Comparison

Sched vs Eventbrite

Sched and Eventbrite both land on Depends.

Sched

Depends

Confidence: Low

Buy if you run multi-track conferences, school PD days, or corporate training needing agendas, apps, and check-in together.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Fine for small organizers running public events who want built-in discovery, if stacked per-ticket fees don't sting.

Sched versus Eventbrite
Compare	Sched	Eventbrite
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Multi-track conferences	One-off public events
Who it's not for	Small meetups needing only basic ticketing	Nonprofits . Zeffy is 100% free
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^²	PCI compliant with a bug bounty; CVEs found are in third-party WordPress plugins, not Eventbrite core.¹⁶
Support quality	No support evidence found	Common complaints; company working to improve
Public sentiment	Aggregator coverage describes Sched as covering core event needs. conference scheduling, session and attendee management, personalized agendas. for conferences and training programs.^³	Organizers credit Eventbrite with reach and simplicity but flood forums with complaints about rising fees, support, and post-acquisition changes.¹¹
Biggest gotcha	Pricing gated behind walkthroughs. expect a sales call before seeing costs^¹	Fees stack: percentage plus per-ticket charge, passed to buyers. Paid events are never free¹⁰