{"id":1965999,"date":"2025-07-15T16:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=1965999"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:55:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:55:27","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-event-tickets-plus-and-eventbrite-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/whats-the-difference-between-event-tickets-plus-and-eventbrite-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the Difference Between Event Tickets Plus and Eventbrite Tickets?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;re trying to decide between <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/products\/wordpress-event-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Event Tickets Plus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/products\/wordpress-eventbrite-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eventbrite Tickets<\/a>, you&#8217;re in the right place. Both plugins allow you to sell tickets for your events, but they work in different ways. Let&#8217;s break it down in simple terms so you can choose the one that fits your needs best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-at-a-glance\">At a Glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Event Tickets Plus<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Eventbrite Tickets<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ticket Platform<\/td><td>Your own site (with <a href=\"https:\/\/woocommerce.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WooCommerce<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/easydigitaldownloads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EDD<\/a>)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eventbrite.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Checkout Location<\/td><td>On your website<\/td><td>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eventbrite.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Payment Processor<\/td><td>Your choice (PayPal, Stripe, etc. via WooCommerce\/EDD)<\/td><td>Eventbrite&#8217;s built-in payment system<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Custom Tickets Fields<\/td><td>\u2705 Yes (via Event Tickets Plus)<\/td><td>\u274c Not available<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Add Events to Eventbrite<\/td><td>\u274c No<\/td><td>\u2705 Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Import Events from Eventbrite<\/td><td>\u274c No<\/td><td>\u2705 Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-event-tickets-plus\">Event Tickets Plus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/products\/wordpress-event-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Event Tickets Plus<\/a> is a premium plugin that lets you sell tickets directly from your WordPress website using <a href=\"https:\/\/woocommerce.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WooCommerce<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/easydigitaldownloads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easy Digital Downloads<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You create tickets right from the WordPress dashboard(on events, pages, or posts).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You sell those tickets using WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads (EDD).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose your payment methods and control the checkout process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add custom registration fields to collect attendee data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Everything stays on your site \u2014 you don&#8217;t need a third-party ticketing platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Best for: Sites that want full control over the ticketing process, branding, and payment gateways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcda <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/product\/event-tickets-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Event Tickets Plus \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-eventbrite-tickets\">Eventbrite Tickets:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/products\/wordpress-eventbrite-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eventbrite Tickets<\/a> is an integration plugin that connects your events (via <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/products\/wordpress-events-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Events Calendar<\/a> plugin) with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eventbrite.com<\/a> account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What it does:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lets you import events from Eventbrite into your WordPress calendar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allows you to publish events from WordPress to your Eventbrite account and create Eventbrite tickets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Displays Eventbrite ticket widgets on your WordPress event pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keeps your events in sync by automating imports from Eventbrite.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lets users 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