{"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": "2026-10-11T00:42:32Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/ticketing-platforms-event-organisers-2026-10-11", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/ticketing-platforms/event-organisers", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Ticket Tailor", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Stripe", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "PayPal", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Eventbrite", "label": "compared"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Humanitix", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Professional", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "DICE", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Tito", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Cvent", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Ticketmaster / AXS", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Zoho Backstage", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://www.ticketfairy.com/blog/best-event-ticketing-software-in-2026-a-complete-comparison-for-event-organisers.md", "domain": "ticketfairy.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://tickts.co.uk/blog/ticketing-fees-comparison-uk-platforms", "domain": "tickts.co.uk", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/eventbrite-vs-dice", "domain": "ticketfairy.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.capterra.com/p/10004030/Humanitix/", "domain": "capterra.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.g2.com/sellers/humanitix", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.ticketsauce.com/event-ticketing-companies", "domain": "ticketsauce.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.softwareadvice.com/ticketing/", "domain": "softwareadvice.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.zoho.com/backstage/event-ticketing-software/best-platforms.html", "domain": "zoho.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "The honest answer is that \"best\" depends almost entirely on what kind of event you're running - a 200-person workshop and a 5,000-capacity festival want completely different tools. Here's who I'd actually name, roughly in the order I'd suggest looking at them:\n\n**1. Ticket Tailor** - My default recommendation for most independent organisers. It charges a flat fee per ticket (~£0.60 pay-as-you-go, dropping to ~£0.22 with pre-paid credits) rather than a percentage, plus Stripe/PayPal processing on top. That means your fees don't scale with ticket price, which is a big deal for anything above about £20 a ticket. You keep your own attendee data and get paid directly via your own Stripe account rather than waiting for a payout. On a 100-ticket, £10 event, the comparison works out around £94 in fees versus £128.50 on Eventbrite - and the gap widens fast at higher ticket prices.\n\n**2. Humanitix** - Same practical quality as the commercial options, but it's a not-for-profit that puts 100% of booking-fee profit into children's education charities, and it offers discounted rates to registered nonprofits. Very strong in Australia/NZ and growing quickly elsewhere (65,000 new hosts in 2025). If", "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"}}