BuzzHive
Switch to BuzzHiveBUZZHIVE VS. EVENTBRITE
Eventbrite got sold. Your shows don't have to be.
In 2026 Eventbrite was bought by Bending Spoons, the holding company behind AOL, Vimeo and Evernote, and taken off the stock market. BuzzHive is built by a working promoter and answers to promoters, because the scene should run on platforms built by the people in it.
- Your money hits your Stripe at the sale
- Your crowd stays yours, never theirs
- Every tool unlocked, $0 a month
WHO OWNS EVENTBRITE NOW
Your ticket platform answers to a holding company.
Look at who is behind the checkout your fans see.
Sold for about $500 million
Bending Spoons bought Eventbrite at $4.50 a share in 2026. It went public in 2018 at $37.
An owner known for cuts
After Bending Spoons bought WeTransfer, it laid off 75% of the staff. Now it owns your checkout.
Fees on every ticket
In 2026 Eventbrite charges 3.7% plus $1.79 per paid ticket, plus 2.9% payment processing.
BuzzHive answers to promoters. That is the whole difference.
See it working
Picture your next show, already selling.
Your page is live. The link is out. And every sale lands in your own bank as it happens. Here is what that looks like.
Pick one of 25+ designs in the Vibe Studio, add your tickets, and share one link anywhere.
Example sale · buyers covered the fees
Ticket money goes straight to your own Stripe account. BuzzHive never holds your funds.
Imported · export anytime
Bring your list in minutes with a CSV. Every buyer you add is yours to export, any time. Never held hostage.
Everything included
One free account. The whole promo team.
Every tool below comes with the one free tier. Nothing behind a paywall, ever.
Vibe Studio
Event pages that look like your show, from 25+ designs.
Graphics Studio
Flyers and banners with a pro design suite right in your browser.
Video Studio
Promo videos for reels and stories, no production crew.
AI promo and social media marketing
Captions and images for every drop, in your voice, plus scene-wide reach.
Email and text marketing
Reach your crowd before doors and bring them back after.
Door, merch and more
Door scanning, waitlists, transfers, reserved seating and a full merch store.
The difference
Other platforms sell tickets. BuzzHive sells your show.
Same ticket price for your fans. A very different deal for you.
Eventbrite Pro
- Up to $100 a month to run
- Paid about 5 days after your event
- Email, branding and more behind paid tiers
- Ticketing only. Promotion is on you.
BuzzHive
- $0 a month, forever
- Paid at each sale, into your own Stripe
- Every one of 330 tools unlocked on day one
- Ticketing plus a full promotion engine
Eventbrite figures from its public pricing, as compared on buzzhive.info/compare-eventbrite.
How it works
From sign-up to sold out in 3 steps.
No migration project. No learning curve. Just your next show.
1
Create your free account
Name, email, password. No card. You are in within a minute.
2
Connect Stripe
Your bank, your money, paid at each sale. An EIN or your SSN both work.
3
Build your page and share it
Pick a design, add tickets, and send one link everywhere. Then watch it move.
FAQ
The questions every promoter asks first.
Is it really free?
Yes. $0 a month and all 330 promotion tools unlocked. Buyers pay a small fee at checkout ($0.99 + 2% per paid ticket), so you keep your full ticket price. Free events have no fee at all.
Who holds my money?
You do. Ticket money goes straight to your own Stripe account at each sale. BuzzHive never holds your funds.
Can I bring my list with me?
Yes. Upload a CSV or paste your list in minutes, and export it any time. Your buyers stay yours.
Are there contracts?
None. No setup fee and no contract. Close your account any time.
How long does setup take?
About 15 minutes from sign-up to a live event page you can share.
Pick your side. The underground is waiting.
You can keep feeding the machine, or you can stand with the people who built the scene. Create your free account now, because every ticket you sell is a vote for one side.
No credit card · No contracts · $0 a month, forever
BuzzHive
Built by independent promoters, for independent promoters.