US ticketing fee calculator
Enter your event details and see exactly what you'd net, and what your buyers would pay, on Tickify, Eventbrite, Humanitix, Universe, TicketLeap, TicketSpice and Posh, using each platform's published US rates. Prices in USD, before sales tax.
Platform comparison
- Buyer pays
- $65.87
- You net / ticket
- $60.00
- Total you net
- $30,000
Two fees: 3.7% + $1.79 service fee, plus 2.9% processing on the order total.
- Buyer pays
- $64.29
- You net / ticket
- $60.00
- Total you net
- $30,000
- Buyer pays
- $61.79
- You net / ticket
- $60.00
- Total you net
- $30,000
Starter and Standard plans, processing included with Universe Payments.
- Buyer pays
- $64.07
- You net / ticket
- $60.00
- Total you net
- $30,000
$1 + 2% per ticket ($20 cap), plus a 3% processing fee.
- Buyer pays
- $63.06
- You net / ticket
- $60.00
- Total you net
- $30,000
$0.99 per ticket, plus 2.9% + 30¢ card processing.
- Buyer pays
- $66.99
- You net / ticket
- $60.00
- Total you net
- $30,000
Rate from Posh's own guides; Posh has no published pricing page.
- Buyer pays
- $63.00
- You net / ticket
- $60.00
- Total you net
- $30,000
Fees are always passed to the buyer. You keep 100% of the ticket price on every ticket.
Across 500 tickets that's $1,995 less your buyers pay at checkout.
How each platform's fees are calculated
The formulas the calculator uses, with worked examples at $50 and $100 a ticket. Standard US rates, in USD, before sales tax. Where the organizer chooses who pays, the examples assume fees are passed to the buyer. Where processing is passed to the buyer it's calculated on the amount charged, so those totals are approximate.
Eventbrite fees calculator
Formula: a service fee of 3.7% of the ticket price + $1.79 per ticket, plus a payment processing fee of 2.9% of the order total. Both are added to the buyer by default.
$50 ticket: buyer pays $55.20. $100 ticket: buyer pays $108.55. If you absorb the fees, you net $44.91 and $91.61.
Eventbrite fees in the US, explained →Humanitix fees calculator
Formula: 5% of the ticket price + $1.29 per ticket, processing included, added to the buyer by default. Nonprofits, charities and schools pay 3.9% + $1.29.
$50 ticket: buyer pays $53.79. $100 ticket: buyer pays $106.29.
Universe fees calculator
Formula: 2% of the ticket price + $0.59 per ticket (Starter and Standard plans), processing included with Universe Payments. The organizer chooses who pays.
$50 ticket: buyer pays $51.59. $100 ticket: buyer pays $102.59.
TicketLeap fees calculator
Formula: $1 + 2% per ticket ($0.49 on tickets of $5 or less), capped at $20, plus a 3% online processing fee. The organizer chooses who pays.
$50 ticket: buyer pays about $53.56. $100 ticket: buyer pays about $106.09.
TicketSpice fees calculator
Formula: a flat $0.99 per ticket ($0.49 on tickets of $5 or less), plus card processing of 2.9% + 30¢. The organizer chooses who pays.
$50 ticket: buyer pays about $52.77. $100 ticket: buyer pays about $104.22.
Posh fees calculator
Formula: 10% of the ticket price + $0.99 per ticket, processing included, according to Posh's own guides. The organizer can pass it on or absorb it.
$50 ticket: buyer pays $55.99. $100 ticket: buyer pays $110.99.
Tickify fees
Formula: a flat 5% booking fee, always paid by the buyer, with payment processing included. No per-ticket charges.
$50 ticket: buyer pays $52.50. $100 ticket: buyer pays $105.00. The organizer always keeps 100% of the ticket price.
Tickify pricing →Detailed comparisons
Frequently asked questions
Sources
Fees checked 18 October 2026on each platform's own website. Prices are in USD, before any sales tax. Fees change, so check the platform before you sell.
- Eventbrite: Organizer pricing (US)
- Eventbrite: How much does it cost for organizers to use Eventbrite?
- Eventbrite: All-inclusive pricing on Eventbrite
- Humanitix: Pricing (US)
- Humanitix: What are the Humanitix booking fees?
- Universe: Pricing
- Posh: Switching from Eventbrite to Posh
- TicketLeap: Pricing
- TicketSpice: Pricing
- Ticket Tailor: Pricing
- Zeffy: Pricing
- Luma: Pricing (checked 28 October 2026)
- Luma Help: Creating a paid event (checked 28 October 2026)
- Hi.Events: Pricing (checked 28 October 2026)
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