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Facebook Events alternative scorecard Getvnt vs Facebook Events

An events page you own, that people can see without an account, with ticketing and calendar sync.

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Getvnt Facebook Events

5/14

lines where Event Schedule has the edge.
The other 9 are a match or go to Facebook Events.

Platform fees 0% no ticketing

Open source

Selfhosting

Every line on this card is scored from the same table below. Nothing is averaged, weighted or rounded.

The card

Scored line by line.

A feature-by-feature comparison of Getvnt and Facebook Events, in 14 lines across 6 sections. Our column names the plan behind every gated feature, because a comparison that hides the tier is not a comparison.

Feature-by-feature comparison of Getvnt and Facebook Events. A diamond in the margin marks a line where Getvnt has the edge.
Line	Getvnt	Facebook Events
Pricing & Fees 0 of 2 to Getvnt
Free plan	Included forever	Included free
Platform fees	0%	Not applicable no ticketing
Events & Ticketing 1 of 4 to Getvnt
Ticketing (Getvnt has the edge on this line)	Included free RSVP, paid on Pro	Not offered external ticket link
Recurring events	Included Free	Included
Online events	Included Free	Included
Free event RSVP	Included Free	Included Interested or Going
Integrations 1 of 1 to Getvnt
Calendar sync, both ways (Getvnt has the edge on this line)	Included Free	Per-event export (.ics)
Customization 0 of 1 to Getvnt
Built-in analytics	Included Free	Included Page event metrics
Unique Features 0 of 3 to Getvnt
Embeddable calendar	Included Free	Page plugin events tab
Private/password-protected events	Included Enterprise	Included private events
Team collaboration	Included Enterprise	Co-hosts (friends or Pages)
Platform 3 of 3 to Getvnt
REST API (Getvnt has the edge on this line)	Included Pro	Read-only, Marketing Partners only
Open source (Getvnt has the edge on this line)	Included	Not offered
Selfhosting (Getvnt has the edge on this line)	Included	Not offered

Included Not offered Not applicable Getvnt has the edge on this line Free The plan the feature is on

Selfhost Getvnt and every one of those plan chips opens: a selfhosted install resolves to Enterprise, so no line on the card is held back by a plan. Either way, ticket sales run through your own Stripe or PayPal account and Getvnt takes 0%.

Straight answers

Three lines we do not claim.

A card you can trust has to name what is missing from it. These three are true about Getvnt no matter which platform you are holding it against.

No marketplace

You bring the audience

Your public events can be listed on the Getvnt browse and search pages, but a listing is not a marketplace's built-in audience. What actually fills a room is your own schedule page, an embeddable calendar, a follower QR code, newsletters, and an interest list that emails people when tickets go on sale.

Seat maps are Enterprise

Ticket types, then seats

On Free and Pro a ticket type has a name, a price and a quantity, and buyers are not choosing a specific seat. A reserved-seating house needs Enterprise, where a venue schedule draws the room once and buyers pick their seats from the map.

One team member on Free

Extra members are Enterprise

The free plan is one person per schedule. Adding team members is on Enterprise and is capped at five on the hosted platform, so do not plan on inviting a whole staff for nothing.

Everything else on this page is a line you can check for yourself. Back to the card

The margin marks

Where the marks fall our way.

5 of the 14 lines above carry a diamond. Here are the 6 advantages over Facebook Events that most often decide it, in plain language rather than table cells.

No Account to View

Your schedule and every event page open for anyone with the link, with no sign-in wall in front of the details.

Tickets on the Page

Facebook events send buyers to another site. Getvnt takes free registrations with QR tickets on every plan, and paid tickets on Pro with zero platform fees.

Reach People by Email

Followers get an email digest of your new events and your newsletters, instead of depending on what a feed decides to show them.

Two-Way Calendar Sync

Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync both ways, free, and anyone can subscribe to your schedule's live calendar feed.

Embed on Your Website

Put the calendar on your own website, free, with each event linking to its own page.

Open Source

Read the code and selfhost it on your own server, so your event listings stay yours.

Both columns

Read both sides before you sign.

Facebook Events

About Facebook Events

Facebook Events is the free events feature inside Facebook, used by people, Pages and groups to create events and invite others to them. Guests respond Interested or Going, and a ticket link can send them to another site to buy.

Facebook Events's strengths

A huge built-in audience, with invites to friends, groups and past guests
Free, with privacy levels from public to private and group-only
Repeating events and online events through Facebook Live or an external link

Getvnt

Why choose Getvnt?

Three things decide it against Facebook Events: the money is yours, the code is public, and the calendar keeps itself in step with the one you already use.

What you get

Zero platform fees on ticket sales, at every plan level, into your own Stripe or PayPal account
Free registration with no monthly ceiling, and a ticket scanned at the door on every plan
Refunds from the Sales page on Pro, in full or in part, that send the money back through Stripe or PayPal
One checkout for tickets to several of your events, and an interest list that emails people when tickets go on sale
Passes, gift cards and installment payments on Pro, and allocated seating for venues on Enterprise
Two-way Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync, free, so the public listing and your own diary cannot disagree
Open source under the Attribution Assurance License, and selfhostable, which resolves to Enterprise

A fresh card

How to switch in 4 steps

Nothing has to move on day one. The schedule is useful the moment it exists, and the events and the list follow at whatever pace suits you.

Create your schedule

Free, no card, and it has its own address the moment it exists. Nothing has to move before it is useful.

Getting Started guide

Bring the events across

Paste a listing or upload the flyer and the parser fills in the name, date, time, venue and description for you to check. Fifty a day on the free and Pro plans (ten during a Pro trial), a hundred on Enterprise.

AI Import guide

Bring your list across

Export the addresses you already have and paste them in or upload a CSV, up to ten thousand rows, on any plan. What the newsletter allowance counts is sending to them, not holding them.

Newsletters guide

Connect Stripe or PayPal and sell

Your own Stripe or PayPal account, so the money settles into it rather than into ours. Zero platform fees on every plan, a ticket with a price on it is Pro, and refunds go back through the same account.

Selling Tickets guide

100% Free Access. No Subscriptions.

All premium features, custom branding, seating charts, and integrations are included free for everyone. We only earn a small percentage fee when you sell paid tickets.

Free Events

$0 forever

Host unlimited free events and registrations without paying a single dime.

Unlimited events, calendars, & sub-schedules
Google, Outlook, & CalDAV 2-way sync
All Pro & Enterprise features unlocked

Paid Ticket Sales

5% per ticket sold

Only pay when you earn money. Automatically deducted at ticket checkout.

Direct payouts to your Stripe account
Passes, gift cards, promo codes, & installments
No monthly or hidden subscription fees

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about switching from Facebook Events.

Can people see my events without a Facebook account?

Yes. Your schedule and each event page are public web pages, so anyone with the link can read the details, register and add the event to their calendar, with no account.

Is Getvnt free like Facebook Events?

Yes. Unlimited events, free registration with QR tickets, newsletters, the embeddable calendar and calendar sync are on the free plan. Pro at 5 NGN/mo adds paid tickets with zero platform fees.

Can I still share my events on Facebook?

Yes. Share each event page link on Facebook as you would any other link, and the event graphic generator makes an image for the post, free. Boost can also run a paid Facebook and Instagram ad for an event, on Pro.

Can I bring my Facebook events across?

Yes. Paste the event details or upload the flyer and the AI parser fills in the name, date, time and venue for you to check, fifty a day on the free and Pro plans.

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Final tally: 5 of 14 lines to Event Schedule.

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