{"question": "best ticketing platforms for event organisers", "category": "ticketing-platforms", "category_name": "ticketing platforms", "audience": "event-organisers", "audience_name": "event organisers", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-09-29T22:24:27Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/ticketing-platforms-event-organisers-2026-09-29", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/ticketing-platforms/event-organisers", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Eventbrite", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "US", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Ticket Tailor", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Stripe", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "PayPal", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Tito", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Humanitix", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Hi.Events", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "DICE", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "TicketSpice", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "TicketSpice / SimpleTix", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Square", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "RSVPify", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://www.ticketspice.com/blog/10-best-event-ticketing-platforms-for-2026-compared-by-use-case", "domain": "ticketspice.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://rsvpify.com/best-event-ticketing-platforms-2026/", "domain": "rsvpify.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://ticketingfees.co.uk/eventbrite-vs-tickettailor/", "domain": "ticketingfees.co.uk", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://help.tickettailor.com/en/articles/8626163-how-does-ticket-tailor-compare-with-eventbrite", "domain": "help.tickettailor.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://hi.events/fees", "domain": "hi.events", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://hi.events/best/conference-ticketing-platforms", "domain": "hi.events", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://hi.events/compare/humanitix-vs-dice", "domain": "hi.events", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.g2.com/products/humanitix/reviews", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://blog.hi.events/top-5-open-source-event-ticketing-platforms/", "domain": "blog.hi.events", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "## What I'd actually recommend\n\n**1. Eventbrite** - the default starting point, mainly for discovery. Its marketplace genuinely sends you buyers you didn't find yourself, which no other platform on this list does at scale. You pay for it: ~3.7% + $1.79 per ticket plus ~2.9% processing in the US, and roughly 6.95% + 59p in the UK. Good for first events, workshops, community stuff. Bad value once you have your own audience.\n\n**2. Ticket Tailor** - the one I'd point most independent organisers to. Flat per-ticket fee instead of a percentage (from ~$0.26/ticket, or monthly plans), so your costs don't scale with ticket price. On a $100 ticket it's roughly half of Eventbrite's take. Payments go into your own Stripe/PayPal, and free events are free. No marketplace, so you bring your own traffic.\n\n**3. Tito** - best for paid conferences and professional events. 3% per ticket but **capped** (around €25/ticket), which matters enormously if you're selling £300-£1,000 conference passes. Clean, developer-friendly, great buyer experience, free for free events.\n\n**4. Humanitix** - if you want low fees and a story. Not-for-profit; ~2.1% + $0.99 per ticket with profits going to charity. Consistentl", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}