JustJoin vs Eventbrite
JustJoin vs Eventbrite,
without the marketing fluff.
Eventbrite is built to sell tickets to strangers. JustJoin is built for recurring sessions with your own audience. Here's the honest breakdown — including when Eventbrite is still the right call.
The honest version
No tool wins for every host. Here's when each is the right call.
Stay on Eventbrite if…
- You're selling a one-off conference or festival to strangers
- You actively rely on Eventbrite's marketplace for discovery
- You need a global brand badge for trust on a high-ticket event
- You're already paying Eventbrite Pro and breaking even on it
Switch to JustJoin if…
- Your audience already follows you (Instagram, email, WhatsApp)
- You run a recurring schedule (weekly/monthly), not one-offs
- You hate paying $1.79 + 3.7% per ticket on small-ticket sessions
- Your attendees complain about the Eventbrite signup wall
- You want anonymous post-session feedback, not public reviews
JustJoin vs Eventbrite
Side by side, feature by feature.
| Feature | Eventbrite | JustJoin |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | One-off ticketed events | Recurring sessions |
| Per-ticket fee on paid sessions | ~3.7% + $1.79/ticket | 3% flat |
| Payment processing fee | +2.9% | Stripe standard (~2.9%) |
| Free sessions cost | Free | Free |
| One link for all sessions | ||
| Recurring sessions native | Limited | |
| Attendees need an account | ||
| Reminders (T-24h / 3h / 60m) | Limited | |
| Waitlist with auto-promotion | Paid plan | |
| Recurring memberships | ||
| Anonymous post-session feedback | ||
| Hosts see attendee email/phone | ||
| Discovery marketplace | ||
| Monthly subscription | Free / Pro tiers | None |
Eventbrite fees per their public pricing page; exact rates vary by country and plan. JustJoin fees: flat 3% platform fee on paid bookings, Stripe processing on top. Free sessions are free on both.
Frequently asked questions
For recurring small-ticket sessions, yes — significantly. On a €15 ticket, Eventbrite's combined fees take roughly €2.30; JustJoin's combined fees take roughly €0.90. Over a year of weekly sessions that adds up to hundreds of euros per host.
Yes. You replace your Eventbrite link with your JustJoin club link in your bio, emails and DMs. Past attendees can be re-invited via a one-time email blast you write yourself.
Find out before you decide rather than guessing. Put a JustJoin link in your bio and your emails, leave the Eventbrite listing running, and check where the next month of bookings actually comes from. If the marketplace is genuinely feeding you strangers, keep it. If they all come from Instagram and word of mouth, you now know what the per-ticket fee is buying.
Different shape of tool. Heylo is a community platform — member profiles, chat, a directory — with events on top, and its free tier charges 5% + $0.59 per transaction. JustJoin is only the booking step, at a flat 3%. The full breakdown is on our JustJoin vs Heylo page.
No. JustJoin is intentionally minimal: one link, one action. If you need reserved seating, multiple add-ons or a full conference platform, Eventbrite or a dedicated event tool is the better fit.
Yes — and they're completely free. We only take a fee on paid bookings.
Stop paying per ticket.
Set up your JustJoin club in 2 minutes. Keep your audience, lose the per-ticket fees.