Eventbrite vs Yapsody (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Eventbrite if

• Fits if you want people browsing a marketplace to find your event
• Works for free community events, which pay no fees at all

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if your buyers balk at fees, as 3.7% + $1.79 a ticket plus 2.9% processing is the most here
• Not for you if you email a big list, since free sends stop at 250 a day and Pro starts at $15 a month
• Skip it if you're outside the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK or Ireland, where its plans aren't offered
• Watch out: ad spend on Eventbrite Ads, Facebook and Instagram is extra, and Ads run only in select markets
• Watch out: phone support needs a sales partnership, and 24/7 chat covers paid events only

Pick Yapsody if

• Fits if you run events with seat maps and want to pay per ticket
• Works for venues that want white-label pages and a box office app

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you use reserved seating: 98 cents + 2.49% against 59 cents + 1.75%
• Watch out: fees passed on make a $100 ticket cost the buyer $102.34
• Watch out: the fee calculator offers USD, GBP, CAD and AUD only

Eventbrite

• Paid tickets carry a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee and 2.9% processing per order; buyers pay them by default, or the organizer can absorb them.
• The free account sends up to 250 marketing emails a day; more needs Pro from $15 a month, and ad spend for Eventbrite Ads, Facebook and Instagram is extra.
• Eventbrite says its pricing plans are offered in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland, and Eventbrite Ads only in select markets.
• 24/7 chat support covers paid events; phone support and a strategic advisor come with the sales partnership.

Yapsody

• Reserved seating costs more per ticket than general admission: 98 cents + 2.49% against 59 cents + 1.75%.
• The pricing page's calculator shows a $100 ticket with fees passed on costing the attendee $102.34 under general seating.
• The pricing page's fee calculator offers USD, GBP, CAD and AUD.

Eventbrite

Events marketplace

Events are listed on Eventbrite's own discovery marketplace, where buyers browse local events, so organizers can reach people beyond their own following.

Ticketing and registration

Custom event pages, several ticket types, add-ons, custom registration forms, waitlists, promo codes, embedded checkout and AI-assisted event creation.

Reserved seating and timed entry

Seat maps that let buyers pick seats, and timed-entry ticketing for attractions and exhibitions that admit people in time slots.

Marketing tools

Email campaigns to segmented lists of past buyers, Facebook and Instagram ad tools, TikTok promotion and paid Eventbrite Ads placements on the marketplace.

Organizer app and Tap to Pay

The iOS and Android Organizer app scans QR-code tickets, tracks live attendance and sales, and takes payment for tickets and merchandise at the door.

Payouts before the event

Eventbrite Payment Processing pays out before the event, with Instant Payouts in minutes or a custom schedule, and sales and fee reports.

Yapsody

Reserved seating

Organizers design seat maps so attendees choose their own seats, with a feature to avoid leaving single orphaned seats between groups.

White-label ticketing

Tickets, emails and event pages can carry the organizer's branding, and event widgets can be embedded on an existing site.

Box office app

Staff can issue tickets to walk-ins, refund a whole order or single tickets, and exchange tickets for another event or seating section.

Ticket scanning

The YapScan app for iOS and Android scans tickets, works without a signal, and flags duplicate entries. An external scanner can be paired with it on iOS.

Payments and payouts

Payment gateways include Stripe, PayPal and a further 14 or more, and the pricing page says payouts go directly to the organizer's own account.

Reports and add-ons

Custom reports and the YapStats app track sales, and an online store sells add-ons such as merchandise or parking.

Eventbrite

• Free$0

  No subscription. Each paid ticket carries 3.7% + $1.79 plus 2.9% processing per order, paid by the buyer unless the organizer absorbs it; free events cost nothing.

• Pro$15

  per month and up

  A subscription add-on for marketing email that raises the daily limit from 250 sends to between 2,000 and 10,000. Ticket fees still apply.

• Sales partnershipCustom

  For large or complex events: a strategic advisor, Eventbrite-sponsored marketing, and priority phone and 24/7 chat support.

Yapsody

• General seating$0

  No subscription. Fee of 59 cents + 1.75% per ticket sold; the organizer can pass it on to attendees or absorb it.

• Reserved seating$0

  No subscription. Fee of 98 cents + 2.49% per ticket sold; the organizer can pass it on to attendees or absorb it.

Eventbrite

• Nonprofit

  50% off Pro for qualifying nonprofits

  Qualifying nonprofits get half off Eventbrite's Pro plans, and donation tickets carry discounted ticketing fees.

Yapsody

• Nonprofit

  50% rebate for non-profit events

  The pricing page offers a 50% rebate on ticketing fees for non-profit events.