Trybooking review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Trybooking report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for ticketing for Australian community events
TryBooking charges nothing on free events and A$0.50 plus 2.5% on each paid ticket, with no subscription and every feature on every account. It is built for Australian organisers, so the prices are in Australian dollars and support keeps Melbourne business hours.
Who Trybooking is for
- Fits if you run school, club or community events in Australia and want to pay only when you sell tickets
- Works for seated events, as it has 10,000+ pre-built Australian venue plans
Who Trybooking is not for
- Skip it if you want dollars: prices are in Australian dollars and include GST
- Watch out: using your own Stripe account is 1% + A$0.50 a ticket, a different rate from the standard one
- Tight if you need help outside Australian hours, as support is staffed from Melbourne on weekdays
- Not for you if you want a free plan that covers paid tickets, because each paid ticket carries a fee unless you pass it on
- Too light for events outside Australia: it is built around Australian venues and payments
Why Trybooking gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyNo subscription: A$0.50 + 2.5% a paid ticket, A$0.15 + 2.5% for tickets of A$5 or under. Per-ticket fees can't be set against the monthly figures the category uses, so we put it with the cheaper end rather than at A.
- BFree plan and trialFree events carry no platform fees and every feature is on every account. Paid tickets cost per sale, so it is free to start but not free to run.
- BFeaturesSeating plans, box office, scanning, waitlists, promo codes, donation pages, reports and an API. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You build the event, ticket types and forms yourself.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, plus box office and scanning apps, with Xero, Stripe and Salesforce links and an API. No desktop app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from TryBooking's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Trybooking's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 61 of the 79 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 56 of 79) and worst on ease of use (C, above 4).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 80 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Trybooking’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 56 of 79, level with 20
- BFree plan and trialAbove 43 of 79, level with 24
- BFeaturesAbove 30 of 79, level with 48
- CEase of useAbove 4 of 79, level with 71
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 79, level with 57
Keep Trybooking, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Trybooking you could make: forms and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 61 of the 79 other event ticketing platforms we grade.
What you could make
- Forms and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- It plugs into other products, Xero, Stripe and Salesforce among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Trybooking’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Trybooking?
Trybooking is an online ticketing and registration platform run from Melbourne for schools, clubs, charities, venues and festivals. It has no subscription: organisers pay a per-ticket fee on paid events and every feature is open to every account. It also covers seating plans, box-office sales, check-in scanning and online donations.
Worth knowing
- Prices on the pricing page are in Australian dollars and include GST.
- Using your own Stripe account is listed at 1% + A$0.50 per ticket instead of the standard rate.
- Support is staffed from Melbourne, Monday to Friday during Melbourne business hours.
- The pages describe a web platform and mobile apps for box office and scanning; no native app list was published.
Key features
- Seating plans
- Interactive seat selection, with more than 10,000 pre-built Australian venue plans or your own layout.
- Box office app
- Sell in person by card, cash or mobile payment from a phone on the day; the page says it works offline.
- Scanning and check-in
- A scanning app handles entry with multiple doors for the same event.
- Event setup
- One-off events, class series, sessions or seasons, with unlimited ticket types, custom booking forms, waitlists and promo codes.
- Online giving
- Donation pages and fundraising campaigns can run with or without an event.
- Reporting and integrations
- Real-time sales reports, plus Xero, Stripe and Salesforce connections and a developer API.
Trybooking pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Trybooking has a free plan, and paid plans start at A$0 to start; A$0.50 + 2.5% per paid ticket.
- Starts at
- A$0 to start; A$0.50 + 2.5% per paid ticket
- Free plan
- Free events carry no platform fees, and every feature is included on every account.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free events | A$0 | No platform fees on free tickets, with all features included. |
| Paid tickets | A$0to sign up; A$0.50 + 2.5% per ticket sold | Fee includes GST and payment processing; tickets of A$5 or less pay A$0.15 + 2.5%. Fees can be passed to buyers. |
Read from trybooking.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Trybooking before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Trybooking have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Trybooking is listed for Web.
Does Trybooking have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Trybooking is listed for Web.
Is Trybooking open source?
Trybooking is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Trybooking have an API?
Yes. Trybooking offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.