Looking for an Eventbrite alternative for a conference?
Eventbrite sells tickets. It is not a conference app. Most organizers who search for an Eventbrite alternative are really asking what to run the event on once the tickets are sold. ConferenceTap does both: registration and paid tickets, plus the agenda, live sessions, networking, and check-in for the event itself.
What Eventbrite is good at
Eventbrite's marketplace helps people find events they were not looking for, and its brand is one attendees already trust at checkout. For a public festival, class, or meetup where strangers browse and buy, that is a real advantage. We do not have a marketplace. If most of your tickets come from people who found you on Eventbrite, keep it.
Its fees are published. For paid tickets in the US, Eventbrite charges a 3.7% plus $1.79 service fee per ticket and a 2.9% payment processing fee per order. Free events have no fees (eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing, checked September 17, 2026). Illustrative: on a $300 ticket, the service fee is $12.89 before payment processing. Our published ticketing fee on the same ticket is $10.50 (3.5%) before Stripe processing fees. Both sides add a processing fee, so compare the full totals for your ticket price.
So the honest question is not "Eventbrite or ConferenceTap?" It is "Eventbrite plus what?" You can keep Eventbrite for tickets and add ConferenceTap for the event, or use ConferenceTap for both.
Eventbrite fits consumer events that depend on discovery, and free events where paying nothing for tickets is the whole point.
ConferenceTap fits conferences and professional events where the attendee needs an agenda, session rooms, live video, and a way to meet people. Free and paid tickets, promo codes, custom registration questions, and QR check-in are included on paid plans. See ticketing and registration, what is included, and how the plans work.
ConferenceTap and Eventbrite side by side
Eventbrite facts below come from its organizer pricing page as of September 17, 2026. Where the page did not cover a row, the cell says to ask Eventbrite rather than guess.
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| What to compare | ConferenceTap | Eventbrite |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One Event from $2,500, flat. Unlimited Events from $10,000 a year for your whole calendar. No per-attendee fee, ever. | Published fees per paid ticket. Free events have no fees. |
| Registrations included | Unlimited. We do not count attendees. The free trial allows 100. | Ask Eventbrite. |
| Custom branding | Yours. Your logo, your colors, your banner. Our name comes off. | Ask Eventbrite. |
| Onboarding | We set up your event with you live, train your committee, and give you a named customer success manager. Included, not a services line. | Ask Eventbrite. |
| Ticketing fees | 3.5% per paid ticket, plus Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢. Revenue settles in your own Stripe account. Free tickets cost nothing. | Published fee of 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket, plus 2.9% payment processing per order (US). |
| Live sessions | Built in. Unlimited live sessions with up to 15,000 attendees each, breakout rooms, Q&A, polls, chat, and recordings. No Zoom licence. | Ask Eventbrite. It is a ticketing product, not a conference app. |
| Networking | Built in. Attendee directory, direct messages, a community forum, and 1:1 speed networking with five-minute video matches. | Ask Eventbrite. |
| In-person tools | Built in. QR check-in from any phone, floor plans, and a room on every session. | Ask Eventbrite. |
| Analytics | Built in. Advanced analytics, full data export, and Zapier into your CRM or spreadsheet. | Ask Eventbrite. |
| Contract or plan structure | One Event from $2,500. Unlimited Events from $10,000 a year. We discount for nonprofits. | Fees per ticket sold. Ask Eventbrite about any plan or contract terms. |
Sources checked September 17, 2026: Eventbrite organizer pricing page for US service and payment processing fees and the free-event policy. The $300 ticket example is illustrative arithmetic on those published rates, not a quote. ConferenceTap plan details are from conferencetap.com and our knowledge base on the same date. Fees change; confirm current terms with each provider.
What to check before you switch from Eventbrite
Decide first whether you are replacing Eventbrite or adding to it. Then test with a real agenda and made-up attendee records.
- Count where your tickets come from. If a large share arrives through Eventbrite's marketplace, moving ticketing may cost you attendees. Keep it and add an event app instead.
- If you keep Eventbrite, ask us to map your registration flow through Zapier before you commit. Confirm which fields come across.
- Ask us to import a sample agenda with at least two tracks. Open it on a phone and check every session, room, and speaker.
- Rehearse a last-minute change: move a talk, swap a speaker, and time how long it takes attendees to see it.
- Confirm how you get your attendee and ticket data out of each platform. Advanced analytics with data export is included on our paid plans.
- Get the total in writing: our plan quote plus 3.5% ticketing and Stripe fees, against Eventbrite's per-ticket fees at your ticket price and volume.
These are evaluation steps, not a promise that every Eventbrite field maps cleanly into ConferenceTap. Download the quote comparison worksheet (CSV) to keep both totals side by side.
Questions people ask about Eventbrite and conference apps
Is ConferenceTap cheaper than Eventbrite?
It depends on what you need. If you only need tickets for a free event, Eventbrite charges nothing and we quote a paid plan, so Eventbrite is cheaper. If you need an agenda, live sessions, networking, and check-in, Eventbrite alone does not cover it, and you are comparing our quote against Eventbrite plus a second tool. On paid tickets, our published fee is 3.5% plus Stripe processing fees against Eventbrite's 3.7% plus $1.79 per ticket plus 2.9% per order.
Can I keep Eventbrite for tickets and use ConferenceTap for the event?
Yes. Our integration path is Zapier. Ask us to walk through your Eventbrite registration flow before you commit so you know which attendee fields come across and how often they sync.
Is Eventbrite a conference app?
Eventbrite is a ticketing and discovery product. Check eventbrite.com for its current features. What a conference app adds: a multi-track agenda with personal schedules, speaker and sponsor profiles, live sessions with Q&A and polls, attendee messaging, QR check-in, and event-wide announcements.
Does ConferenceTap sell tickets?
Yes. Free and paid tickets, a registration event website, custom registration questions, promotional codes, and payments through Stripe. The published ticketing fee is 3.5% plus Stripe processing fees. Or start a free trial with up to 100 registrations and events up to 2 hours.
See what happens after the ticket is sold
Bring your Eventbrite numbers and your agenda. We will show you the attendee view, the organizer portal, and the price for your event.
- Your event format and expected attendance
- Whether you keep Eventbrite for tickets or move them
- Your timeline, branding, and budget