EventCreate vs pretix

EventCreate is an event management platform for event websites, registration, RSVPs, ticket sales, attendee tracking, and event operations. Organizers can build customizable event websites without coding or server setup, then choose Simple, RSVP, Ticketed, or Multi-Event registration. QR check-in works through an app or desktop, with on-demand namebadge printing. The platform accepts major card brands, offline payments, and donations, and says payments transfer directly to organizers. Customers own attendee data and can export lists as CSV or Excel files. The free plan includes one event, 50 attendees, and one user, with a 5% ticketing fee. Paid annual-billed plans begin at $5 a month; Personal includes unlimited events, 50 attendees per event, one user, and a 2% ticketing fee. Higher plans raise attendee and user limits while reducing ticketing fees, with Enterprise listing a 0% fee. Annual and monthly billing are available, and upgrades are prorated for the remaining billing cycle. Mobile attendee apps are available on iOS and Android in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

pretix is an event registration and ticketing service for in-person events. Organizers can create registration forms, issue tickets, send attendee email, use exhibitor tools, and check attendees in onsite. It does not include an attendee app. The listed platforms are web, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. pretix offers a free plan. The pretix Community plan lists unlimited ticket volume and unlimited administrative users, though no price is listed. pretix Hosted also has no listed price and includes 500 free tickets per calendar year. A separate pretix Hosted free-ticket distribution plan costs €0.50 a month; the first 500 free tickets per year carry no fee, and the quota increases with each paid ticket. The maker is pretix, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. For organizers, the listed tools cover registration, ticketing, and onsite check-in, while attendee-facing access is limited by the absence of an attendee app.