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.
Coastal Food & Wine Classic · Today
Doors close in 13h
Revenue over time
7D30D90D$10,190
↑ $420 vs last week
$9,848
After Stripe fees
312
↑ 6 this week
312 / 3,000
10% used
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.
Multiple ticket tiers.
Embed on your restaurant or winery website.
Promo codes for members and regulars.
Your guest list, always.
Platform comparison
The math
| Platform | Platform fees on this event |
|---|---|
| Eventbrite (~9%) | ~$1,140 |
| TicketSpice ($0.99/ticket) | ~$119 |
| Equaticket Starter | $87$29/mo, 3-month minimum |
$1,100 in savings covers your next tasting's inventory.
Savings calculator
See how much your events would save
= 120 tickets every 3 months.
Based on 40 tickets/month, you’d be on the
Starter plan at $29.00/month
(3-month minimum, paid monthly)
Total annual cost: $1,814
Stripe processing: $3.06/ticket
That’s just $0.72 per ticket in platform fees
- EventbriteBiggest savings$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
30-day money-back guarantee. Available once per organization within 30 days of starting a paid subscription. A refund ends your paid plan immediately and may pause future paid events. See the guarantee terms.
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 monthly on a 3-month minimum. Competitor pricing verified October 2026. Sales tax and organizer-added fees can change a checkout total.
Frequently asked questions
Does Equaticket charge per ticket?
No. Equaticket charges a flat subscription with no per-ticket fees. We take nothing from each ticket sold. Your attendees pay 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). Sales tax and organizer-added fees can change a checkout total.
What does it cost to get started?
The Free tier has no time limit. Your first 100 paid tickets are free, with up to 500 free tickets per event. It includes QR check-in and the embeddable checkout widget, and tickets priced at $0 do not count toward your first 100 paid tickets. Paid plans start at $29/mo (Starter): pay monthly with a 3-month minimum, or $87 up front for the 3 months. Starter is sized for 250 tickets a month on average, and gives you 750 at a time. Annual pricing and any applicable discount are shown on the pricing page and at checkout. No credit card required to sign up. Every paid plan, including annual, has a 30-day money-back guarantee. Available once per organization within 30 days of starting a paid subscription. A refund ends your paid plan immediately and may pause future paid events.
Can I embed ticket sales on my own website?
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.
How does check-in work?
Every ticket includes a unique QR code. Your staff scan it using any smartphone camera through our check-in app, with no hardware required and 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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