# The best ticketing and box office software for theatres — Box Office Fees

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

Reserved seating, a box office for the door and season tickets, for community, school and small professional theatres.

17 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: 7 of 17
- API: 13 of 17
- First paid plan a month: 2 of 17 publish one, $20 to $69
- Checked against their own sites: 27–30 October 2026 (17 of 17)
- Added in November 2026: 0

| Name | What it is | Pricing | API |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AudienceView](https://boxofficefees.com/audienceview.md) | White-label season ticketing with patron CRM and fundraising, priced per ticket or by subscription. | On quote | Yes |
| [AXS](https://boxofficefees.com/axs.md) | AEG-owned primary ticketing for arenas, theatres, festivals and teams, sold through a demo request. | On quote | Yes |
| [Etix](https://boxofficefees.com/etix.md) | Venue-focused primary ticketing with box office, scanning, patron data and marketing, sold by quote. | On quote | Yes |
| [Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite.md) | Ticketing platform with a buyer-discovery marketplace and optional fee transfer. | Free, then $69 a month | Yes |
| [FooEvents](https://boxofficefees.com/fooevents.md) | WooCommerce ticketing plugin: one annual license per domain, no per-ticket commission, sales run on your own site. | From $99 a year | — |
| [Ludus](https://boxofficefees.com/ludus.md) | Per-ticket ticketing, box office and fundraising for performing arts groups, with no subscription. | Free | — |
| [Prekindle](https://boxofficefees.com/prekindle.md) | Event ticketing and marketing platform charging $1.59 + 3% per paid ticket, passed to buyers. | Free, then $1.59 per ticket | Yes |
| [Purplepass](https://boxofficefees.com/purplepass.md) | Ticketing, box office and door scanning for venues, promoters, schools and theaters. | Free, then $0.99 per per paid ticket, plus 2.5% of the ticket price | — |
| [SimpleTix](https://boxofficefees.com/simpletix.md) | Per-ticket event ticketing that pays into your own Square, Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net account. | Free, then $0.79 per ticket | Yes |
| [Spektrix](https://boxofficefees.com/spektrix.md) | Software for theatres and venues that unifies ticket sales, donations, and audience records. | On quote | 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 |
| [Tickera](https://boxofficefees.com/tickera.md) | Sell tickets from WordPress on unlimited sites, with 25 add-ons and a pay-once license option. | From $149 a year | 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 |
| [TicketLeap](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketleap.md) | Per-ticket event ticketing with no plans or contracts, $1 + 2% plus a 3% transaction fee. | Free, then $1 per paid ticket | — |
| [Ticketmaster](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketmaster.md) | Enterprise ticketing for venues, teams and promoters, sold through its own marketplace. | On quote | Yes |
| [TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice.md) | Flat 99¢-per-ticket ticketing for events and attractions, with in-house payments and a box office app. | From $0.99 per ticket | Yes |

## Ticketing and box office software for theatres compared

| Ticketing platform | Price on its site | MCP server | API | Open source | Self-host |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AudienceView](https://boxofficefees.com/audienceview) | On quote | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [AXS](https://boxofficefees.com/axs) | On quote | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Etix](https://boxofficefees.com/etix) | On quote | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite) | Free, then $69 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [FooEvents](https://boxofficefees.com/fooevents) | From $99 a year | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Ludus](https://boxofficefees.com/ludus) | Free | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Prekindle](https://boxofficefees.com/prekindle) | Free, then $1.59 per ticket | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Purplepass](https://boxofficefees.com/purplepass) | Free, then $0.99 per per paid ticket, plus 2.5% of the ticket price | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [SimpleTix](https://boxofficefees.com/simpletix) | Free, then $0.79 per ticket | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Spektrix](https://boxofficefees.com/spektrix) | On quote | Not stated | Yes | 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 |
| [Tickera](https://boxofficefees.com/tickera) | From $149 a year | Not stated | Partly | 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 |
| [TicketLeap](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketleap) | Free, then $1 per paid ticket | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Ticketmaster](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketmaster) | On quote | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice) | From $0.99 per ticket | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |

All 17 ticketing and box office software for theatres we list.

## Narrow it down

- [Fees on 200 tickets at $25](https://boxofficefees.com/best/theatres/fees-200): 5

## Questions buyers ask

### Which ticketing platform here costs the least?

7 of the 17 have a free plan: Eventbrite, Ludus, Prekindle, Purplepass and SimpleTix and 2 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 30 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.

- [AudienceView](https://boxofficefees.com/audienceview): [audienceview.com/faq](https://audienceview.com/faq/), checked 28 October 2026
- [AXS](https://boxofficefees.com/axs): [solutions.axs.com/us/contact](https://solutions.axs.com/us/contact/), checked 28 October 2026
- [Etix](https://boxofficefees.com/etix): [etix.com/ticket/online3/purchase-policy.jsp](https://etix.com/ticket/online3/purchase-policy.jsp), checked 27 October 2026
- [Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite): [eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/193833/eventbrites-new-pricing-plans](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/193833/eventbrites-new-pricing-plans/), checked 30 October 2026
- [FooEvents](https://boxofficefees.com/fooevents): [fooevents.com/products/fooevents-for-woocommerce](https://www.fooevents.com/products/fooevents-for-woocommerce/), checked 28 October 2026
- [Prekindle](https://boxofficefees.com/prekindle): [prekindle.com/pricing](https://www.prekindle.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Purplepass](https://boxofficefees.com/purplepass): [purplepass.com/learn/pricing](https://www.purplepass.com/learn/pricing/), checked 27 October 2026
- [SimpleTix](https://boxofficefees.com/simpletix): [simpletix.com/pricing.php](https://www.simpletix.com/pricing.php), checked 27 October 2026
- [Spektrix](https://boxofficefees.com/spektrix): [spektrix.com/en-us/pricing](https://www.spektrix.com/en-us/pricing/), checked 29 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
- [Tickera](https://boxofficefees.com/tickera): [tickera.com/pricing](https://tickera.com/pricing/), checked 28 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
- [TicketLeap](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketleap): [ticketleap.com/info/pricing](https://www.ticketleap.com/info/pricing/), checked 28 October 2026
- [Ticketmaster](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketmaster): [help.ticketmaster.com/hc/en-us/articles/9663528775313-How-are-ticket-prices-and-fees-determined](https://help.ticketmaster.com/hc/en-us/articles/9663528775313-How-are-ticket-prices-and-fees-determined), checked 27 October 2026
- [TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice): [ticketspice.com/pricing](https://www.ticketspice.com/pricing), checked 28 October 2026

## Where next

### Related categories

- [Lowest fees on 200 tickets](https://boxofficefees.com/category/lowest-fees)
- [Ticketing platforms](https://boxofficefees.com/category/ticketing-platforms)
- [Free for organizers](https://boxofficefees.com/category/free-for-organisers)
- [Concerts and nightlife](https://boxofficefees.com/category/concerts-nightlife)
- [Nonprofits](https://boxofficefees.com/category/nonprofits)
- [Classes and workshops](https://boxofficefees.com/category/classes-workshops)
- [Community events](https://boxofficefees.com/category/community-events)
- [Ticketing for your own website](https://boxofficefees.com/category/website-ticketing)