2026 Powerful Eventbrite Alternative Secrets (Save 15%)

For years, event organizers chose Eventbrite for one reason: discoverability.

If you wanted people to find your event, you had to be there. And you had to accept the fees that came with it.

That trade-off just changed.

TicketsCandy has partnered with AllEvents, a major event discovery platform used by millions of people to find local events. That means organizers can now get built-in event visibility through a major discovery platform without giving up 10-15% of their revenue.

In 2026, event organizers no longer have to trade profit for visibility.

Why Organizers Chose Eventbrite

Eventbrite became popular because it solved two problems at once: it gave organizers a way to sell tickets online, and it gave events a place where people could find them.

For local and regional events, that marketplace mattered. People were already searching for concerts, festivals, classes, fundraisers, and community events on Eventbrite, so organizers listed their events there to get in front of those buyers.

As more events were added, Eventbrite became even more familiar to attendees and even harder for organizers to ignore.

The True Cost of Discoverability

Eventbrite’s visibility can help, but it comes with a price. Once service fees, payment processing, and paid add-ons are included, organizers can lose a large share of their ticket revenue.

Eventbrite fees come in two tiers. There is a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket and a 2.9% payment processing fee per order. When totaled together, these standard fees can reach around 11% or more depending on the order.

In addition to those costs, many of their supporting services like email marketing and ad placement can be incorporated into an event listing with a paid subscription or ala carte payment model.

With Eventbrite, visibility comes at a cost.

The Dwindling Profit Margin

Consider how these Eventbrite fees can inhibit the profit potential of an average event.

That is $5,500 that could have gone to staffing, talent, production, ads, or the organizer’s profit.

Why Organizers Felt Stuck

For years, there wasn’t a real alternative. If you wanted visibility, you used Eventbrite, and if you wanted lower fees, you lost discovery.

That forced organizers into a simple choice: pay more, or stay invisible.

That’s why fees stayed high, and there was no platform offering both reach and low cost.

Until now.

Organizers Finally Have a Real Alternative

Organizers now have a real alternative: a ticketing platform built to protect profit, plus a discovery path that helps events get found.

That means organizers can sell tickets, promote their events, and keep more of what they earn without relying on a high-fee marketplace.

Event Discoverability Without the 10% Tax

TicketsCandy has partnered with AllEvents, a global event discovery platform used by over twenty million people every month. Here’s what that means in practice.

When you publish your event on TicketsCandy:

• Your event is automatically listed in local search results on AllEvents
• People discover your event while browsing events in their area
• They click and land directly on your TicketsCandy event page

You get visibility, traffic, and ticket sales. But you don’t give up 10-15% of your revenue to get it. That’s the difference.

In addition to increased visibility, organizers also benefit from:

• Free automatic event listings
• Optional discounted promotion plans
• Increased visitor traffic
• Greater ticket sales

TicketsCandy: A Financial Advantage

In addition to its flexible platform and strong consumer experience path, event planners around the world using the TicketsCandy platform will find a financial advantage over Eventbrite and other ticketing platforms.

In the U.S. and Canada, TicketsCandy has an industry-low 0.9% platform fee, which is passed on to buyers by default.

In the UK, Australia, Ireland, France, and Spain, TicketsCandy has no platform fee for organizers. The only additional cost at checkout is the standard Square processing fee.

With TicketsCandy, organizers can keep more of every sale. The work stays the same, but the margin gets better.

With Eventbrite, fees come out of your revenue, and with TicketsCandy, the 0.9% fee is passed to the buyer by default in the U.S., which means you keep 100% of your ticket sales.

Built for Selling Tickets, Not Just Listing Events

Discoverability gets people in the door. But tools and conversion are what actually drive revenue. That’s why TicketsCandy is built specifically for selling tickets at scale, and not just listing events.

• Flexible ticket types like bundles, passes, add-ons, and memberships
• Custom questions, waivers, and smart rules
• Built-in tracking, remarketing, and integrations
• POS tools, ticket scanning, and on-site sales support

This matters because getting traffic is only half the equation. Converting that traffic into ticket sales is where real growth happens.

Your Best Eventbrite Alternative

Event organizers should not have to give up 10-15% of their revenue just to be seen. TicketsCandy gives them another path.

Here’s how the two platforms actually compare where it matters:

This Partnership Changes the Game

Event organizers should not have to give up 10-15% of their revenue just to be seen. For years, that was the trade-off, but it isn’t anymore.

The market has changed, and for the first time, there is a real Eventbrite alternative that offers both visibility and profit.

For organizers who want discovery, lower fees, direct payouts, and tools built for selling tickets, TicketsCandy is now a serious Eventbrite alternative.

FAQs

• Can TicketsCandy and AllEvents do what Eventbrite does?

The short answer is yes and… That’s because the partnership between the two industry leaders gives you the event visibility that was once an exclusive feature of Eventbrite at a fraction of the cost.

• Is the TicketsCandy platform changing?

The features and reliability of the TicketsCandy platform are not changing. What is changing is its’ reach. By partnering with AllEvents, TicketsCandy can get your event in front of a wider range of interested eventgoers.

• When should I use Eventbrite vs TicketsCandy?

Eventbrite built a strong platform that helped event organizers sell a lot of tickets. In the past. TicketsCandy represents the next generation of ticket platforms for event planners. And the partnership with AllEvents means you can see low fees and high event visibility all in one place.