KOLA vs Eventbrite
Looking for an Eventbrite alternative?
Eventbrite is built for every kind of event, from conferences to classes. KOLA is built for club nights, concerts and festivals: tiers that sell in order, a waitlist, and tickets fans can pass on.
Fees
A $30 ticket costs fans $32.75 on KOLA, and more on Eventbrite.
KOLA
- Service fee
- 5%
- Card processing
- At cost: 2.9% + 30¢ in Canada and the US
- A $30 ticket, all in
- $32.75
Eventbrite · Canada
- Service fee
- 3.5% + C$1.29 per ticket
- Card processing
- 2.9% of the order
- A $30 ticket, all in
- C$33.28
Eventbrite · US
- Service fee
- 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket
- Card processing
- 2.9% of the order
- A $30 ticket, all in
- $33.85
On KOLA the fan pays the fee and card processing at checkout, shown before they pay as Taxes & fees, with each amount a tap away, so neither comes out of your ticket price. No setup or monthly cost to you. Totals are before any sales tax.
Eventbrite's fees are paid by the buyer unless you absorb them, and its 2.9% is charged on the whole order, fees included.
Side by side
What changes for you.
- Your money
- KOLACharged into your own Stripe account, not KOLA's. Paid out when you ask, once it clears; by default from five days after the event, which keeps refunds funded.
- EventbritePayouts are sent three business days after the event and reach a US bank in 6–8 business days. A first-time organizer is paid after their first event.
- Your buyers
- KOLAExport buyers' names and emails to CSV. Email everyone who bought from you in the last 24 months, or send them to Klaviyo.
- EventbriteAttendee reports download as CSV or Excel, and email campaigns can reach past attendees, 250 promotional emails a day by default.
- The door
- KOLAAny phone, in the browser. No app to install, no hardware.
- EventbriteThe Eventbrite Organizer app.
- Transfers
- KOLASent to a friend by email, up until the event ends. The friend accepts, even without a KOLA account yet, and the sender's code dies the moment it's sent.
- EventbriteNo account-to-account transfer. Buyers can change the name and email on an order if you allow it, and the ticket stays in the original account.
- Waitlist
- KOLAOn by default. A returned ticket is held for the next fan in line for 15 minutes, at your price, matched to how many they asked for.
- EventbriteYes, except for reserved seating.
Can I keep my attendee list?
Yes. Your buyers' names and emails export to CSV whenever you want, and you can email past buyers from KOLA.
Switching from Eventbrite?
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Sources
What we say about Eventbrite comes from the sources below, checked on 5 October 2026, and its fees on 6 October 2026. Fees and terms change, and agreements can differ from the published versions. Eventbrite is a trademark of its owner, used here only to identify it.