Posh alternatives in 2026: ticketing options to compare

Q: Does Luma charge a platform fee?

Luma Free has a 5% platform fee for paid events. Stripe, the card payment service Luma uses, typically charges a credit card fee of 2.9% plus 30 cents. Connections Events charges a 3% platform fee on ticket sales on Free and 0% on ticket sales on every paid plan. On Connections Pro, sales pay no platform fee, only the card fee that Stripe, a separate company that handles card payments, charges on each sale. Compare both the platform fee and the card processing fee before choosing.

Posh alternatives compared by ticket fees, invitation tools and guest lists, with what each one publishes about its costs and features.

By Uncommon Comforts · 2026-11-02

Uncommon Comforts is published by the team behind Connections, whose products are compared here alongside other tools.

Hosts comparing Posh alternatives can look at Eventbrite, Luma, Partiful and Connections Events, which publish different details about ticket fees, invitations, guest lists and event follow-up. The right choice depends on the kind of event being run, how tickets are sold and whether past guest details need to carry forward.

Option	Platform fee	Card fee
Eventbrite	Service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket ^[1]; free events with free tickets have no ticketing platform fees ^[1]	not published
Luma	Luma Free has a 5% platform fee for paid events ^[2]; On the Luma Plus plan, the price is $59 per month when billed annually ^[2]	Stripe, the card payment service, typically charges 2.9% plus 30 cents ^[2]
Partiful	Invitations are 100% free with no paywalls ^[3]	not published
Connections Events	The platform fee is 3% of ticket sales on Free. ^[4] It is 0% of ticket sales on every paid plan. ^[4] Connections Pro is $39.99 a month. ^[4] Connections Business is $99.99 a month. ^[4]	On Connections Pro, sales pay no platform fee, only the card fee that Stripe, a separate company that handles card payments, charges on each sale ^[4]

Why people who run things look past Posh

Posh says it provides tools for organizers to create, sell out and scale events. ^[5] Posh supports events including club parties, run clubs, fashion shows and music festivals. ^[5] A reader comparing Posh alternatives usually starts with the details each tool publishes about fees, invitations and guest lists. Eventbrite charges a service fee per paid ticket. ^[1] Luma Free has a 5% platform fee for paid events. ^[2] Partiful offers ticket tiers, QR code check-in and sales tracking. ^[3] Connections Events lets a host bring past events and guest lists in from Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup. ^[4] ^[4] Matching these details to the kind of event being run is the quickest way to narrow the list.

Eventbrite: ticketing for paid events

Eventbrite charges a service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket. ^[1] Because the fee is set per ticket, the total moves with the number of paid tickets sold and their prices. ^[1] Check how card processing is handled for the planned event before choosing.

Luma: creating and discovering events

Luma says users can use its service for free with unlimited events and guests. ^[6] Luma Free has a 5% platform fee for paid events. ^[2] Card payments run through Stripe, the card payment service, which typically charges a credit card fee of 2.9% plus 30 cents. ^[2] Compare these costs against the ticket prices planned before choosing.

Partiful: invitations and ticket check-in

Partiful says it sends updates to everyone at once. ^[3] It offers ticket tiers, QR code check-in and sales tracking. ^[3] The sources used for this page do not state a fee for selling tickets on Partiful, so check its terms before selling.

Connections Events: ticket sales and past-event imports

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. ^[4] Guests carry a QR ticket and the host scans it at the door to check them in. ^[4] A guest can add an event ticket to Apple Wallet. ^[4] Guests get automatic reminders 24 hours and 1 hour before an event. ^[4] When a guest cancels or capacity is raised, the free seats are filled and each guest is told they are in. ^[4] A host can paste a Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup page and tick the events to bring over, and each becomes an unpublished draft. ^[4]

How to pick the right Posh alternative

Start with the event and the work it takes to run it. If the need is ticket tiers and door check-in, Partiful offers ticket tiers, QR code check-in and sales tracking. ^[3] If tickets will be sold, compare the fee each tool publishes. Eventbrite charges a service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket. ^[1] Luma's 5% platform fee applies to paid events. ^[2] Stripe, a separate company that handles card payments, typically charges 2.9% plus 30 cents. ^[2] Connections Events charges a 3% platform fee on ticket sales on Free and 0% on ticket sales on every paid plan. ^[4] For hosts who want to bring past events and guest lists in from Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup, Connections Events turns selected events into unpublished drafts and adds imported guests to the host's contacts. ^[4] ^[4] Before choosing, check the fee for the planned ticket price, the card processing charge and the guest features the event needs.

Frequently asked questions

What does Eventbrite charge per ticket?

Eventbrite charges a service fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket. ^[1] Connections Events charges a 3% platform fee on ticket sales on Free and 0% on ticket sales on every paid plan. ^[4] Compare the published fees against the ticket prices planned for the event, and check whether card processing fees also apply to the sales.

Does Luma charge a platform fee?

Luma Free has a 5% platform fee for paid events. ^[2] Stripe, the card payment service Luma uses, typically charges a credit card fee of 2.9% plus 30 cents. ^[2] Connections Events charges a 3% platform fee on ticket sales on Free and 0% on ticket sales on every paid plan. ^[4] On Connections Pro, sales pay no platform fee, only the card fee that Stripe, a separate company that handles card payments, charges on each sale. ^[4] Compare both the platform fee and the card processing fee before choosing.

Does Partiful charge for its invitations?

Partiful offers ticket tiers, QR code check-in and sales tracking. ^[3] It also says it sends updates to everyone at once. ^[3] The sources used for this page do not state a fee for selling tickets on Partiful, so check its terms for the specific ticket setup before choosing.

What fees come with Connections Events?

Connections Events charges a 3% platform fee on ticket sales on Free and 0% on ticket sales on every paid plan. ^[4] Connections Pro, the first paid plan, costs $39.99 a month, and Connections Business costs $99.99 a month. ^[4] ^[4] On Connections Pro, sales pay no platform fee, only the card fee that Stripe, a separate company that handles card payments, charges on each sale. ^[4] Check the Stripe charge as well as the plan fee when budgeting a paid event.

Can Connections Events bring past events and guests from another tool?

Connections Events lets a host paste a Luma, Eventbrite or Meetup page, select the events to bring over, and turn each into an unpublished draft. ^[4] A guest CSV exported from one of those services can be added to a past event's roster, with the guests becoming the host's contacts. ^[4] Nothing is published and nobody is emailed until the host chooses to proceed. ^[4] Check whether the source tool can export the event and guest information needed for the move.

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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