Top 10 Event Ticketing Platforms in Africa (2025 Rankings)

Event ticketing in Africa is growing fast. Organizers need platforms that support M-Pesa, mobile money, and local currencies—not just card and USD.

Here’s a rundown of top options across Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and beyond.

1. SoldOutAfrica

Best for: Event organizers who want to go live fast and use M-Pesa, card, and affiliate tools.

Supports Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and other African markets. Setup in minutes, event-only focus.

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2. Pesapal Events

Best for: Organizers who already use Pesapal for payments or want one provider for events and e-commerce.

Strong in Kenya with M-Pesa; part of a broader payment ecosystem.

3. Eventbrite

Best for: Global and multi-country events.

Works in Africa with local currencies, but M-Pesa and mobile money are not always first-class. Strong for international audiences.

4. Mtickets (Kenya)

Best for: Kenyan events where organizers want an established local brand.

M-Pesa and card; used for many concerts and festivals in Nairobi and beyond.

5. Ticketsasa (Kenya)

Best for: Kenyan organizers comparing options. Event ticketing and M-Pesa; worth comparing on pricing and features.

6. Quicket (South Africa)

Best for: South African events. Well-known in the region; compare payment methods and fees for your market.

7. ZenLipa

Best for: Community and event use cases. Ticketing and community features; compare with event-first platforms if your priority is payments and scale.

8–10. Others to watch

Niche and country-specific platforms continue to appear. Always check M-Pesa / mobile money support, setup time, fees, and support before committing.

Comparison at a glance

Platform	M-Pesa / mobile money	Markets	Setup
SoldOutAfrica	Yes	Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, etc.	Minutes
Pesapal Events	Yes	Kenya, regionally	1–2 days
Eventbrite	Varies	Global	Fast
Mtickets	Yes	Kenya	~1 day
Ticketsasa	Yes	Kenya	Varies

How to choose

• Kenya-first, M-Pesa essential — SoldOutAfrica, Pesapal Events, Mtickets.
• Multi-country Africa — SoldOutAfrica, Eventbrite (compare payment options per country).
• South Africa focus — Quicket and local alternatives.

Start with SoldOutAfrica or read our guide to event ticketing in Kenya for a deeper comparison.

The question this list does not answer

Every platform here sells tickets and takes mobile money. Ranking them on that is close to meaningless — the rates cluster and the core features have converged.

The question that actually separates them: does the platform take any risk on your event, or does it only process payments after someone else has taken all of it?

For almost every option above, the answer is the second one. The relationship begins when a ticket sells. Which leaves the hardest part of running an event — paying for it before anyone has bought anything — entirely with you.

We prefinance events from a dedicated capital pool, repaid from ticket revenue as it sells. In 2026 that pool supports far more events, and substantially bigger ones, than before.

What else to weigh

• Settlement timing. At sale or after the event? This decides whether ticket revenue can fund the production. More on why the delay exists.
• All-in cost. Headline rate plus processing plus per-withdrawal fees. HustleSasa, to its credit, publishes its full schedule; several others publish nothing.
• Attribution. Can you see which channel sold each ticket, or only how many sold? Why that gap is expensive.
• Peak load. Does the checkout hold on announcement?

Deeper comparisons: Mookh · HustleSasa · Tikiti · Zenlipa

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