# The best ticketing for classes and workshops (2026) — Box Office Fees

> Source: https://boxofficefees.com/category/classes-workshops (curated, re-verified)
> Updated 31 October 2026 · Reviewed by the Box Office Fees editorial team

Tickets and registration for classes, courses and workshops, one-off or recurring.

10 ticketing platforms in this category, ranked by what we can confirm about each (a public price, an API and docs, independent sources, stated limits; payment never changes the order). Each name links to its answer-first markdown twin.

## Facts

- Free to start: 6 of 10
- API: 9 of 10
- First paid plan a month: 2 of 10 publish one, $20 to $69
- Checked against their own sites: 27–28 October 2026 (10 of 10)
- Added in November 2026: 0

| Name | What it is | Pricing | API |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Event Espresso](https://boxofficefees.com/event-espresso.md) | Self-hosted WordPress ticketing plugin with no per-ticket commission while your license key is active. | Free, then $129 a year | Yes |
| [Eventleaf](https://boxofficefees.com/eventleaf.md) | Per-attendee event registration with badge printing, check-in apps and a 3-6% fee on ticket sales. | Free, then $500 a year | Yes |
| [Ludus](https://boxofficefees.com/ludus.md) | Per-ticket ticketing, box office and fundraising for performing arts groups, with no subscription. | Free | — |
| [Luma](https://boxofficefees.com/luma.md) | Event pages and calendars with a 5% ticket fee that drops to zero on a flat subscription. | Free, then $69 a month | Yes |
| [RegFox](https://boxofficefees.com/regfox.md) | Registration pages for conferences, camps and classes, priced per registrant with a capped fee. | From $0.99 per paid registration | Yes |
| [Tessitura](https://boxofficefees.com/tessitura.md) | Licensed CRM and ticketing platform for arts and cultural organizations, with no transaction fees. | On quote | Yes |
| [ThunderTix](https://boxofficefees.com/thundertix.md) | Box office and ticketing software billed per ticket, with your own card processor and nightly deposits. | From $20 a month | Yes |
| [Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor.md) | Flat per-ticket fee ticketing paid into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account. | Free, then £0.60 (about $0.80) per ticket | Yes |
| [Tito](https://boxofficefees.com/tito.md) | Flat 3% per paid ticket, no subscription, with a two-line checkout widget for your own site. | Free | Yes |
| [vFairs](https://boxofficefees.com/vfairs.md) | Quoted annual event platform where every event comes with a named project manager and 24/7 support. | On quote | Yes |

## Ticketing for classes and workshops compared

| Ticketing platform | Price on its site | MCP server | API | Open source | Self-host |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Event Espresso](https://boxofficefees.com/event-espresso) | Free, then $129 a year | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Eventleaf](https://boxofficefees.com/eventleaf) | Free, then $500 a year | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Ludus](https://boxofficefees.com/ludus) | Free | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Luma](https://boxofficefees.com/luma) | Free, then $69 a month | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [RegFox](https://boxofficefees.com/regfox) | From $0.99 per paid registration | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Tessitura](https://boxofficefees.com/tessitura) | On quote | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [ThunderTix](https://boxofficefees.com/thundertix) | From $20 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor) | Free, then about $0.80 per ticket | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Tito](https://boxofficefees.com/tito) | Free | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [vFairs](https://boxofficefees.com/vfairs) | On quote | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |

All 10 ticketing for classes and workshops we list.

## Questions buyers ask

### Which ticketing platform here costs the least?

6 of the 10 have a free plan: Event Espresso, Eventleaf, Ludus, Luma and Ticket Tailor and 1 more. The lowest paid plan is ThunderTix, from $20 a month. Price checked on 27 October 2026.

### When were these prices checked?

Fees read between 27 October 2026 and 28 October 2026 from each platform's own fee schedule.

## Sources and method

Ranked by the fees on the same event, read from each platform's own fee page. [How we rank](https://boxofficefees.com/methodology/)

Every fee is read from the platform's own fee schedule.

- [Event Espresso](https://boxofficefees.com/event-espresso): [eventespresso.com/pricing](https://eventespresso.com/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [Eventleaf](https://boxofficefees.com/eventleaf): [eventleaf.com/event-management-platform/pricing](https://www.eventleaf.com/event-management-platform/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [Luma](https://boxofficefees.com/luma): [luma.com/pricing](https://luma.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [RegFox](https://boxofficefees.com/regfox): [regfox.com/pricing](https://www.regfox.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Tessitura](https://boxofficefees.com/tessitura): [tessitura.com/about/contact](https://www.tessitura.com/about/contact), checked 27 October 2026
- [ThunderTix](https://boxofficefees.com/thundertix): [thundertix.com/online-ticketing-software-pricing](https://www.thundertix.com/online-ticketing-software-pricing/), checked 27 October 2026
- [Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor): [tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing](https://www.tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [vFairs](https://boxofficefees.com/vfairs): [vfairs.com/pricing](https://www.vfairs.com/pricing/), checked 28 October 2026

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