# bzar vs Luma

Luma is a clean event page and ticketing tool for community and social events, with followable calendars. It has no vendor applications, booth sales or vendor directory. If your event has vendors, bzar handles them alongside tickets and check-in.

## Choose bzar if

- You want vendor applications, booth payments, ticketing and check-in in one dashboard.
- Your event has vendors who apply, pay for booths and appear in a directory.

## Choose Luma if

- Your event has no vendors, like a meetup, workshop or social.
- 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 | Luma |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor applications with your own questions | Yes | Partly |
| 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 | Not listed |
| Booth fees paid by card | Yes | Partly |
| Refunds from the platform | Yes | Yes |
| Insurance and permit collection | Yes | Not listed |
| Vendor agreements to sign | Yes | Partly |
| 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

Luma: Free events are free; paid tickets 5% plus Stripe, or 0% on Luma Plus ($59/month billed annually).

## Switching from Luma

1. Create a free organizer account and set up your event and tickets.
2. Add vendor applications and booth types for the vendors you used to manage by hand.

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