Eventbrite Alternative
A comparison between Communal and Eventbrite, a modern feature-rich all-in-one alternative to Eventbrite.
Key Differences of Eventbrite vs Communal
Member-Centric Ticketing
Apply member pricing and validate digital membership cards—tight coupling between events and memberships that Eventbrite lacks.
Volunteer Integration
Collect volunteer signups during event checkout and track hours with automated volunteer discounts.
Facilities & Programs
Schedule programs with sessions and waitlists and book facilities with agreements and deposits—all beyond point ticketing.
Why Communal
Ticketing + operations
Communal provides ticketing connected to memberships, programs, facilities, volunteers and donors—a single source of truth for your community org.
- Member-aware ticketing
- Volunteer integration
- Program sessions & waitlists
- Facility booking & rentals
- Donor CRM and receipting
Run more than events
From memberships to volunteers to facilities, Communal centralizes operations so events become part of a cohesive strategy—not a silo.
- Reduce manual exports
- Eliminate duplicate data
- Simplify reporting
- Improve member experience
- Lower total cost of ownership
Detailed Feature Comparison
| Feature | Communal | Eventbrite |
|---|---|---|
| Ticketing & Events | ||
| Event ticketing | ||
| Member pricing rules | ||
| Custom checkout fields | ||
| Volunteer signup at checkout | ||
| Attendance tracking | ||
| Memberships | ||
| Membership tiers & add-ons | ||
| Auto-renewals & digital cards | ||
| Member portal & discounts | ||
| Programs & Facilities | ||
| Program registration & waitlists | ||
| Facility booking calendars | ||
| Agreements, deposits, invoicing | ||
| Member-only access & pricing | ||
| Donations & CRM | ||
| Donations with receipting | ||
| Donor CRM | ||
| Fundraising campaigns | ||
Amplify your impact
Stop wasting time on manual tasks and let Communal do the heavy lifting for you.
Trusted by hundreds of organizations
We love hearing from our customers and are proud to have helped hundreds of organizations drive more impact and grow their communities.
We are finally able to communicate with our members, run booking software and a program payment platform all in one application. The cost to our Community is very reasonable and the team is fantastic to work with.
My experience with the software and the team has been overwhelmingly positive. We switched from another provider and the difference was night-and-day!
Revenue from membership sales and renewals increased, and we save a significant amount of staff time and paperwork. The customer service is outstanding and the team at Communal continues to add helpful features.
Frequently asked questions
Your data is stored in a secure database that is not accessible to anyone. Users' credit card information is not stored on our platform. We utilize Stripe to process payments, learn more about how they store their data here.
You can! Our team is happy to help migrate data from an excel spreadsheet or an existing platform you utilize today. Contact us for more questions.
At Communal, we offer a competitive service fee of up to 2% per transaction, which can decrease with higher transaction volumes. This approach allows us to keep your subscription costs low while maintaining the exceptional quality of service you expect.
Communal directly deposits into your bank account. We do not hold any funds on our platform.
Yes, Communal is fully PCI-DSS compliant as we partner with Stripe as our payment processor. Stripe has been audited by an independent PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and is certified as a PCI Level 1 Service Provider. Communal does not have access to see or store any credit card data as all transactions are sent directly to Stripe.