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Eventbrite alternatives

Compare Eventbrite to Luma, Partiful, Posh and Connections Events: fees, plans, and what each tool does.

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Eventbrite covers ticketing, marketing, ads and payments. [1] Eventbrite stays free for events with free tickets, and paid events take a 3.7% plus $1.79 service fee per ticket. [2][2] Luma offers unlimited events and reminders. [3][3] Partiful offers free online invitations with RSVP tracking. [4] Posh is a social platform built for meaningful in-person experiences. [5] Connections Events is a ticketing product.

OptionOwn platform feeCard payment fee
Eventbrite3.7% + $1.79 per paid ticket [2]not published
Luma5% on paid events [3]Stripe, the card payment service, typically 2.9% + 30 cents [3]
Partifulnot publishednot published
Poshnot publishednot published
Connections Events3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan [6]not published

Why people who run things look past Eventbrite

Eventbrite lets people discover local events and things to do, [1] and it offers event ticketing, an event marketing platform, ads and payments. [1] Organizers can sell tickets online, [1] use its registration software [1] and its event payment system, [1] post an event online [1] and draw on an event management product for professional services. [1] Events with free tickets are always free, with no ticketing platform fees. [2] Unlimited free events can be published at no cost. [2] For paid events the platform takes a small fee per ticket, [2] and the service fee is 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket. [2] Because Eventbrite spans so many jobs, an organizer sometimes wants a tool shaped around a single one. Eventbrite is free for free-ticket events, [2] and so is Luma Free. [3] For paid events, compare each tool's per-ticket fee.

Luma: create events, sell tickets and send reminders

Luma lets you create events [7] and offers event discovery. [7] Luma Free is free forever [3] with an unlimited number of events [3] and unlimited guests per event. [3] It sends blasts and automated reminders by email, SMS, push notification and WhatsApp, [3] up to 500 invites or newsletters per week. [3] Paid events carry a 5% platform fee. [3] Card payments run through Stripe, the card payment service, which typically charges 2.9% plus 30 cents. [3] Luma Plus costs $59 per month when billed annually. [3]

Partiful: free invites with RSVP tracking

Partiful offers free online invitations with RSVP tracking. [4] Its invites are 100% free with no paywalls. [4] You can customize invites with backgrounds, fonts, animations and posters. [4] Guests can see who is going, leave comments, reply and add reactions. [4] You can text blast your guests [4] and share invites by email, text, Instagram, WhatsApp, phone contacts and more. [4] Partiful also sells tickets for events, [4] with ticket tiers, QR code check-in and sales tracking in one place. [4] It can collect payments. [4]

Posh: a social platform for events

Posh describes itself as a social platform built for meaningful in-person experiences. [5] It spans club parties, run clubs, fashion shows and music festivals. [5] Organizers use its dashboard to create, sell out and scale events. [5] It provides analytics for data-backed decisions. [5]

Connections Events: ticketing that feeds your contacts

Connections Events is made by the team that publishes this site. A host adds a ticket with a name and price from the ticket menu on the event page. [6] A host pastes their Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup page, ticks the events they want, and each becomes an unpublished draft, [6] and a guest CSV exported from those tools lands on a past event's roster and the guests become the host's contacts. [6] Guests carry a QR ticket the host scans at the door to check them in. [6] Tickets can be added to Apple Wallet. [6] Guests get automatic reminders 24 hours and 1 hour before an event. [6] People who follow a host get an email when the host publishes a public event. [6] An event with no photo gets a designed cover from a gallery. [6] A waitlist fills freed seats and tells each guest they are in. [6] The analytics tab shows sales over time and by ticket type. [6] Guests can add photos once the event starts, and the album shows on the event page. [6] Co-hosts are free. [6] A host can copy a Register link or embed a card putting a registration button on their own website. [6] The platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan. [6] Connections Pro is $39.99 a month and adds premium features across every Connections product. [6]

How to pick the right Eventbrite alternative

Eventbrite is free for free-ticket events [2] and so is Luma Free. [3] For paid events, compare the per-ticket cost. Eventbrite takes 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket. [2] Luma takes a 5% platform fee for paid events plus Stripe's card fee of typically 2.9% plus 30 cents, where Stripe is the separate company that handles card payments. [3][3] Connections takes 3% on Free and 0% on paid plans, and its card fee is not published. [6] If the job is mostly sending invitations and tracking RSVPs at low cost, Partiful offers free online invitations with RSVP tracking. [4] If the goal is building a following around in-person events, Posh provides an organizer dashboard to create, sell out and scale events, and analytics for data-backed decisions. [5][5] If past events already sit in Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup and the guest list matters, a host pastes their Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup page, ticks the events they want, and each becomes an unpublished draft, [6] and a guest CSV exported from those tools lands on a past event's roster and the guests become the host's contacts. [6]

Things to check before you choose

Ask how the fee applies to the payments you actually take. Ask whether reminders and invites can reach the channels your guests use. Ask how check-in will work at the door. Ask what happens to attendee data if you move tools later. Ask whether invite limits match how often you run events. Ask how tickets are delivered and whether guests can add them to a phone wallet.

Frequently asked questions

Does Eventbrite charge for free events?

No. Eventbrite is always free for events with free tickets, with no ticketing platform fees. [2] It publishes unlimited free events at no cost. [2] Free events carry no fees. [2] Paid events take a per-ticket service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79. [2]

What does Luma include?

Luma Free is free forever [3] and covers an unlimited number of events [3] and unlimited guests per event. [3] Reminders go out by email, SMS, push notification and WhatsApp, [3] up to 500 invites or newsletters per week. [3] Paid events carry a 5% platform fee. [3] Card payments add Stripe's fee, typically 2.9% plus 30 cents. [3]

Is Partiful completely free?

Partiful says its invites are 100% free with no paywalls. [4][8] It offers free online invitations with RSVP tracking. [4] Partiful also sells tickets for events, [4] with ticket tiers, QR code check-in and sales tracking. [4] The facts here do not say what Partiful charges for ticket sales.

How do reminders work in Connections Events?

Guests get automatic reminders 24 hours and 1 hour before an event. [6] People who follow a host get an email when the host publishes a public event. [6] The facts do not say whether reminder timing can be changed, so check that if timing matters to an event.

How much does Connections Events cost?

Connections Free costs $0, and the platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on paid plans. [6][6] Connections Pro is $39.99 a month, and it adds premium features across every Connections product. [6] Connections Business is $99.99 a month, with higher limits across every Connections product. [6]

Connections Pro is $39.99, removes the event, guest and manager walls, and its sales pay no platform fee, only Stripe's card fee. [6] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [6]

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Sources

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

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