Eventist Blog
Insights, tips, and customer stories from the world of event planning, festivals, competitions, and studio management.
Help That Floats: A Video on Every Page, Because Not Everyone Has Two Screens
Every page in Eventist has a short video walkthrough of that exact page, and every tricky setting has a help guide one hover away. Both open in floating windows you can drag, resize, and park in a corner while you follow along. Here is why we built help this way: most people run their whole event from one screen, and flipping between a tutorial tab and the page it describes is miserable.
Search That Understands What You Mean: One Index Behind Our Search Bar and Our AI Assistant
Event management software gets harder to use as it grows more powerful, because every new feature is one more page to hunt for. Eventist solves that with a search bar and an AI assistant that both understand plain English: type "who bought" or ask the chatbot "where do I refund someone" and land on the exact same button. Here is the small piece of architecture that makes both work.
Making Complex Software Easy to Understand
A look behind the curtain at how we build Eventist: a search bar that walks you to the exact button, an AI assistant that does the work with your approval, a how-to video on every page, and a wish list where users steer our roadmap.
A Wish List That Lets Users Vote on What We Build Next
The second in our series on making software easier to use. Inside every Eventist dashboard is a Wish List: request features, vote on other people's ideas, report bugs, and watch our real roadmap. Think of it as a private, Reddit-style upvote board for the product, except the votes actually move development.
Free Ticketing Fee Comparison Calculator: What Will Your Platform Really Cost in 2026?
Compare event ticketing platform fees side by side in CAD. Enter your ticket count and price to see total fees on Eventbrite, Ticketmaster, Ticket Tailor, Eventist, and more.
Free Ticket Sales Pace Calculator: Are Your Sales on Track for a Sell-Out?
Project week-by-week ticket sales for your event and check whether you are ahead of, on, or behind the typical sales curve — free interactive calculator.
Best Ticketing Platform According to Reddit (2026)
Reddit never crowns a single winner, but r/eventplanning and r/Ticketmaster agree on what matters: low transparent fees, fast payouts, real support, and owning your attendee data. Here is how Eventbrite, Ticketmaster, Humanitix, and Eventist score on those criteria.
How Much Does It Cost to Sell Tickets Online in 2026?
Expect two costs on every paid ticket: a platform fee and payment processing (typically 2.9% + $0.30). On a $30 ticket that ranges from about $4 on Eventist to well over $7 on major marketplaces. Here is the real math.
Eventbrite Alternatives Reddit Users Actually Recommend (2026)
When organizers on Reddit go looking for Eventbrite alternatives, four names keep coming up: Humanitix, Ticket Tailor, Luma, and Eventist. What each one is good at, why organizers switch, and when Eventbrite is still the right call.
The Complete Guide to Event Ticketing in 2026: From Setup to Sold Out
Everything Canadian organizers need to know about event ticketing in 2026: choosing between flat-fee and percentage-based platforms, ticket tiers, pricing psychology, on-sale timing, QR check-in, refunds, and what to do with your data afterwards.
How to Sell Tickets on Your Own Website (No Coding Required)
The fastest way to sell tickets on your own site is an embeddable checkout widget: paste one snippet, match it to your branding, and buyers pay without ever leaving your page. Here is the setup, step by step, and why it beats marketplace listings.
Free Event Cost Calculator: Estimate Your Event Budget in Minutes
Estimate your total event budget, cost per attendee, and break-even ticket price with this free interactive event cost calculator built for Canadian organizers.