# bzar vs Eventbrite

Eventbrite is a ticketing and discovery platform. It has no vendor applications, booth sales or vendor directory, so market organizers usually pair it with a form tool and a payment app. bzar runs tickets and vendors together, and its ticket fee already includes card processing.

## Choose bzar if

- You want vendor applications, booth payments, ticketing and check-in in one dashboard.
- You want your ticket fee to already include card processing.
- You want a public directory of your vendors on the event page.
- You want DMV vendors and attendees who follow you on bzar to hear the moment you publish or open applications.

## Choose Eventbrite if

- Your event is ticket-only, like a concert or conference, and you want Eventbrite's national discovery audience.
- You need a built-in local audience outside Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. bzar's organizer tools work anywhere in the US, but its community of vendors and shoppers is in the DMV.

## Features

| Feature | bzar | Eventbrite |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor applications with your own questions | Yes | Not listed |
| Application scoring and jurying | No | Not listed |
| Vendor badges and track record | No | Not listed |
| Booth types with prices and limits | Yes | Not listed |
| Booth map | Yes | Partly |
| Booth fees paid by card | Yes | Not listed |
| Refunds from the platform | Yes | Yes |
| Insurance and permit collection | Yes | Not listed |
| Vendor agreements to sign | Yes | Not listed |
| Free and paid ticketing | Yes | Yes |
| QR check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Promo codes | Yes | Yes |
| Public vendor directory | Yes | Not listed |
| Messaging and announcements to vendors | Yes | Not listed |
| Email automations | Yes | Yes |
| One inbox for platform messages, email and Instagram | No | Not listed |
| AI operator | No | Partly |
| Organizer page with followers | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in audience of vendors and attendees | Yes | Yes |
| Payouts and revenue analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Shopper preorders from vendors | Yes | Not listed |
| Weekly market seasons | Yes | Partly |
| Organizer mobile app | No | Yes |

## Fees for the same event

### Market with paid entry: 40 booths at $75, 300 tickets at $10

| Platform | Total fees |
|---|---|
| bzar | $313 |
| Forms + Square + Eventbrite | $846 |

### Free-entry market: 40 booths at $75

| Platform | Total fees |
|---|---|
| Forms + Square + Eventbrite | $111 |
| bzar | $223 |

### Festival: 120 booths at $150, 2,000 tickets at $5

| Platform | Total fees |
|---|---|
| bzar | $1,598 |
| Forms + Square + Eventbrite | $4,909 |

## Switching from Eventbrite

1. Create a free organizer account and set up your event and ticket types.
2. Add vendor applications and booth types, which Eventbrite doesn't have.
3. Point your event link to your bzar event page, so tickets and the vendor directory live in one place.

Checked 2026-10-09 against Eventbrite's own website. All comparisons: https://bzar.app/compare