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Wayfield vs. Eventbrite
Both sell tickets to events — but one is built for everything, and one is built for one thing. The short version: Eventbrite is general-purpose ticketing priced per ticket; Wayfield is software for running creative workshops, priced to reward repeat students.
Side by side
| Eventbrite | Wayfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | General-purpose events — concerts, conferences, one-off ticketed events | Recurring creative workshops and series — rosters, repeat students, sessions over time |
| What it costs | Paid tickets: 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket, plus 2.9% payment processing per order (free events are free) | A subscription plus a take-rate that drops as you grow — as low as 2% on higher plans |
| How the cost scales | A per-ticket fee on every ticket, forever — including repeat attendees | A flat plan; a repeat student you already earned doesn’t re-cost you a per-ticket fee |
| Branding | An Eventbrite-branded event listing with limited customization | Your logo, colors, and banner on your own organizer page — with an optional custom domain (white-label) on paid plans |
| Discovery / demand | Large general-audience marketplace and search | You bring your own audience (no marketplace) |
| In-the-field / mobile | Organizer app with ticket scanning and check-in | Native app built for teaching: check-in, Apple Watch, widgets, offline rosters |
Where Eventbrite is a good fit
- You're running one-off or large-scale events — a concert, a conference, a festival — where ticket volume matters more than an ongoing relationship.
- You want exposure to a huge, general-interest marketplace and search audience.
- You need broad, flexible ticketing across many event types, not workshop-specific tools.
Where Wayfield is different
- Built for recurring, not one-off. Workshops are a relationship — a series, a repeat student, a roster you teach again. Wayfield is built around that; general ticketing isn't.
- Pricing that rewards loyalty. A per-ticket fee charges you again every time a student comes back. Wayfield is a subscription plus a take-rate that falls to as low as 2% — your repeat students don't re-cost you a per-ticket fee.
- Made for teaching in the field. Beyond ticket scanning: Apple Watch check-in, a widget for your next session, and offline rosters for when there's no signal — in a studio, outdoors, or online.
- Your pages, your brand. A branded organizer page with your logo and colors — on your own custom domain if you want — instead of a listing on someone else's event platform.
If you teach, not just ticket
If your “events” are really workshops you run again and again, software built for that keeps more in your pocket as your students come back.
See Wayfield pricingSources & notes
Eventbrite fees are from its own published pricing page: eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing — 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per paid ticket, plus 2.9% payment processing per order; free events carry no ticketing fee; Eventbrite Pro (email marketing) starts at $15/month. Fees vary by country and can change — check Eventbrite's site for current terms. Wayfield's take-rate is tiered by plan.