Facebook Events alternative scorecard Event Schedule vs Facebook Events
An events page you own, that people can see without an account, with ticketing and calendar sync.
5/14
lines where Event Schedule has the edge.
The other 9 are a match or go to Facebook Events.
Every line on this card is scored from the same table below. Nothing is averaged, weighted or rounded.
The card
Scored line by line.
A feature-by-feature comparison of Event Schedule and Facebook Events, in 14 lines across 6 sections. Our column names the plan behind every gated feature, because a comparison that hides the tier is not a comparison.
| Line | Event Schedule | Facebook Events |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & Fees 0 of 2 to Event Schedule | ||
| Free plan | Included forever | Included free |
| Platform fees | 0% | Not applicable no ticketing |
| Events & Ticketing 1 of 4 to Event Schedule | ||
| Ticketing (Event Schedule has the edge on this line) | Included free RSVP, paid on Pro | Not offered external ticket link |
| Recurring events | Included Free | Included |
| Online events | Included Free | Included |
| Free event RSVP | Included Free | Included Interested or Going |
| Integrations 1 of 1 to Event Schedule | ||
| Calendar sync, both ways (Event Schedule has the edge on this line) | Included Free | Per-event export (.ics) |
| Customization 0 of 1 to Event Schedule | ||
| Built-in analytics | Included Free | Included Page event metrics |
| Unique Features 0 of 3 to Event Schedule | ||
| Embeddable calendar | Included Free | Page plugin events tab |
| Private/password-protected events | Included Enterprise | Included private events |
| Team collaboration | Included Enterprise | Co-hosts (friends or Pages) |
| Platform 3 of 3 to Event Schedule | ||
| REST API (Event Schedule has the edge on this line) | Included Pro | Read-only, Marketing Partners only |
| Open source (Event Schedule has the edge on this line) | Included | Not offered |
| Selfhosting (Event Schedule has the edge on this line) | Included | Not offered |
Selfhost Event Schedule and every one of those plan chips opens: a selfhosted install resolves to Enterprise, so no line on the card is held back by a plan. Either way, ticket sales run through your own Stripe or PayPal account and Event Schedule takes 0%.
Straight answers
Three lines we do not claim.
A card you can trust has to name what is missing from it. These three are true about Event Schedule no matter which platform you are holding it against.
No marketplace
You bring the audience
Your public events can be listed on the Event Schedule browse and search pages, but a listing is not a marketplace's built-in audience. What actually fills a room is your own schedule page, an embeddable calendar, a follower QR code, newsletters, and an interest list that emails people when tickets go on sale.
Seat maps are Enterprise
Ticket types, then seats
On Free and Pro a ticket type has a name, a price and a quantity, and buyers are not choosing a specific seat. A reserved-seating house needs Enterprise, where a venue schedule draws the room once and buyers pick their seats from the map.
One team member on Free
Extra members are Enterprise
The free plan is one person per schedule. Adding team members is on Enterprise and is capped at five on the hosted platform, so do not plan on inviting a whole staff for nothing.
Everything else on this page is a line you can check for yourself. Back to the card
The margin marks
Where the marks fall our way.
5 of the 14 lines above carry a diamond. Here are the 6 advantages over Facebook Events that most often decide it, in plain language rather than table cells.
No Account to View
Your schedule and every event page open for anyone with the link, with no sign-in wall in front of the details.
Tickets on the Page
Facebook events send buyers to another site. Event Schedule takes free registrations with QR tickets on every plan, and paid tickets on Pro with zero platform fees.
Reach People by Email
Followers get an email digest of your new events and your newsletters, instead of depending on what a feed decides to show them.
Two-Way Calendar Sync
Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync both ways, free, and anyone can subscribe to your schedule's live calendar feed.
Embed on Your Website
Put the calendar on your own website, free, with each event linking to its own page.
Open Source
Read the code and selfhost it on your own server, so your event listings stay yours.
Both columns
Read both sides before you sign.
About Facebook Events
Facebook Events is the free events feature inside Facebook, used by people, Pages and groups to create events and invite others to them. Guests respond Interested or Going, and a ticket link can send them to another site to buy.
Facebook Events's strengths
- A huge built-in audience, with invites to friends, groups and past guests
- Free, with privacy levels from public to private and group-only
- Repeating events and online events through Facebook Live or an external link
Why choose Event Schedule?
Three things decide it against Facebook Events: the money is yours, the code is public, and the calendar keeps itself in step with the one you already use.
What you get
- Zero platform fees on ticket sales, at every plan level, into your own Stripe or PayPal account
- Free registration with no monthly ceiling, and a ticket scanned at the door on every plan
- Refunds from the Sales page on Pro, in full or in part, that send the money back through Stripe or PayPal
- One checkout for tickets to several of your events, and an interest list that emails people when tickets go on sale
- Passes, gift cards and installment payments on Pro, and allocated seating for venues on Enterprise
- Two-way Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync, free, so the public listing and your own diary cannot disagree
- Open source under the Attribution Assurance License, and selfhostable, which resolves to Enterprise
A fresh card
How to switch in 4 steps
Nothing has to move on day one. The schedule is useful the moment it exists, and the events and the list follow at whatever pace suits you.
01
Create your schedule
Free, no card, and it has its own address the moment it exists. Nothing has to move before it is useful.
02
Bring the events across
Paste a listing or upload the flyer and the parser fills in the name, date, time, venue and description for you to check. Fifty a day on the free and Pro plans (ten during a Pro trial), a hundred on Enterprise.
03
Bring your list across
Export the addresses you already have and paste them in or upload a CSV, up to ten thousand rows, on any plan. What the newsletter allowance counts is sending to them, not holding them.
04
Connect Stripe or PayPal and sell
Your own Stripe or PayPal account, so the money settles into it rather than into ours. Zero platform fees on every plan, a ticket with a price on it is Pro, and refunds go back through the same account.
Free forever. Upgrade when you're ready.
Free registration for as many people as you like. When you start charging, zero platform fees on every plan - the only deduction is your payment processor's own.
Everything you need to publish a schedule and fill the room, for as long as you like.
- Unlimited events, sub-schedules and recurring dates
- Two-way Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync
- Unlimited free registration and RSVPs, scanned at the door
No expiry, and no card asked for.
Start charging, and the rest of the selling kit arrives with it.
- Sell paid tickets, with the live check-in dashboard
- Promo codes, add-ons, passes and gift cards
- The REST API, webhooks, and no Event Schedule branding
7-day free trial, cancel any time.
For a room with a seating chart, a team, and a domain of its own.
- Reserved seating, drawn once and reused every date
- Your own domain, and up to five team members
- Internal and unlisted events, and 1,000 newsletter recipients
Included free on every selfhosted install.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about switching from Facebook Events.
Can people see my events without a Facebook account?
Yes. Your schedule and each event page are public web pages, so anyone with the link can read the details, register and add the event to their calendar, with no account.
Is Event Schedule free like Facebook Events?
Yes. Unlimited events, free registration with QR tickets, newsletters, the embeddable calendar and calendar sync are on the free plan. Pro at $5/mo adds paid tickets with zero platform fees.
Can I still share my events on Facebook?
Yes. Share each event page link on Facebook as you would any other link, and the event graphic generator makes an image for the post, free. Boost can also run a paid Facebook and Instagram ad for an event, on Pro.
Can I bring my Facebook events across?
Yes. Paste the event details or upload the flyer and the AI parser fills in the name, date, time and venue for you to check, fifty a day on the free and Pro plans.
Free forever, 0% platform fees
That is the card. Now sign it.
Final tally: 5 of 14 lines to Event Schedule.
Create your free schedule today. No credit card required, and nothing taken from your ticket sales.
Open source, and yours to selfhost whenever you want it.
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