Which is cheaper?
For a $25 ticket, Eventbrite’s fee is $2.53 and Sticky Tickets’ is $2.50, so Sticky Tickets is $0.03 cheaper per ticket.
- On Eventbrite, attendees pay its ticketing fees on top of the price by default; you can absorb them instead.
- On Sticky Tickets, the booking fee is added on top of your ticket price and paid by the buyer by default; you can include it in your price instead.
- Eventbrite charges no fee on free tickets. Sticky Tickets charges nothing for free events.
Eventbrite and Sticky Tickets, price by price
| Ticket | Eventbrite | Sticky Tickets | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $1.73 | $1.50 | Sticky Tickets by $0.23 |
| $20 | $2.26 | $1.50 | Sticky Tickets by $0.76 |
| $25 | $2.53 | $2.50 | Sticky Tickets by $0.03 |
| $50 | $3.87 | $3.50 | Sticky Tickets by $0.37 |
| $100 | $6.54 | $4.50 | Sticky Tickets by $2.04 |
| $150 | $9.22 | $4.50 | Sticky Tickets by $4.72 |
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.
Sticky Tickets
| Ticket | Fee | Buyer pays | Organiser receives | If absorbed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $1.50 | $11.50 | $10.00 | $8.50 |
| $20 | $1.50 | $21.50 | $20.00 | $18.50 |
| $25 | $2.50 | $27.50 | $25.00 | $22.50 |
| $50 | $3.50 | $53.50 | $50.00 | $46.50 |
| $100 | $4.50 | $104.50 | $100.00 | $95.50 |
| $150 | $4.50 | $154.50 | $150.00 | $145.50 |
If absorbed: the organiser keeps the price less the fee.
Sticky Tickets is cheaper at every price
Sticky Tickets is cheaper at every ticket price between $1 and $500: the cheaper one never changes.
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?
Sticky Tickets
A booking fee by ticket price: $1.00 up to $9.99, $1.50 up to $24.99, $2.50 up to $49.99, $3.50 up to $99.99, $4.50 up to $149.99, 2% + $1.50 above $149.99.
Uses Sticky Tickets published all-inclusive booking fee tiers (includes Visa/Mastercard processing). Confirm current rates on Sticky Tickets if your volume plan differs. Rates checked August 2026: confirm current rates on Sticky Tickets’ own site.
Eventbrite and Sticky Tickets: features
Feature by feature, from each platform’s own help and pricing pages, with One Ticket alongside.
| Feature | Eventbrite | Sticky Tickets | 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 | 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 | 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 | Check their site | Yes: Each session’s ticket issued for them |
| Sell in AUD, USD or GBP | Check their site | Partly: AUD only, as far as we found | 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 | Yes: You can include it in your price instead | 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 | No: Paid into your bank account after the event, less booking fees | Yes |
| Export orders and attendees | Yes: CSV or Excel | Yes: CSV, Excel or PDF | Yes: As CSV |
| Refunds | |||
| Refund policy shown before purchase | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Buyers ask for a refund through the platform | Yes: From their Eventbrite account | Yes: From My Tickets | 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 | Partly: you schedule them, and messages can carry a fee | 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 | Partly: search or a barcode scanner in a browser; camera scanning is in its app | Yes: Any phone, and a door link for volunteers |
| Box office: cash and comps at the door | Yes: In its Organizer app | Yes | Yes: Cash, comps and bank transfers |
| Your page | |||
| Your colours and theme on the event page | Check their site | Yes | 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: The link in the confirmation email | 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. “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
- Sticky Tickets: What about free events · Sticky Tickets event pricing guide · Creating different ticket types · How do I create an event · Create event · Organisers outside Australia · Add waiting list · Exclude booking fees · Ticket revenue payout schedule · Available event report downloads · Refund policy · E-ticket and receipt · Add to calendar settings daily weekly monthly · Email and SMS reminders · How do I use the check in attendees tab · Offline sales · Design your own event and organiser page · Data collection from attendees · How to send Zoom or streaming links to your guests
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.
Your price is your takings
You receive 100% of the price you set, on every ticket and every plan. The booking fee is added at checkout for the buyer.
Run the door without an app
QR check-in works in your phone’s browser: nothing to install, nothing to download on the night.
Nothing to pay on a free night
Free registrations carry no fee for anyone, and the Free plan has no monthly cost.
Common questions
- Is Eventbrite or Sticky Tickets cheaper for a $25 ticket?
- For a $25 ticket, Eventbrite’s fee is $2.53 and Sticky Tickets’ is $2.50, so Sticky Tickets is $0.03 cheaper per ticket. Fees are for a one-ticket order, from published rates checked August 2026.
- Who pays the fee on Eventbrite and Sticky Tickets?
- On Eventbrite, attendees pay its ticketing fees on top of the price by default; you can absorb them instead. On Sticky Tickets, the booking fee is added on top of your ticket price and paid by the buyer by default; you can include it in your price instead. Checked October 2026 on each platform’s own pages.
- Are free tickets free on Eventbrite and Sticky Tickets?
- Eventbrite charges no fee on free tickets. Sticky Tickets charges nothing for free events. Checked October 2026 on each platform’s own pages.
- Is the same one cheaper at every ticket price?
- Sticky Tickets is cheaper at every ticket price between $1 and $500: the cheaper one never changes.
- Can you check people in without an app on Eventbrite or Sticky Tickets?
- 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 Sticky Tickets, partly: its Check-in Attendees tab works in a browser, by search or with a barcode scanner; its help pages document phone camera scanning in its Check-in app. 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 Sticky Tickets?
- On Eventbrite, partly: Eventbrite collects ticket money and pays it out, unless you use PayPal, which pays into your own PayPal account. On Sticky Tickets, no: its help centre says ticket revenue is deposited into your nominated bank account at the end of your event, less booking fees. 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.