What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for ticketing platforms (event organisers) on 2026-10-28

Claude (Anthropic) with web search claude-opus-5 asked 2026-10-28

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The question asked, verbatim: best ticketing platforms for event organisers

Brands named, in the order the engine gave

1. UK mentioned
   (Your spelling suggests UK/AU, so I've led with GBP figures where I have them.)
2. Ticket Tailor mentioned
   Ticket Tailor - the default for most paid events.
3. Stripe mentioned
   Flat fee per ticket rather than a percentage: £0.60 pay-as-you-go, down to ~£0.22 with prepaid credits, plus your own Stripe/PayPal processing.
4. PayPal mentioned
   Flat fee per ticket rather than a percentage: £0.60 pay-as-you-go, down to ~£0.22 with prepaid credits, plus your own Stripe/PayPal processing.
5. Eventbrite compared
   On a £30 ticket that's roughly £0.95 all-in versus ~£2.67 on Eventbrite - the gap gets embarrassing at higher ticket prices.
6. Humanitix mentioned
   Humanitix - if you're a charity, school, or want the ethics angle.
7. Luma mentioned
   Luma - for meetups, community events, and anything recurring and small.
8. Luma Plus mentioned
   5% platform fee on paid tickets on the free plan, 0% on Luma Plus (~$59/mo annual) - so it flips to worth-it once you're selling real volume.
9. DICE mentioned
   DICE - for music: club nights, gigs, touring.
10. Tixr mentioned
    Tixr - for festivals and larger venues.
11. Community Edition mentioned
    the Community edition is free to self-host, with seating/POS/reseller plugins needing an Enterprise licence from ~€499/year.
12. Cvent mentioned
    Cvent, or Zoho Backstage - corporate and enterprise events.
13. Zoho mentioned
    Cvent, or Zoho Backstage - corporate and enterprise events.
14. Zoho Backstage mentioned
    Cvent, or Zoho Backstage - corporate and enterprise events.

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Here's what I'd actually recommend, roughly in the order I'd suggest looking at them. (Your spelling suggests UK/AU, so I've led with GBP figures where I have them.) **1. Ticket Tailor - the default for most paid events.** Flat fee per ticket rather than a percentage: £0.60 pay-as-you-go, down to ~£0.22 with prepaid credits, plus your own Stripe/PayPal processing. First 5,000 free tickets a year cost nothing, and there's a 50% charity discount. On a £30 ticket that's roughly £0.95 all-in versus ~£2.67 on Eventbrite - the gap gets embarrassing at higher ticket prices. You get paid directly into your own Stripe account, which matters for cashflow. ([pricing](https://www.tickettailor.com/pricing), [fee comparison](https://www.tickettailor.com/eventbrite-fees-and-cost)) **2. Eventbrite - only if you need the discovery traffic.** It's the most expensive mainstream option (US: 3.7% + $1.79 service fee *plus* 2.9% processing; plans from ~$9/event or ~$29/month), and the marketplace is the entire justification. If you're a new organiser selling to strangers in a big city, the inbound browse traffic can genuinely pay for the fees. If you're selling to your own mailing list, you're paying a marketplace tax for nothing. Free events are free. ([pricing](https://www.eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing/), [fee breakdown](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/755615/how-much-does-it-cost-for-organizers-to-use-eventbrite/)) **3. Humanitix - if you're a charity, school, or want the ethics angle.** It's a genuine non-profit that puts 100% of booking-fee profits into aid projects. Standard GBP rate is 5.6% + £0.55; the charity/school/NFP rate drops to 4% + £0.30 (AU: 2.5% + $0.50). No subscription at all, free tickets are free, and fees default to being passed to the buyer. Percentage-based, so it's pricier than Ticket Tailor on expensive tickets - but the "our booking fee funds school meals" line converts well on a checkout page. ([pricing](https://humanitix.com/us/pricing), [fee details](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/12292391-what-are-the-humanitix-booking-fees)) **4. Luma - for meetups, community events, and anything recurring and small.** Fastest setup of anything here, genuinely good event pages and guest-list/RSVP flow, and it's free with unlimited events. 5% platform fee on paid tickets on the free plan, 0% on Luma Plus (~$59/mo annual) - so it flips to worth-it once you're selling real volume. Default choice in tech/startup circles. ([pricing](https://lu.ma/pricing), [vs Eventbrite](https://help.lu.ma/p/luma-vs-eventbrite)) **5. DICE - for music: club nights, gigs, touring.** Mobile-first, fees baked into the displayed price (~10-15%), strong anti-touting and fan-to-fan resale, plus waiting lists that actually sell out shows. The real trade-off: DICE keeps the fan relationship, so you don't walk away with attendee email addresses. It's been signing a lot of independent venues and promoters through 2026 (Alexandra Palace, Public Records, Club Space). ([DICE partnerships](https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/08/dice-deepens-us-live-music-push-new-partnerships/)) **6. Tixr - for festivals and larger venues.** The grown-up option when you need tiered/dynamic pricing, bundles, merch and comms in one place, and - unlike DICE - full ownership of your customer data. Pricing is negotiated, not published, which tells you the scale it's aimed at. ([comparison](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/dice-vs-tixr)) **7. pretix - for conferences and anyone with data/compliance requirements.** German-built, open source, self-hostable, excellent invoicing and VAT handling and check-in apps. Hosted is 2.5% capped at €15/ticket; the Community edition is free to self-host, with seating/POS/reseller plugins needing an Enterprise licence from ~€499/year. The one I'd pick for a technical conference or anything where attendee data can't sit on a US platform. ([pretix overview](https://us.fitgap.com/products/001967/pretix)) **8. Cvent, or Zoho Backstage - corporate and enterprise events.** Cvent if you're running large multi-track corporate conferences with hotel blocks, sponsors and badge logistics. Zoho Backstage as the cheaper middle ground: from ~$99/month with no commission on ticket sales, which beats percentage models badly on high-value B2B tickets. ([Zoho Backstage](https://www.zoho.com/backstage/event-ticketing-software/best-platforms.html)) **My short version:** Ticket Tailor unless you have a specific reason not to; Eventbrite only for discovery; Humanitix if you're a charity; Luma for small and social; DICE or Tixr for music at scale. One caveat on sourcing: a lot of the "best ticketing platform 2026" listicles that come up in search are written by ticketing vendors or affiliate sites ranking themselves first. The fee figures above come from the providers' own pricing pages where possible - but verify current rates for your country and currency before committing, since they vary by region and change.

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