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Best event ticketing software in 2026

Compare Eventbrite, Luma, Partiful, Posh and Connections Events, made by the team that publishes this site, for selling event tickets.

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This page compares five options for setting up an event and selling tickets: Eventbrite, Luma, Partiful, Posh and Connections Events. They differ in how they charge, what tools they bundle, and how much they help you reach new guests. The table at the end sums the fees that each source publishes.

OptionPlatform fee for paid ticketsCard payment fee
Eventbrite3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket [1]not published
Luma5% per paid event [2]Stripe, the card payment service, typically charges 2.9% plus 30 cents [2]
Partifulnot publishednot published
Poshnot publishednot published
Connections Events3% on Free, 0% on paid plans [3]not published

How to read this list

The options below all let someone set up an event and take ticket money, but each source describes a different starting point. One is a place to discover local events that also sells tickets, one is a free invite tool with RSVP that also sells tickets, one is a social platform for in-person groups, and one sits inside a relationship workspace. They differ most in cost: quoted rates range from no platform fee on free events to a percentage of each paid ticket, and the card charge sits on top where one is published. The table at the bottom sums those published fees. The option from this site is one of the five, and its section sets out how it sells tickets from inside a relationship workspace.

Eventbrite: helps people find local events and sell tickets online

Eventbrite lets people discover local events and things to do. [4] It brings together event ticketing, an event marketing platform, ads and payments. [4] Organizers sell tickets online, [4] and the service provides event registration software [4] and an event payment system. [4] It offers event management software for professional services [4] and lets you post an event online. [4] Events with free tickets carry no platform fee. [1] Paid events carry a small fee per ticket. [1] Free events have no fees [1] and unlimited free events can be published at no cost. [1] Paid tickets carry a 3.7% plus $1.79 service fee per ticket. [1]

Luma: a free tool to create events and invite guests

Luma lets users create events [5] and discover events. [5] Luma Free is free forever [2] with an unlimited number of events [2] and an unlimited number of guests per event. [2] Reminders go out by email, SMS, push notification and WhatsApp. [2] The free option allows up to 500 invites or newsletters per week. [2] Paid events carry a 5% platform fee. [2] Stripe, the card payment service, charges a credit card fee typically of 2.9% plus 30 cents. [2] Luma Plus costs $59 per month when billed annually. [2] A paid plan still pays the 5% platform fee on paid events. [6]

Partiful: free invitations with RSVP and ticket sales

Partiful offers free online invitations with RSVP tracking. [7] Its invites are 100% free with no paywalls. [7] You customize invites with backgrounds, fonts, animations and posters. [7] Guests can see who is going, comment, reply and add reactions. [7] Hosts send text blasts to guests [7] and share invites through email, text, Instagram, WhatsApp, phone contacts and more. [7] Partiful also supports selling tickets for events [7] with ticket tiers, QR code check-in and sales tracking, [7] and it lets hosts collect payments. [7] Its invites stay free with no paywalls. [8]

Posh: a social platform for in-person events

Posh is a social platform built for meaningful in-person experiences. [9] It supports events from club parties to run clubs, fashion shows to music festivals. [9] Posh gives organizers tools to create, sell out and scale events through its Organizer Dashboard. [9] It provides industry-leading insights and analytics for data-backed decisions. [9]

Connections Events: event tickets inside a relationship workspace

Connections Events is made by the team that publishes this site, and it is one product inside a relationship workspace. A host adds a ticket with a name and price from the ticket menu on the event page. [3] A guest CSV exported from Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup lands on a past event's roster and the guests become the host's contacts. [3] A host can paste a Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup page and each chosen event becomes an unpublished draft. [3] Guests carry a QR ticket the host scans at the door. [3] Guests can add their ticket to Apple Wallet and get automatic reminders 24 hours and 1 hour before. [3] [3] The analytics tab shows a sales figure over time and a sales-by-ticket-type table. [3] Co-hosts are free. [3] The platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan. [3] Start on the free plan with no card, and nothing is published or emailed until you say so. [3]

How to choose

Pick Eventbrite when you want your event to sit in a place people browse, because it lets people discover local events and things to do. [4] Choose Luma when you want a running service that is free forever with unlimited events and guests, since its reminders reach people by email, SMS, push and WhatsApp. [2] [2] [2] [2] Choose Partiful when your event is built on invites and RSVPs, because its invites are free with no paywalls and guests can react and comment. [7] [7] Choose Posh when your group gathers in person, because it is a social platform for in-person experiences with organizer tools. [9] [9] Choose Connections Events when you already have a Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup history and want those past guests to become contacts, since the import turns exported guests and past pages into drafts and contacts. [3] [3] Compare how each charges: Eventbrite takes 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket, [1] Luma takes 5% per paid event plus the card charge, [2] and Connections Events drops its platform fee to 0% on paid plans. [3] A missing feature that matters becomes a question in Things to check before you choose.

Frequently asked questions

Is Eventbrite free for free events?

Yes, for events where tickets are free. Eventbrite says its platform is always free for events with free tickets, with no ticketing platform fees. [1] It also states there are no fees for free events [1] and that users can publish unlimited free events at no cost. [1] Paid events are different: those carry a 3.7% plus $1.79 service fee per paid ticket. [1]

Does Luma Free have limits?

Luma Free is free forever [2] with an unlimited number of events [2] and an unlimited number of guests per event. [2] It allows up to 500 invites or newsletters per week. [2] Paid events still carry a 5% platform fee. [2] Stripe, the card payment service, adds a credit card fee typically of 2.9% plus 30 cents. [2]

What fees does Connections Events charge for paid tickets?

Connections Events charges a platform fee of 3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan. [3] The platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan. [3] A host starts on the free plan with no card, and nothing is published or emailed until the host says so. [3]

Can Partiful sell tickets?

Yes. Partiful supports selling tickets for events, [7] with ticket tiers, QR code check-in and sales tracking. [7] It also lets hosts collect payments. [7] Its invites remain 100% free with no paywalls. [7] A fee for paid tickets is not published, so check what applies to your sale before choosing it.

What does Posh do for organizers?

Posh is a social platform built for meaningful in-person experiences, [9] covering club parties, run clubs, fashion shows and music festivals. [9] Organizers use its Organizer Dashboard to create, sell out and scale events [9] and get industry-leading insights and analytics for data-backed decisions. [9] A fee for paid tickets is not published, so check that before choosing it.

Connections Pro is $39.99, removes the event, guest and manager walls, and its sales pay no platform fee, only Stripe's card fee. [3] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [3]

Try Connections Events

Sources

  1. Eventbrite, eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing, read 2026-10-08
  2. Luma, lu.ma/pricing, read 2026-10-08
  3. Connections Events' own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)
  4. Eventbrite, eventbrite.com, read 2026-10-08
  5. Luma, lu.ma, read 2026-10-08
  6. Luma, luma.com/pricing, read 2026-10-06
  7. Partiful, partiful.com, read 2026-10-08
  8. Partiful, partiful.com, read 2026-10-06
  9. Posh, posh.vip, read 2026-10-08

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