Eventzilla has everything you could want in an event and ticketing software package. It's loaded with helpful features and offers benefits that their competitors don't. They've been around since at least 2015 and have a sustainable business model and history.

I've been researching different event and ticketing software providers online, and most of them charge a lot for monthly fees or have a high per-ticket expense. Eventzilla's normal deal on their site seems to be intended for high-ticket events, and is beyond my means. But Eventzilla offering a lifetime deal here and removing that high per-ticket fee, for what they provide, is crazy. I'm not sure why they did it, but I'm glad they did!

There are some free ticket providers here on AppSumo as well, such as Ticket Tailor, but if you're doing anything for paid events, Eventzilla is much better. The features and functions they provide more than outweigh the per-ticket cost. I think their copywriter here is underselling what they provide. Once you get inside, it offers much more than you would have guessed.

But I'll admit that the math of the finances is what delayed my purchase. AppSumo members are used to getting great deals and offers on LTD software. Eventzilla's initial offering here was not in line with what users expect, so I think that may be why some people turned away from it; myself included. But then the owner improved the deal to the current 1.5% fee. For a $10 ticket, that's only $0.15. And you can pass that fee on to your customers or eat the cost for a flat ticket price.

Where it gets tricky is deciding if you'll use their personal payment program or use PayPal, Stripe, Square, Authorize.net, Braintree, or eWay. Each of these will reduce the cost for your attendees, but charge you a fee on the backend after processing the payment. For example: A $5.08 payment leaves you with $4.33. PayPal takes $0.75. That's $0.67 (which includes the hidden credit card processing) plus $0.08 for Eventzilla's 1.5%. Do you want to charge the customer more so you can earn more, or keep the price lower and end up making less per ticket?

Altogether, Eventzilla is the only software I've tried where I actually completed the set-up process and posted an event. The amount you can do with it is extensive, including adding a widget to your website that allows people to buy while visiting. They create event pages for you on their site, and you can CNAME to that page using your DNS setup with whatever URL you want, for every event.

They also have helpful tech support. I ran into an issue with the payment processing using Stripe, and they responded in a few hours and worked through it with me.

I feel like Tier 2 is the sweet spot, because then you're in the Plus plan. But Tier 3 gets you 1,500 more free tickets per month, so if you're doing more free events, then that's the way to go.

Overall, I'm surprised they're here, and that more people aren't taking advantage of this offer. It's a great deal.