Eventbrite vs Partiful in 2026

Q: Is Eventbrite free for free events?

Eventbrite's pages say no fees are charged for free events , and users can publish unlimited free events at no cost. For paid events, a service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per ticket applies. A card processing fee is not published on the pages covered here.

Q: What fees does Connections Events charge?

The platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan. Paid sales go through Stripe, a separate company that handles card payments, and pay Stripe's card fee on top. Connections Pro costs $39.99 and removes the event, guest and manager walls.

Compare Eventbrite, Partiful and Connections Events for running paid and free events in 2026, with fees, sign-up and what to check.

By Uncommon Comforts · 2026-10-27

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Eventbrite is a place to post events online and offer ticketing, marketing, ads and payments, with unlimited free events at no cost. ^[1]^[2] Partiful is a free way to send invitations, track RSVPs and reply to guests. ^[3] Connections Events, made by the team that publishes this site, lets a host sell tickets and check guests in with QR codes. ^[4]^[4]

Option	Own platform fee	Card fee	Paid plan
Eventbrite	3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket ^[2]; no fees for free events ^[2]	not published	not published
Partiful	invites 100% free with no paywalls ^[3]; ticket pricing not published	not published	not published
Connections Events	The platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan ^[4]	Not published here.	Pro at $39.99 ^[4]

The short answer

For someone who runs events, Eventbrite is a place people discover local events and things to do, and its pages list event ticketing, an event marketing platform, ads and payments. ^[1]^[1] Partiful is a free way to send invitations, track who is coming and reply to guests. ^[3]^[3] Connections Events is a place to sell tickets, check guests in with QR codes and manage attendance from a roster. ^[4]^[4]

Eventbrite's pages say unlimited free events can be published at no cost. ^[2] Partiful's own pages say it suits someone who wants free invites, a customizable look and guest replies. ^[3]^[3]^[3]

What Eventbrite, Partiful is built for

Eventbrite lets people discover local events and things to do. ^[1] Its pages say it offers event ticketing, an event marketing platform, ads and payments. ^[1] Eventbrite offers an event payment system. ^[1] It provides an event management product for professional services. ^[1] Users can publish unlimited free events at no cost. ^[2] Paid events carry a small fee per ticket. ^[2]

Partiful offers free online invitations with RSVP tracking, and its pages say invites are 100% free with no paywalls. ^[3]^[3] Users can customize invites with backgrounds, fonts, animations and posters. ^[3] It supports selling tickets for events, with ticket tiers, QR code check-in and sales tracking. ^[3]^[3] Guests can see who is going, comment, reply and add reactions ^[3], hosts can text blast guests and send updates to everyone at once ^[3]^[5], and users can collect payments. ^[3] Invites can be shared by email, text, Instagram, WhatsApp, phone contacts and more. ^[3]

What Connections Events is built for

Connections Events is made by the team that publishes this site. For a person who runs events, a host adds a ticket with a name and price from the ticket menu on the event page. ^[4] A host pastes a Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup page, ticks the events they want, and each becomes an unpublished draft. ^[4] A guest CSV exported from Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup lands on a past event's roster, and the guests become the host's contacts. ^[4] Guests carry a QR ticket and the host scans it at the door to check them in. ^[4] Guests get automatic reminders 24 hours and 1 hour before an event. ^[4] People who follow a host get an email when the host publishes a public event. ^[4] A new event with no photo gets a designed cover from a gallery of 36 across nine kinds of event. ^[4] When a guest cancels or capacity is raised, free seats are filled and each guest is told they are in. ^[4] The analytics tab shows a sales figure over time and a sales-by-ticket-type table. ^[4] A host can copy a Register link or an iframe card to put a registration button on their own website. ^[4]

Pricing and fees

Eventbrite's pages say no fees are charged for free events ^[2], and users can publish unlimited free events at no cost. ^[2] Paid events carry a service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per ticket. ^[2] A card processing fee is not published on the pages covered here.

Partiful's page says its invites are 100% free with no paywalls. ^[3] Its ticket pricing and card fee are not published on the pages covered here, so check these before choosing.

The platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan. ^[4] Connections Pro is $39.99. ^[4] It removes the event, guest and manager walls, and its sales pay no platform fee, only the card fee charged by Stripe, the card payment service. ^[4] Stripe's card fee is not published here.

Getting started

Connections Events starts on the free plan with no card, and nothing is published and nobody is emailed until the host says so. ^[4] Events has an Install app item in its account menu. ^[4] To do a first job, a host can bring past events and guest lists over from Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup. ^[4]^[4] A host then adds a ticket with a name and price from the ticket menu. ^[4]

Eventbrite's pages list event ticketing, an event marketing platform, ads and payments. ^[1] Its service fee applies per paid ticket. ^[2] Its sign-up steps are not described on the pages covered here, so look at the first screens to see what it asks for.

Partiful's invites can be shared by email, text, Instagram, WhatsApp, phone contacts and more. ^[3] A host can add ticket tiers, use QR code check-in and track sales. ^[3] Its sign-up steps are not described on the pages covered here.

Things to check before you choose

Ask how much the first paid event costs in total, including any card fee and any fee charged on top of the payment service. Ask which payment service is used and whether a separate account must be connected first. Ask how guests check in and what they carry to the door. Ask whether past events and guest lists can be moved in from another platform. Ask how reminders and follow-up emails are sent and whether guests can set them. Ask what the analytics view shows about sales. Ask how a waitlist works when someone cancels or capacity rises. Ask what happens to a ticket in each wallet a guest might use, since not every wallet is supported everywhere.

How to choose

Someone who runs free events can look at Eventbrite, whose pages say unlimited free events can be published at no cost ^[2], or Partiful, whose pages say invites are free with no paywalls. ^[3] Someone who wants customizable invitations and guest replies can look at Partiful, whose pages list backgrounds, fonts, animations and posters and guest comments and reactions. ^[3]^[3] Someone who wants ticket tiers, QR check-in and sales tracking can look at Partiful ^[3] or Connections Events. ^[4]^[4] Someone who wants automatic reminders, a sales report over time, and the ability to bring events and guests over from Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup can look at Connections Events. ^[4]^[4]^[4]^[4]

Frequently asked questions

Is Eventbrite free for free events?

Eventbrite's pages say no fees are charged for free events ^[2], and users can publish unlimited free events at no cost. ^[2] For paid events, a service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per ticket applies. ^[2] A card processing fee is not published on the pages covered here.

How much does Partiful cost?

Partiful's page says its invites are 100% free with no paywalls. ^[3] Its ticket pricing and any card fee are not published on the pages covered here, so check the ticketing and payment screens before choosing. The free, no-paywall description covers the invitations themselves, not necessarily what ticket sales cost.

What fees does Connections Events charge?

The platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on every paid plan. ^[4] Paid sales go through Stripe, a separate company that handles card payments, and pay Stripe's card fee on top. ^[4] Connections Pro costs $39.99 and removes the event, guest and manager walls. ^[4]

Can you sell tickets on Partiful?

Partiful's page says users can sell tickets for events, add ticket tiers, use QR code check-in and track sales. ^[3]^[3] It also lets users collect payments. ^[3] Its pricing for ticket sales and any card fee are not published on the pages covered here, so those should be checked before choosing.

Can past events be brought into another tool?

Connections Events lets a host paste a Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup page, tick the events they want, and each becomes an unpublished draft. ^[4] A guest CSV exported from those platforms lands on a past event's roster and the guests become the host's contacts. ^[4]

Connections Pro is $39.99, removes the event, guest and manager walls, and its sales pay no platform fee, only Stripe's card fee. ^[4] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. ^[4]

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