Laces vs Eventbrite
An Eventbrite alternative built for African payments
Eventbrite's published fees cover other countries, not Uganda; Laces takes MTN MoMo and Airtel Money in Uganda, is free for organizers, and adds the participant's fee at checkout.
Eventbrite is a trademark of its owner. Laces is not affiliated with Eventbrite.
At a glance
Laces
Participants pay with mobile money: MTN MoMo or Airtel Money in Uganda.
Eventbrite
Eventbrite Payment Processing is available for payouts in a listed set of countries; Uganda is not on that list.
Laces
Free for organizers. The per-entry fee is added at checkout and paid by the participant.
Eventbrite
Publish unlimited free events at no cost; paid tickets carry ticketing and payment-processing fees.
Laces
Participants register and pay from a link: no app to install, no account to create.
Eventbrite
Every order needs the buyer's name and email; an account is created from that email.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Laces | Eventbrite |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile money (MTN MoMo, Airtel Money) | Laces Yes | Eventbrite Not published |
| Payouts to Uganda through its own payment processing | Laces Yes Withdraw to mobile money or a bank account. | Eventbrite No Uganda is not on the listed set of payout countries for Eventbrite Payment Processing Source, checked 30 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab) |
| Free events cost nothing | Laces Yes | Eventbrite |
| Participant pays the fee | Laces Yes Participants pay a small fee at checkout on top of your ticket price. | Eventbrite Yes By default, ticketing fees are paid by ticket buyers Source, checked 30 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab) |
| QR code scanned at check-in | Laces Yes | Eventbrite |
| Check-in by your team | Laces Yes | Eventbrite Yes The Eventbrite Organizer app checks attendees in by scanning Source, checked 30 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab) |
| Real-time sales dashboard | Laces Yes | Eventbrite |
| Custom registration questions | Laces Yes | Eventbrite Yes Custom questions, required or optional, per ticket type Source, checked 30 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab) |
| Attendee list export | Laces Yes | Eventbrite Yes An Attendees report can be downloaded as CSV or Excel Source, checked 30 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab) |
| Participants need no account | Laces Yes | Eventbrite Partly Every order needs the buyer's name and email; an account is created from that email Source, checked 30 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab) |
Native features as published by Eventbrite, checked 30 Oct 2026. Not third-party add-ons or custom development.
Laces and every alternative, side by side
| Feature | Laces |  |  | MoMo Ticketing |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile money at checkout (MTN MoMo, Airtel Money) | Yes | Not published | Yes | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Free for organizers: no subscription or setup fee | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Yes | Partly |
| Participant pays the fee, shown before paying | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published | Partly | Partly | Yes |
| Organizer receives the full ticket price | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published | Partly | No | Partly |
| QR ticket for every participant | Yes | Not published | Partly | Yes | Not published | Yes | Yes |
| Check-in scanning by your team | Yes | Not published | Partly | Not published | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Live sales and registration dashboard | Yes | Partly | Yes | Not published | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom registration questions | Yes | Yes | Not published | Not published | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Attendee list export | Yes | Partly | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Participants need no account | Yes | Partly | Not published | Not published | Yes | Yes | Partly |
Legend: tick means yes, Partly means partly, cross means no, dash means not published. Native features as published by each company; dates on each comparison page.
Pricing, side by side
Laces
Local · Mobile money
MTN Mobile Money
UGX900
+ 5%
Instant Wallet · withdraw any time
Cards
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Verve and AfriGO
UGX1,500
+ 5.8%
Standard Wallet · ready the next day
Free for organizers. The per-entry fee is added at checkout and paid by the participant.
Eventbrite
Eventbrite lists 3.7% + $1.79 per paid ticket plus 2.9% payment processing; buyers pay by default. Its published fees cover other countries, not Uganda.
Source, checked 30 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab)When Eventbrite is the better fit
- Your organization is paid out in one of Eventbrite's listed payout countries (for example the US, UK, Canada, Australia or Ireland).
- You want its Organizer app, attendee reports and custom order-form questions in an established global platform.
Why organizers switch to Laces
Participants pay with mobile money: MTN MoMo or Airtel Money in Uganda.
Free for organizers. The per-entry fee is added at checkout and paid by the participant.
Participants register and pay from a link: no app to install, no account to create.
Set up your event in minutes
Create your event and get approved to collect payments.
Create your event
In the Laces app, give your event a name, say what kind it is, and set when it starts and ends.
Add your tickets
Add each ticket with a name and a price, a poster for your event page, and any questions you want answered.
Share your link
Share your event link and QR code. Participants register and pay from it, with no account to create.
Questions, answered
Eventbrite lists a 3.7% service fee plus a flat amount in dollars per paid ticket, and 2.9% payment processing; buyers pay by default. Its published fees cover other countries, not Uganda.
Eventbrite's published fee tables cover Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and the US, and Uganda is not a listed payout country for Eventbrite Payment Processing.
Free for organizers. The per-entry fee is added at checkout and paid by the participant, and your first withdrawal is free. The rate is on the Laces pricing page.
Set up your event in minutes: create the event, add your tickets and share your link. Create your event and get approved to collect payments.
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Create it. Sell it. Run it. All for free.
No setup fee. No subscription. Participants pay the small per-entry fee at checkout.