7 reasons organisers choose One Ticket over EventBookings
- 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.
- Nothing to remember. You sign in with a link or code sent by email, and your guests book without making an account.
- 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.
- Nothing to pay on a free night. Free registrations carry no fee for anyone, and the Free plan has no monthly cost.
- 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.
- A page that looks like you. Pick your colours, a cover and a button that says Book, Register or RSVP. Guests see your event, not a feed of others.
- 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.
Fee per ticket at each price
| Ticket | One Ticket | EventBookings | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.94 | $0.55 | EventBookings by $0.39 |
| $20 | $1.37 | $0.80 | EventBookings by $0.57 |
| $25 | $1.45 | $0.93 | EventBookings by $0.52 |
| $50 | $2.14 | $1.55 | EventBookings by $0.59 |
| $100 | $3.51 | $2.80 | EventBookings by $0.71 |
| $150 | $5.14 | $4.05 | EventBookings by $1.09 |
The whole fee on a one-ticket order, platform and card processing. The lower fee at each price is in bold.
One Ticket and EventBookings side by side
| Compared | One Ticket | EventBookings |
|---|---|---|
| Fees | ||
| Fee on a $25 ticket | $1.45 | about $0.93 |
| Fee on a $50 ticket | $2.14 | about $1.55 |
| You receive on a $25 ticket if you absorb the fee | $23.57 on Pro or Team; $25 when the buyer pays it | $24.07 |
| Selling | ||
| Free events: no fee for anyone | Yes: No Stripe account needed | Partly: a small fee past 300 free tickets |
| No monthly cost to sell | Yes: The Free plan | Yes: Its free Basic plan |
| Ticket types with their own price and capacity | Yes | Yes |
| Tickets on and off sale at set times, like an early bird | Yes | Check their site |
| Discount codes | Yes: Limited by uses or dates | Yes |
| A limit on tickets per order | Yes: Per order and per person | Yes: Per customer |
| Repeat events or sessions on one page | Yes: A series on one landing page | Yes |
| Subscriptions billed weekly, fortnightly or monthly | Yes: Each session’s ticket issued for them | Check their site |
| Sell in AUD, USD or GBP | Yes: Set per organiser | Check their site |
| Waitlists for sold-out events | Yes: Freed places offered in turn | Yes |
| Getting paid | ||
| The buyer pays the fee on top of your price, by default | Yes: You receive 100% of your price, or absorb it on Pro and Team | Check their site |
| Ticket money paid into your own Stripe account | Yes | Yes: If you connect Stripe |
| Export orders and attendees | Yes: As CSV | Yes: CSV |
| Refunds | ||
| Refund policy shown before purchase | Yes | Check their site |
| Buyers ask for a refund through the platform | Yes: Unanswered ones go to One Ticket support | Yes: If you let buyers cancel |
| Buyers refund themselves within your policy | Yes: Where your policy allows | Yes: If you allow it |
| The door | ||
| QR code tickets by email | Yes | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Yes: A calendar file on every ticket | Check their site |
| Reminder emails before the event | Yes: Automatic: the day before and the morning of | Yes: Automatic |
| QR check-in in a phone’s browser, no app | Yes: Any phone, and a door link for volunteers | Check their site |
| Box office: cash and comps at the door | Yes: Cash, comps and bank transfers | Yes: Cash, card or complimentary |
| Your page | ||
| Your colours and theme on the event page | Yes: A colour theme, cover and display font | Check their site |
| Hidden tickets unlocked by a code | Yes | Check their site |
| Your own questions at checkout | Yes: Dropdown or free text | Yes |
| Online | ||
| Online events with a join link for ticket holders | Yes: On every ticket | Yes: In its built-in virtual room |
EventBookings fees are estimates from its published rates, August 2026: Uses EventBookings published Australia rate of 2.5% + $0.30 per ticket when EventBookings is the payment processor. Confirm current rates on EventBookings.
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.
Sources
From EventBookings’ 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
What the buyer pays and you receive
With the fee passed on to the buyer, the organiser receives the whole ticket price.
One Ticket
| Ticket | Fee | Buyer pays | Organiser receives |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.94 | $10.94 | $10.00 |
| $20 | $1.37 | $21.37 | $20.00 |
| $25 | $1.45 | $26.45 | $25.00 |
| $50 | $2.14 | $52.14 | $50.00 |
| $100 | $3.51 | $103.51 | $100.00 |
| $150 | $5.14 | $155.14 | $150.00 |
The buyer pays the booking fee: the organiser receives the full price. On Pro and Team the organiser can absorb it instead.
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.
What you’d save
- 100 tickets at $25: if you absorb EventBookings’ fee, you receive $2,407. On One Ticket you receive $2,500, $93 more, because the buyer pays the booking fee. With the fee passed on instead, your buyers pay $52 more in all on One Ticket than on EventBookings.
- 500 tickets at $50: if you absorb EventBookings’ fee, you receive $24,225. On One Ticket you receive $25,000, $775 more, because the buyer pays the booking fee. With the fee passed on instead, your buyers pay $295 more in all on One Ticket than on EventBookings.
On a one-ticket order at published rates, August 2026. Each ticket counted as its own order.
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
One Ticket
The buyer pays a booking fee at checkout: a platform fee by ticket price ($0.35 up to $5, $0.45 up to $10, $0.70 up to $25, $0.95 up to $50, $1.45 up to $100, then $1.45 + 1.5% of the amount over $100) plus Stripe’s card processing at cost (1.7% + $0.30 on the order). The organiser receives 100% of the ticket price.
Checkout’s own fee: the same on every plan. See One Ticket pricing.
More: How much does One Ticket charge per ticket?
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.
Switching takes minutes
- Sign up with your email: sign-in is passwordless.
- Create your event: the page, its colours, your ticket types, caps and sales dates.
- Connect your Stripe account so ticket money goes straight to you. Running a free event? Skip this step.
- Share your link, and check people in with your phone on the night.
Something regular? Set it up as a series and add a subscription, so members pay once a week, fortnight or month. There’s no import from EventBookings yet, so set your next event up fresh: it takes minutes.
Leaving EventBookings?
Everything that changes when you move: The EventBookings alternative for regular nights and members.
Common questions
- Is One Ticket or EventBookings cheaper for a $25 ticket?
- For a $25 ticket, One Ticket’s fee is $1.45 and EventBookings’ is $0.93, so EventBookings is $0.52 cheaper per ticket. Fees are for a one-ticket order, from published rates checked August 2026.
- Who pays the fee on One Ticket and EventBookings?
- On One Ticket, the buyer pays the booking fee on top of the ticket price and the organiser keeps 100% of the price. On Pro and Team the organiser can absorb it instead. EventBookings’ published rates we used don’t say who pays the fee by default: check its own site.
- Are free tickets free on One Ticket and EventBookings?
- One Ticket charges nothing on free tickets, and its Free plan has no monthly cost. EventBookings’ pricing page says free events carry a small fee only past 300 tickets. Checked October 2026 on EventBookings’ 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?
- On EventBookings, yes, if you allow it: buyers cancel from My Orders and are refunded automatically within your policy. On One Ticket, yes: buyers refund themselves from their ticket wherever your refund policy allows. Checked October 2026 on EventBookings’ own pages.
- Is ticket money paid into your own Stripe account on EventBookings?
- On EventBookings, yes, if you connect your own Stripe account instead of its own payment processor. 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 EventBookings’ own pages.
- Who pays the booking fee on One Ticket?
- The buyer, on top of the ticket price. You receive 100% of the price you set, on every ticket and every plan.
- Can I move my events from EventBookings?
- There’s no import yet. Create your next event on One Ticket instead: it takes a few minutes, and you can keep anything already on sale on EventBookings until it’s done.
Your next event, on One Ticket
Set it up in minutes. You keep 100% of your ticket price, free tickets stay free, and there is nothing to pay to start.