bzar vs Cheddar Up
Cheddar Up is a group payments and sign-up tool that many organizers use to collect vendor registrations and booth fees. It's simple and free to start, but it has no application review, booth map or vendor directory, and ticketing needs its Team plan. bzar is built for vendor events, with all of those, free for organizers.
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When to choose each.
Choose bzar if
- You want to review vendors and approve, reject or waitlist each one, not just take every sign-up.
- You want vendors placed on a booth map.
- You want rejected vendors refunded automatically.
- You want tickets and check-in in the same event without a paid plan.
- You want a public directory of your approved vendors.
- You want emails to go out on their own when vendors apply, get approved, and before and after the event.
Choose Cheddar Up if
- You run a small one-off event and only need a sign-up form with payment, no review.
- You already use it for school, club or nonprofit collections and want one account for everything.
Features: bzar and Cheddar Up.
"Not listed" means we couldn't find it on their website, not that it definitely doesn't exist.
| Feature | bzar | Cheddar Up |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor applications with your own questions | Yes | PartlyCustomizable registration form with payment; no application review or approval step is described |
| Application scoring and jurying | No | Not listed |
| Vendor badges and track record | No | Not listed |
| Booth types with prices and limits | Yes | PartlyBooth options priced by location or size, with add-ons like electricity; configured as items, not a booth model |
| Booth map | Yes | Not listed |
| Booth fees paid by card | Yes | Yes |
| Refunds from the platform | Yes | Not listedOnly a customer testimonial mentions refunds; the help-center article couldn't be loaded |
| Insurance and permit collection | Yes | PartlyFile upload form questions on Pro and above; no document expiry or verification described |
| Vendor agreements to sign | Yes | YeseSignatures on Pro and above; waivers vendors must accept before submitting (blog) |
| Free and paid ticketing | Yes | PartlyPaid tickets with price and quantity on the Team plan; free tickets not stated on the page |
| QR check-in | Yes | YesScan attendee QR codes in the app; volunteers can scan with an event code; Team plan |
| Promo codes | Yes | YesDiscount codes on Pro and above |
| Public vendor directory | Yes | Not listed |
| Messaging and announcements to vendors | Yes | YesMessage Center for invites, reminders and messages to your group |
| Email automations | Yes | PartlyCustomized confirmation emails and reminders; no automation builder described |
| One inbox for platform messages, email and Instagram | No | Not listed |
| AI operator | No | Not listed |
| Organizer page with followers | Yes | PartlyCustomizable group page listing your collections; no followers |
| Built-in audience of vendors and attendees | Yes | Not listed |
| Payouts and revenue analytics | Yes | YesFree withdrawals to your bank account plus downloadable reports and a reporting dashboard |
| Shopper preorders from vendors | Yes | Not listed |
| Weekly market seasons | Yes | Not listed |
| Organizer mobile app | No | YesiOS and Android apps for managing collections and tracking payments |
What the same event costs.
Free Forever is $0 with 3.95% + $0.95 per payment; Pro is $15/month and Team is $35/month (both billed annually) with 3.59% + $0.59 per payment. The fee is passed to the payer by default. Ticketing needs Team. No separate booth or ticket platform fee is published.
bzar's full fee details are on the pricing page.
Moving from Cheddar Up.
- Create a free organizer account and set up your event.
- Rebuild your registration questions in the bzar application form and set up booth types and prices.
- Send your new application link instead of the collection page link.
Common questions.
Is bzar cheaper than Cheddar Up?
Cheddar Up: Free Forever is $0 with 3.95% + $0.95 per payment; Pro is $15/month and Team is $35/month (both billed annually) with 3.59% + $0.59 per payment. The fee is passed to the payer by default. Ticketing needs Team. No separate booth or ticket platform fee is published. bzar has no subscription; paid tickets carry 3% with card processing included, and booth payments 3.9%.
When is Cheddar Up the better choice?
You run a small one-off event and only need a sign-up form with payment, no review. You already use it for school, club or nonprofit collections and want one account for everything.
Can I switch from Cheddar Up to bzar?
Yes. Create a free organizer account and set up your event. Rebuild your registration questions in the bzar application form and set up booth types and prices. Send your new application link instead of the collection page link.
Does bzar charge organizers a subscription?
No. bzar is free for organizers: no monthly plan and no per-event fee.
Where these facts come from.
Competitor details come from each company’s own website, checked on 2026-10-09. Details change; tell us at hello@bzar.app if something here is out of date.
- https://www.cheddarup.com/pricing/
- https://www.cheddarup.com/blog/vendor-registration-form/
- https://www.cheddarup.com/
- https://www.cheddarup.com/blog/how-to-host-a-vendor-market/
- https://www.cheddarup.com/how-does-cheddar-up-work/
- https://www.cheddarup.com/blog/create-event-tickets/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cheddar-up/id1141129202
Try bzar on your next event.
Free for organizers. Bring your vendors, booths and tickets into one dashboard.