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Save 50% or more with TryBooking
Say goodbye to hefty fees. TryBooking offers a transparent pricing structure that allows you to easily cut your ticketing costs in half. Giving you more of your ticket sales revenue compared to major platforms like Eventbrite. Our user-friendly platform makes managing your event ticketing a breeze, so you can focus on creating a successful event. Get started today and experience the TryBooking difference
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What you get from our ticketing system that you don't get from others
Price includes credit card fees
Data stored in Australia
GST inclusive
Product training included
All features included
While TryBooking is constantly improving its event ticketing system and adding new features to accommodate event organisers' request or changing situations, we've kept the lowest payment processing fees in the market, while no extra cost is involved to receive excellent guidance and local customer service.
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Frequently asked questions
What ticketing service fees does TryBooking charge?
Should you be taking payment through your TryBooking event, the transaction will be subjected to a processing fee and a ticket fee. These fees vary per region associated with your TryBooking account. Below details these fees per region.
Australia:
For bookings or donations made on events:
- 50c ticket fee (charged to the ticket buyer) or a 15c ticket fee if the ticket price is $5.00 or less.
- 2.5% processing fee (charged to the event organiser by default or passed on to the ticket buyer by selection)
For donations made on fundraising pages:
- 2.5% donation fee (charged to the fundraiser by default)
How do I pass on or absorb TryBooking fees?
By default the processing fee is paid by you, the event organiser and the ticket buyer pays the ticket fee.
You are able to change who pays what fee in your TryBooking account. This is an account setting. Any changes made will apply to all events and fundraising pages on your account. For a step-by-step guide click here
Do you offer discounts for small ticket value items?
Yes, we have discounted ticket fee to $0.15 cents plus our usual 2.5% processing fee for items valued at $5.00 or less. Ticket priced or discount to $0.00 have no fees charged
Do you offer discounted pricing for nonprofits?
We aim to keep our fees as low as possible for all clients whilst giving them full access to all features. This means the same low fees apply to all account holders, regardless of their Not For Profit status. They are:
For donations made on fundraising pages:
- 2.5% donation fee (charged to the fundraiser by default)
For bookings or donations made on events:
- 50c ticket fee (charged to the ticket buyer) or a 15c ticket fee for ticket prices set at $5.00 or less.
- 2.5% processing fee (charged to the event organiser by default)
You can consider passing on all fees to the buyer so that you are taking the full ticket or donation value, see: Passing on fees
Are there any hidden ticketing fees?
There are no sign-up or account maintenance fees, nor any lock-in contracts. Fees are only incurred when a paid transaction is processed through your event. 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.
Is TryBooking secure?
TryBooking is very respectful of the privacy of all users on its site and is PCI compliant.
View our certificate of compliance. All pages are HTTPS secure, ensuring an encrypted website connection when navigating across the site. Any personal information that may be used by the TryBooking Site in order to carry out its necessary functions is stored on a secured server protected by firewalls and is hosted in Australia. The data itself is also encrypted to further reduce any risk that your information will be obtained and used by unauthorised access. We do not store your full credit card number, only the last four digits are kept and this is to show you which card you have used to make the booking. Given the increasing sophistication of computer hackers, there are no absolute guarantees that our systems will never be accessed without our consent, or that our systems are impenetrable. However, you can rest assured that we take all reasonable measures to ensure the security of your personal information and the bookings you have made.
What payment methods does TryBooking accept?
TryBooking accepts payments via debit and credit card affiliated with Visa and Mastercard, along with payments made through PayPal*, Google Pay** and Apple Pay***
Our Box Office features, allows you to accept card and cash payments for in person bookings.
Should you wish to accept payment by an alternative means you are able to record these offline payments on the event using a promotion code, see: Recording Offline payments
*PayPal is only available for events and fundraising hosted on the AU + UK site. A 0.5% surcharge applies to PayPal payments made to the AU site.
**Google Pay is only available for events and fundraising hosted on the AU, NZ and UK sites.
***Apple Pay is only available for events and fundraising hosted on the AU, NZ and UK sites.
Can I use TryBooking to sell tickets to private events?
Yes, you can make your event private via the Event Publication. It is at your discretion to share your unique booking URL publicly or privately. See: Private Events
Passwords can also be added to your event for a second layer of security. See: Password Protect
Can I charge an additional fee on top of my ticket price?
No, it is not possible to charge additional fees on top of the ticket price.
Can I use Stripe with my TryBooking account?
Yes, all you need to do is link your TryBooking account to your Stripe account. This integration allows you to use more payment methods and manage your event ticket sales payouts through Stripe.
Check our page more details on the our integration with Stripe. To learn how to setup the integration and to view the fees.
