General event ticketing
Reunionsoft vs Eventbrite: a ticket page vs the whole reunion.
In their words: “Create an event for free. Sell tickets, track attendees, market your event.”
Eventbrite is the ticketing platform everyone has bought from. It has a class reunion landing page and everything a ticket seller needs: tiers, couples tickets, early bird, promo codes, email blasts, and a check-in app. It has nothing for the parts of a reunion that happen before and around the ticket: finding the class, a class site, a community, a budget.
The short version
Who should pick which.
Eventbrite sells tickets very well. A reunion is a ticket plus six months of finding people, answering questions, and covering a deposit. Use Eventbrite if the class is already in a group chat and you just need checkout. Use Reunionsoft if you need the class found, the site built, and the money in the committee's account before the event.
Eventbrite is best for
A committee that already has the class's contact info and just needs a trusted checkout and door scanning.
Reunionsoft is best for
The volunteer who has to find the class, get the word out, sell the tickets, and keep the committee organized, for one flat fee.
Pricing
What each one costs.
Reunionsoft
$99 flat during the First Day of Fall Sale (reg. $149) + 2.9% and $0.25 per ticket
- One flat fee per reunion, $149 regular and $99 during the always-on holiday sale
- 2.9% and $0.25 per ticket, card processing included; free and potluck reunions never trigger it
- People search on credits, charged only for a verified match
- Nothing due until you add your own classmates or go live
- 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked
Eventbrite
Free events free; 3.7% + $1.79 + 2.9% per paid ticket
- Free tickets: no fees
- Paid tickets: 3.7% + $1.79 service fee plus 2.9% payment processing, per ticket, charged to the buyer by default
- Eventbrite Premium: $69/month for more marketing email and support; doesn't reduce ticket fees
- Payout sent three business days after the event ends, in your bank 6 to 8 business days after; pre-event payouts hold a 20% reserve
- Fees are kept on refunds
From Eventbrite's public pricing and terms pages, checked September 2026.
Do the math
A 300-ticket reunion at $75 a ticket ($22,500 gross)
Reunionsoft
$827
Sale price. $149 at the regular price.
Eventbrite
$2,022
Service plus processing. Paid by buyers unless you absorb it.
Total fees the class pays, including card processing, whether the buyer or the committee is the one charged. People-search credits, domains, and optional add-ons aren’t included on either side.
The Reunionsoft advantage
Where we pull ahead.
- Everything before the ticket: finding the class, invitations by email and text, a class site, a private group.
- Money before the event, not after it. Reunionsoft pays the committee's bank in about two business days per sale, so the venue deposit isn't on someone's card.
- Less than half the fees on a typical reunion ticket: 2.9% + $0.25 versus 6.6% + $1.79.
- A budget tracker, task board, and photo name tags. Eventbrite is a ticket page.
The honest take
Where Eventbrite is better.
- A checkout buyers already trust, with Apple Pay, PayPal, and promo codes.
- The check-in app is polished and the organizer app shows live sales.
- Free events cost nothing at all.
Features
Row by row.
- Yes Yes
- Partial Partial
- No No
- Not stated Not stated on their site
| Feature | Reunionsoft | Eventbrite |
|---|---|---|
| Find the class | ||
| Finds lost classmatesLooks up current contact info for names you can't reach. | YesLicensed public-record match with a confidence score. Pay per verified find. | No |
| Classmate rosterOne list of the class with contact and RSVP status. | YesImport a list or yearbook pages; every classmate has contact, status, and RSVP. | PartialA list of people who bought tickets. Not the class. |
| Get the word out | ||
| Email invitationsBulk, tracked email to the class. | YesSave-the-date, invite, and last-call sequences, pre-written and tracked. | YesBuilt-in email marketing, 250 sends per day on the free plan. |
| Text message invitationsSMS from inside the product. | YesTwo-way texting from a shared class number. | NoOnly through third-party integrations. |
| Replies in one inboxEmail and text replies land in a shared inbox. | YesEmail and text replies land in one shared inbox. | No |
| The reunion site | ||
| Reunion websiteSchedule, venue, hotels, contact. | YesSchedule, venue map, hotel blocks, coordinators, contact form. | PartialOne event page on eventbrite.com next to other events. |
| School colors and brandingThe site looks like your school, not the vendor. | YesSchool colors, logo, and cover art. | PartialAn organizer color scheme. |
| Custom domainyourclass.com instead of vendor.com/yourclass. | YesBuy or connect a domain from the settings page. | No |
| Private class groupPosts, comments, and polls for classmates only. | YesPosts, comments, polls, pinned announcements, who's coming. | No |
| Photo sharingClassmates upload then-and-now photos. | PartialPhotos in group posts and the cover gallery. No standalone album yet. | PartialOrganizer images and video. Attendees can't upload. |
| In memoriam pageA place to remember classmates who have passed. | NoNot yet. On the roadmap. | No |
| RSVPs and money | ||
| RSVPsYes, maybe, no, and a who's-coming list. | YesYes, maybe, can't make it, and a guest list. | YesFree tickets work as RSVPs. |
| Online ticket salesCard payments on the site. | YesStripe checkout on the class page. | YesThe core product. |
| Tiers, plus-ones, early birdMore than one ticket type and price. | YesTiers, plus-ones, early-bird pricing, gift a ticket. | YesTiers, couples tickets, early bird, promo codes, waitlists. |
| Payouts to the committee's bankMoney goes to the class, not a personal card. | YesStraight to the committee's bank account, typically within two business days. | YesAfter the event by default; scheduled pre-event payouts with a 20% reserve. |
| Budget trackerCosts, deposits, and how many tickets to break even. | YesVenue-minimum alerts and tickets-to-break-even. | NoSales reports only. |
| Running the committee | ||
| Multiple organizersThe whole committee shares one workspace. | YesInvite the committee; roles control who can message or move money. | PartialRoles and permissions. No task board. |
| Task boardWho owns the DJ, the venue, the photographer. | YesTask board with volunteer roles. | No |
| Check-in with name tagsA door list for the night of. | YesDoor list with name tags that print the senior-year photo. | YesOrganizer app with QR scanning. Name badges through third parties. |
| AI planning assistantAsk questions, get the reunion built with you. | YesPlanner AI answers questions and builds the reunion with you. | PartialAI writes event descriptions and email copy. |
| The deal | ||
| Try it before payingClick around before any money changes hands. | YesA workspace full of sample data before any payment. | YesFree to create. |
| No subscriptionOne fee for one reunion, not a monthly bill. | YesOne fee, one reunion. | YesPay per ticket. |
| Money-back guaranteeA refund window after you pay. | Yes30 days, full refund, no questions asked. | NoFees are non-refundable. |
Free tickets are free. Paid tickets carry 3.7% + $1.79 plus 2.9% processing, about $6.74 on a $75 ticket. Buyers pay it unless you absorb it. Reunionsoft is a flat fee plus 2.9% + $0.25, about $2.43 on the same ticket.
By default, three business days after the event ends, landing in your bank 6 to 8 business days later. You can arrange weekly pre-event payouts after your first paid event, with 20% held in reserve. Reunionsoft pays out per sale, typically within two business days.
No. It reaches people you already have on a list, plus its own marketplace. Reunionsoft locates lost classmates using licensed public-record data.
More comparisons
The rest of the field.
The class is out there. Go get them.
Click around a workspace full of sample data before you pay a cent. If it isn’t the right fit within 30 days of paying, email us for a full refund.
$99 flat (First Day of Fall Sale, reg. $149) + 2.9% and $0.25 per ticket
Competitor details and prices checked September 2026 from each vendor’s public website and may have changed since; verify with the vendor before deciding. Third-party product names and brands are trademarks of their respective owners, used for identification and comparison only, and their use implies no affiliation or endorsement.