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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Eventbrite

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AEventbrite is a global ticketing and event technology platform that provides creators of events with tools and resources to plan, promote, and produce live experiences. The vendor says event organizers can benefit from Eventbrite’s self-service event planning tools including email invitation creation, RSVP tracking, and ticket selling. Ticket sales can be managed online via the ticketing website or through integration with social media sites including Facebook, and real-time sales data…N/A

    Thinkific

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AThinkific Plus is a scalable learning platform that’s designed to be easy to use for teams and customers. Thinkific Plus offers enterprise-grade features that scale with the needs of enterprises, and the service includes a people seriously dedicated to helping users to reach their goals.N/A
    Pricing
    EventbriteThinkific
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    EventbriteThinkific
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOnly pay when ticket sales are made Essentials plan: 2% + $0.79/ paid ticket Professional plan: 3.5% + $1.59/ paid ticket Premium plan: contact Eventbrite for a custom pricing plan Free for free events—
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    Community Pulse
    EventbriteThinkific
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    Eventbrite
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    Thinkific
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
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    88%
    Would buy again
    46 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    40 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    29 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    49 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    40 Answers
    Features
    EventbriteThinkific
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Eventbrite and Thinkific
    Feature
    Eventbrite
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Thinkific
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration5.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Eventbrite and Thinkific
    Feature
    Eventbrite
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Thinkific
    -
    Ratings
    Branding options9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attendee list export10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Eventbrite and Thinkific
    Feature
    Eventbrite
    4.0
    2 Ratings
    67% below category average
    Thinkific
    -
    Ratings
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing5.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience engagement7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event recording1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event analytics5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
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    EventbriteThinkific
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    EventbriteThinkific
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.7
    (58 ratings)
    9.2
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    5.9
    (8 ratings)
    8.7
    (44 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (23 ratings)
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.6
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    EventbriteThinkific
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Eventbrite
    We're a nonprofit organization so we have a very lean time, labor, and money so the super easy self-explanatory nature makes it easy for our team to admin an event. The simple UI [of Eventbrite] keeps our focus on the event and avoids any headache-inducing tech hurdles. There're just enough user roles to handle multi-staffer admin. A less appropriate situation is an event that is huge in complexity with a custom workflow and processing which Eventbrite's not built to handle in-house such as multi-step registration, multiple item and category all-select options during registration, multi-event type (not just physical or ticket but virtual goods tracking), more HootSuite-like social media refinery, etc.
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    Thinkific
    I think Thinkific is very well suited if you want more control and not a ton of competition. It is very well suited if you want to create courses because it does an amazing job with providing course outline examples for you to stay organized and so forth. The only thing I would say where the courses might be less appropriate is if someone is expecting it to be like an udemy where people can see a ton of different course creators all in one place with course recommendations. Thinkific is not that type of platform and I LOVE that. On Thinkific, it almost feels like our site is our own ya know. I tried out other platforms and it just felt like you were competing with so many other people and could see other courses. Felt like being on a platter served with others. Thinkific just feels more unique in the sense it feels like when people come to your page, they are only seeing your page.
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    Pros
    Eventbrite
    • Event management--providing a detailed description of the event (date, time, place) plus details of the event (speakers, topic, sponsors, etc.)
    • Registrations--provides enough details about people who register, and tools to manage those registrations (add people manually who didn't pre-register, cancel orders, check-in of attendees)
    • Event promotion--events created using Eventbrite can be found by searching Eventbrite for local events
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    Thinkific
    • Enables course creators to deliver high quality courses very fast
    • Offers unlimited hosting for videos included in the subscription price
    • Provides an easy to use administration interface that's powerful and accessible
    • Easy to scale subscription tiers on B2C plans, cost effective highly scaleable B2B plans (Thinkific Plus) ideal for companies who want to start a customer education program
    • Amazing support and account management team - great mindset and people in the teams.
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    Cons
    Eventbrite
    • I'd like to see Eventbrite add more customization to the event page layout. It would be nice to be able to differentiate our event through more specific design.
    • I've had occasional problems with email formatting in the Eventbrite email builder. It would be nice to have a slightly more trustworthy builder.
    • Other than those two things, I think Eventbrite does exactly what it needs to do.
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    Thinkific
    • auto formatting of some course building content, does not format well on phone vs desktop
    • filter by group functionality for website based content, it's mostly filter by enrollments
    • the plug and play web building is convenient but really we need a UX/UI designer to build a super good looking website. Plug and play builder works but doesnt look SUPER sharp if done by someone with no dev skills or coding ability
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Eventbrite
    Excellent platform and easy to use to create events. Eventbrite sets the standard for simple, effective and safe ticketing platforms. Our customers trust Eventbrite and we've always done well when we use this platform for ticketing. They have recently updated some of the virtual connectivity tools which make it even easier to set up and promote virtual events.
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    Thinkific
    I'm very likely to renewal as long as Thinkific stays focused on helping small businesses like myself to stay in the know of new and more effective ways to use digital learning tools to help our students get better success. I will also stay with Thinkific if they do not intend to hike up the prices and keep the different price plans suit all businesses regardless of the size.
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    Usability
    Eventbrite
    Great platform with so many incredible features. It streamlines workflow, communication, messaging, and analyzing data. I know of no other platform that can do what Eventbrite can do for the price or user-friendliness. They also offer great support for new users and integrate well with other platforms (i.e., social media and Sched).
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    Thinkific
    Under Site Builder, when trying to add a new section, so many templates appear; however, preview is not shown, which makes it super difficult and time consuming to identify a template that suits the purpose. Customization of certification designs is a bit difficult too. There are limitations to the type of quiz questions I can create - for example, there's no option to have fill in the blank questions.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Eventbrite
    No answers on this topic
    Thinkific
    I've never had any issues with accessing Thinkific but I can see when it has been a problem for others. When I get updates on when they are doing maintenance to their platform I tend to make sure that is not the day I plan to be working on my school so as not to get frustrated
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    Performance
    Eventbrite
    No answers on this topic
    Thinkific
    When it comes to the performance of Thinkific for me I find that it's good but could be better. I tend to think that the larger the files and videos you upload on your courses may add to the impact of it's uploading (not sure if that's actually true or not). But overall the performance of Thinkific via my tablet and desktop is very good when I have a fast speed broadband speed
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    Support Rating
    Eventbrite
    I haven't yet needed to contact customer support, but the information provided next to the various features has been exceptionally helpful. This info is located just to the right of most options, and it provides answers to frequently asked questions. At this point, that information has been enough to keep me from having to contact anyone.
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    Thinkific
    I rate Thinkific a ten because of its excellent customer service, ease of use, high-quality product, fair price with excellent ROI, and because they keep making improvements. Using Thinkific solved the problems of piecing together our course with various WordPress plugins, iframes, and payment processing software. It's easy to create a course website for people who can't write code.
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    Online Training
    Eventbrite
    No answers on this topic
    Thinkific
    It was good and easy to understand
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    Implementation Rating
    Eventbrite
    Just jump in, don't over thinking it, doing it will net the very few basic questions you'll have. There's not much complexity so one doesn't need to plan as if moving a canal. It's as simple as can be.
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    Thinkific
    I highly recommend utilizing the bulk importer for video content early on, as it saves a massive amount of time during the initial setup phase. Another insight is to set up your custom domain and email integrations (like Mailchimp or HubSpot) at the very beginning of the implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Eventbrite
    My "go to" for event registration has always been Constant Contact because they don't charge additional processing fees above the standard transaction. If it's a more basic event where I just need to capture name, email, and payment, I'll continue to use Constant Contact over Eventbrite. However, if it's more complex and requires marketing, I would choose Eventbrite.
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    Thinkific
    ClickFunnels is great for funnels, but as of now, it does not do well with e-learning. Maybe they'll change that in ClickFunnels 2.0. But for now, I use Thinkific because I need a place where the students can come into their own dashboard, find all the courses they have purchased on a single place and be able to track their progress.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Eventbrite
    No answers on this topic
    Thinkific
    Great use easy and simple
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    Scalability
    Eventbrite
    No answers on this topic
    Thinkific
    The opportunities to scale your online course business with Thinkific is endless. They provide a great range of plans with features, integrations and support to suit the needs of any business as different levels. The key here is knowing where to start with the budget you have and then knowing when it's time to scale up and the tools and resources it will require.
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    Return on Investment
    Eventbrite
    • A dedicated URL for each event has been easy to use for tying events to editorial content, promotion and marketing.
    • For ticketed events, it has been an easy -to-use system without requiring a lot of training on a complicated technology. It is also competitively priced for transaction management.
    • Whether we have discovered any Eventbrite users via the Eventbrite site promotion, we appreciate it as a recommendation of our event for like-minded event attendees.
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    Thinkific
    • No email marketing makes it more difficult to collect leads.
    • Price can be a barrier at time for small businesses who don't have revenue.
    • Easy to use and helps with my business needs vs platforms like Squarespace.
    • Community building through workshops and webinars Thinkific host.
    • Access to educational resources and mobile app.
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