Eventbrite alternativeAn Eventbrite alternative where paid plans have no fee per ticket.
Eventbrite, a ticketing and marketing platform for events, takes a fee on each paid ticket. A paid Cademy plan costs a subscription plus your card provider's fees and includes company invoicing and certificates for training courses.
What 400 paid places at £150 cost in fees on each.
Eventbrite charges UK organizers 6.95% + £0.59 per paid ticket, with no separate payment processing fee. Cademy Pro adds no platform fee. The Cademy column includes Stripe's card fees.
Eventbrite (UK)
- Service fee, 6.95% + £0.59 on 400 tickets
- £4,406
- Payment processing
- Not charged in the UK
- Subscription
- None
Year one£4,406
Cademy Pro
- Subscription, £99 ($129) a month billed yearly
- £1,188
- Stripe card fees, 1.5% + 20p on 400 orders
- £980
- Platform fee
- None
Year one£2,168
- 400 places at £150 (£60,000 in sales), one place per order. Pro includes 1,000 registrations a year.
- Stripe's standard UK card rate. If every buyer used a premium UK card (2.8% + 20p), the Stripe line would be £1,760 and the Cademy total £2,948.
- Eventbrite adds its fee to the ticket price by default, or you can absorb it. No VAT is added to either column.
Sources: Eventbrite ticketing fees, Stripe UK pricing
“Having been a Cademy member for three years, I made the switch from Eventbrite when Cademy was in its early stages. The exceptional service and support I've received since then have been nothing short of outstanding.”
Company invoices and certificates come with each booking.
From Pro, a company can pick invoice at checkout and add its PO number, and Cademy writes the invoice. Teams also sends it to Xero. Eventbrite's pay by invoice option leaves you to create and send the invoice, and its service fee still applies.
The person who books for a team adds or removes names after buying, and sees each attendee's progress and certificates.
Every plan lets you put video, downloads and a quiz with a pass mark into the course itself. Eventbrite links to Zoom, YouTube and Vimeo for live streams.
Cademy sends the certificate when you mark a learner attended or they finish the course. Add an expiry date where the course needs one, and you can sort or export registrations by that date. CPD points are added automatically from Pro.
When Eventbrite is still the better choice.
Stay on Eventbrite if
- You run one-off public events, such as talks, meetups or festivals.
- Most of your events are free. Eventbrite charges nothing for free events.
- New buyers find you on Eventbrite, which says people searching for things to do account for 1 out of 4 tickets sold.
- You need reserved seating, or QR code check-in at the door with the Eventbrite Organizer app.
Move to Cademy if
- You sell paid places and would rather pay a set subscription than a fee on every ticket.
- Businesses send their staff and ask to pay on invoice.
- Your courses include online lessons, a quiz or a certificate that expires.
- Learners should log in and see their courses, progress and next session.
Fees, invoicing and what comes with a booking.
Eventbrite figures are the UK rates from its help center and organizer pages.
| Cademy | Eventbrite | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Professional training providers | An "all-in-one ticketing and marketing platform" for events |
| Free events | A Free plan that never expires. 5% platform fee on paid bookings | No fees for free events |
| Fees on paid bookings | Pro and Teams add 0%. Your payment provider's card fees apply | 6.95% + £0.59 per sold ticket. No separate payment processing fee in the UK |
| What a plan includes | Pro covers booking, online lessons, certificates with expiry dates, pay by invoice, the training CRM and scheduling, with no platform fee. Teams adds Xero | Ticket sales, reserved seating and QR code check-in. Optional Premium at £59 a month or £588 a year |
| Pay by invoice | From Pro, with the booker's PO number on an invoice Cademy creates. Xero sync on Teams | Offline option. Eventbrite does not create or send the invoice |
| Online lessons | On every plan, with quizzes. SCORM 1.2 on Teams | Live streams through Zoom, YouTube, Vimeo and others |
| Certificates | Sent on attendance or completion, with an expiry date when you set one | Not listed on their site |
Checked November 3, 2026 on Eventbrite's own pages: Ticketing fees, Pricing and plans, Offline payments, Sell tickets, Virtual events.
Moving your attendees and events from Eventbrite.
Eventbrite exports attendees and orders as CSV or Excel files, which you can import into Cademy on any plan. Teams includes help from our team with the move, and on Enterprise we run the migration for you.
Download your reports
Export the Attendees and Orders reports for your events from Eventbrite.
Turn events into courses
Recreate each Eventbrite event as a Cademy course with the same dates, venue and price, and attach the lessons, reminders and certificate it needs.
Bring across your attendees
Import those reports as contacts, organizations, registrations and orders in Cademy.
Change the booking links
Add a Cademy course list or calendar embed to your website where the Eventbrite links were, and connect Stripe, PayPal or Klarna.
Dates already on sale can finish on Eventbrite. New courses on Cademy stay private until you publish them.
Before leaving Eventbrite.
How do Eventbrite's fees compare with Cademy Pro?
Eventbrite charges 6.95% + £0.59 per paid ticket in the UK. Cademy Pro is £99 ($129) a month billed yearly with no platform fee, plus Stripe's standard card fees. On 400 places at £150, that comes to £2,168 a year on Cademy Pro and £4,406 on Eventbrite.
Can I bring my Eventbrite attendees into Cademy?
Yes. Download the Attendees and Orders reports as CSV or Excel files and import the contacts, registrations and orders yourself, on any plan. If you are on Teams, our team helps you move it across. Enterprise migrations are run by our team.
Can companies pay by invoice on Cademy?
Yes, from Pro. When a company books, the booker can type their PO number in at checkout, and Cademy creates an invoice showing it. On Teams the invoice also syncs to Xero.
Can I keep selling on Eventbrite while I move?
Yes. Build your courses and import your contacts first, then publish on Cademy when you are ready.
Send us your Eventbrite reports.
Tell us how many paid places you sell a year, and we will check the numbers with you and explain how the import works on each plan.
No card needed. See every plan on the pricing page.