Comparison

The best Eventbrite alternative for UK event organisers

Eventbrite charges organisers 3.5% + £0.49 per ticket and takes 5–7 business days to pay out. TicketLocation charges you nothing, pays you within 48 hours, and gives you an extra 5% profit share on every ticket sold.

📅 April 2026 ⏱ 6 min read
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TicketLocation

TicketLocation vs Eventbrite: side by side

TicketLocation Eventbrite
Fees charged to organisers £0 3.5% + £0.49
Profit share paid to you +5% per ticket, no cap None
How fast you get paid 48 hours 5–7 business days
Support for organisers 24/7 WhatsApp Email only
Who handles attendee queries We handle it (24/7) You handle it
Payment & legal compliance Fully managed Your responsibility
You keep all ticket revenue

Why event organisers are switching from Eventbrite

1. Eventbrite fees eat into your revenue

Eventbrite's organiser fee of 3.5% + £0.49 per ticket means a 1,000-ticket event at £25 per ticket costs you £1,365 in fees. On TicketLocation, that same event costs you £0 — and you'd actually earn an extra £1,250 in profit share.

The maths on a real event

1,000 tickets × £25 each:
Eventbrite: You pay £1,365 in fees. You keep £23,635.
TicketLocation: You pay £0 in fees. You keep £25,000 + £1,250 profit share = £26,250.

That's a £2,615 difference on a single event.

2. Slow payouts hold your cash flow hostage

Eventbrite takes 5–7 business days to process payouts. If you're running events frequently, that delay makes it harder to reinvest in your next event. TicketLocation pays out within 48 hours of your event finishing, with no withdrawal caps.

3. No real-time support when things go wrong

Eventbrite's support is email-only. When you have a gate emergency at 11pm on a Saturday, an email response in 24–48 hours doesn't help. TicketLocation offers 24/7 WhatsApp support for both organisers and their attendees.

4. You handle your own attendee complaints

On Eventbrite, attendee queries about refunds, entry, and ticket issues land on your desk. TicketLocation has a dedicated team that handles customer support for your attendees 24/7 — plus the legal and payment compliance side of things.

What you get when you switch

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Zero organiser fees

Eventbrite charges 3.5% + £0.49. We charge £0.

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5% profit share

We pay you extra on every ticket. Eventbrite keeps it all.

48-hour payouts

Vs 5–7 business days on Eventbrite.

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24/7 WhatsApp support

For you and your attendees. Not just email.

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We handle attendee queries

Refunds, entry issues, ticket questions — our team.

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45+ features

Everything Eventbrite offers, plus tools they don't.

£0
You pay in fees
5%
We pay you extra
10min
To switch over

Switching takes less than 10 minutes

Create your free account, set up your event page, and start selling. No contracts, no credit card, no minimum sales. Your attendees get the same smooth checkout experience — and you keep more of your revenue.

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Join thousands of UK event organisers who keep 100% of their sales and earn 5% extra on every ticket.

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