Fees per ticket, payment processing and extra costs of the common ticketing providers, with sources. As of November 3, 2026.
Pick a ticket price. The fee per ticket includes payment processing everywhere, so the figures are comparable. To be fair: pretix and Eventbrite Essentials are cheaper per ticket, pretix with your own payment provider. EVENTIM.Light is cheaper from a ticket price of about €17, but it pays out only after the event.
| artwork tickets | EVENTIM.Light | pretix Hosted | Eventbrite | TicketPAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For a €24.00 ticket | €1.69 | €1.54 | €1.05*incl. €0.49 payment* | €1.32*payment not itemised*Professional: €2.31 | €2.19*incl. €0.60 payment*with seating + €0.12 per seat |
| Fee per ticket | 5% + €0.49, plus VAT | 3.5% + €0.99 from a €7 base price, below that 3.5% + €0.49, incl. VAT | 2.5% of the net price, max. €15 | 5.5% (Essentials), 5.5% + €0.99 (Professional) | 10% (min. €0.49, max. €0.99) + 2.5% booking fee |
| Payment processing | included | included | extra, via your own payment provider* | no separate fee listed for Germany | 2.5% of the total* |
| Monthly fee | none | none | none | none; optional Premium subscription €59 a month | none |
| Free tickets | at least 500 a year free, plus one per ticket sold; beyond that €0.25 plus VAT | not named on the price page | at least 500 a year free, plus one per ticket sold; beyond that €0.50 | free | not named on the price page |
| Payout | daily, 30% held until the performance | after the event is closed, within 5 working days | via the venue's own payment provider | not named on the price page | not named on the price page |
| Seating plan | included | own seating plan, no surcharge stated | not named on the price page | not named on the price page | €99 setup + €0.12 per seat taken |
| Accessibility | included; buying path tested automatically against WCAG 2.1 AA | not named on the price page | not named on the price page | not named on the price page | Accessibility tool €34.90 per event |
All figures from the providers’ price pages, as of November 3, 2026. “Not named on the price page” only means the price page says nothing about it; the provider may still offer it.
Example values per ticket, excluding VAT, carried by the venue. Ticket price gross with 7% VAT; EVENTIM.Light quotes prices incl. 19% VAT, converted to net here; artwork tickets quotes them net.
* Payment processing. TicketPAY: 2.5% per its price list. pretix does not charge for payment itself, it runs through the venue's own account with a payment provider; included is Stripe with card payment, Apple Pay and Google Pay included: 1.5% + €0.25 per order, with two tickets per order. Eventbrite lists no separate payment fee for Germany, so none is included in its figure. Eventbrite lists two packages, Essentials (5.5%) and Professional (5.5% + €0.99); Essentials is the large figure, Professional below it.
No public prices, terms on request only: Reservix, ticket i/O.
Each pricing model in one sentence, as stated on the providers' price pages.
5% + €0.49 per ticket sold, payment processing by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Klarna included, plus VAT, with no monthly fee or minimum term. Free tickets: at least 500 a year free, plus one per ticket sold, beyond that €0.25 plus VAT. Seating plan, accessibility under the BFSG, the door app and the artwork integration are included.
Per its price page, 3.5% + €0.99 per ticket from a €7 base price, below that 3.5% + €0.49, including payment processing and VAT, with no contract term or fixed costs. Sales through the EVENTIM network add a 10% presale fee on the base price.
Per its price page, 2.5% of the net ticket price, at most €15 per ticket, no monthly fee, plus the fees of your own payment provider and VAT. Free tickets: 500 a year free, the allowance grows with each ticket sold, beyond that €0.50 per free ticket.
Per its help page, a 5.5% service fee per ticket sold in the Essentials package, 5.5% + €0.99 in the Professional package. No separate payment fee is listed for Germany. Free tickets carry no fee.
Per its price list (as of 1 Oct 2026), 10% of the ticket price, at least €0.49, at most €0.99, plus a 2.5% booking fee and 2.5% payment processing via TicketPAY, each plus VAT. Seating plan: €99 setup and €0.12 per seat taken; accessibility tool: €34.90 per event.
Neither publishes fees for organisers; terms are agreed per venue. Reservix states no running costs on its website, ticket i/O names a system fee and a payment provider fee without amounts.
The calculator on the pricing page shows what your year costs with artwork tickets.