Ticket Tailor alternatives: 5 other ticketing platforms to consider (and why organisers still choose us)

A round-up of ticketing platforms to consider as an alternative to Ticket Tailor.

We get it. There are a lot of ticketing platforms out there. And, as much as we’d love to sit here and tell you Ticket Tailor is the very, very best, we know that’s just not how things work. As a passionate event creator, you need to do your due diligence when it comes to something as important as choosing a ticketing partner. Fees, features, customer service, ease-of-use, even values – with so many factors to consider, it makes sense to scout the market properly before landing on your final choice of ticketing platform. 

In this guide, we explore five Ticket Tailor alternatives, with pros, cons, and other useful things to know. Decide you like one of these platforms better? No hard feelings, we promise 🥹. Let’s go.

What makes a good ticketing platform?

A great ticketing platform makes your life easier as an event creator, at a cost that fits within your budget and doesn’t eat up too much of your precious profits. Let’s break it down – some factors to think about when choosing a ticketing platform include:

• Features – it’s amazing how much time one little ticketing feature can save you as an event creator. The ability to email your ticket buyers with the click of a button. To duplicate previous events in seconds. To scan tickets at the door using your phone. To quickly search and manage your customer data. Functionalities like these can make your life so much easier. Think about the pain points you encounter or might encounter – and search for a platform with features to solve these.
• Ease-of-use – for both you and your customers. You want a platform that feels easy to get set up with, and intuitive to navigate. And you want your customers to be able to buy their tickets quickly and seamlessly.
• Customisation – some ticketing platforms go heavy with their own branding on your box office page. Others don’t. Either way, you definitely want the ability to customise your event pages with at least some of your branding and visuals.
• Fees – ticketing platform fees vary drastically, meaning you could literally save hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands a year in ticketing costs by switching. Always check the fine print here. Some platforms charge fees that aren’t obvious at first. On top of that, some platforms will hold onto your hard-earned ticket sales, paying out after the event. While others will give you instant access to your money, helping with cash flow! For example (excuse the plug but we think it’s worth it) – check out how this Ticket Tailor user saved thousands by switching.
• Customer support – you want to know you can get in touch with your ticketing platform at the drop of a hat. If you need assistance, you really don’t want to have to be waiting around for hours or even days to get it. Life’s too short, your events are too important.
• Integrations – if you already use marketing tools, like an email marketing platform or even just social media channels, you want to know your ticketing platform can integrate with these to make promoting your events so much easier.

💡Hint: Short of time, or want someone else to do the comparison legwork? AI could be your friend, here. A simple search in ChatGPT like "What ticketing features do Ticket Tailor offer vs Eventbrite?" can save you time. But always be cautious with results, as they can sometimes be a little out of date.

Why do event creators choose Ticket Tailor?

We’ll get to our list of Ticket Tailor alternatives in just a minute. But first, here’s a quick round-up of some of the reasons event creators choose Ticket Tailor, time and time again 😌: 

• Industry-leading low fees – our fees are the lowest you’ll find anywhere. One of our overarching missions when we started out was to create event ticketing that was highly affordable. And we’ve stuck to it. We charge a flat fee per ticket, and are free to use for free events. Check out our pricing here, and discover how much you could save from switching over from Eventbrite here (with lots of useful examples).
• You own your data – always and forever! We’ll never touch your data because we never actually own it (and never want to, for that matter). Some ticketing platforms use your data for their own marketing purposes – which can be a bit rubbish for your ticket buyers and isn’t great for you either.
• Amazing box office customisation – put your brand front and centre with our bold box office design tool, which makes it easy to create beautiful event pages, with tons of customisation options. Choose from eight fresh themes, and customise everything from typeface to page layout and header design.
• Fast, friendly customer support for everyone – we get great reviews time and time again for our customer support. We’ll get back to you within minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Everyone gets access to the same great customer service – even those with free events who use our platform for free.
• We’re a B Corp – which means we’ve been rigorously assessed to make sure we meet high social and environmental standards, and are held to account on this.
• We have a robust give-back programme – check out our Penny For The Planet promise which sees us donate 1p per ticket sold on our platform to environmental initiatives 🌍.
• We’re fully independent – which helps us keep our costs down and continue to offer amazing support to every event creator on our platform.
• No complex subscription pricing or hidden fees – just simple, flat fee pricing; every single user gets the same access to customer support and features.
• Tons of features and integrations – integrations with thousands of apps and platforms, and a robust set of ticketing features from reserved seating to reporting, to our free check-in app (which also facilitates in-venue purchases and cash payments).
• You get paid instantly – we never actually touch the money you earn from ticket sales. It goes straight into your bank account – just as it should.

What is the best alternative to Ticket Tailor?

Which is the best Ticket Tailor alternative for you will depend on your own unique event planning needs. Below, we explore five alternative options:

1. Eventbrite
2. Universe (by Ticketmaster)
3. Humanitix
4. TryBooking
5. Oveit

Ticket Tailor vs Eventbrite

Eventbrite is a ticketing giant used by hundreds of thousands of event creators, positioning itself as the world’s largest event marketplace. It has a robust set of ticketing features and integrations, and is also an event discovery platform. 

Key pros

• A big-name ticketing platform – your customers will probably have heard of it, which can help them feel more secure buying tickets from it.
• A discovery platform – Eventbrite comes with built-in event discovery, meaning your event could be found on the platform by those looking for events like yours. (Although it’s worth noting this may not be as effective a marketing tool as you think it is, find out more here.)
• Tons of features and integrations – powerful promo tools help land your event in front of a wider audience.

Key cons

• Higher fees – Eventbrite’s pricing is definitely on the higher end of the spectrum. They also charge a flat fee as well as a percentage-based fee, so if you're selling more expensive tickets, you'll see that chunk of platform fees rapidly increase. (Hint: event creators save into the hundreds of thousands per year by switching to Ticket Tailor.)
• Customisation and branding – Eventbrite goes heavy with its own branding on box office pages, and customisation options are limited.
• Data ownership – when you ticket through Eventbrite, the platform owns your customer data. This can then be used for Eventbrite’s own marketing purposes.
• Poor customer support – unfortunately Eventbrite gets some pretty negative reviews for its customer support, with users saying it can be really hard to get in touch with the platform.

Why Ticket Tailor might be the better choice for you

• Lower fees 💸. 
• You own your data 📈 .
• Amazing box office customisation 🎨.
• Fast, friendly customer support for everyone 🤗.

Ticket Tailor vs Universe (by Ticketmaster)

Universe is a ticketing platform owned by event registration giant Ticketmaster. Unlike Ticketmaster, though, it’s aimed at creators of small and medium sized events, as well as more local happenings. 

Key pros

• Fees – Universe has lower fees than a lot of other event registration platforms on the market. Although note there is a flat fee and a percentage based fee (like Eventbrite).
• User-friendly integrations – the platform gets good reviews for its integrations, which are easy to use even if you don’t have much tech knowledge.
• Clean, easy dashboard – Universe is easy to navigate with a clean, simple dashboard and uncluttered aesthetic.

Key cons

• Customer support – this could be faster, as you can usually expect a response within 24 hours.
• Part of Ticketmaster – although the platform is trying to emulate a more indie feel, there’s no denying it’s part of a huge corporation.
• Limited customisation – there are some customisation options for box office pages, but these are quite limited and most event pages have a very similar look and feel.

Why Ticket Tailor might be the better choice for you

• Lower fees 💸 
• A true independent 💪.
• We’re a B Corp 🌍.
• Amazing box office customisation 🎨.
• Super fast customer support 🤗.

Ticket Tailor vs Humanitix

Humanitix is a really cool event registration platform with one huge difference – 100% of the company's profits go to charity. The platform was set up with the sole purpose of doing good. And do good, they do.

Key pros

• Incredible mission – 100% of profits go to education-focused charities and programmes.
• Reasonable fees – Humanitix offers fees at the lower end of the ticketing pricing spectrum. And like Ticket Tailor, free events are free.
• Data privacy – the platform promises to never sell data to third parties and that users always have full control over their own data.

Key cons

• Some reviews suggest that Humanitix has limited presence in the UK and USA (the platform is based in Australia although it does serve Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom).
• Some reviews flag that it can be tricky to get in touch with customer support.
• While we commend their ethics and mission, they're not carbon-neutral and do not have any certifications such as B Corp.

Why you might choose Ticket Tailor

• Lower fees 💸
• Super fast customer support for everyone 🤗.
• We’re a B Corp 🌍.
• We have a robust give-back programme 💚.

Ticket Tailor vs TryBooking

TryBooking is a transparent, straightforward ticketing platform catering towards small and medium sized events. Its reasonable fees and useful features like interactive seating charts make it a nice choice for organisations like theatres, schools and charities.

Key pros

• Fast customer support – TryBooking has garnered reviews praising its highly responsive customer support.
• Easy to use – the platform is pretty easy to navigate around and has a pared-back, simple feel.
• Customers can resend tickets – TryBooking has a handy feature that lets customers resend lost tickets to their chosen email address, which can enhance your ticket buyers’ experience. 

Key cons

• Limited tools and integrations – TryBooking doesn’t have loads of marketing tools and integrations available. But this might not be a problem for smaller, local events.
• Fees are reasonable but there are cheaper platforms available (ahem 👀👋).
• The design feels a little dated – TryBooking’s brand and overall aesthetic feel a little dated which may not feel like a good fit for bolder or more modern events.

Why you might choose Ticket Tailor

• Lower fees 💸
• Tons of marketing tools 📣.
• Integrations with thousands of apps and platforms ⚙️.
• Amazing box office customisation 🎨.

Ticket Tailor vs Oveit

Oveit is a future-forward ticketing platform that’s geared mainly towards attractions – and it boasts quite a few cool features to support this. Like wearables for waterparks and theme parks and AI agents that help you max out bookings. Nice. 

Key Pros

• Highly tailored towards attractions like waterparks, theme parks and zoos – with lots of marketing features, ticketing tools, and integrations to support this.
• Facilitates in-venue bookings and cash payments – providing more flexibility for your loyal attendees.
• Wearable payments technology – so attendees can pay for food, drinks and other things around your attraction with no need for a wallet or phone.

Key Cons

• A niche platform geared towards specific types of attraction – if you run, say, music gigs, books clubs, or festivals, there might be more suitable event platforms out there.
• A subscription model – which means not everyone gets access to the same level of customer support or features. It also means you're tied in, removing the flexibility you may be after.
• Could be considered complex to use – some reviews say there’s a steep learning curve when it comes to using the platform, due to the sheer number of options and features.

Why you might choose Ticket Tailor

• Simple, flat-fee pricing without complex subscription tiers 😌. 
• Super fast customer support for everyone 🤗.
• We also facilitate in-venue bookings with Tap to Pay and cash payments 💸.
• We have tons of ticketing features to support attractions like theme parks and zoos, including time slot ticketing, a calendar view at checkout, and free check-in app. 

Ticket Tailor alternatives – closing thoughts

Looking for a Ticket Tailor alternative? It’s true – there are definitely a lot of viable options out there. But, when you crunch the facts and, in particular, the numbers – you’ll find that none work out cheaper to use than Ticket Tailor, and many lack in areas like customer support, customisation, and features. With that in mind, we’ll leave it up to you to decide what your next move is as an event creator. Hint incoming 💁…

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