sbTix.

Ticket the paid event.
Invite the private one.

Concerts, weddings, birthdays, galas. Real invitation quality on the free side, lower fees than Eventbrite and Ticketmaster on the paid side.

Free events cost $0 Paid: 1% + $0.50 Setup in EN · FR · Kreyòl
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One platform · every kind of gathering · Concerts · Galas · Weddings · Birthdays · First Communions · Fundraisers · Community festivals ·

Templates that already look like the event you’re planning.

The nightclub show. The Sweet Sixteen. The 50th anniversary dinner. Pick the closest — the photos, colors, and layout are already dialed in. Tap any card to see the page your guests will actually open.

Four featured demos above. Sixteen templates in total — four per category — you'll see them all in the event editor when you create your first event.

Friday’s headline show. Sunday’s baby shower.

Paid mode gives you scanners, seat maps, and payouts at the door. Invite mode tracks RSVPs, dietary notes, and plus-ones. sbTix hands you the tools that fit the event and hides the rest.

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Paid ticketing

Multi-tier pricing, discount codes, physical stub batches, real-time sales, one-click refunds.

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Free RSVPs (Passes)

Evite meets your organizer dashboard. Guest cap, plus-ones, waitlist, custom question.

Free mode
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Seating charts

Drag round, rectangle, sweetheart or banquet tables onto a canvas. Drop guests onto them.

Both modes
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Wishes wall

Guests leave a congratulatory note. Renders on the event page. Moderate from your dashboard.

Free mode

It’s free. It shouldn’t look free.

Communions, showers, birthdays, memorials. The same templates and seating charts as the paid galas. Free to send, free to open, no login asked of your godmother.

  • 1Guest cap + waitlist — when the cap fills, new RSVPs go to a waitlist. Promote them in one click.
  • 2Plus-ones, per your rules — decide how many each invitee can bring. Guests pick the exact count on their RSVP.
  • 3Custom question — "Coming to Mass or reception?", "Any allergies?", "Song request?". Answers show on every RSVP row.
  • 4QR pass emailed automatically — every "going" guest gets a scannable pass. Door scanner works the same as a paid event.
  • 5In-app broadcast — one modal composes a message to every confirmed guest. Sent from your sbTix mailer, CAN-SPAM compliant, one-click unsubscribe.
  • 6Well wishes wall — guests leave congratulatory notes right on the event page. You moderate.
Send your first invite → Open the wedding demo ↗
Passes · Ana + Diego27 RSVPs
14
Going
3
Maybe
2
Can't
8
Waitlist
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Marisol Rivera
+2 guests · Vegan
Going
T
Tomás Fernández
+1 · Coming to both
Going
P
Priya Kapoor
Maid of honor
Going
A
Alvarez family
Flying in from Buenos Aires
Wait #1
S
Sofia Martinez
Reception only
Maybe

Live before you’ve finished the guest list.

Sign up, pick a template, publish. Tickets and RSVPs both start the moment the page is live — nobody approves you, nobody calls you.

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Connect your bank

Set it up once. Every ticket sold lands in your own account, not some platform balance you have to withdraw from. Skip this step entirely for free events.

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Publish your event

Fill in the details, pick a template, hit publish. You get a link right away — drop it in your group chat, your Instagram bio, wherever your people already are.

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Sell & scan

Your buyers check out in about 30 seconds. Anyone at the door can scan tickets from their own phone — nothing to install. Watch the sales come in from the couch.

Your buyer pays less. You keep the same.

Same $25 ticket, priced through Eventbrite, Ticketmaster, and sbTix. The last number is what your guest pays at checkout.

Platform
Fees added
Buyer pays
Incumbent platform
3.7% + $1.79 + processing
$28.45
Promoter app
~10% + $0.99
$28.49
sbTix
1% + $1.50 + processing
$27.46
Your buyers save
up to $1.03 / ticket
Start at this rate →

Fee rate is configurable per event. Default 1% + $1.50 (attendee-paid). You can flip to "promoter absorbs" any time.

Everything the event runs on.

Live in 3 minutes

Fill in the basics, upload your flyer, hit publish. You'll have a ticket link before your coffee's cold.

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Phone-only door scan

Your door guy opens a link on his phone, points the camera at the QR, sees green or red.

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Embed on any website

Paste two lines of code into your Squarespace or Wix. A Buy Tickets button shows up — checkout happens right there.

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Your money, your account

Stripe drops every sale into your bank the next day. We never touch it. The buyer covers our fee, not you.

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Discount & comp codes

Make an EARLYBIRD code that gives $10 off the first 50 tickets, then expires Friday. Two minutes.

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One-click refunds

Open the order, tap Refund. Stripe sends the money back and the ticket voids so it can’t be scanned in.

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Passes (free RSVPs)

Send a real RSVP for your daughter's wedding or your son's baptism. Track who's coming, plus-ones and all. Free.

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Seating chart canvas

Drop tables on a canvas, then drag Aunt Marie onto Table 3 next to Cousin Rob.

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Well wishes wall

Guests leave a note for the couple right on the event page. You approve or hide anything before it shows.

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In-app broadcast

Email every guest who said yes — "Doors open at 8, park behind the church." First names auto-fill.

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QR tickets, no app

Every buyer gets a QR ticket by email. They pull it up on their phone at the door. Wallet passes soon

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Real printable tickets

Print cardstock tickets on your home printer — 8 to a page with tear-off stubs that scan like the phone ones.

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Background photo + flyer

Upload your flyer as the hero and a second photo as the background. Colors pull from the flyer automatically.

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Themed event pages

Pick your colors and photo once. The event page and the printed tickets match without you touching CSS.

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Meta Pixel built in

Paste your Facebook Pixel ID once and start retargeting anyone who visits the event page on Instagram.

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Team & roles

Set who sees what — the scanner never sees the money, the guest-list host never sees the door count.

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English · Français · Kreyòl

Sign up in English, French, or Haitian Creole. Emails and tickets go out in whatever language your guest picked.

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White-glove onboarding

We'll drive to your venue and build the first event with you. If you want, we're at the door opening night too.

Whatever you’re hosting, we’ve probably seen it before.

Weddings & personal

The wedding, the birthday, the shower, the memorial

A real invitation page for the wedding — with an RSVP the whole family can answer. Free, plus-ones included.

Faith & ceremony

First communions, quinceañeras, baptisms, holiday services

Send a communion or quinceañera invite in Creole or Spanish. Cap the guest list. Ask if they’re staying for the reception.

Fundraisers & galas

Black-tie galas, sponsor tables, community brunches

Sell a table of 10 to your title sponsor. Comp the honoree's seat. Number the paddles for the silent auction.

Nightlife & parties

Konpa nights, soca Sundays, club residencies

Sell bottle service and VIP tables. Give every promoter on your street team a referral link that pays them per ticket.

Restaurants & venues

Ticketed dinners, tasting menus, themed brunches

Sell timed seatings for your tasting menu. Ask about allergies at checkout. Take a deposit; balance due at the door.

Community & cultural

League seasons, block festivals, cultural showcases

Sell a weekend-long festival pass. Make kids under 12 free. Every door volunteer scans with their own phone.

Start free. Pay only when you’re selling.

Every plan includes every feature — seating, Passes, printed tickets, the scanner. Higher tiers just lower your per-ticket fee. Free events stay $0.

Free
$0/mo
1.5% + $0.50 per paid ticket. Free events cost $0.
  • · Unlimited events + RSVPs
  • · Paid tickets, free RSVPs, seating, scanner
  • · Public organizer page and gallery
  • · 50 Connect emails a month
  • · Payouts straight to your bank
Start free →
Most promoters pick this
Pro
$29/mo
1% + $0.25 per paid ticket. Pays for itself around 60 tickets a month.
  • · Everything in Free
  • · Lower per-ticket fee
  • · 5,000 Connect emails a month
  • · Emails from your own domain
  • · Priority support
Talk to us →
Studio
$99/mo
0.5% per paid ticket. Analytics and white-label included.
  • · Everything in Pro
  • · Email analytics: opens, clicks, funnels
  • · Emails in your branding
  • · White-label. No "Powered by sbTix."
  • · Team seats and higher API limits
Talk to us →

Card processing is separate (~2.9% + $0.30 per ticket) and applies on every tier. Money lands in your bank through Stripe. Free events stay $0 on every plan. Community orgs and nonprofits, ask us about a rate.

Run your numbers.

Type in a real month. We’ll show what Free, Pro, and Studio each cost you, so you can pick the one that comes out lowest.

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Free: 1.5% + $0.50/ticket. Pro: $29/mo + 1% + $0.25/ticket. Studio: $99/mo + 0.5%/ticket. Card processing (~2.9% + $0.30) is separate on every tier. Same on every other platform.

What people ask before they publish.

Can I run a free event without paying anything?

Yep. Pick Passes when you build the event and it stays free forever — nothing to publish, nothing per RSVP. You still get the templates, guest list, seating chart, wishes wall, and the send-to-everyone email. Nobody’s card ever gets asked for — not yours, not theirs.

Do you really do wedding invitations?

Yes — plus communions, birthdays, showers, memorials, quinceañeras, graduations. Passes is the invitation flow. Guests RSVP with plus-ones, answer whatever question you set ("Meal choice?", "Mass or reception?"), drop a note on the wishes wall, and walk in with a QR pass at the door. See a live wedding demo.

How does the seating chart work?

Open the Seating tab, drop tables (round 8, rectangle 12, sweetheart 2, banquet 20) onto a full-width canvas, then drag guests from the ribbon onto them. Snap-to-grid, live occupancy, and stage/bar/dance-floor markers included. Every seated guest’s RSVP email picks up their table name automatically.

How long does it actually take to publish an event?

About 3 minutes from a fresh sign-up if your event photo and bank info are handy. The bank piece takes ~10 minutes and you only do it once — it covers every event on the account after that. Free events skip that step entirely.

When do I get paid?

Money lands in your own payout account first, then rolls out to your bank a couple business days after each sale — not held until the event ends. Payout history is in your dashboard whenever you want to look.

What if I need to refund someone?

One click in your dashboard. Full or partial, whichever you need — the platform fee gets refunded proportionally with it, so you're never eating the fee on a ticket you had to give back.

Do my buyers need to install anything?

Nope. Buyers open your event link, pay, and get a QR ticket by email that also opens in any browser. Your door staff pulls up a URL on their phone to scan. Nothing to download on either side.

How is this actually different from the big platforms?

Fees are lower on the prices you actually sell at. Because one account runs paid tickets and free invites, you skip the second "personal invitations" app. Event pages use your photos and colors instead of a stock template. And we'll drive out to set it up in person — English, French, or Kreyòl.

Can I message everyone who's coming?

Yes. Head to Passes or the event detail, hit "Message all Going", and a compose modal pops open. Write subject + body (use {{first_name}} to personalize), send. It ships from your sbTix mailer with a one-click unsubscribe and your postal address on it (CAN-SPAM compliant). Your mail client stays closed.

What about sales tax?

You're the seller of record — sbTix isn't a marketplace facilitator, so remittance is on you and your CPA. Flip Tax settings to Auto and sbTix picks the right rate per event (0% private, 8.875% NYC festivals, 6.625% NJ admissions, NY §1105(f)(1) live-music exemption noted right in the settings). Each quarter, a Tax filing card hands you the exact numbers to type on your state return. We don't file for you; the math just lands ready.

Can my public event page look like a real wedding invitation (or gala, or festival)?

Sixteen templates — four each across weddings, birthdays, galas, and festivals, with their own layout, palette, and type. Pick from the visual grid in the editor and preview the full page in a click. Examples: an editorial Kinfolk wedding, a Coachella-scale festival with a scrolling lineup, a museum gala with honorees as wall labels, a Haitian carnival. Full library up in Demos.

Can I print real hard tickets?

Two ways. DIY: grab a pack of Avery 16154 pre-perforated ticket stock, hit "🎫 Avery 16154" on any batch in your dashboard, run the sheets through your office laser printer, tear on the perf. About $0.05/ticket, no cutter or vendor. Print-on-demand: Gelato ships real cardstock tickets from its global network in ~5 days. Both scan with the same QR as digital.

Publish tonight. Guests can RSVP by morning.

Free to start. Your first paid ticket, or your first RSVP, is live the minute you hit publish. Switching from another platform takes an afternoon — we’ll walk it with you.