The short answer
For a $25 ticket, Eventbrite’s fee is $2.53 and Ticket Tailor’s is $1.49, so Ticket Tailor is $1.04 cheaper per ticket.
- On Eventbrite, attendees pay its ticketing fees on top of the price by default; you can absorb them instead.
- 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.
- Eventbrite charges no fee on free tickets. Ticket Tailor charges no fee on free tickets, up to 5,000 a year.
Fee per ticket at each price
| Ticket | Eventbrite | Ticket Tailor | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $1.73 | $0.96 | Ticket Tailor by $0.77 |
| $20 | $2.26 | $1.31 | Ticket Tailor by $0.95 |
| $25 | $2.53 | $1.49 | Ticket Tailor by $1.04 |
| $50 | $3.87 | $2.38 | Ticket Tailor by $1.49 |
| $100 | $6.54 | $4.14 | Ticket Tailor by $2.40 |
| $150 | $9.22 | $5.91 | Ticket Tailor by $3.31 |
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.
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.
Ticket Tailor is cheaper at every price
Ticket Tailor 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?
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.
Eventbrite and Ticket Tailor: features
Feature by feature, from each platform’s own help and pricing pages, with One Ticket alongside.
| Feature | Eventbrite | Ticket Tailor | One Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selling | |||
| Free events: no fee for anyone | Yes | Yes: Up to 5,000 free tickets a year | Yes: No Stripe account needed |
| No monthly cost to sell | Yes: Premium is optional | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yes: You can absorb it instead | 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 | Partly: it collects ticket money unless you use PayPal | Yes: Stripe, Square or PayPal | Yes |
| Export orders and attendees | Yes: CSV or Excel | Yes | 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 | Partly: buyers contact you, unless self-serve is on | Yes: Unanswered ones go to One Ticket support |
| Buyers refund themselves within your policy | Yes: Automatic within your policy, with Eventbrite Payment Processing | Yes: If you turn on self-serve | 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: You schedule them | 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: 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: In its Organizer app | 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 | 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 | 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.
- 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
- 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.
Common questions
- Is Eventbrite or Ticket Tailor cheaper for a $25 ticket?
- For a $25 ticket, Eventbrite’s fee is $2.53 and Ticket Tailor’s is $1.49, so Ticket Tailor is $1.04 cheaper per ticket. Fees are for a one-ticket order, from published rates checked August 2026.
- Who pays the fee on Eventbrite and Ticket Tailor?
- On Eventbrite, attendees pay its ticketing fees on top of the price by default; you can absorb them instead. 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 each platform’s own pages.
- Are free tickets free on Eventbrite and Ticket Tailor?
- Eventbrite charges no fee on free 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?
- Ticket Tailor is cheaper at every ticket price between $1 and $500: the cheaper one never changes.
- Can buyers refund themselves on Eventbrite or Ticket Tailor?
- On Eventbrite, yes: refund requests that meet your refund policy are approved automatically, with Eventbrite Payment Processing and enough in your event balance. 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.
- Can you check people in without an app on Eventbrite or Ticket Tailor?
- 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 Ticket Tailor, partly: you can check tickets in from the issued tickets list on the web; its help pages document QR 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.