See Why TryBooking Is Chosen Over Eventbrite
We one of New Zealand's largest community event ticketing provider
Join our growing community of organisers selling tickets online
Save a bucket load by moving to TryBooking.
TryBooking has had low, simple pricing for many year. In fact we have only changed pricing once since we started in 2008. Eventbrite on the other hand routinely changes pricing, adding more complexity each time.
3% Processing Fee
30c per ticket fee
Free for Free Events
Upto $159 Monthly Fee
55c Per Ticket Fee
4.2% Service Fee
2.4% Processing Fee
Plus GST
Based On The Pro Tier as of 08/03/2023
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Create EventOther reasons why everyone is choosing TryBooking
Data Privacy
We maintain strong data privacy and do not share your ticket buyer information with anyone.
Keep Your Community
We don’t market other events to your ticket buyers. Your customers are focussed on your events.
Customer Support
We provide exceptional customer support from one off events to large festivals we here to help.
Don't just take our word for it...
We've already supported thousands of event organisers - here's what some of them have to say about TryBooking.
“I've got to say that TryBooking has the best customer service of any supplier we have worked with.”
“I have found TryBooking to be excellent! It's so easy to navigate, and the customer experience is fantastic, prompt and reliable. Many of our customers told us how easy it was to book online!”
“I run events year round and I always use Trybooking. It's a no-brainer. Appreciate the low, low fees, exceptional customer service and usability.”
“I've had nothing but positive experiences with TryBooking. It's so easy to use, even for the technologically challenged, the suite of reports is of immense value, and the transfer of funds is prompt and problem free. Thumbs up TryBooking!”
Loads of features. No extra cost.
Unlike Eventbrite, we make every feature available to all our event organisers. Take a look at some...
Create custom seating plans at no extra cost.
Set up as many tickets as you need for your event.
Send follow up emails and important updates.
Collect all the data you need during booking.
Let your ticket purchasers buy on your website.
Access all your data with 40 real time reports.
Keep secure with individual logins for teams.
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Create EventFrequently Asked Questions
Why is TryBooking the best alternative to Eventbrite?
Lower Cost, Data Privacy, Free Customer Support To Help You With Your Event!
These are some of the reasons that make TryBooking a better alternative to Eventbrite. TryBooking's focus on events that enrich communities, means that we care about you. We provide free customer support to help you at any step when creating, promoting, selling and running your event.
All while offering a low cost of only 30c per ticket and a 3% processing fee that includes GST. Allowing you to take home more of your hard earned profits from your event.
Why not try us today? Create a event with TryBooking, we promise you won't look back.
How much is Eventbrite fees compared to TryBooking?
Based on 17 January 2022, Evenbrite fees are as follows:
- Ticket Fee: 55c per ticket
- Processing fee: of 2.4%
- Service fee: of 4.2% plus GST
While TryBooking, as seen on our pricing calculator, is one of the lowest cost online event ticketing system that provides you the quickest and easiest way to start getting more online ticket sales with lowest fees in the industry to keep your event profitable.
We don't hide our fee's you can see our fees down below:
- Ticket Fee: 30c per ticket. (charged to the ticket buyer)
- Processing Fee: of 3% including GST. (charged to the event organiser by default)
You can choose to pass all fees to your ticket buyer or choose to accept them all, up to you. We do provide free customer support to help with creating and running your events.
What makes TryBooking unique to other event ticketing companies?
TryBooking is community orientated ticketing platform that does more than just ticketing. You can use our system to do multiple functions, from registrations, merchandise, taking donations to box office ticketing.
Whether you are looking to create a tabled seated dinners, open space festivals or normal seated venues we have you covered.
Additionally we offer great local customer support for free to take care of any issues you may have when creating and running your event.
TryBooking's focus on community and people is what makes us standout from other platforms. We care about you and your event, no matter how big or small. We are here for you!
Does Eventbrite charge for free events?
No, but neither does TryBooking who allows you to promote and sell your free events online and offline. All while providing a fully featured system for you to accept donations from your event and collect data from your audience to better understand your audience all while keeping 100% of your rights to your data collected - none of it is taken, unlike the big ticketing companies.
How long does it take to get setup?
It takes just a few minutes to create your account and begin creating your first event on TryBooking.
All that's required to get started it a valid email address, ensuring that you will receive the activation email to complete the registration. Once the account has been activated, you can log in and begin creating your event.
With our Create New Event wizard, you'll have your event set up and selling within minutes!
To begin creating your account click Create Seller Account.
Can I customise my own event page?
Yes, you can have full customisation of your own event page. We also provide a widget to allow you to place your event page onto your site. Allowing you to have a white label event tickets system simply by making an event.
Are there any costs associated with creating an event?
No, there are no cost associated with creating a event.
There are NO lock-in contracts, sign-up or account maintenance fees, nor any subscriptions.
Fees are only incurred when a paid transaction is processed through your event. Allowing you to run a free event without any cost.
We encourage you to create an account and see for yourself how easy the TryBooking site is to both create and manage your next event or to simply book an event.
Can I use TryBooking to sell tickets to private events?
Absolutely! You can make your event private and turn off all social media sharing via the Event Publication. It is at your discretion to share your unique booking URL publicly or privately.
How do I start selling through TryBooking?
Ready to begin selling through TryBooking? The first step is to create an account via Create Seller Account.
Follow the prompts and provide a valid email address as we will send an activation email. Once you have activated the account you will be able to log in and begin creating your event. It's that easy!
We also have a number of setup guides in our Learning Centre to help get you started with creating your event.
Ready to get started?
Join thousands of event organisers who use TryBooking to create amazing events by creating your account today.
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Exceptional local customer support
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Privacy first event ticketing system
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No hidden fees or setup costs
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Totally free for free events
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Low, transparent fees for paid events