All pricing Fee comparison
Trara and pretix 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
pretix
pretix Hosted plan
- Cost per ticket
- €1.03
- Ticket fees per year
- €684.00
- Payment processing per year
- €864.00
- VAT as a cost
- €302.76
- Costs per year
- €1,850.76
- Revenue after the costs shown
- €25,149.24
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.
- pretix: 2.5% of the net price, at most €15.00, plus the payment provider. This example uses Stripe with standard EEA cards (1.5% + €0.25 per payment). The tax comparison applies only to the expressly described organizer profile.
- pretix: the fee is plus VAT. Its pricing page states that EU customers without a valid VAT ID are charged German VAT, so the math adds 19%. Tax treatment for the Austrian recipient must be checked separately.
- pretix: any Austrian VAT of 20% that the organizer owes under the reverse charge on the fees of Stripe is included as a cost; how this applies to an individual organizer must be checked separately.
- 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 | pretix |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Free Pro | pretix Hosted |
| 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 | 2.5% of the net price, at most €15.00 |
| 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. | plus Stripe: 1.5% + €0.25 per payment with a standard EEA card |
| Payout | regular payout is initiated no earlier than 3 days after the event ends, subject to reviews and holds | not stated in the source |
| VAT on the fee | currently none, small-business exemption under § 6(1) Z27 UStG | plus VAT |
| Who pays | organizer | organizer |
pretix pricing page As of 6 October 2026
What pretix says itself
- The payment provider’s fees come on top. Source
- Prices exclude VAT. The pretix pricing page states that EU customers without a valid VAT ID are charged 19% German VAT; tax treatment for the Austrian recipient must be checked separately. Source
- Fees are invoiced at the end of each month. Source
- The service is for businesses, associations and other organizations, not for private individuals. 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.