

That set up works great for not-for-profit organizations that only run free events and rely heavily on sponsorships. For many years, the only advantage that Eventbrite has over a premium WordPress ticketing platform, such as Event Espresso, is their no-fee ticketing for free events. This post outlines some of the ways Event Espresso and WordPress are helping event managers overcome ticketing fees while gaining more autonomy and value in the process. As a bonus, I discuss the differences between closed source and open source event ticketing solutions.Įventbrite Fleeces Non-profit Customers with Ticketing FeesĪs you probably are aware, Eventbrite charges a fee and makes a profit on every ticket you sell from their platform. Since Eventbrite has increased its ticketing fees recently, the team at Event Espresso has seen an influx of non-profit customers coming over from the platform.
