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See Why TryBooking Is Chosen Over Eventbrite

Stop over paying for your tickets & events on Eventbrite. Join others in making the switch today to start enjoying low fees & local customer support

We are one of Australia's largest community event ticketing providers

Join our growing community of organisers selling tickets online

Event organisers
150,000+
Event organisers
Weekly events
20,000+
Weekly events
Tickets sold
70 Million+
Tickets sold
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With TryBooking you know how much your paying

TryBooking has had low, simple pricing for many years, in fact we have lowered are fees even more to ensure event organisers are better off. While Eventbrite just keep increasing their fees year on year.

One low pricing for all

No subscriptions

2.5% Processing Fee

50c Per Ticket Fee

GST Inclusive

Free for Free Events - with no limits

Multiple pricing options

Up to $144 Monthly Fee

5.35% Service Fee 

$1.19 Per Ticket Fee 

Plus GST

Based On The Pro Tier as of 18/09/2024

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See how much you can save on ticketing fees

How much are you charging per ticket? £100
How many tickets will you sell? 10
TryBooking fees
$ 56.75 Per event
$ 5.00 Ticket Fee
$ 51.75 Processing Fee

Standard fees as shown on the 18th September 2024.

Eventbrite fees
$ 124.74 Per event
$ 9.90 Ticket Fee
$103.50 Processing Fee
$ 11.34 GST

Pricing as of 18th September 2024.

Savings:

Join others making the switch

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See how TryBooking compares to Eventbrite

Our simple low fees, powerful features and exceptional customer service make TryBooking the preferred choice for thousands of event organisers.

Affordable pricing

GST included

All features included as standard

No limits on tickets, emails or events

Local customer support

Data stored in Australia

Sell tickets in person through our app

eventbrite
$47.44 for 25x $10 tickets

Prices accurate as of 18/09/2024. $1.19 service fee + 5.35% processing fee. GST included.

trybooking
$18.75 for 25x $10 tickets

Fees include payment processing and GST.

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Other reasons why Australians choose TryBooking

Free for free events, with no limits

Don’t pay for free events, that’s another reason why event organisers are making the switching to TryBooking who prides ourselves on being free for free events for people in community looking to give back or focus on a cause that means a lot to them.

A local support team you can reach

All our customers have access to ongoing support via email, phone, and live chat. Trybooking is designed to be easy to use on your own, but our success specialists are just a call away.

We’re here to help you sell more tickets and have a successful event.

Make The Switch Today!

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All features at no extra cost

Have access to all our features, no matter if you're organising a free or paid event.

Enjoy full access to our platform's capabilities, providing you with the tools you need to optimise and enhance your event experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is TryBooking the best alternative to Eventbrite?

Lower Cost, Data Privacy, Free Customer Support To Help You With Your Event!

These are some of the reasons that make TryBooking a better alternative to Eventbrite. TryBooking's focus on events that enrich communities, means that we care about you. We provide free customer support to help you at any step when creating, promoting, selling and running your event. 

All while offering a low cost of only 50c per ticket and a 2.5% processing fee that includes GST. Allowing you to take home more of your hard earned profits from your event.

Also enjoy even more savings with our per ticket fee reduced to 15c on tickets priced at $5.00 or less.

Why not try us today? Create a event with TryBooking, we promise you won't look back.

How much is Eventbrite compared to TryBooking?

Based on 17 January 2023 Pricing. Evenbrite fees are as follows:

- Ticket Fee: $1.19 per ticket
- Processing fee: of 5.35% plus GST

While TryBooking, as seen on our pricing calculator, is one of the lowest cost online event ticketing system that provides you the quickest and easiest way to start getting more online ticket sales with lowest fees in the industry to keep your event profitable.

We don't hide our fee's you can see our fees down below:

-Ticket Fee: 50c per ticket (charged to the ticket buyer) or 15c if the ticket price is $5.00 or less
-Processing Fee: 2.5% including GST (charged to the event organiser by default)

You can choose to pass all fees to your ticket buyer or choose to accept them all, up to you. We do provide free customer support to help with creating and running your events. 

What percentage does Eventbrite take?

Based on 17 January 2023 Pricing. Evenbrite fees are as follows:

- Ticket Fee: $1.19 per ticket
- Processing fee: of 5.35% plus GST

Compared to TryBooking, who has a flat rate for all users:

-Ticket Fee: 50c per ticket or 15c if the ticket price is $5.00 or less
- Processing fee: of 2.5% (which includes GST)

TryBooking provides a full featured system for free events as well.

Does Eventbrite charge for free events?

Yes, Eventbrite charges for free events if you sell more than 25 tickets for your event you'll need to pay a per event fee or a monthly fee.

While TryBooking allows you to promote and sell your free events online and offline. All while providing a fully featured system for you to accept donations from your event and collect data from your audience to better understand your audience all while keeping 100% of your rights to your data collected - none of it is taken, unlike the big ticketing companies. 

What makes TryBooking unique to other event ticketing companies?

TryBooking is community orientated ticketing platform that does more than just ticketing. You can use our system to do multiple functions, from registrations, merchandise, taking donations to box office ticketing.

Whether you are looking to create a tabled seated dinners, open space festivals or normal seated venues we have you covered.

Additionally we offer great local customer support for free to take care of any issues you may have when creating and running your event.

TryBooking's focus on community and people is what makes us standout from other platforms. We care about you and your event, no matter how big or small. We are here for you!

How long does it take to get setup?

It takes just a few minutes to create your account and begin creating your first event on TryBooking.

All that's required to get started it a valid email address, ensuring that you will receive the activation email to complete the registration. Once the account has been activated, you can log in and begin creating your event.

With our Create New Event wizard, you'll have your event set up and selling within minutes!

To begin creating your account click Create Seller Account

Can I customise my own event page?

Yes, you can have full customisation of your own event page. We also provide a widget to allow you to place your event page onto your site. Allowing you to have a white label event tickets system simply by making an event.

Are there any costs associated with creating an event?

No, there are no cost associated with creating a event.

There are NO lock-in contracts, sign-up or account maintenance fees, nor any subscriptions.

Fees are only incurred when a paid transaction is processed through your event. Allowing you to run a free event without any cost.

We encourage you to create an account and see for yourself how easy the TryBooking site is to both create and manage your next event or to simply book an event.

 

Can I use TryBooking to sell tickets to private events?

Absolutely! You can make your event private and turn off all social media sharing via the Event Publication. It is at your discretion to share your unique booking URL publicly or privately.

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