Event and community software for organizers of clubs, leagues and groups
Eventbrite is great. Keep more of every ticket, and run your community in one place.
For organizers of clubs, leagues and groups who sell tickets on Eventbrite. An honest comparison: Eventbrite wins on reach, with a household name and a large public marketplace. Gametime Hero charges a lower fee on paid tickets and puts your events, payments, forms and website in one place.
Free events are free on both.
Summer social, Saturday 6:00 pm
- Tickets sold
- 17 of 20
- Ticket price
- $25, paid at sign-up
- Waiver
- Signed at registration
Eastside Social Club
- Members
- 140
- Next event
- Saturday, 6:00 pm
- Forms and waivers
- 2 live
The ticket is sold. You are still chasing waivers, fixing a spreadsheet and posting in a group chat.
None of this is Eventbrite’s fault. It is what happens when ticketing is one tool and the rest of your community lives in four others.
Chasing signed waivers
The ticket is bought, the waiver is not signed, and you are the one sending reminders the night before.
Rosters in a spreadsheet
The order list tells you who bought. Who plays on which team lives in a sheet you update by hand.
Updates lost in a group chat
The venue changes, you post it, and half the group has the thread muted.
No-shows you find out about at the door
A sold ticket is not a person who turns up, and nobody tells you they have dropped out.
Drop-in spots you fill by text
Someone cancels that morning, and you message around to find a drop-in to take the place.
A website that is somewhere else again
Your schedule, your sign-up page and your site are three logins, and they never quite agree.
What changes when you run it on Gametime Hero
Today, with Eventbrite
- Fees eat a chunk of every ticket — and your attendees see them at checkout.
- Rosters in a spreadsheet, waivers in another tool, your site somewhere else.
- You're one listing among thousands on a marketplace.
- Ticket sales in one place, and your member list in another.
With Gametime Hero
- Keep more of every ticket — a percentage platform fee, with no per-ticket service fee on top.
- Events, payments, forms, rosters, and your website in one place.
- Your attendee list is yours — to email, re-invite, and grow.
- Free events are genuinely free, so your community events cost you nothing.
- Eventbrite
- $688
- 3.7% + $1.79 service, plus 2.9% processing
- Gametime Hero
- $310
- 2.1% platform fee on Organizer Pro, plus 2.9% + 30¢ card processing
That's $378 more in your pocket on a single event.
Illustrative example based on each platform's published U.S. rates (Eventbrite, checked October 2026), one ticket per order. Organizer Pro is $19.99/mo; on the Free plan the platform fee is 3.5%, which makes our side $380. Your fee depends on your plan and ticket price.
- $378 kept on a 200-ticket event at $25, vs Eventbrite's fees
- 5 → 1 tools replaced: events, payments, website, forms, and rosters
- Your list your attendees are yours to email, re-invite and grow
Eventbrite and Gametime Hero, side by side
The rows we lose are in the table too. A comparison that wins every line tells you nothing.
| Feature | Eventbrite | Gametime Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Fee per paid ticket | 3.7% + $1.79 service, plus 2.9% payment processing | Gametime Hero is stronger here 3.5% on the Free plan, 2.1% on Organizer Pro, plus 2.9% + 30¢ card processing |
| Free events | Free | Free |
| One platform, not five | ||
| Rosters, forms & waivers | Custom questions at checkout; no team rosters listed on its pricing page | Gametime Hero is stronger here Built in: member rosters, a form builder and signed waivers |
| Website builder | An event listing page; no website builder listed on its pricing page | Gametime Hero is stronger here A drag-and-drop site builder, built in |
| Tournaments & standings | Not listed on its pricing page | Gametime Hero is stronger here Tournaments with brackets and live standings; season leagues on Enterprise |
| Reach & support | ||
| Public discovery marketplace | Eventbrite is stronger here Large, established marketplace that can surface your event | No public marketplace — we bring your own community, not strangers |
| Brand recognition | Eventbrite is stronger here A household name | A startup — we're earning it |
| Talk to the people who built it | Email support, and chat support for paid events | Gametime Hero is stronger here Direct access to the founders, who answer support themselves |
One account does the rest of the work too.
Each of these is part of the same Gametime Hero account, so nothing has to be copied from one tool to the next.
Built for organizers like you.
- $1.5M+ Processed through Gametime Hero
- 11,500+ Members & players
- 11,000+ Registrations & RSVPs
Organizers who run on Gametime Hero
These organizers are talking about Gametime Hero as a whole, which they run their communities on.
“When my events stopped working on Wix, Gametime Hero had me up and running in less than 48 hours.”
Juliana MasciFounder, Tool School Co. ChicagoSwitched from WixSwitched in less than 48 hours
Read the case study“We used to spend more time managing tools than managing our community. Now we spend that time on what actually matters: getting women outside and building something they want to come back to.”
Donna Kent & Mindi JensonShe Ascends Visit sheascends.org“I'm a bar owner, not a software person, and I shouldn't have to be. What's changed with Gametime Hero in such a short time is worth celebrating. They even added our Watch Me! theme song to our site. Now I spend my time on what we're building: a room where women's sports fans feel like they belong.”
Jax DienerOwner, Watch Me! Sports Bar Visit watchmesportsbar.com“I believe our integration of Gametime Hero will make it significantly easier and less time-consuming for our logistics volunteers, while providing a far better experience for our players. After all… WE JUST WANT TO PLAY!”
Pat WalkerSecretary, Bigfoot Walk Soccer Club Visit bigfootwalksoccer.com
What Gametime Hero costs: $0 to start.
Running your community and your free events is free on the Free plan. When you sell tickets or charge dues, a platform fee applies to paid registrations (3.5% on the Free plan, 2.1% on Organizer Pro) on top of Stripe’s card processing.
The Free plan costs $0, needs no payment card and never expires. Organizer Pro is $19.99/mo.
Every paid plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. There are no contracts: cancel anytime with one click. Your data is always yours to export.
See Gametime Hero pricingQuestions organizers ask before switching
Is Gametime Hero really cheaper than Eventbrite?
On paid tickets, yes. Eventbrite charges 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket plus 2.9% processing. Our platform fee is a percentage — 3.5% on the Free plan, 2.1% on Organizer Pro — plus 2.9% + 30¢ card processing, with no per-ticket service fee. And free events are free on both.
Can I move my events over from Eventbrite?
Yes, though there is no one-click import yet. You recreate your events, invite your attendees by email or with a join link, and point your links at Gametime Hero. Our team helps with the switch on a free setup call.
What does Eventbrite do that Gametime Hero does not?
Eventbrite has a large public discovery marketplace and a household-name brand. If your goal is to be found by strangers browsing a ticketing site, that reach is real. Gametime Hero is built for organizing your own community — members, teams, and leagues — not for selling to passers-by.
You are a startup — why should I trust you?
We are a small team in Oakland, built by organizers who lived the pain of juggling five tools to run one league. Because we are small, you can actually reach the founders, and support is our number-one priority — not a promise to get you in the door.
How do I move my existing group over?
There is no one-click import yet, but moving over is quick: recreate your community, bulk-invite your members by email or share a join link, and post your events. We help groups make the switch all the time.
Get free setup helpDo I need to download an app?
No. Gametime Hero runs in the browser on a phone or a computer, and the people you invite open your link the same way. There is no mobile app to install yet; one is in the works.
Is there a contract?
No contracts. The Free plan never expires, and a paid plan can be cancelled anytime with one click, with no penalties.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. Every paid plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If it is not the right fit, we will refund you, no questions asked.
Can I export my data and take it with me?
Yes. Your data is always yours to export, and if you cancel we will help you export all of it first.
Built by community people, for community people
We built Gametime Hero because we needed it too.
We’ve seen the problem from both sides — as participants looking for places to belong, and as organizers doing the work to bring people together.
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