You’ve got a vision. You’ve got the venue. You’ve got the talent. Now, all you need is a way to sell tickets so you can actually get people through the door.
Simple, right?
Then you open up Eventbrite. Suddenly, you’re staring at a maze of menus, nested options, and "Pro" plan upgrades you didn't ask for. By the time you find where to enter your ticket price, you’ve spent forty-five minutes clicking through screens that look like they were designed by a committee of bureaucrats.
And don't even get us started on the fees! By the time Eventbrite takes its cut, your $50 ticket has ballooned into a $55+ monster, and YOUR FANS ARE THE ONES PAYING FOR IT.
Stop the madness. You’re an event organizer, not a data entry clerk. At MainGate Tickets, we believe event creation should be as fast as a soundcheck and as transparent as a glass of water.
Here is exactly how you can ditch the "Eventbrite Headache" and get your next event live in 5 minutes flat.
Most ticketing platforms treat event creation like a mortgage application. They want your life story, your tax ID, and your favorite color before you even name your event.
MainGate is different.
We built our platform for speed. When you log in to maingatetickets.com, you aren't greeted by a complex dashboard with a thousand blinking lights. You get a simple, streamlined one-page event creation form.
That’s it. No jumping between "Basic Info," "Tickets," and "Design" tabs. Everything you need is right there in front of you. Whether you’re running a massive Summer Festival or a local Comedy Night, you shouldn't have to spend your entire afternoon setting up a checkout page.
Imagine that: Five minutes of work and you're ready to start making money. AMAZING!
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: THE FEES.
The industry standard is to bury the lead. Big platforms like Eventbrite use a "Service Fee" plus a "Per Ticket Fee" plus a "Processing Fee." It’s a shell game designed to hide the fact that they are taking a massive bite out of your revenue (or your customer’s wallet).
In 2026, the "Standard" Eventbrite fee is roughly 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket. Add in the processing, and you're looking at a total fee that can easily top $5 or $8 on a single ticket.
MainGate Tickets has a better way: A flat $1 fee per ticket.
How simple is that? Whether your ticket is $10 or $100, the fee is exactly $1. No hidden math. No "gotchas."
| Ticket Price | The "Other Guys" Fee | MainGate Fee | Your Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25 | ~$3.44 | $1.00 | $2.44 |
| $50 | ~$5.09 | $1.00 | $4.09 |
| $100 | ~$8.39 | $1.00 | $7.39 |
When you use MainGate, you keep more money in your pocket: or you pass those savings on to your fans, which makes them much more likely to hit that "Buy Now" button. It’s common sense. Strike while the iron is hot and give your fans a price they can actually afford without the "sticker shock" at checkout.
The "headache" doesn't stop once the tickets are sold. If your ticketing software is slow, your gate entry is going to be a disaster. Nobody wants to stand in a 40-minute line for a beer garden or a museum tour because a "specialized scanning device" won't sync with the Wi-Fi.
MainGate gets guests through the gates 4 to 5 times faster than the competition.
How? We ditched the clunky hardware. You don’t need to rent expensive scanners or carry around dedicated tablets. Our system is ALL-IN Scanning. You use your own smartphone or tablet to scan the digital ticket on your guest's phone.
It is fast, it is reliable, and it works. Whether you're managing a Zoo with families streaming in or a Haunted House with a line around the block, MainGate puts you in the driver’s seat.
You’ve done the work, you’ve hosted the event, and now you want your money. Why should you have to wait weeks for a "payout cycle" to complete?
With MainGate, we prioritize Fast Payouts. We get your revenue to you quickly because we know that running an event costs money. You’ve got vendors to pay, staff to compensate, and your next event to plan. We don’t sit on your cash.
Plus, our reporting is robust and detailed. You’ll know exactly how many tickets were sold, who showed up, and what your bottom line looks like: all without needing a degree in accounting.
Are you a School or Ministry? Or maybe you just want your event to give back?
MainGate has a Built-in Fundraiser feature that is a total game-changer. A portion of our already low fee can go right back to your cause. You’re not just selling tickets; you’re raising money for your organization with every single scan.
Try finding that feature on Eventbrite without paying for a "Premium" tier!
We aren't here to play by the "high fee" rules of the old-school ticketing giants. We built MainGate Tickets to be the platform we wanted to use:
Stop wasting your time on platforms that make your life harder. You deserve a partner that cares about your profit as much as you do.
If you are tired of the complexity, the hidden fees, and the slow payouts, it is time to make the switch. Join the thousands of event organizers: from Home Shows to Music Festivals: who have found a better way to ticket.
Go to maingatetickets.com right now and create your event. You’ll be finished before your coffee gets cold.
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT. Get your event live today and see the MainGate difference for yourself!
