Ummah Unite vs Qariyb
Qariyb is a clean, international discovery calendar for Muslim events with simple 3.5% ticketing. Ummah Unite runs the commerce of the event itself — vendor storefronts, booth and floor-plan sales, gendered and family zones, one checkout. If the job is getting listed, Qariyb does that well. If the job is selling a floor, that is us.
| Ummah Unite | Qariyb | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee on paid tickets | Small fee at attendee checkout; your organization pays $0 | 3.5% per ticket, no monthly cost (their published pricing) |
| Free events | Free — no platform fee | Free |
| Discovery | Muslim-specific discovery, native checkout on every listing | International Muslim event calendar; many listings link out to external platforms |
| Vendor storefronts in checkout | Yes | Not offered |
| Booth, table & floor-plan sales | Included — interactive venue maps | Not offered |
| Brothers’, sisters’ & family zones | Built in | Not offered |
| Check-in & operations | QR check-in, waitlists, approvals, analytics | Event listing and ticketing basics |
| Event operations & media | Full stack — logistics crews, media production, and custom tech builds from the team that built the platform | Software only |
Every platform on this page sells tickets. That is where they stop.
Ticketing is one line item in running an event. These are the parts nobody else on this page attempts — and they are the reason organizers move to us even when the fee comparison is a tie.
Commerce for the whole event
- Vendors sell their own products from storefronts on your event page, paid straight into their own Stripe accounts
- Booths, tables and seats sold from an interactive floor plan, with timed holds so two vendors cannot buy the same spot
- Merchandise with shipping, tracking and fulfilment
- Donations captured inside the ticket checkout, with the organizer keeping 100%
- Every party paid automatically at the moment of sale — no reconciling spreadsheets afterwards
A team, not just software
- Event operations crews on the ground on the day
- Media production — photo, video, reels, live coverage
- Marketing, sponsorship strategy and outreach
- Custom technology built for your event by the people who built the platform
- White-glove migration from whatever you use today
Built for how Muslim events actually run
- Gender-segregated ticketing as a native allocation — brothers', sisters' and family, not a workaround
- Approval-gated registration for members-only and restricted programmes
- Multi-session and multi-track registration for conferences
- Volunteer shift scheduling and assignment
- QR check-in with a live door command centre — 635 real door scans to date
If all you need is a payment link, several tools on this page will do that and we will say so plainly. The moment your event has vendors, a floor plan, sponsors, sections, or a queue at the door, there is nothing else in this category that covers it.
On $50,000 of tickets — 1,000 seats at $50
| Platform | What it costs you | You keep |
|---|---|---|
| Runs the whole event: marketing, website, operations | ||
| Public footprint (checked Sep 2026) | ||
| Merchandise with shipping & tracking | ||
| Volunteer shift scheduling | ||
| Who pays the platform fee | ||
| Ummah Unite | $0 to your organization — fee added at attendee checkout | $50,000 |
| Qariyb (3.5% per ticket) | $1,750 deducted from sales | $48,250 |
Card processing is separate and charged by the payment processor on every platform.
Where Qariyb wins
- An international event calendar — strong for discovering gatherings while traveling
- Calendar subscriptions so attendees follow organizers they like
- Simple, transparent flat pricing with historical Ramadan fee waivers
Where Ummah Unite wins
- Logistics crews, media production, and custom builds from the team behind the platform — listing sites stop at the listing
- The whole event in one checkout: tickets, vendor products, and floor space
- $0 to your organization instead of a percentage of every ticket
- Operational depth for the day itself — zones, QR routing, waitlists, live headcount
- Direct Stripe payouts in 135+ currencies
- Business, media, and logistics services from the same team
The honest version: Qariyb’s calendar is a genuinely useful answer to “what is happening near me,” especially internationally, and its flat 3.5% is easy to reason about. The gap appears when your event is more than a listing — when vendors need pre-orders, sponsors need booths that sell, and the door needs a headcount. That operational layer is where Ummah Unite lives.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Qariyb charge?
Qariyb’s published pricing is 3.5% per ticket sold with no monthly cost, and free events are free. Ummah Unite charges your organization $0, with a small fee added at the attendee’s checkout and no fee on free tickets or donations.
Which platform helps more people find my event?
Both offer Muslim-specific discovery. Qariyb leans international calendar; Ummah Unite listings are native — every discovered event checks out on the platform with tickets, vendor products, and booths in one order.
Does Qariyb sell vendor booths or floor space?
No — Qariyb focuses on event listing and ticketing. Booth, table, and floor-plan sales with interactive venue maps are core Ummah Unite features.
Can I list on Qariyb and sell on Ummah Unite?
Yes — many organizers list everywhere their audience looks and point ticket links at a single checkout. Qariyb supports listings that link to external platforms.
Sell the whole event, not just the ticket.
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Competitor pricing referenced from public pricing pages and independent fee breakdowns, verified August 2026. Rates change — always confirm current terms with each provider.