Selling places on art, pottery and paint and sip classes comes down to four questions: what the fee adds to each place, whether a weekly class can live on one page, how materials are paid for, and whether students can book on your own website. These are the platforms art teachers and studios shortlist, with each one's published fee and what it is good at.
Fees and features from each platform's own pricing pages, checked September 2026. We make Hi.Events, so it is listed first and labelled. Every figure for the others is sourced on its comparison page.
No monthly fee, weekly classes as one schedule with a capacity and a waitlist on every date, materials as add-ons, a report for every class, and card payments in your own Stripe account as places sell.
Worth knowing: No memberships, open studio passes or gift vouchers, and no marketplace where people browse for classes.
A large consumer marketplace where people search for things to do, including classes, with recurring events and waitlists.
Worth knowing: Payouts arrive after the event by default.
Good-looking event pages with a free plan at 5% on paid tickets and guest messaging. It has no recurring events, so each class is a cloned event.
Worth knowing: Fees cannot be passed to the buyer.
A not-for-profit platform with recurring events, waitlists and custom questions on every plan.
Worth knowing: Payouts arrive after the event on the default gateway.
Low Australian and New Zealand fees with card processing included, plus session times, waitlists and gift certificates.
Worth knowing: Australia, New Zealand and the UK only.
Self-service ticketing owned by Ticketmaster, with recurring events, add-ons and waitlists, and the option of your own Stripe account.
Worth knowing: Funds are released 48 hours after the event on Universe Payments, then withdrawn on request.
Published standard fees, cheapest first on a $45 ticket once card processing is counted.
| Platform | Published fee | Card processing | All-in on $45 | When you're paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TryBooking | 5% + $0.19* | Included in the fee | $2.44 | On request from your TryBooking balance; requests before the event can be held for checks of up to seven days |
| Hi.Events | 1.25% + $0.60 | Charged on top | $2.77 | As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule |
| Universe | 2% + $0.79 | Charged on top | $3.04 | After the event with Universe Payments, 48 hours after it ends; on your Stripe schedule with Stripe Connect |
| Humanitix | 2.1% + $0.99 | Charged on top | $3.54 | After the event, within about five business days; earlier by request or with your own Stripe account |
| Luma | 5% | Charged on top | $3.86 | As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule |
| Eventbrite | 3.7% + $1.79 | Charged on top | $4.76 | After the event by default, sent three business days after it ends |
Standard published rates, excluding negotiated, nonprofit and subscription pricing. Where card processing is charged on top, the all-in figure adds the platform's own stated rate or a standard 2.9% + $0.30. * No published rate in this currency. Converted from the platform's published rate at approximate exchange rates (1 USD ≈ €0.92, £0.78 and A$1.55); the vendor may price differently, or not sell, in this currency.
The features that tend to decide it for this kind of event, platform by platform.
| Platform | Embed checkout on your site | Listed in a consumer marketplace | Recurring events and time slots | Promo codes | Waitlist | Custom checkout questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi.Events | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Eventbrite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Luma | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Humanitix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TryBooking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Universe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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