{"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": "2026-10-21T22:55:47Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/ticketing-platforms-event-organisers-2026-10-21", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/ticketing-platforms/event-organisers", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Eventbrite", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Professional", "label": "compared"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Ticket Tailor", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Stripe", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "PayPal", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "DICE", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Humanitix", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Zoho", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Zoho Backstage", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Cvent", "label": "recommended"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/eventbrite-vs-dice", "domain": "ticketfairy.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/pricing", "domain": "tickettailor.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitix", "domain": "en.wikipedia.org", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://www.zoho.com/backstage/event-ticketing-software/best-platforms.html", "domain": "zoho.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.ticketfairy.com/blog/2026/04/30/best-event-ticketing-software-in-2026-a-complete-comparison-for-event-organisers/", "domain": "ticketfairy.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "Here's what I'd actually recommend, roughly in the order I'd suggest looking at them:\n\n**1. Eventbrite** - The default for a reason: it's a discovery marketplace, not just a checkout. If you need people who've never heard of you to find your event, nothing else here comes close. The tradeoff is price - ~3.7% + $1.79/ticket on Essentials, rising to ~6.2% + $1.79 on Professional ([comparison](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/eventbrite-vs-dice)). Best for workshops, conferences, community events, anything where reach matters more than margin.\n\n**2. Ticket Tailor** - My pick if you already have an audience and just need a till. Flat per-ticket pricing instead of a percentage: ~60p/$0.85 pay-as-you-go, down to ~22-30p on prepaid credit packs, free plan up to 5,000 free tickets/year, and every feature on every tier ([pricing](https://www.tickettailor.com/pricing)). On a £50 ticket that's a rounding error versus Eventbrite's cut. You pay Stripe/PayPal separately.\n\n**3. DICE** - For music: club nights, gigs, electronic, artist-led shows. Mobile-first, fees baked into the advertised price so the price shown is the price paid, and it has genuinely good anti-scalping and waitlist ", "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"}}