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Eventbrite alternative

The Eventbrite alternative you actually own

Eventbrite works well until you sell volume. Then the per-ticket fee becomes the single largest line item in your event budget, and it grows every year you succeed. EventMS Pro takes the other side of that trade: you license the platform once, install it on your own server, and keep every dollar of every ticket you sell.

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Eventbrite EventMS Pro
Pricing modelPer-ticket fee on paid ticketsOne-time license from $4,999
Revenue shareA percentage of every sale, foreverNone. You keep 100%
Where it runsEventbrite’s serversYour server, your domain
Attendee dataHeld on the platform, under their termsIn your database, under your control
BrandingEventbrite branding in the purchase flowFully your brand, end to end
CustomizationLimited to available settingsSource-level; change anything
Cost at scaleRises with every ticket soldFixed at purchase
Multi-organizerEach organizer holds their own accountYou run the marketplace; organizers are your users

When leaving Eventbrite makes financial sense

The break-even is easier to calculate than most people expect. Take your annual ticket volume, multiply by your average ticket price, and multiply that by the percentage your current platform takes. If that number approaches the license cost, ownership pays for itself inside the first year, and every year afterward is pure margin.

  • You sell enough volume that percentage fees now exceed a fixed cost
  • You want your brand, not a marketplace’s, in front of your attendees
  • You need attendee and organizer data in your own systems
  • You are running events for a client base and reselling ticketing as a service

What you give up, honestly

Eventbrite brings a consumer audience that discovers events on its own marketplace. Self-hosting does not replace that, and it would be dishonest to imply otherwise. If most of your ticket sales come from Eventbrite’s own discovery surface rather than your own marketing, staying is the rational choice. EventMS Pro is built for organizers who already own their demand: they market their own events, and pay a percentage for infrastructure they could own outright.

What you get instead

A full marketplace platform rather than a single-organizer account. Events with six sale channels, ticket tiers with add-ons and coupons, visual seating charts, an organizer portal with payouts, QR door scanning, refunds, transfers, and analytics. Stripe and PayPal are pre-integrated; you connect your own keys, so settlement goes directly to your account with no intermediary holding funds.

  • Free installation on your server and domain within 1–2 business days
  • 6 months of support and product updates included
  • Single-deployment commercial license

Frequently asked questions

Is EventMS Pro really a one-time cost?
Yes. The license is a one-time purchase ($4,999 early-bird, $7,999 standard) and includes installation plus 6 months of support and updates. After 6 months, support renewal is optional; the software keeps running whether or not you renew.
Can I migrate my existing events and attendees?
Yes. Because the platform runs on your own database, you can import existing event and attendee records. Export what your current provider allows, and we will help map it during installation.
Do you take any percentage of ticket sales?
No. Payments flow directly from your attendees to your own Stripe or PayPal account. We never sit in the payment path and take no revenue share.

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Own your ticketing platform

One license, installed free on your server, with 6 months of support and updates included.

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