Eventbrite vs Splash
Short answer: pick Eventbrite for organizers selling paid tickets to a public or semi-public audience who want discovery, checkout, and check-in in one place. Pick Splash for corporate field-marketing and demand-generation teams running recurring, on-brand event programmes at scale.
If neither answer fits, Dawat does the same job free at any guest count: 53 card designs, unlimited guests, per-guest personal links and RSVP tracking, with no per-recipient charge.
The decision between Eventbrite and Splash is mostly a pricing decision. They overlap heavily on what they do; they differ on what they charge you to do it.
Eventbrite and Splash pricing checked 2026-09-16 against their own published pages. Sources · Method
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Side by side
Public ticketing marketplace with event pages, paid ticket sales, check-in tools, and a consumer discovery app. Event marketing platform for branded event pages, registration, email reminders, on-site check-in, and badge management. Dawat is shown as a third column for the guest-list half of the job. It does not sell tickets or take payment from guests, so for a paid public event it is not a substitute.
| Eventbrite | Splash | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fee per ticket or registration | Subscription | Free |
| What the free tier gives you | Publish unlimited free events at no cost; no service fees on free tickets. | None published. Every tier is quote-only, and paid support is a separate add-on. | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. |
| Cost for 100 guests | Free (free event); ~$344 for 100 paid $25 tickets | Unknown | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | Free (free event); ~$860 for 250 paid $25 tickets | Unknown | Free |
| Charges per recipient | Partial | No | No |
| Guests need an account | Partial | Not published | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Partial | Not published | No |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
Where they actually differ
Both give you an uncapped guest list, tracking who has replied, asking your own questions, sending by email and a full event website, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Free to send. Eventbrite supports sending invitations without paying; Splash does not.
- Per-guest fees. Eventbrite does this in some cases; Splash does not. If no per-recipient charge matters to you, that is a point for Splash.
- Calendar file. Eventbrite supports adding the event to a calendar. Splash does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
When Eventbrite is the better choice
Organizers selling paid tickets to a public or semi-public audience who want discovery, checkout, and check-in in one place.
- Free events are genuinely free to publish at any size
- Public marketplace and search listings can bring in unknown attendees
- Mature paid ticketing: payouts, check-in, scanning, refunds
- Custom order-form questions for attendees or ticket buyers
- Buyers need only a name and email to complete a basic order
Where it costs you:
- Every paid ticket carries a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee
- Service fee scales with ticket price, so expensive tickets cost more
- Private events are gated by link or password, not per-guest invitations
- Advanced marketing sits behind the $69/month US Premium subscription
- Pages and emails carry Eventbrite branding and marketplace promotion
When Splash is the better choice
Corporate field-marketing and demand-generation teams running recurring, on-brand event programmes at scale.
- Unlimited events and unlimited registrations on every plan, with no per-attendee fee
- Deep CRM and marketing-automation integrations keep event data in the business systems
- Event ROI and email performance dashboards built for reporting to a marketing team
- Ticketed events supported through a Stripe partnership
- Governance features for large teams: custom roles, approvals, event visibility groups
Where it costs you:
- Publishes no price at any tier; Pro and Enterprise are both quote-only
- Built for event marketing programmes, not for a single private celebration
- Phone support is a paid add-on on top of the plan
- API access requires a consulting engagement
- No free tier is published, so there is no way to try it at a real guest count
What each one costs, in dollars
Neither Eventbrite nor Splash bills by guest count, which puts them among the 26 platforms in this dataset that do not.
Published prices, converted into what you would actually pay for a real guest list. Credits, coins and per-card pricing are translated into dollars because that is the number you are deciding with.
| Eventbrite | Splash | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fee per ticket or registration | Subscription | Free |
| 100 guests | Free (free event); ~$344 for 100 paid $25 tickets | Unknown | Free |
| 250 guests | Free (free event); ~$860 for 250 paid $25 tickets | Unknown | Free |
| How that is worked out | Applied Eventbrite's published 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket and 2.9% processing to a $25 ticket price. | Splash publishes no dollar figure at any tier, so a per-guest cost cannot be derived; the page directs you to a demo instead. | Dawat has no per-guest or per-send charge, so the guest count does not change the price. |
As of September 2026: Free events cost nothing; paid tickets carry a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket plus 2.9% payment processing per order. Eventbrite Premium is $69/month or $708/year in the US. Splash publishes two tiers, Pro and Enterprise, and no prices for either; both are sold through sales with a demo. Its pricing page promises unlimited events and unlimited registrations with no hidden fees.
The third option: something that feels like an invitation
Neither Eventbrite nor Splash is trying to make the moment of opening feel like anything. They collect the answer. For a birthday drinks thread that is exactly right; for a wedding, a nikkah or a milestone, the invitation is part of the event.
Dawat tracks replies the same way both of these do, and costs nothing to do it. All 53 card designs, unlimited guests and unlimited sends are free, with no card required. What the other two do not do is address each guest personally: the envelope opens with that guest's name on it and their reply is one tap. It also covers an animated envelope opening — which neither Eventbrite nor Splash does.
The practical difference shows up the week before the event. Instead of counting replies across a group chat, you open one page and see who was sent it, who opened it, and who answered.
The honest caveats: Dawat is digital only, so it will not print and mail stationery, and it does not sell tickets. The optional Dawat Signature experiences are $89 once per event, and they are labelled as paid before you publish — nothing else is.
Create your invitation — free →No card required. Unlimited guests. 53 designs.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Eventbrite | Splash | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | Yes | No | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | Partial | No | No |
| Unlimited guests | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email delivery | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Not published | Not published | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Open tracking | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Animated envelope | No | No | Yes |
| Printed cards | No | No | No |
| Guest account required | Partial | Not published | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Partial | Not published | No |
| Event website | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Registry links | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | Not published | Not published | Partial |
| Calendar file | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| AI wording help | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Works inside ChatGPT / Claude | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Multilingual & right-to-left | Not published | Not published | Yes |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
What your guests experience
Ticketing platforms are built around a stranger buying entry. A guest you already know is a different person with a different tolerance, and an account-creation screen is where that difference shows up.
| What your guest gets | Eventbrite | Splash | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | Partial | Not published | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Partial | Not published | No |
| Animated opening | No | No | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Not published | Not published | Yes |
Questions
Is Eventbrite or Splash cheaper?
Eventbrite works out to Free (free event); ~$344 for 100 paid $25 tickets for 100 guests and Free (free event); ~$860 for 250 paid $25 tickets for 250. Splash does not publish a price you can check before you commit: splash publishes two tiers, Pro and Enterprise, and no prices for either; both are sold through sales with a demo. Its pricing page promises unlimited events and unlimited registrations with no hidden fees. Neither charges by guest count, so the difference does not grow with the list. Both were checked on 2026-09-16.
Which is better for a wedding, Eventbrite or Splash?
Eventbrite suits organizers selling paid tickets to a public or semi-public audience who want discovery, checkout, and check-in in one place. Splash suits corporate field-marketing and demand-generation teams running recurring, on-brand event programmes at scale. For a wedding specifically, the questions that matter are whether the invitation feels like an occasion, whether you can collect meal choices, and whether the price moves with the guest list.
Do guests need an account to reply on Eventbrite or Splash?
Eventbrite requires an account from guests in some cases. Splash does not publish whether guests need an account. Anything that makes a guest sign up before replying costs you responses, particularly from older relatives.
Is there a free alternative to Eventbrite and Splash?
Yes. Dawat is free at every guest count: all 53 card designs, unlimited guests, unlimited sends, RSVP tracking with your own questions, and a personally addressed link for each guest. There is no per-recipient charge and no card required to send. The only paid item is a Dawat Signature cinematic experience at $89 once per event.
Is Eventbrite free to use?
Yes for free events. Eventbrite states you can publish unlimited free events at no cost, and there are no fees for free tickets. Paid tickets are charged a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket plus 2.9% payment processing per order.
How much does Splash (splashthat.com) cost?
Splash does not publish list prices. Software directories list both its Pro and Enterprise tiers as 'Contact Vendor for Pricing', and procurement data shows annual contracts negotiated individually rather than a published rate card.
How current is this comparison?
Eventbrite's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Splash's on 2026-09-17. Every figure on this page links to the vendor page it came from, so you can verify it yourself rather than trusting a comparison written by one of the competitors.
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How these figures were checked
Every figure above was read from Eventbrite and Splash's own published pricing or help pages on 16 September 2026, and each source is linked below. Splash publishes no checkable price, so this page says so rather than estimating one. Full methodology and the open dataset →
Reading this through an AI assistant? Dawat runs an MCP server, so ChatGPT or Claude can choose the design, write the wording, add your guest list, publish the invitation and send it without you leaving the conversation. Eventbrite does not publish one.
Sources
- Eventbrite organizer pricing — checked 2026-09-16
- Eventbrite pricing and plans (Help Center) — checked 2026-09-16
- Checkout on Eventbrite (Help Center) — checked 2026-09-16
- Manage your event privacy settings — checked 2026-09-16
- Create custom questions for attendees — checked 2026-09-16
- Splash pricing — checked 2026-09-17
- Cvent acquires Splash — checked 2026-09-17