $50 | $4.32 | $54.32 | $50.00 | $45.75 |
| $100 | $8.35 | $108.35 | $100.00 | $91.80 |
| $150 | $12.37 | $162.37 | $150.00 | $137.85 |
If absorbed: the organiser keeps the price less the fee, with card processing charged on the price alone.
The price where it flips: $33.30
The cheaper one changes once between $1 and $500: from $1 to $33.25 Luma is cheaper; from $33.30 to $500 Eventbrite is cheaper.
How each fee works
Eventbrite
5.35% + $1.19 per paid ticket.
Uses Eventbrite’s published Australia paid-ticket service fee of 5.35% + $1.19 AUD per ticket. Free tickets have no service fee. Confirm current rates on Eventbrite if your plan differs. Rates checked August 2026: confirm current rates on Eventbrite’s own site.
More: How much does Eventbrite charge per ticket?
Luma
5% per paid ticket, plus 2.9% + $0.30 card processing on the order.
Uses Luma free-plan style pricing (~5% platform) plus a typical card processing estimate. Luma Plus can reduce platform fee to $0. Confirm on Luma. Rates checked August 2026: confirm current rates on Luma’s own site.
Eventbrite and Luma: features
Feature by feature, from each platform’s own help and pricing pages, with One Ticket alongside.
| Feature | Eventbrite | Luma | One Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selling | |||
| Free events: no fee for anyone | Yes | Yes | Yes: No Stripe account needed |
| No monthly cost to sell | Yes: Premium is optional | Yes: Luma Plus is optional | 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Discount codes | Yes | Yes | Yes: Limited by uses or dates |
| A limit on tickets per order | Yes: Per order | Partly: no cap per guest with group registration on | Yes: Per order and per person |
| Repeat events or sessions on one page | Yes | Check their site | Yes: A series on one landing page |
| Subscriptions billed weekly, fortnightly or monthly | Check their site | Check their site | Yes: Each session’s ticket issued for them |
| Sell in AUD, USD or GBP | Check their site | Yes: You choose the currency | Yes: Set per organiser |
| Waitlists for sold-out events | Yes | Yes | Yes: Freed places offered in turn |
| Getting paid | |||
| The buyer pays the fee on top of your price, by default | Yes: You can absorb it instead | Not that we could find | Yes: You receive 100% of your price, or absorb it on Pro and Team |
| Ticket money paid into your own Stripe account | Partly: it collects ticket money unless you use PayPal | Yes | Yes |
| Export orders and attendees | Yes: CSV or Excel | Yes: CSV | Yes: As CSV |
| Refunds | |||
| Refund policy shown before purchase | Yes | Yes: A link on the event page | Yes |
| Buyers ask for a refund through the platform | Yes: From their Eventbrite account | Check their site | Yes: Unanswered ones go to One Ticket support |
| Buyers refund themselves within your policy | Yes: Automatic within your policy, with Eventbrite Payment Processing | Not that we could find | Yes: Where your policy allows |
| The door | |||
| QR code tickets by email | Yes: Linked from the confirmation email | Yes | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Yes: In its app | Yes | Yes: A calendar file on every ticket |
| Reminder emails before the event | Yes: Automatic, 48 hours before | Yes: Automatic | Yes: Automatic: the day before and the morning of |
| QR check-in in a phone’s browser, no app | Partly: search and check in from a browser; QR scanning is in its app | Yes: From the event’s manage page | Yes: Any phone, and a door link for volunteers |
| Box office: cash and comps at the door | Yes: In its Organizer app | Check their site | Yes: Cash, comps and bank transfers |
| Your page | |||
| Your colours and theme on the event page | Check their site | Yes: 40+ themes, a colour and a title font | Yes: A colour theme, cover and display font |
| Hidden tickets unlocked by a code | Yes | 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 | Yes: In confirmation and reminder emails | 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. “Not that we could find” means it wasn’t on the pages we checked.
Sources
From each platform’s own pages, checked October 2026.
- Eventbrite: How much does it cost for organizers to use Eventbrite · Eventbrite’s new pricing plans · How to create custom ticket types · How to set up discount codes for one or multiple events · Create and manage multiple date or recurring events · How to manually release tickets to the waitlist · Comparing payment processing options · How to view responses to custom questions · How to set a refund policy · Can I get a refund · Where are my tickets · How to use the Eventbrite iPhone app · How to create or disable the 48 hr reminder email · How to use a laptop to check in attendees at your event · Set up tap to pay for sales at the door · How to collect information from all event attendees
- Luma: Luma vs Meetup · Luma Plus · Waitlist · Setting up ticket types · Create coupons for paid events · Group registration · Payment methods · Creating a paid event · How to set up your Stripe account · Download guest CSV · Refunding a guest · Check in · iCal syncing · Update to reminders on Luma · Event themes and customization · Unlock codes · Collect registration questions · Google Meet integration
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.
Free events stay free
A free ticket costs nobody anything: no fee for you or your guests, and you don’t need Stripe connected to run one.
Refunds buyers can trust
Your refund policy is shown before anyone pays. If the date, start time or place changes, everyone booked can refund in full, booking fee included.
Common questions
- Is Eventbrite or Luma cheaper for a $25 ticket?
- For a $25 ticket, Eventbrite’s fee is $2.53 and Luma’s is $2.31, so Luma is $0.22 cheaper per ticket. Fees are for a one-ticket order, from published rates checked August 2026.
- Who pays the fee on Eventbrite and Luma?
- On Eventbrite, attendees pay its ticketing fees on top of the price by default; you can absorb them instead. Luma’s published rates we used don’t say who pays the fee by default: check its own site. Checked October 2026 on Eventbrite’s own pages.
- Are free tickets free on Eventbrite and Luma?
- Eventbrite charges no fee on free tickets. Luma charges no fee on free events. Checked October 2026 on each platform’s own pages.
- At what ticket price does the cheaper one change?
- The cheaper one changes once between $1 and $500: from $1 to $33.25 Luma is cheaper; from $33.30 to $500 Eventbrite is cheaper.
- Can you check people in without an app on Eventbrite or Luma?
- On Eventbrite, partly: in a browser you check people in by searching for them; its help pages document QR scanning in its Organizer app. On Luma, yes: its check-in scanner opens from the event’s manage page on the web. On One Ticket, yes: QR check-in runs in any phone’s browser, with nothing to install. Checked October 2026 on each platform’s own pages.
- Is ticket money paid into your own Stripe account on Eventbrite or Luma?
- On Eventbrite, partly: Eventbrite collects ticket money and pays it out, unless you use PayPal, which pays into your own PayPal account. On Luma, yes: you link your own Stripe account, and ticket payments go into it. 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.