Ticketing Platforms in Europe Compared: Fees 2026/27 in EUR

No platform is cheapest for everyone. On a €20 ticket where you absorb the fee, costs range from €0.68 (Eventfrog Free) to €2.37 (TicketPAY with its processing); on €50, from €1.25 (Weezevent) to €4.15. The cheapest depends on ticket price, payout country, whether processing and VAT are included, and features. Every platform runs through one scenario with its formula shown, as of November 2026.

Key takeaways

• At €20, Eventfrog Free (€0.68), Eventbrite NL (€0.89) and Weezevent (€0.99) are cheapest on paper; Eventoren costs €1.27 (November 2026).
• At €50, Weezevent (€1.25), Eventfrog Free (€1.36), Eventbrite NL (€1.49), Ticket Tailor with Stripe (€1.83) and Weeztix NL (€1.90) lead. Eventoren costs €2.44.
• Eventbrite and Weeztix rates vary by country: Weeztix charges €1.00 + 1.80 % in the Netherlands but €0.67 + 6.70 % in Germany.
• pretix, Ticket Tailor and Humanitix (EUR) exclude payment processing; add your own Stripe, PayPal or Mollie fees.
• Payout ranges from "into your own payment account" to "after the event".

How did we compare the platforms?

A fair ticketing fee comparison needs one scenario for everyone:

• Gross ticket price: €20 and €50, one ticket per order.
• Organiser absorbs the fee: the buyer pays exactly the ticket price.
• Standard EU consumer card; PayPal, Klarna, Amex and non-EEA cards often cost extra.
• Net fees are grossed up at 19 % German VAT. If you can reclaim VAT, divide by 1.19.
• Bring-your-own-payments platforms: Stripe's EEA card rate of 1.5 % + €0.25 added.
• Rounded to the cent, from public pricing pages.

Volume deals aren't included; check before you sign. New to ticketing? Start with how to sell tickets online in Europe. German version: Ticketing-Anbieter im Vergleich (in German).

What does each ticketing platform charge in 2026?

¹ Service fee per pricing page; booking cost per organiser terms, paid by the buyer unless you absorb it. Other countries: ES €0.50 + 3.5 %, IE and rest of EU €0.67 + 3.8 %.

Eventbrite rates by payout country (as of November 2026):

Essentials and Professional are "legacy packages"; for Ireland, the UK and Poland we list the single published rate.

How much do you keep at €20 and €50?

Sorted by fee at €20.

Formulas (p = gross ticket price):

• Eventfrog Free (≤ €50): (0.19 + 0.019p) × 1.19
• Eventbrite NL Essentials: 0.02p + 0.49
• Weezevent: max(0.025p, 0.99)
• Eventbrite DE Essentials: 0.055p
• pretix Hosted + Stripe: 0.025 × p/1.07 × 1.19 + (0.015p + 0.25)
• Eventbrite FR/IT/PT Essentials: 0.035p + 0.49
• Eventbrite ES Essentials: 0.06p
• Eventoren: 0.039p + 0.49
• Weeztix, sold in NL: 1.00 + 0.018p
• Ticket Tailor PAYG + Stripe: 0.70 × 1.19 + (0.015p + 0.25)
• Eventfrog Plus: (0.69 + 0.029p) × 1.19
• EVENTIM.Light (own shop): 0.035p + 0.99
• Humanitix EUR + Stripe: 0.021p + 0.99 + (0.015p + 0.25)
• Eventbrite IE: 0.059p + 0.79
• Weeztix, sold in DE: 0.67 + 0.067p
• Billetto: (0.0399p + 0.90) × 1.19
• Eventbrite DE Professional: 0.055p + 0.99
• TicketPAY (its processing): (min(max(0.1p, 0.49), 0.99) + 0.05p) × 1.19

What the numbers honestly show

• Eventoren is mid-table: seven variants are cheaper at €20 and at €50. VAT and processing are certainly included, as with EVENTIM.Light, Weezevent and Weeztix.
• Flat fees win on expensive tickets. Ticket Tailor's fixed €0.70 is among the cheapest at €50 but mid-table at €20.
• Your country changes the ranking. Dutch organisers on Eventbrite or Weeztix pay far less than German ones. Weeztix NL is just above Eventoren at €20 (€1.36), but cheaper at €50 (€1.90).
• Eventbrite DE uncertainty. If the 5.5 % were charged plus 19 % VAT, Essentials would cost €1.31 at €20 and €3.27 at €50 (0.055 × 1.19 × p). Unverified.

Check a formula yourself

Eventoren at €50: 0.039 × €50 = €1.95, plus €0.49 = €2.44; you keep €47.56. Weeztix DE at €50: €0.67 + 0.067 × €50 = €4.02. Ticket Tailor at €50: €0.70 × 1.19 = €0.83, plus Stripe 0.015 × €50 + €0.25 = €1.00, so €1.83.

Which features and payout terms do the platforms offer?

Per each platform's own pages, November 2026. "Unverified" means not found publicly.

Payout after the event protects buyers but means you pre-finance venue and artists; payouts into your own account are faster, but chargebacks hit you directly.

Which platform suits which organiser?

Switching from the largest marketplace? Read Eventbrite alternatives in Europe.

How do you choose? A 10-point checklist

Check two or three shortlisted platforms with your real numbers.

• Total cost per ticket at your price, including processing and VAT
• Who pays the fee, and is the total price shown from the start?
• Payment methods your audience uses (Bancontact, iDEAL/Wero, BLIK, Klarna, PayPal) and surcharges
• Payout timing versus when your venue and artists want paying
• Door: app or browser, online or offline?
• Box office: cash, card terminal or phone payment?
• Seating: seat map or allocations?
• Access control: presale codes, guest lists, discounts
• Contract: base fee, minimum term, refund costs, governing law
• Data: team roles, accounting exports, GDPR processor agreement

Tip: buy a test ticket on each shortlisted platform. For pricing, see how to price event tickets.

How to do this with Eventoren

Eventoren charges 3.9 % of the gross ticket price plus €0.49 per paid ticket, including VAT and payment processing. There's no base fee, minimum revenue or minimum term, and free tickets cost nothing. At onboarding, you decide whether buyers pay the fee on top or you absorb it.

Buyers check out as guests and pay by card (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, American Express), Apple Pay or Google Pay where supported, Klarna, SEPA direct debit or Bancontact. Each ticket type has its own capacity and per-order limit; on request, the team generates one-time unlock codes for a restricted ticket type. Helpers scan with shareable browser links on their phones. The payout reaches your IBAN by the 7th bank working day after the event.

The fit: German interface, EUR only and an organiser contract under German law, which suits euro-area organisers, especially in DACH. If you need seat maps, a native or offline scanning app, a waitlist, PayPal, iDEAL or a cash till, choose another platform above. Questions? Use the contact form.

Frequently asked questions

Which ticketing platform is cheapest in Europe in 2026?

Eventfrog Free, at €0.68 per €20 ticket including payment and VAT. At €50, Weezevent leads with €1.25. With a Dutch payout, Eventbrite Essentials (2 % + €0.49) is also among the cheapest (November 2026).

How much are Eventbrite fees in euros?

It depends on the payout country: Germany and Austria 5.5 % (Essentials) or 5.5 % + €0.99 (Professional), France, Italy and Portugal 3.5 % + €0.49, the Netherlands 2 % + €0.49 for tickets over €10, Ireland 5.9 % + €0.79. The buyer pays by default, but you can absorb it.

Why are ticket i/O and vivenu missing from the net table?

Neither publishes prices; both quote on request.

Should I absorb ticketing fees or pass them on?

Passing fees on keeps your full price; absorbing gives a cleaner price but a lower margin. Both are legal in the EU if the total price shows from the start.

Is a percentage fee or a flat fee better?

A flat fee gets relatively cheaper as prices rise; a percentage fee is fairer on cheap tickets. At €20, Eventfrog Free and Weezevent beat flat-fee Ticket Tailor; at €50, Ticket Tailor overtakes most percentage models.

Sources

• Eventbrite: ticketing fees by country (help article 755615)
• Eventbrite pricing (Germany)
• EVENTIM.Light pricing
• pretix pricing
• Ticket Tailor pricing
• Weeztix pricing, and organiser terms
• Weezevent prices
• Eventfrog prices and features
• TicketPAY price list (1 Oct 2026)
• Billetto pricing
• Humanitix pricing
• ticket.io pricing
• Stripe pricing (Ireland)