Event ticketing fees compared

What the buyer pays on a general admission ticket from $10 to $60, and every platform’s published rate.

Content reviewed 7 November 2026Eventrise reference. Editorial relationship

Answer in brief

On Eventrise a $25 ticket costs the buyer $27.35: a 5% platform fee of $1.25 and $1.10 Stripe processing at cost. The organizer keeps the full $25. On Eventbrite the same ticket costs the buyer $28.44.

Eventrise and Eventbrite, $10 to $60

Buyer pays the fees, one general admission ticket per order.

Face valueEventrise 5% + StripeEventrise totalEventbrite total

$10 ticket Fees$0.50 + $0.63 Eventrise$11.13 Eventbrite$12.45

$15 ticket Fees$0.75 + $0.78 Eventrise$16.53 Eventbrite$17.78

$20 ticket Fees$1.00 + $0.94 Eventrise$21.94 Eventbrite$23.11

$25 ticket Fees$1.25 + $1.10 Eventrise$27.35 Eventbrite$28.44

$30 ticket Fees$1.50 + $1.25 Eventrise$32.75 Eventbrite$33.77

$40 ticket Fees$2.00 + $1.57 Eventrise$43.57 Eventbrite$44.43

$50 ticket Fees$2.50 + $1.88 Eventrise$54.38 Eventbrite$55.09

$60 ticket Fees$3.00 + $2.20 Eventrise$65.20 Eventbrite$65.75

Eventbrite at its published US rates (3.7% + $1.79 service fee, 2.9% payment processing), checked 7 November 2026; processing shown on face value, the reading most favorable to Eventbrite. Eventrise fees from its live checkout math. General admission; reserved seating on Eventrise adds $1 per seated ticket, shown to the buyer at checkout. Above about $96 a ticket, Eventbrite costs the buyer less.

Every platform’s published rate

Flat per-ticket fees work out cheaper than a percentage on higher-priced tickets, and percentages work out cheaper on small tickets. Check each rate against your most common ticket price, then against payout timing.

Eventrise: 5% platform fee plus Stripe processing at cost (2.9% + $0.30); free events cost $0
Ticket Tailor: $0.85 per ticket pay as you go (prepaid credits from $0.30)
Humanitix: 2.1% + $0.99 per paid ticket (charities and schools 1% + $0.99)
Ludus: 5% + $0.75 per ticket, card processing included
Eventbrite: 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per paid ticket, plus 2.9% payment processing per order
DICE: 13% service fee on top of face value (US self sign-up terms; 3% if proceeds go to charity)
TicketSpice: $0.99 per ticket (Standard); $1.49 Premium; $1.99 Pro; $0.49 for tickets $5 or less
Zeffy: $0 platform and $0 processing for nonprofits (funded by optional donor tips)
Universe: 2% + $0.59 per ticket (Starter and Standard); Pro by quote
Showpass: Essential 1% + $0.59; Professional 2.5% + $1.69 per ticket (CAD; no USD rate published)
TicketLeap: $1.00 + 2% per ticket plus 3% online transaction fee per order ($0.49 + 3% for tickets $5 or less)
Etix: No public pricing; quote only
Tixr: No public pricing; quote only

Fees are half the cost

A platform that holds your revenue until after the event costs you in a way the fee table does not show: deposits on your own card, loans or late payments to artists. Read payout times compared next.

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Best Event Ticketing, “Event ticketing fees compared”, updated 7 November 2026, https://besteventticketing.com/fees/