Event Schedule vs everyone else
Feature by feature against 16 platforms, with their published rates and ours. No platform fees on our side, on any plan.
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- 0%
- Platform fees
- 3.7% + $1.79/ticket
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- Free (fees on tickets)
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Free to publish events
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- No native 2-way sync
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- 5% (free plan), 0% (Plus)
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- $59/mo
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Yes (forever)
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- Yes
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- $0.28 to $0.60/ticket
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- From $0.28/ticket
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Free events only
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- No
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- N/A
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- N/A
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- Yes
- Selfhosting
- No
- Yes (Free)
- Public event pages
- No
- Yes (Free)
- Event discovery & SEO
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- 0% (but subscription required)
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- From $16.79/mo (organizer)
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Yes (limited)
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes (paid events)
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- Add to calendar only
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- Service fee on buyers
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- Free (fees on buyers)
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Free for organizers
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- No
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- Booking fee on paid tickets (under $3 for most)
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- No subscription (per-ticket only)
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Free for free events
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- No
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- 3% per ticket
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- 3% per ticket (cap 25 EUR)
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Free for free events
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- No
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- Ticketing add-on required
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- From $50/mo
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Small events only (under 50 attendees)
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes (paid add-on)
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- Export/subscribe only
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- 3% + $0.99/ticket
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- Custom quotes
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- No (quote-based)
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- No (Zapier only)
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- Included in subscription
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- Enterprise pricing
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- No (custom pricing)
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- Limited
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- $1 + 1%/ticket (paid plans)
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- From $7,000/year
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Limited (high per-ticket fees)
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- No (add-to-calendar only)
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- $0.99 + 5% per ticket (buyer-paid)
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- Free (fees on tickets)
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Free to list
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- No
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- N/A (no ticketing)
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- From $36/mo
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Yes (100 clicks/mo, 20 RSVPs)
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- No
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- Import only (one-way)
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- 0%
- Platform fees
- 2.5% per ticket
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Selfhosted only (Community Edition)
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- No
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes (AGPLv3)
- Yes
- Selfhosting
- Yes
- 0%
- Platform fees
- 1.9% to 2.9% (Pro/Plus plans)
- $5/mo (7-day free trial)
- Paid plan price
- $1.50/ticket + up to 2.9%
- Yes (forever)
- Free plan
- Free for free events only
- Yes (Pro)
- Ticketing
- Yes
- Yes (Free)
- Google Calendar sync
- No
- Yes
- Open source
- No
What one event actually costs
Published rates, same event, run the numbers yourself.
On this event you keep up to $152 more.
Start freeEstimates from each platform's published rates. Stripe processing (2.9% + $0.30 per ticket) is included for Event Schedule, Luma and Ticket Tailor; Eventbrite quotes its fee as inclusive of processing. Ticket Tailor publishes $0.28-$0.60 per ticket depending on volume, so the midpoint is used here. Luma is shown at whichever of its free and Plus plans is cheaper for the event. Our free plan carries no monthly cost and covers up to 25 paid tickets a month.
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| Feature | Event Schedule | Eventbrite | Luma | Ticket Tailor | Google Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing & Fees | |||||
| Free plan | Yes. (forever) | Free to publish events | Yes. (forever) | Free events only | Yes. (forever) |
| Paid plan price | From $5/mo (7-day free trial) | Free (fees on tickets) | $59/mo | From $0.28/ticket | Free |
| Platform fees | 0% | 3.7% + $1.79/ticket | 5% (free plan), 0% (Plus) | $0.28-$0.60/ticket | N/A (no ticketing) |
| Payment processing | Stripe (2.9% + $0.30) | Built-in (included above) | Stripe (2.9% + $0.30) | Stripe/PayPal/Square | No. |
| Events & Ticketing | |||||
| Ticketing | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | Yes. | Yes. | No. |
| QR check-ins | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | Yes. | Yes. | No. |
| Ticket waitlist | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | Yes. | No. | No. |
| Check-in dashboard | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | No. | No. | No. |
| Sale notifications | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | No. | No. | No. |
| Sales data export | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | Yes. | Yes. | No. |
| Online events | Yes. (Free) | Yes. | Yes. | Yes. | No. |
| Free event RSVP | Yes. (Free) | Yes. | Yes. | Yes. | No. |
| Recurring events | Yes. (Free) | Yes. | Yes. | No. | Yes. |
| Event polls | Yes. (Pro) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Promo/discount codes | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | No. | No. | No. |
| Post-event feedback | Yes. (Pro) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Embed ticket widget | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | No. | Yes. | No. |
| Individual tickets | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | No. | No. | No. |
| Integrations | |||||
| Google Calendar sync | Yes. (Free) | No. native 2-way sync | Yes. | No. | N/A |
| CalDAV sync | Yes. (Free) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Newsletters | Yes. (Free) | Yes. | Yes. | No. | No. |
| Embed calendar on website | Yes. (Free) | Yes. | No. | Yes. | Yes. (limited styling) |
| Customization | |||||
| Custom domains | Yes. (Enterprise) | No. | Yes. (Plus) | Yes. (paid) | No. |
| Remove branding | Yes. (Pro) | No. | Yes. (Plus) | Yes. (paid) | No. |
| Custom fields | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | Yes. | Yes. | No. |
| Built-in analytics | Yes. (Free) | Yes. | Yes. | Yes. | No. |
| Unique Features | |||||
| AI event parsing, agenda scanning & flyer generation | Yes. (Enterprise) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Event graphics gen | Yes. (Pro) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Sub-schedules | Yes. (Free) | No. | No. | No. | Multiple calendars |
| Fan videos & comments | Yes. (Free) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Event boost (ads) | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. (paid) | No. | No. | No. |
| Team collaboration | 1 member (Free), multiple (Enterprise) | Yes. | 3 admins (free), 5 (Plus) | Yes. | Yes. |
| Private/password-protected events | Yes. (Enterprise) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Availability management | Yes. (Enterprise) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| WhatsApp event creation | Yes. (Enterprise) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Email scheduling | Yes. (Enterprise) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Carpool matching | Yes. (Pro) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Sponsor/partner logos | Yes. (Pro) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Platform | |||||
| REST API | Yes. (Pro) | Yes. | Yes. (Plus) | Yes. | Yes. |
| Webhooks | Yes. (Pro) | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Open source | Yes. | No. | No. | No. | No. |
| Selfhosting | Yes. | No. | No. | No. | No. |
Where we actually differ
Six things the grid above does not make obvious.
Zero platform fees
We never take a cut of a ticket sale, on any plan. You pay your processor and nothing else.
Open source, actually
The whole application is public under the Attribution Assurance License. Read it, fork it, or run your own copy.
The simpler one to selfhost
Event Schedule and Pretix are the two platforms here you can run yourself. Ours needs standard PHP hosting.
Paste it, do not type it
Paste the text of an email or listing, or drop in a flyer image, and the date, time, venue and description are filled in for you.
Two-way calendar sync
Google Calendar, Outlook and any CalDAV server, syncing both directions, included free on every plan.
Share graphics, generated
The flyers on your next events, up to 20 of them, laid out as one ready-to-post image in your own colours.
Moving over is not a retype
Bring the events and the attendees with you, then keep a copy of everything.
Import your events
Events come across from Eventbrite directly. Anywhere else, paste the listing text or drop in a flyer image and the AI reads the details out of it.
Bring the attendees
Existing attendees import in bulk from a CSV, up to 5,000 rows at a time, so your lists arrive intact.
Keep your own copy
Backup and restore is built in, images included. Export whenever you like, selfhost it, or walk away with everything.
Frequently asked questions
Does Event Schedule really charge no platform fees?
Correct. We never take a percentage of your ticket sales on any plan. You pay your payment processor directly, and on Stripe that is 2.9% + $0.30 per ticket. Money from ticket sales goes straight to your own Stripe account, not through us.
How is this different from the pricing page?
The pricing page explains what Event Schedule costs. This page puts those costs next to what other platforms charge for the same event, using their published rates, so you can see the difference rather than take our word for it.
Can I move my events over from another platform?
Yes. Events can be imported from Eventbrite directly, attendees can be bulk imported from a CSV, and a full backup and restore is built in. Nothing has to be retyped.
Which of these platforms are open source?
Event Schedule and Pretix. Both can be selfhosted, and both publish their source. Event Schedule runs on standard PHP and MySQL hosting, while Pretix expects Docker, PostgreSQL and Redis.
Do I have to pay to use Event Schedule?
No. The free plan is free forever with unlimited events and schedules, and it sells up to 25 paid tickets a month. Pro at $5/mo lifts that to unlimited ticket sales and adds the API, and selfhosted installs get every paid feature at no cost.
Ready to switch?
Free forever on the free plan, and no platform fees on any of them.
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