ClassBento
Event registration and ticketing software
Event management software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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What is ClassBento
ClassBento is an online marketplace and booking platform for in-person and virtual classes and workshops. It supports class providers with listing creation, scheduling, customer bookings, and payment processing, and it supports consumers and corporate teams with discovery and group booking. The product is commonly used for creative workshops, team-building events, and gift bookings, with a marketplace model that routes demand to participating hosts.
Marketplace-driven class discovery
ClassBento combines event registration with a consumer-facing marketplace that helps providers get discovered through search and curated categories. This can reduce the need for providers to build a full demand-generation funnel on their own. It also supports gift cards and group bookings, which are common purchase paths for workshops and team events.
Booking and payments workflow
The platform supports core registration flows such as selecting a session, capturing attendee details, and taking payment at checkout. Providers can manage schedules and availability for multiple class sessions. This aligns well with paid, repeatable workshop formats where ticketing and capacity management are central.
Fit for team-building use cases
ClassBento is oriented toward experiential events and workshops, including corporate team activities. It typically supports private group enquiries and bookings alongside public sessions. This focus can simplify operations for hosts that run frequent small-to-mid sized classes rather than large conferences.
Not built for complex conferences
ClassBento is primarily designed for classes and workshops rather than multi-track conferences or large-scale events. Organizations needing advanced agenda management, exhibitor/sponsor modules, or complex attendee segmentation may find gaps. For those scenarios, dedicated enterprise event platforms often provide deeper functionality.
Limited enterprise integrations
Compared with broader event management suites, ClassBento is less oriented toward deep integrations with CRMs, marketing automation, and data warehouses. Reporting and data export needs for larger organizations may require manual workarounds. Integration requirements should be validated for each workflow (lead capture, invoicing, SSO, etc.).
Marketplace model trade-offs
Because it operates as a marketplace, providers may need to follow platform policies for listings, pricing presentation, and customer communications. Some customer relationships and data may be mediated by the platform depending on the booking flow. Businesses that require full control over branding and the end-to-end customer journey may prefer a standalone ticketing stack.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (transaction/commission-based)
Marketplace bookings (orders from ClassBento marketplace): 20% commission (covers payment processing and charity donation).
Widget / website bookings (orders originating from your website or social): 3.9% + fixed fee per order (region-specific examples below).
Region / examples (from official ClassBento pages):
- UK: 3.9% + £0.25 per order; 20% for marketplace orders; no fixed monthly fees by default (a £19/month fee applies if you choose to exclude all listings from the marketplace).
- Australia: 3.9% + $0.30 per order; 20% for marketplace orders; no fixed monthly fees by default (a $39/month fee applies if you choose to exclude all listings from the marketplace).
- Booking-system pricing pages also list a Standard 3.9% rate and a Customised (custom pricing) option for bespoke/enterprise setups.
Free inclusions / notes (official site): free expert copywriting for marketplace listings, free website hosting when using their widget, phone & email support, transactional emails/SMS, vouchers, reporting, QR codes, social templates, integrations, etc.
No setup costs, no fixed fees (by default): ClassBento states they "only earn when you earn"; however, opting out of the marketplace incurs a region-specific monthly fee (examples above).
Custom / enterprise: ClassBento offers Customised / Custom Pricing for bespoke or enterprise arrangements (contact sales).
Seller details
ClassBento Pty Ltd
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Private
https://classbento.com
https://x.com/classbento
https://www.linkedin.com/company/classbento/
