Eventbrite Fee Calculator

An Eventbrite fee calculator helps event organizers calculate the exact fees Eventbrite deducts from each ticket sale. It shows the Eventbrite service fee (typically 2% + $0.99 per paid ticket), the payment processing fee (2.9% + $0.30), and the net amount the organizer receives. This Eventbrite calculator supports paid events, free events, and donation-based events, and compares pass-through fees (where attendees pay the fees) vs absorb-fees (where the organizer pays the fees) models. All calculations run locally in your browser with no data uploaded to any server.

Enter your ticket price, the number of tickets sold, and select your event type (paid event, free event, or donation event). Choose how you want to handle fees - pass them through to attendees or absorb them as the organizer. The Eventbrite fee calculator instantly computes the service fee per ticket, payment processing fee per ticket, total fees for all tickets, organizer net payout, and the effective fee rate as a percentage of gross ticket revenue. A side-by-side comparison shows the difference between pass-through and absorb-fees models at a glance.

Eventbrite charges two main types of fees on paid events: a service fee(typically 2% of the ticket price plus a $0.99 per-ticket fee for standard tickets) and a payment processing fee (2.9% of the total ticket price plus $0.30 per ticket). For free events, Eventbrite does not charge any fees. For donation events, fees apply only when attendees choose to add a contribution. Organizers can choose to pass these fees to attendees (increasing the total price attendees see) or absorb them (reducing the net payout). The pass-through model is more transparent but makes tickets look more expensive; the absorb model gives a cleaner price but reduces organizer revenue.

When you pass through Eventbrite fees, attendees see the ticket price plus fees added at checkout. The organizer receives the full ticket price. With absorb fees, the ticket price shown includes the fees - the organizer receives the ticket price minus Eventbrite fees. Choosing between these models affects attendee pricing, organizer net revenue, and the perceived cost of tickets. Our Eventbrite fee calculator helps you compare both scenarios side by side so you can decide which pricing strategy works best for your event.