Looking for a free or open-source alternative to Eventbrite? Eventcraft is the closest direct swap — MIT-licensed source on GitHub, or a $39 one-time packaged install. Since you're already auditing what you pay Eventbrite every month, here are four more pay-once tools from the same catalog worth a look while you're at it — different jobs, same idea: buy the software once instead of renting it forever.
1. Eventcraft — replaces Eventbrite
Self-hosted ticketing with tiers, QR tickets, webcam door check-in and auto-promoting waitlists; money runs through your own Stripe link. $39 once vs Eventbrite's 2.7% + $0.79/ticket. Free on GitHub, or the packaged installer on Whop.
See Eventcraft → · Source on GitHub
2. Postcraft Templates — Offline batch generator that renders a CSV of headlines into branded graphics at every platform size in one pass.
Replaces Canva Pro ($12.99/mo). $19 once. See Postcraft Templates →
3. Slidecraft — Content-aware slides that reflow themselves, real PPTX and PDF export, 100% offline.
Replaces Beautiful.ai ($12-40/mo). $29 once. See Slidecraft →
4. Redirectly — Self-hosted redirect layer with wildcard and regex rules, hit tracking and 404 rescue.
Replaces Rebrandly ($29+/mo). $24 once. See Redirectly →
5. Clientdesk — MRR, ARR, churn and LTV plus branded customer portals, computed from your Stripe webhooks.
Replaces ChartMogul / Baremetrics ($50-100+/mo). $39 once. See Clientdesk →
Why this list is worth bookmarking
Every app above is a one-time purchase with MIT-licensed source, no accounts with us and no telemetry. None of them are trying to be the next Eventbrite — they're trying to be the last subscription you pay for that specific job.
Try Eventcraft — $39, once
Self-hosted ticketing with tiers, QR tickets, webcam door check-in and auto-promoting waitlists; money runs through your own Stripe link.