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See Why TryBooking Is Chosen Over Eventbrite

Raise extra money for your organisation by running events through TryBooking. All the features and significantly less fees.

We one of New Zealand'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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Save a bucket load by moving to TryBooking.

TryBooking has had low, simple pricing for many years. Eventbrite on the other hand routinely changes pricing, adding more complexity each time.

One simple transparent pricing

2.5% Processing Fee

50c per ticket fee

Free for Free Events

Forever changing pricing

Upto $144 Monthly Fee

55c Per Ticket Fee 

4.2% Service Fee 

2.4% Processing Fee

Plus GST

 

Based On The Pro Tier as of 20/09/2023

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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 20th September 2024.

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

Pricing as of 20th September 2024.

Savings:

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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

Sell tickets in person through our app

eventbrite
$34.79 for 25x $10 tickets

Prices accurate as of 20/09/2024. $0.55 service fee + 2.4% processing fee + 4.2% service fee. GST included.

trybooking
$18.75 for 25x $10 tickets

Fees include payment processing and GST.

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Other reasons why New Zealanders 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.

Join others making the switch

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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.

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.

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

How much is Eventbrite fees compared to TryBooking?

Based on 17 January 2022, Evenbrite fees are as follows:

- Ticket Fee: 55c per ticket
- Processing fee: of 2.4%
- Service fee: of 4.2% 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)
- Processing Fee: of 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 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!

Does Eventbrite charge for free events?

No, but neither does TryBooking who 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. 

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.

How do I start selling through TryBooking?

Ready to begin selling through TryBooking? The first step is to create an account via Create Seller Account.

Follow the prompts and provide a valid email address as we will send an activation email. Once you have activated the account you will be able to log in and begin creating your event. It's that easy!

We also have a number of setup guides in our Learning Centre to help get you started with creating your event. 

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Ready to get started?

Join thousands of event organisers who use TryBooking to create amazing events by creating your account today.

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