10 Best Free Event Management Software of 2026

Hi.Events tops this list because it charges the least of any hosted platform here for paid tickets and nothing at all for free ones. The fee is 1.25% + $0.60 per paid ticket, added at checkout so buyers cover it unless you choose to absorb it, and there is no monthly fee or contract. Card processing goes through your own Stripe account and is charged on top. Every account gets the full feature set: unlimited events and ticket types, QR code check-in, an embeddable checkout widget, promo codes, affiliate tracking and custom service fees and taxes. Because the code is open source under the AGPL, a technical team can also self-host it with no platform fees at all. The gaps are reach and polish: there is no marketplace sending buyers your way, reserved seating and the box office are still early access, and removing the Hi.Events branding costs $33.99 a month.

Humanitix suits organizers who want a full ticketing toolkit with no tiers to compare. Free events cost nothing, paid tickets carry a 2.1% + $0.99 fee on the Standard plan, and registered charities and schools pay 1% + $0.99. Payment processing of 2.9% + $0.30 sits on top. Every plan includes the same features: a scanning app for the door, reserved seating, waitlists, checkout questions, discount and access codes, gift cards, invoicing, tour pages and team permissions. Integrations cover Mailchimp, Salesforce, Facebook and Canva, and there are built-in email campaigns and live analytics. Humanitix also runs as a social enterprise and states that all of its profits go to charity, which matters to some community and school audiences. On a $20 ticket its fee is higher than Hi.Events, so price-sensitive organizers running only commercial events may pay less elsewhere, and there is no flat subscription for high-volume sellers.

Eventbrite is the most familiar name here and the easiest way to put a public event in front of people who are not already following you. Free events are free to publish without limit, and paid tickets carry a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket plus 2.9% payment processing per order, paid by buyers by default. The organizer side covers custom event pages, multiple ticket types, custom registration forms, add-ons, embedded checkout, promo codes and pre-event payouts. On event day the Organizer app handles mobile check-in, and waitlists and automated reminders run without extra setup. Eventbrite's marketing tools include email campaigns and Facebook and Instagram ad tools, with Eventbrite Ads for sponsored placement. The trade-off is cost for paid events: on a $30 ticket the service fee alone is about $2.90, roughly double Hi.Events, and higher email volumes need Eventbrite Pro from $15 a month.

Luma is built around community calendars rather than ticket sales, and it is the quickest way here to publish a good-looking event page and start collecting registrations. The free plan has no limit on events or guests, sends blasts and reminders by email, SMS, push and WhatsApp, and lets you send up to 500 invites or newsletters a week. Registration can require approval or token gating, check-in runs through Luma, and the Zoom integration tracks attendance for online sessions. Paid tickets support ticket types, group purchasing and coupons, but the free plan adds a 5% platform fee on top of Stripe's typical 2.9% + 30 cents. Luma Plus at $59 a month billed annually removes the platform fee and adds tax collection, a check-in manager role, custom URLs, Zapier and API access. For free meetups Luma costs nothing; for regular paid events the 5% fee adds up quickly.

Ticket Tailor charges a flat fee per paid ticket instead of a percentage, which works in your favor as ticket prices rise. You can pay as you go or buy credits upfront, where one credit sells one paid ticket and larger credit packs lower the price per ticket. Free tickets cost nothing up to 5,000 a year, and your first 5 paid tickets are free. The vendor halves its fee for registered charities and offers discounts for B Corps, PTAs and other not-for-profits, and reduces fees on very low-priced tickets. A free check-in app scans tickets on the door with a phone or an external scanner, and seating charts cost an extra credit per seat. Payments go through Stripe, PayPal or Square, so Ticket Tailor never holds your money. From our location the page shows prices in GBP, so we could not confirm the USD fee and have marked the price as pending.

TicketLeap keeps its pricing simple: no subscriptions, contracts or service tiers, and every organizer gets the full toolset. Free events never pay a fee. Paid tickets carry $1 + 2% of the ticket price plus a 3% online transaction fee per order, and if buyers cover that fee the platform costs the organizer nothing. Low-priced tickets get a break, with a flat $0.49 fee on tickets of $5 and below, which suits school plays, church dinners and small fundraisers. The free Box Office app sells tickets at the door at a reduced $1 per ticket, and sales tax can be added as a line item at checkout. An online fee calculator shows what buyers pay and what you receive before you publish. TicketLeap is lighter on marketing and attendee engagement than Eventbrite or Humanitix, and the separate 3% transaction fee makes the total closer to other platforms than the headline $1 + 2% suggests.

Tito is popular with tech conferences and community meetups because it keeps registration simple and charges nothing for free events. Free events get the full feature set: registration tracking, attendee updates and check-in, for workshops, meetups, parties or fundraisers. Paid tickets cost 3% each, or 2.5% for charity, community and non-profit events with no commercial affiliation, and the per-ticket fee is capped at EUR 25, so high-priced passes never pay more than that. There is no setup fee, no monthly subscription and no extra charge for premium features. Payments run through Stripe or PayPal and go straight to your bank, so Tito never holds your money, and the tool works in 139 currencies. Built-in reports cover orders and source tracking and export to CSV. Tito has no marketplace, and on a $30 ticket its 3% fee is close to Hi.Events' total, so its pull is the simplicity rather than the price.

Eventzilla is the most conference-shaped tool on this list, with registration features that go beyond simple ticketing. Free events stay free, and paid events start on Basic at a flat $1.50 per registration, which includes unlimited events, confirmation emails, email invitations, selling on your own website and onsite check-in and sales through the mobile app. Pro, at 1.9% + $1.50, adds unlimited paid ticket types, a customizable registration form, a seating plan designer, discount codes, an agenda with sessions and tracks, room block management, name badges and post-event surveys. Plus, at 2.9% + $1.50, passes on all fees including processing. The catch for free events is that premium features such as agendas and conditional logic need an add-on from $49 a month, and Basic support is best effort during business hours. For a paid workshop or a small conference that needs real registration forms, the per-registration model is easy to budget.

TicketSpice brings attraction-grade tools to small organizers on a per-ticket price. Standard costs $0.99 per paid ticket plus card processing, Premium $1.49 and Pro $1.99, with no percentage fee on top of the platform charge. The box office app scans tickets, takes cash and on-site card payments, and sells for 49 cents per paid ticket on Standard or with no extra fee on Premium and Pro. Self-service kiosks, wristband printing, a customer CRM, an attendee portal, payment plans, vouchers and integrated waivers are part of the platform. The weak point for this list is free events: organizers who also sell paid tickets run free events at no cost, but those who only run free events pay 99 cents per ticket. Removing TicketSpice branding with a white-label domain costs $150 a year. For a pumpkin patch, haunted attraction or recurring tour that sells at the gate, the on-site tools justify the extra setup.

Zoho Backstage is a full conference platform with a free tier that covers small events. The Free plan allows unlimited events with 100 attendees and 300 RSVP invites each, three sessions of up to 45 minutes, three speakers, a drag-and-drop event website builder, RSVP management, check-in and badging, built-in webcasting and mobile apps for organizers and attendees. That is more event-day tooling than most free plans here, but it is aimed at RSVP events rather than ticket sales. Ticketing with 0% commission, sponsorship management, automated emails and Zoom integrations start on Essentials, and exhibitor management, lead capture and floor plans on Premium. New accounts get a 15-day Premium trial and then drop to Free. From our location the paid plans are shown in EUR, so we have marked the USD price as pending. For a small free seminar with an agenda and speakers it is capable; for paid tickets the other tools here are cheaper to start.