Cadenza
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Built for orchestras, opera houses, festivals & conservatories
Sell tickets like
the curtain just rose.
7% + $0.99 per order, all-in. Subscribers pay 4%. Your org receives 100% of the price you set — every time.
3,876
music orgs on Cadenza
143
countries
73K
monthly readers
$0
setup fee
5-minute setup
Claim your org, post an event, add ticket types, share the link. The first sale covers the time you didn't spend.
Built for music
Performers, programs, multi-day festivals, masterclasses. Eventbrite treats your symphony like a stand-up comedy club. We don't.
Settled to your bank
Direct settlement via Airwallex. No marketplace withholding. Funds typically clear in 2–5 business days.
Transparent pricing
Two rates. Both honest.
Subscribe to any paid Cadenza tier and you cut your buyers' service fee by 3 percentage points on every ticket. The math: an org doing $50K/yr in tickets saves $1,500/yr — the Founding Pass pays for itself.
FREE / unclaimed orgs
7%+ $0.99
per order, all-in
- Unlimited events & ticket types
- Free events are completely free to host
- Airwallex payment processing included
- Calendar feeds + Google Events indexing
Save 3% on every ticket
Active paid tier
4%+ $0.99
per order, for every paid tier
- Everything in the free tier
- Featured placement in /events
- Verified badge on your org page
- Full analytics — sell-through per ticket type
Cadenza vs Eventbrite
Total fee charged to the buyer at checkout. Lower is better.
| Ticket price | Cadenza fee | Eventbrite fee | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $1.69 | $2.45 | −$0.76 |
| $25.00 | $2.74 | $3.44 | −$0.70 |
| $50.00 | $4.49 | $5.09 | −$0.60 |
| $100.00 | $7.99 | $8.39 | −$0.40 |
| $200.00 | $14.99 | $14.99 | +$0.00 |
Eventbrite Professional all-in: 3.7% + $1.79 service fee + 2.9% payment processing. Cadenza is all-in — payment processing is inside the 7% + $0.99 (or 4% + $0.99 for subscribers).
What's included
Built for music, not generic events.
Eventbrite treats your symphony like a stand-up comedy club. Cadenza understands programs, performers, and the music audience that's already on the platform reading your reviews.
Multi-day events
Festivals, residencies, summer intensives — all supported. Each ticket type can have its own sales window.
Calendar feeds & Google Events
Every event auto-publishes JSON-LD for Google indexing and ships an iCal feed buyers can subscribe to.
Multiple ticket types
General, VIP, Student, Donor, Member-only. Each with its own quantity, price, and sales window.
Sold-count analytics
See your sell-through rate per ticket type in real-time. Featured-placement boost for paid Cadenza tiers.
Settled to your bank
Cadenza runs on Airwallex — funds settle directly to your bank account. No marketplace withholding.
Audience already on-platform
Cadenza has 3,800+ orgs and a global music audience reading our reporting. Your event is discoverable from day one.
Frequently asked
- Who pays the service fee?
- The buyer, on top of your ticket price. Your organization receives 100% of the price you list.
- When do I get paid?
- Settlement runs through Airwallex. Funds typically arrive within 2–5 business days of each sale, depending on your settlement currency.
- Do you support free events?
- Yes. Free events are completely free to host on Cadenza — no service fee applies. Use the same RSVP flow with a $0 ticket type.
- Can I keep using my existing box office?
- Yes. Every event has a single "External ticket URL" field — set it to your existing box office and the public page links there instead. Use Cadenza for some events, your existing system for others.
- What about refunds?
- You can issue refunds from the order management dashboard. Both the ticket price and the buyer's service fee are refunded — Cadenza absorbs the payment-processing cost on a refund, same as every other ticketing platform.
- Can I see this in action before signing up?
- Browse the public events page — every event you see is hosted on the same infrastructure you'd use.
Your next concert pays for itself in 30 seconds.
Set up an event, add ticket types, share the link. The first sale covers the setup time you didn't spend.