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Trara and Eventfrog compared
Same tickets, same guests, for one year, each provider on its own published prices. Set the sliders to your event and check the math.
Free
- Cost per ticket
- €0.78
- Ticket fees per year
- €1,404.00
- Costs per year
- €1,404.00
- Revenue after the costs shown
- €25,596.00
Pro
- Cost per ticket
- €1.10
- Ticket fees per year
- €0.00
- Payment processing per year
- €1,144.92
- Subscription per year
- €828.00
- Costs per year
- €1,972.92
- Revenue after the costs shown
- €25,027.08
Eventfrog
Free plan
- Cost per ticket
- €0.58
- Ticket fees per year
- €864.00
- VAT as a cost
- €172.80
- Costs per year
- €1,036.80
- Revenue after the costs shown
- €25,963.20
As of 6 October 2026
Comparison of ticket fees, payment processing, VAT as a cost and the subscription for the year described. This figure is not total net earnings.
- One subscription year everywhere: the same number of paid tickets at the same price every month, one order per ticket, each paid with a standard EEA card. The organizer carries every fee, and guests pay the same price everywhere.
- Worked example for an Austrian organizer that is a business without input VAT deduction (say, a small business under § 6(1) Z27 UStG), gives its providers no VAT ID and sells tickets without VAT. VAT on fees is a cost to it; where a provider charges no VAT, any Austrian reverse-charge VAT due, at 20%, is included. The example holds only while ticket revenue stays VAT-free, under the small-business exemption up to €55,000 a year. Unconfirmed tax or payment charges are marked unknown and are not treated as zero.
- GatherMatter e.U. currently charges no VAT on its own platform fees and subscriptions under the small-business exemption in § 6(1) Z27 UStG.
Assumptions
- Trara Pro: the subscription is included as twelve monthly payments, €828.00 in total. Paid annually it costs €490.00 per subscription year.
- Trara Pro: the allowance of €50,000 in ticket revenue applies per calendar year. An annual plan earns the full allowance, a monthly plan a twelfth per paid month, and a trial none. The example counts twelve paid months in one calendar year whose sales use up the allowance; revenue above it carries 1%.
- Trara: Free includes payment processing in the fee. Pro adds exactly Stripe’s costs for payment and payout, plus a 20% cost share for non-deductible reverse-charge VAT while the small-business exemption applies. This is not VAT shown on our invoice. The example counts 1.5% + €0.25 per payment, Stripe’s price for a standard EEA card, and one payout a month with 0.25% of the amount paid out, €0.10 per payout and €2.00 for the month. These costs are in the payment processing row.
- Trara Free: if what we keep of a calendar month’s fees after Stripe’s costs does not cover Stripe’s fixed account costs (€2.00 for a month with a payout and €0.10 per payout, each plus a 20% cost share), we deduct the missing part, at most these costs, from the payout as Stripe account costs. The example counts one payout a month and shows these costs in the payment processing row.
- Eventfrog: the organizer carries the fees, which the source says is allowed.
- Eventfrog: tickets up to €50.00 use the Free plan; above that the provider moves them to the Plus plan automatically.
- Eventfrog: the fee is plus VAT. This example assumes an Austrian business without input VAT deduction; Austrian VAT at 20% is included as a cost, whether it is invoiced or owed under the reverse charge.
- Not included: refunds, cancellation fees, add-ons and anything a source does not state. This figure is not total net earnings.
Provider prices as of 6 October 2026
What each provider charges
| Attribute | Trara | Eventfrog |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Free Pro | Free Plus Pro |
| Fee per ticket | Free:3% of the ticket price, + €0.33 per ticket Pro:no platform fee up to €50,000.00 in ticket revenue per calendar year, then 1%; an annual plan earns the full allowance, a monthly plan a twelfth per paid month, a trial none | Free:1.9% of the ticket price, + €0.19 per ticket, for tickets up to €50.00 Plus:2.4% of the ticket price, + €0.49 per ticket, for tickets over €50.00 Pro:2.9% of the ticket price, + €0.69 per ticket, more expensive plan, not in the calculator |
| Subscription | Free:No subscription Pro:additionally €69.00 per month or €490.00 per subscription year | View published price list |
| Payment processing | Free:included in the fee, through Stripe. If what we keep of a calendar month’s fees after Stripe’s costs does not cover Stripe’s fixed account costs (€2.00 for a month with a payout and €0.10 per payout, each plus a 20% cost share), we deduct the missing part, at most these costs, from the payout as Stripe account costs. Pro:additionally exactly Stripe’s costs for payment and payout: per payment the rate of the card or payment method used, 1.5% + €0.25 with a standard EEA card; per payout 0.25% of the amount paid out and €0.10, and €2.00 for every calendar month with a payout. Plus a 20% cost share for non-deductible reverse-charge VAT while the small-business exemption applies. This is not VAT shown on our invoice. Estimated at purchase, settled at payout. | Free:included Plus:included Pro:included |
| Payout | regular payout is initiated no earlier than 3 days after the event ends, subject to reviews and holds | Free:after the event Plus:after the event Pro:available before the event ends; bank processing times still apply |
| VAT on the fee | currently none, small-business exemption under § 6(1) Z27 UStG | plus VAT |
| Who pays | organizer | organizer, can be passed to guests |
Eventfrog pricing page As of 6 October 2026
What Eventfrog says itself
- The Free and Plus plans pay out after the event. Payout before the event is available on Pro; bank processing times still apply. Source
- Tickets priced over €50 move to the Plus plan automatically. Source
- For cancellation of tickets paid online, Eventfrog lists €0.99 + 3.9% per ticket plus VAT; the original model fee is removed. Its pricing page lists an additional flat fee for cancellation of an entire event. Source
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The comparison is based on the named providers’ public pricing pages as of the date shown. The amounts are worked examples under the assumptions stated above and can differ in an individual case. Each provider’s current terms are binding. To report an error or a changed price, write to hi@trara.app and we’ll review it promptly.