Eventbrite is good at what it is: a general-purpose ticketing site for every kind of event. That is also the problem for a car club. It sells the ticket and then stops — no roster, no club, no map of what else is happening in your scene this weekend, and a per-ticket fee on every sale, forever.
When Eventbrite is the better call
If you run one large ticketed show a year and want the widest possible general audience, Eventbrite’s reach is bigger than ours. Use them for that show.
| Gearz | Eventbrite | |
|---|---|---|
| Who the audience is | Car people looking for meets, track days, cruises, and shows | Everyone — your meet sits next to yoga classes and wine tastings |
| Fee structure | Flat monthly plan + 5% + $0.50 per paid ticket | Per-ticket service fee on every sale, no flat option |
| Free events | Unlimited on paid plans, part of the same subscription | Supported, but the platform is built around ticketed sales |
| Club management | Roster, roles, announcements, member export | Not offered — it is an event tool, not a club tool |
| Recurring meets | Recurring events with per-occurrence RSVPs | Recurring listings, no club context |
| Member profiles | Garage profiles, mod logs, Gearhead Score | Attendee records |
| Discovery for your scene | Live map filtered to car events near you | General event search |
A meet listed on Gearz shows up on a map next to other meets, track days, and cruises. Nobody has to filter past unrelated events to find you, and the people who do find you already own the car.
A per-ticket service fee scales with every person who shows up. Crew Chief is $19.99 for the club for the month. Gearz still takes 5% + $0.50 per paid ticket and Stripe charges processing on top — but there is no separate ticketing platform fee stacked above that.
Eventbrite hands you a list of email addresses. Gearz keeps those people in your club — roster, roles, announcements, attendance history — so the next meet does not start from zero.
Gearz takes 5% + $0.50 per paid ticket, and Stripe charges its own processing fee on top (currently 2.9% + $0.30 in the US). Unlike Eventbrite there is no separate ticketing platform on top of that — ticketing is part of your plan.
Yes. Free events with RSVPs are included, and members can RSVP without paying anything on any plan.
Ticket tiers cover run groups and VIP/early-bird pricing on the Crew Chief plan. Waiver collection is not built in yet — organizers currently link out to their own waiver flow.
Gearz opens soon
Sign-ups are invite-only while we open city by city. Join the waitlist, or claim a founding spot and get in on day one. Browsing meets stays free either way.
Comparison details reflect each platform's publicly published pricing and features. Eventbrite is not affiliated with Gearz.