Your tasting event shouldn't be paired with a platform fee.
Food festivals, wine tastings, chef dinners, and culinary events command $75, $100, even $200 a ticket. At those prices, a 10% Eventbrite fee is significant. The platform cost is a flat subscription, not a percentage of your revenue. A $100 table and a $200 table cost the same to sell. No percentage math, no surprise invoices after a sold-out event.
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The problem
High-value tickets mean high-value fees, unless you use Equaticket
A four-course wine pairing dinner at $120 per seat, selling 80 covers, loses $960 to Eventbrite before a single bottle is opened. Run six of those a year and the platform has taken nearly $6,000.
Food and wine events often run small capacities at premium prices. Every seat matters. Equaticket's mission is to end the per-ticket fee model, so the money your guests spend on a great experience goes to the people who created it.
How it works
How Equaticket works for food and wine events
Capacity-controlled events.
Set an exact seat count per event. When the event sells out, it closes. No overselling, no waitlist confusion. Perfect for intimate chef dinners and private tastings.
Multiple ticket tiers.
General tasting, VIP early access, reserved seating, member pricing. Set up every tier your event needs, with no Equaticket fees per tier or per ticket.
Embed on your restaurant or winery website.
Your venue has its own brand. Keep ticket sales on your site with the Equaticket embed widget. No redirect to a marketplace.
Promo codes for members and regulars.
Wine club members, loyalty regulars, and email subscribers can get a discount code. Set usage limits and expiration dates, all included.
Your guest list, always.
Export your full attendee list anytime. Know who came to which events, build repeat-guest relationships, and market future dinners to people who've already said yes.
Platform comparison
The math
A wine tasting event selling 120 tickets at $95 average:
| Platform | Platform fees on this event |
|---|---|
| Eventbrite (~9%) | ~$1,140 |
| TicketSpice ($0.99/ticket) | ~$119 |
| Equaticket Starter | $29 |
$1,100 in savings covers your next tasting's inventory.
Savings calculator
See how much your events would save
Enter your typical guest count and average ticket price.
- Biggest savingsEventbrite$3,943/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $2,128/yearwith Equaticket vs. Eventbrite
- TicketSpice$1,942/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $127/yearwith Equaticket vs. TicketSpice
- Ticket Tailor$1,874/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $60/yearwith Equaticket vs. Ticket Tailor
Total Savings
$60 – $2,128/year
or $300 – $10,641 over 5 years
Calculations based on total fees. All platforms include payment processing via Stripe (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction) unless otherwise noted. Eventbrite bundles processing into their fee. Equaticket subscription billed quarterly. Competitor pricing verified March 2026.
Frequently asked questions
No. Equaticket charges a flat monthly subscription, billed quarterly. We take nothing from each ticket sold. Your attendees pay exactly the price you set, with no added booking fees from us. Stripe payment processing applies at their standard rate (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction).
The Free tier is completely free with no time limit. It includes 50 tickets per 30 days, unlimited events, QR check-in, and the embeddable checkout widget. Paid plans start at $29/mo (Starter, billed quarterly at $87) for up to 750 tickets per quarter. No credit card required to sign up.
Yes. Every Equaticket plan includes an embeddable checkout widget. Paste a single script tag into your site — WordPress, Squarespace, Webflow, or any HTML page — and the ticket purchase flow runs directly on your site. Buyers never leave your domain.
Every ticket includes a unique QR code. Your staff scan it using any smartphone camera through our check-in app — no hardware required, no app store download needed. Paid plans include real-time multi-device sync, so multiple scanners at multiple gates stay in sync instantly with no double-entries.
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