Use your own platform fees and operating budget below. The example inputs are illustrative; they are not published Eventbrite rates. Buyer-paid fees are not automatically savings for the organizer.
Illustrative starting values, not a quote for any provider. Replace them with your sales and costs. All amounts are USD.
Estimated payback: 8 month(s), assuming steady sales and costs.
Includes the $4,999 license once. Fee absorption applies only to platform fees. Enter actual annual processing costs on each side, including per-order charges; zero excludes them. Hosting, support and other recurring costs stay constant in this illustration. Support includes six months; enter a yearly budget for later support and services. Taxes, financing, migration, growth and marketplace discovery value are excluded.
Enter your percentage and fixed platform fee per ticket, then the share you absorb. Include actual payment-processing costs on both sides, especially fixed fees per order. EventMS Pro adds a $4,999 USD license once, plus your hosting, optional support and external services. Use the operating-cost fields for those amounts.
A marketplace may help customers discover your events. A self-hosted platform gives you control of your deployment, but you still need to attract buyers and operate the business. Migration, taxes, currency conversion and changing sales volumes are outside this illustration. There is no universal break-even ticket volume.
One license, installed free on your server, with 6 months of support and updates included.