Zavon vs Eventbrite
Sell tickets on your own website, in rand.
Eventbrite is a widely used ticketing marketplace. With Zavon, your event page, registration and payment live on your own website, and the money goes to your own account.
Comparison
At a glance
| Zavon | Eventbrite | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the event lives | On your own website and domain | On Eventbrite's marketplace |
| Free events | Free | Free |
| Paid tickets | R7 per paid ticket through Zavon, plus the gateway's fee; no Zavon fee on your own payment gateway | Fees vary by country; in the United States, 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket plus 2.9% payment processing |
| Fees for South Africa | Published in rand on our pricing page | Not listed on its fee pages |
| Payouts | Your own payment gateway pays into your bank account | Its own payment processing pays out in the countries its help lists; South Africa is not listed |
Sources, checked on 27 October 2026: Eventbrite's organiser pricing page and its help articles on ticketing fees and payment processing options.
Why Zavon
What you get with Zavon
Your siteYour brand, your visitorsThe event page is a page of your own website, so visitors stay with you and see your other events.Event ticketingDoorCheck-in and transfersScan tickets at the door, and let attendees transfer a ticket to another person.Ticket transfersFollow-upRegistrations reach ReachA registration adds the attendee to Reach, so reminders and follow-up start on their own.Why Reach
Fair comparison
Choose the right tool
Choose Eventbrite if you want an event marketplace that lists you to its own audience, and you sell in a country its payment processing serves.
Choose Zavon if your events belong on your own website, with tickets in rand, money in your own account and the attendees in your own records.
Nothing on free events. Through Zavon, R7 per paid ticket plus the gateway's fee. On your own payment gateway, Zavon charges no fee.
Yes. A transfer is R50, paid by the attendee, and the organiser can waive it.
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