Ticketing, registration, reminders and check-in for workshops, trainings, retreats and community events, on a flat monthly price. Ticket revenue goes to your own Stripe account, and Colibri adds nothing on top.
Eventbrite is a ticketing marketplace: it sells tickets to one-off and recurring events and charges per paid ticket rather than a subscription.
| Feature | ColibriOS | Eventbrite |
|---|---|---|
| 1:1 booking and scheduling | Yes. Booking with intake forms, waivers and paymentsSolo | No. Ticketing, not appointment booking |
| Group sessions, workshops and events | Yes. Group sessions, workshops, retreats and events with ticketing and check-inGroup | Yes. Ticketed events with flexible ticket types, reserved seating and timed entry |
| Capacity and waitlists | Yes. Capacity, automatic waitlists and door check-inGroup | Partly. Ticket quantities per type; waitlists are not described on their pricing or overview pages |
| Memberships and class packs | Yes. Recurring memberships, class packs and member pricingGroup | No. Not offered |
| Online courses | Yes. Courses with enrollment, student payments and portalsSolo | No. Not offered |
| Website on your own domain | Yes. Editable website on your own custom domainSolo | No. Event pages live on eventbrite.com; no website builder or custom domain listed |
| CRM and email marketing | Yes. Full CRM, email campaigns, funnels and textingSolo | Partly. Email marketing tools; the Pro email plan starts at $15 a month for up to 10,000 emails a day |
| Bookkeeping, organized by Schedule C category | Yes. Income tracked as it happens, expenses sorted into Schedule C categories, year-end reportSolo | No. Sales reporting and payouts; no bookkeeping or expense tracking listed |
| Bank connection, transactions imported | Yes. Live bank feed through Plaid, statements imported on every planGroup | Not stated. A bank feed or bank import is not listed on their pricing or feature pages |
| Receipt capture, read into an expense | Yes. Snap or upload a receipt on every plan; Colibri reads the vendor, date and total on GroupGroup | No. Pricing lists payment processing and payouts only; no organizer expense tracking or receipt capture is listed |
| Profit per event, class or offer | Yes. Profit by gathering and by offer: paid invoices in, expenses, staff fees and mileage outSolo | Partly. Per-event invoices show gross revenue, fees, tax and net revenue, but no organizer expenses or profit |
| Personal finances alongside the business | Yes. A personal set of books only the owner can open: budgets, net worth, subscriptions and goalsGroup | No. No expense or personal finance features are listed; the product is event ticketing, promotion and payouts |
| Published pricing | Yes. Free plan, then $116, $297 and $597 a month, on the pricing page | Yes. Per-ticket fees are printed on the pricing page |
| Contract required | No. Month to month | No. Pay per paid ticket; no subscription |
| Cancel yourself, online | Yes. Settings, then Billing | Yes. Nothing to cancel; you pay per paid ticket |
Eventbrite details checked August 2026 on Eventbrite's own pages. Their plans change; if you see something out of date, tell us at hello@colibrios.com. A tier badge on the ColibriOS column shows the lowest plan that includes the feature; every tier contains the one before it.
Colibri helps you organize your income and expenses. It is not a tax preparer, accountant, or a substitute for professional tax advice.
Published on the pricing page. Free until Cyber Monday, November 30, no card. Month to month, cancel yourself in Settings.
There is no monthly subscription for ticketing. Free events are free; paid tickets carry a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee and 2.9% processing per order, and the email marketing plan is a separate add-on from $15 a month.
Source: Eventbrite's pricing page, checked August 2026A comparison that says we win every row is not one you should trust. Here is where Eventbrite genuinely does more.
Unlimited free events with no fees at all. If you only ever run free gatherings, Eventbrite costs $0 and ColibriOS puts events on the $297 Group plan.
Source, checked August 2026Eventbrite is where many people already look for things to do, with promotional tools and Eventbrite Ads in select markets. A ColibriOS event page has to earn its own audience.
Source, checked August 2026With no subscription, an occasional event organizer pays only when tickets sell. ColibriOS is a flat monthly plan whether or not you sell anything.
Source, checked August 2026Colibri is a flat monthly subscription. Ticket payments go straight to your own connected Stripe account; you pay your processor's standard card rate and nothing to us on top. Ten tickets or five hundred, the software costs the same.
Every registration lands in your CRM as a contact you own: taggable, emailable, exportable. Reminders, follow-up sequences and post-event emails come from the same system, not from an integration you have to duct-tape together.
Event pages live on your own website and domain, with capacity limits, waitlists, door check-in, calendar feeds, and per-offering add-ons attached to the ticket itself. Every sale is recorded in your books as it happens. If you own the room too, event space software covers the rentals.
Recurring classes, multi-week programs and multi-day retreats are first-class citizens, with the same registration, reminders and check-in as a single evening event.
Colibri helps you organize your income and expenses. It is not a tax preparer, accountant, or a substitute for professional tax advice.
No. Colibri is a flat monthly subscription, and ticket payments go directly to your own Stripe account. Your processor's standard card rate applies; we add nothing on top.
Group, at $297/month: classes, workshops, retreats and events with capacity, waitlists, check-in and attendee portals. It includes everything in Solo, so your booking, CRM, website and books come with it.
Yes. Free RSVPs get the same registration, reminders and follow-up as paid tickets.
Yes, from any device, with capacity and waitlists handled for you.
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