Eventbrite fees in 2026: what organizers pay, by country, with a worked example

Eventbrite fees come in two parts: a service fee per paid ticket and a payment processing fee on the whole order. Both depend on the country your payouts go to. In the United States the service fee is 3.7% plus $1.79 per ticket and processing is 2.9% of the order, according to Eventbrite's own fee article. This guide lists the rates for the six countries on Eventbrite's current pricing and a selection of the rest, shows who ends up paying, and works through the arithmetic for several ticket prices so you can see the fee before you set a price.

Every rate below comes from an Eventbrite page, linked where it is used. The worked examples are our own arithmetic on those rates; we ignore sales tax, which Eventbrite adds to the base for processing.

How Eventbrite fees are built

Eventbrite calls the total a Ticketing Fee. Its fee article splits it into two charges:

• Service fee. A percentage of the ticket price plus a fixed amount, charged on each paid ticket.
• Payment processing fee. A percentage of the total order, charged in the countries where Eventbrite processes the payment itself. The order total includes the service fee and tax, so processing is charged on the service fee as well.

Free tickets carry neither. The organizer pricing page says you can "publish unlimited free events at no cost," and the fee article says free tickets have no Ticketing Fee.

The fixed $1.79 in the US is 1.8% of a $100 ticket and 17.9% of a $10 one, before the percentages are added.

Eventbrite fees by country

For the six countries on Eventbrite's current pricing, the fee article gives these rates. The pricing page confirms that its plans cover the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland.

In the UK, Ireland and Australia the service fee is the whole charge. In the US, Canada and New Zealand processing comes on top, so the percentage in the second column understates the total.

Countries on the older packages

Elsewhere Eventbrite still uses its legacy packages, Essentials and Professional, and the fee depends on which one you are on. A selection from the same article:

The article lists more countries, including the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Israel and Argentina. Check your own row there before you price tickets: in most rows above, Professional costs 2 to 3 points more than Essentials.

Who pays: passing fees on or absorbing them

By default the buyer pays. The pricing page puts it this way: "Event ticket fees are paid by your buyers by default, or you can choose to absorb them when you set up your ticket types."

Each paid ticket type has one of two settings.

• Pass fees on. The fees are added on top of your price at checkout. You receive the ticket price; the buyer pays more than the number on your event page.
• Absorb fees. The price the buyer sees is the price they pay. Eventbrite takes its fees out of your payout.

The fee article adds that you can change the setting at any time, but the change applies only to orders placed after it.

A middle route is to raise the face price by roughly the fee and absorb it, so the buyer sees one number from the event page to the receipt.

Eventbrite fees calculator: a worked table

The tables below work out the US fee at four ticket prices, the way an Eventbrite fees calculator would: 3.7% plus $1.79 for service, then 2.9% of the order including the service fee. Each row is one ticket in one order, without tax.

Fees passed on to the buyer (US):

Here is the $25 row worked out. The service fee is 3.7% of $25, which is $0.93, plus $1.79, for $2.72. The order is now $27.72, and 2.9% of that is $0.80. The buyer pays $28.52 and you receive $25.

Because the service fee is per ticket and processing is a percentage of the order, four $25 tickets in one order cost $14.08 in fees, four times the fee on one.

Fees absorbed by the organizer (US, $25 ticket): the buyer pays $25. Assuming the service fee is still computed on $25, it is $2.72, and processing is 2.9% of $25, which is $0.73. You keep about $21.55, or 86% of the price. Eventbrite's article states the calculation rules but shows no absorbed example, so treat this row as an estimate and compare it against your first payout report.

The same $25 ticket in other countries, fees passed on:

To run your own number, take the ticket price, multiply by your country's service percentage, add the fixed amount, then add the processing percentage of the price plus that service fee.

Fees at the door

Tickets sold on site through Eventbrite's Organizer app have their own rates. The fee article lists:

• United States: $1 per paid ticket plus 2.9% of the order.
• Canada: C$1 per paid ticket plus 2.9% of the order.
• United Kingdom: £0.50 per paid ticket plus 1.6% of the order.
• Australia: A$1.00 per paid ticket plus 2% of the order.

In the UK and Australia, offline transactions are free. For onsite sales the processing fee cannot be passed on to the buyer, and it applies only to card sales made through the app.

What happens to the fees on a refund

On an ordinary refund, Eventbrite keeps the fees. Its refund article says the buyer receives "the ticket price less the Ticketing Fees," whether you passed the fees on or absorbed them.

There are two exceptions on that page. If the event is cancelled or postponed, the refund covers the entire purchase, fees included. If a buyer was charged more than once by mistake and asks within seven days of purchase, the duplicate is refunded with its fees.

This changes the cost of a generous refund policy. If you absorb fees on a $25 US ticket, you receive about $21.55. Refund the buyer the full $25 out of your own pocket and the refund costs you $3.45 more than the sale brought in.

Subscriptions and add-ons

Selling tickets needs no subscription. Eventbrite also sells paid plans for promotion. Its plans article lists Eventbrite Premium at $69 a month or $708 a year in the US, £59 a month in the UK and €59 a month in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. Premium adds placement in Eventbrite's paid social campaigns, $20 a month of ad credits, up to 2,000 marketing emails a day and 50% off instant payout fees.

The two Eventbrite pages disagree on one point. The pricing page still shows "Eventbrite Pro" email marketing "starting at $15/month," while the plans article says Pro is closed to new subscribers. If you need the email tool, check which one your account actually offers.

How to keep Eventbrite fees down

• Avoid very cheap paid tickets. With a fixed $1.79 per ticket in the US, fees add 25% to a $10 ticket. A $20 ticket for two people carries $3.18 in fees; two $10 tickets carry $5.02.
• Use free tickets where you can. A free RSVP for a community event costs nothing in Eventbrite fees.
• Decide on absorbing before you publish. The setting applies only to new orders, so switching halfway through leaves you with two groups of buyers who paid different totals.
• Price for the refund policy. Fees stay with Eventbrite on standard refunds, so a full-refund promise costs you the fee on every returned ticket.
• Compare the alternatives at your price point. We read eight other platforms' pricing pages in what a free event ticketing platform really costs.

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Sources

• Eventbrite, How much does it cost for organizers to use Eventbrite: service and processing fees by country, legacy packages, at-the-door rates, calculation rules.
• Eventbrite, Organizer pricing: free events, US rates, who pays by default, countries covered.
• Eventbrite, Is the Ticketing Fee refundable?: fees on refunds.
• Eventbrite, Eventbrite's pricing and plans: Premium prices and features, Pro closed to new subscribers.

Rates were read on November 3, 2026. Eventbrite changes them from time to time, so confirm the current numbers on the pages above before you set prices.