The best Eventbrite alternative depends on your job. For casual RSVP events, Partiful and Luma cost little. For paid food-and-drink experiences and deposits, Tock fits well. For hosts who want ticketing plus new taste-matched guests in one place, Oxto both sells tickets and surfaces you to people already searching for experiences like yours.
Eventbrite earned its place. It has broad consumer reach, mature ticketing, and a checkout guests recognize. Its per-ticket fees run about 3.7% plus $1.79, with roughly 2.9% payment processing on top, and those fees are added to the attendee price by default. Free events cost nothing.
The complaint from independent hosts is narrower. If you run a supper club, a tasting series, a pop-up, or a monthly class, Eventbrite is built for large general-admission events. It takes a cut without bringing you anyone new. This guide segments the alternatives by the job you are actually hiring a tool to do.
We only cite fees that are published or verified. Where a platform keeps pricing private, we say so rather than guess.
Which Eventbrite alternative is right for you?
Match the tool to the job. Social RSVP tools (Partiful, Luma, Posh) suit casual, invite-driven gatherings. Hospitality reservation tools (Tock, Resy, SevenRooms) suit seated tastings, deposits, and upmarket venues. Discovery-plus-booking (Oxto) suits hosts who want to sell tickets and reach new guests matched by taste, not only manage the guests they already have.
- Casual, free or low-priced social events: Partiful or Luma
- Nightlife and experiential ticketed events: Posh
- Paid tastings, dinners, and deposits at a venue: Tock
- Restaurant-style seated bookings with big consumer reach: Resy
- Enterprise hospitality with deep guest CRM: SevenRooms
- Ticketing plus discovery that brings new taste-matched guests: Oxto
How do these Eventbrite alternatives compare?
The platforms split into three groups. Eventbrite, Posh, Luma, and Partiful charge per ticket with little or no monthly fee. Tock, Resy, and SevenRooms charge flat subscriptions aimed at venues. Oxto adds the piece none of the others combine: a discovery marketplace that brings new guests alongside ticketing, reservations, and a built-in guest CRM.
| Feature | Oxto | Eventbrite | Posh | Partiful | Luma | Tock | Resy | SevenRooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core job | Discovery plus booking | Event ticketing | Social ticketing | Social RSVP | Event hosting | Hospitality booking | Restaurant reservations | Hospitality CRM |
| Brings new guests | Yes, taste-matched | Marketplace reach | Social reach | No | Some reach | Growing network | Large consumer app | No |
| Monthly fee | Free or $29 (hosts) | None | None | None | Free or ~$59-69 | $199-699 | Flat (third-party) | Custom, sales-led |
| Per-ticket fee | 0 or 3% (host plans) | ~3.7% + $1.79 | ~10% + $0.99 | Variable, not published | 5% (free plan) | 2% on Plus prepaid | No per-cover fee | No per-cover fee |
| Who pays fees | Host chooses | Guest by default | Guest, all-in | Host or guest | Guest or host | Depends on tier | Included | Included |
| Reservations plus tickets | Both | Tickets only | Tickets only | RSVP only | Tickets only | Both | Reservations | Reservations |
| Fits recurring series | Yes | Workable | Social events | Casual only | Yes | Yes | Restaurant tables | Enterprise |
| Best for | Independent hosts | Big events | Nightlife | Casual invites | Community events | Wineries, dinners | Restaurants | Large groups |
Figures for Resy come from third-party 2026 write-ups, not Resy’s own page. SevenRooms and Partiful do not publish standard rates. Treat those cells as directional.
Best for paid tastings and dinners: Tock, Resy, SevenRooms
For paid food-and-drink experiences, hospitality reservation tools fit better than general ticketing. Tock is the strongest match here. It was built around prepaid tastings, deposits, and ticketed experiences, and it markets a dedicated winery package. Tock Plus runs $199 a month plus 2% on prepaid reservations. Tock Pro runs $699 a month and drops that per-reservation fee.
Resy and SevenRooms are restaurant-first. Resy uses flat pricing with no per-cover fee and a strong consumer app backed by American Express, which now also aggregates Tock’s winery and experience inventory. SevenRooms is enterprise, with deep guest CRM and custom, sales-led pricing plus onboarding fees. Both are powerful and both are heavier than a single independent host usually needs.
Where does Oxto fit?
Oxto is the option that both sells tickets and brings new guests. Most alternatives manage the audience you already have. Oxto is also a discovery marketplace: it surfaces your experiences to guests matched by taste and atmosphere, and it lists independent hosts and operators that other platforms do not cover. You get reservations and event ticketing in one system, on Oxto and through an embeddable widget.
Pricing is host-friendly. Guests are always free. Independent hosts and operators join and list free, then choose Oxto Reserve at $29 a month or $299 a year, or free with a 3% fee per ticket sold. Wineries pay $125 a month plus 1.5% per Oxto-sourced reservation. Party sizes, tiered and per-experience pricing, deposits, and split payments are built in, and payouts go to your own bank.
The honest limit: Oxto is newer and covers wine, food, and hospitality experiences and events across the US, on web and iOS. If you run tech meetups or general-admission concerts, a broad tool like Eventbrite or Luma may reach more of your audience today.
How do the fees actually compare?
Two questions decide cost: is the fee a subscription or a per-ticket cut, and who pays it. Per-ticket tools (Eventbrite, Posh, Luma’s free plan, Oxto’s 3% host plan) cost nothing until you sell. Subscription tools (Tock, Resy, SevenRooms, Oxto’s winery plan) trade a fixed monthly cost for lower or zero per-transaction fees, which favors higher volume.
Watch who absorbs the fee. Eventbrite, Posh, and Luma’s free plan add fees on top of the ticket, raising the price your guest sees. Oxto lets the host choose the plan and payout structure. For a low-volume host, a commission model with no monthly fee keeps risk near zero. For a busy recurring series, a flat plan usually wins on math.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest alternative to Eventbrite for small events?
For free events, Partiful and Luma both cost nothing. For paid tickets on a tight budget, Luma’s free plan charges a 5% platform fee plus card processing, and Oxto lets independent hosts list free and pay 3% per ticket with no monthly fee. All three avoid a fixed subscription until you scale up.
Which Eventbrite alternative is best for recurring events?
For recurring series like tasting nights, supper clubs, or classes, Oxto, Luma, and Tock handle repeat scheduling well. Oxto adds discovery, surfacing each event to new taste-matched guests so you are not re-selling to the same list every month. Tock fits paid, seated food-and-drink formats with deposits. Luma suits community-style recurring gatherings.
Is Tock better than Eventbrite for wineries?
For paid tastings and ticketed dinners, often yes. Tock was built around prepaid experiences and deposits and markets a dedicated winery package, which maps to how wineries sell seated tastings. Tock Plus runs $199 a month plus 2% on prepaid reservations. Eventbrite is stronger for one-off, general-admission events with broad public reach.
Do any Eventbrite alternatives bring in new customers?
Most do not; they manage guests you already have. Eventbrite, Resy, and Posh offer some marketplace reach. Oxto is built around discovery: it matches your experiences to new guests by taste and atmosphere and lists independent hosts other platforms miss, combining that reach with reservations and event ticketing in one tool.
How much does Eventbrite charge in 2026?
Eventbrite is free to publish and charges on paid tickets. The reported 2026 US structure is a service fee of about 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket, plus roughly 2.9% payment processing. Fees are added on top and paid by attendees by default, though the organizer can absorb them. Free events cost nothing.
What is the best free Eventbrite alternative?
Partiful and Luma both keep free events completely free and cost nothing to start. Oxto lets independent hosts join and list free, then choose a 3% per-ticket plan with no monthly fee. For casual invites, Partiful is lowest-friction; for ticketing plus new-guest discovery, Oxto adds reach the others lack.
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Best for casual, invite-driven events: Partiful, Luma, Posh
For casual gatherings, social RSVP tools beat Eventbrite on friction and cost. Partiful and Luma both keep free events free. Luma charges a 5% platform fee on paid tickets on its free plan, or roughly $59 to $69 a month on Plus to remove it. Posh charges about 10% plus $0.99 per paid ticket, shown all-in to the buyer since April 2026.
The tradeoff is context. Partiful and Luma read as social and community-first, and Partiful’s ticketing only launched in mid-2026. Posh leans nightlife. None of them handle deposits, seated capacity, or repeat-guest data. For a member mixer or a free community night, that is fine. For a paid, seated experience, it is thin.