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Connections Events vs Eventbrite in 2026

Compare Connections Events and Eventbrite on ticket sales, check-in, reminders, fees, and getting started, using only the facts each tool publishes.

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Eventbrite's pages describe ticket sales, registration software, an event payment system, and online event posting. [1][1][1][1] Connections Events' claims cover selling tickets, importing past guests, QR check-in, and reminders. [2][2][2][2] The sections below set out the fees and what each source says.

OptionOwn feeCard fee
Eventbrite3.7% plus $1.79 service fee per paid ticket [3]not published
Connections Events3% platform fee on Free and 0% on every paid plan [2]not published

The short answer

Eventbrite lets people discover local events and things to do. [1] For someone who runs events, its pages list event ticketing, an event marketing platform, ads, and payments. [1] Connections Events lets a host add tickets, bring past events and guests into the account, check guests in with a QR ticket, and send reminders. [2][2][2][2][2] Eventbrite's sources say it lists ticket sales, registration software, an event payment system, and online event posting. [1][1][1][1] Connections Events' claims cover selling tickets, guest records, check-in, reminders, and host updates. [2][2][2][2][2] Which one suits a given job depends on what the work needs, as the sections below set out.

What Eventbrite is built for

Eventbrite's own pages say it lets people discover local events and things to do. [1] The pages also describe event ticketing, an event marketing platform, ads, and payments. [1] Organizers can sell tickets online. [1] Eventbrite provides event registration software. [1] It offers an event payment system. [1] Its pages also describe an event management product for professional services. [1] A person can post an event online. [1] Eventbrite also says users can publish unlimited free events at no cost. [3] Those are the jobs its pages name, and the list stays within them, so a person who runs events can match each one against their own work. The facts for this page do not describe how a host sets up these jobs, so the setup steps are covered in the Getting started section, limited to what the sources state.

What Connections Events is built for

Connections Events is made by the team that publishes this site. A host adds a ticket with a name and price. [2] A host pastes a Luma, Eventbrite, or Meetup page, ticks the events they want, and each one becomes an unpublished draft. [2] A guest list exported as a CSV file from Luma, Eventbrite, or Meetup lands on a past event's roster, and the guests become the host's contacts. [2] Guests carry a QR ticket that the host scans at the door to check them in. [2] Guests can add their event ticket to Apple Wallet, and Google Wallet is switched off. [2] Guests get automatic reminders 24 hours and 1 hour before an event. [2] People who follow a host get an email when the host publishes a public event. [2] Co-hosts are free. [2] A host can copy a Register link or a block of code to put a registration button on their own website. [2] The host can see sales over time and a table of sales by ticket type. [2] When a guest cancels or capacity is raised, free seats are filled and each guest is told they are in. [2] Guests can add photos once the event starts, and the album shows on the event page. [2] A new event with no photo gets a designed cover from a gallery of 36 across nine kinds of event. [2]

Pricing and fees

Eventbrite's pages say its platform is always free for events with free tickets, with no ticketing platform fees. [3] It says it does not charge fees for free events. [3] For paid events, it charges a fee per ticket. [3] The stated paid ticket service fee is 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket. [3] A separate card fee for Eventbrite is not published. Stripe is a separate company that handles card payments. Connections Events says its platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan. [2] Connections Pro is $39.99 and removes the event, guest and manager limits. [2] Its sales pay no platform fee, only Stripe's card fee, and the amount of that Stripe card fee is not published. [2] Pricing for any other tool should be checked in that tool's own pages before a choice is made.

Getting started

Eventbrite's facts for this page say it lets organizers sell tickets online, use event registration software, and post events online. [1][1][1] The facts do not describe its sign-up steps, so check its sign-up pages directly before starting. Connections Events says a host can start on the free plan with no card, and nothing is published or emailed until the host says so. [2] A host adds a ticket with a name and price. [2] A host pastes a Luma, Eventbrite, or Meetup page to turn chosen events into unpublished drafts. [2] A host can copy a Register link or a block of code to put a registration button on a website. [2] Connections Events has an 'Install app' item in its account menu. [2]

Things to check before you choose

Which kinds of events need ticket sales, registration, marketing, payments, guest history, or check-in? Does the work need a registration button on an existing website? Will a guest list from past events need to come in, and from which service? Who carries each fee, and does the buyer see it? Eventbrite's pages say its paid ticket service fee is 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket, so a sample sale should be worked out before choosing. [3] Connections Events says sales on Pro pay no platform fee, only Stripe's card fee, so the card fee amount should be confirmed in the product's own pages. [2] Does the event need tickets in a phone wallet? Connections Events says Apple Wallet is available and Google Wallet is switched off. [2]

How to choose

Someone who mainly needs ticket sales, online event posting, and discovery by people looking for local events can compare that job with Eventbrite's sources, which say it offers ticket sales, online event posting, and local event discovery. [1][1][1] Someone who needs a guest list brought in from past events, check-in at the door, and automatic reminders can compare that job with Connections Events' claims, which cover importing past guests, QR check-in, and reminders. [2][2][2] Someone who needs a registration button on their own website has two sources to check: Eventbrite's sources say it provides registration software, and Connections Events says a host can copy a Register link or a block of code. [1][2] Someone who needs to take card payments can compare Eventbrite's event payment system with Connections Events' Pro card terms, then check both fee rows in the table against their own expected sales. [1][2]

Frequently asked questions

Is Eventbrite free for nonprofits?

Eventbrite's pages say its platform is always free for events with free tickets, with no ticketing platform fees. [3] No separate nonprofit price is given in the sources for this page, so check Eventbrite's pricing for paid events. Eventbrite also says users can publish unlimited free events at no cost. [3] For paid tickets, the stated service fee is 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket. [3]

How does Connections Events handle paid tickets?

A host adds a ticket with a name and price. [2] The platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan. [2] Connections Pro is the paid plan whose sales pay no platform fee, only Stripe's card fee. [2] Stripe is a separate company that handles card payments, and the amount of its card fee is not published.

Can Eventbrite help sell tickets online?

Eventbrite's pages say organizers can sell tickets online. [1] Eventbrite also says it provides event registration software and an event payment system. [1][1] A buyer's ticket price and the fee on that ticket are separate numbers, so a sample sale is a useful way to check the fee before choosing.

Does Connections Events send event reminders?

Connections Events says guests get automatic reminders 24 hours and 1 hour before an event. [2] People who follow a host also get an email when the host publishes a public event. [2] The sources for this page do not say whether the reminder timing can be changed, so that is a question to ask before a first event.

Can guests use tickets with Connections Events?

Guests can add their event ticket to Apple Wallet, and Google Wallet is switched off. [2] Guests also carry a QR ticket that the host scans at the door to check them in. [2] A host who needs a different wallet or another kind of ticket should check that option in the product before relying on 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. [2] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [2]

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Sources

  1. Eventbrite, eventbrite.com, read 2026-10-08
  2. Connections Events' own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)
  3. Eventbrite, eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing, read 2026-10-08

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