# Alternatives to Purplepass

> Source: https://boxofficefees.com/purplepass/alternatives/ (re-verified)
> Updated: 30 October 2026

## At a glance

| Name | Best for | Starts at | Better than Purplepass at | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Purplepass](https://boxofficefees.com/purplepass.md) | Venues and promoters that also sell and scan tickets at the door | Free, then $0.99 per per paid ticket, plus 2.5% of the ticket price | — | 27 October 2026 |
| [Race Entry](https://boxofficefees.com/raceentry.md) | Race directors and running clubs who want signup fees carried by participants | Free | Sales tax on tickets, Refunds and transfers by buyers | 28 October 2026 |
| [GoFundMe Pro](https://boxofficefees.com/gofundme-pro.md) | US 501(c)(3) nonprofits running galas and events alongside online fundraising | On quote | All-in price at checkout, Fees on refunds | 27 October 2026 |
| [Humanitix](https://boxofficefees.com/humanitix.md) | Charities, schools and community organizers who want every feature without a subscription | Free, then $1.29 per paid ticket | All-in price at checkout, Sales tax on tickets | 27 October 2026 |
| [Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite.md) | Organizers who want ticketing plus discovery on Eventbrite’s marketplace | Free, then $69 a month | All-in price at checkout, Fees on refunds | 30 October 2026 |
| [Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor.md) | Independent event creators, venues and charities selling tickets from their own site | Free, then about $0.80 per ticket | All-in price at checkout, Sales tax on tickets | 27 October 2026 |
| [RSVPify](https://boxofficefees.com/rsvpify.md) | Business, nonprofit, school, and personal event teams | Free, then $0.90 per ticket | All-in price at checkout, Plans and subscriptions | 30 October 2026 |
| [RunSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/runsignup.md) | Race directors and nonprofits running 5Ks, ultras and multi-event endurance races | Free | All-in price at checkout, Fees on refunds | 27 October 2026 |
| [TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice.md) | Fairs, festivals and attractions selling high ticket volumes online and at the gate | From $0.99 per ticket | All-in price at checkout, Fees on refunds | 27 October 2026 |
| [Zeffy](https://boxofficefees.com/zeffy.md) | Registered nonprofits running galas, fundraisers and member events on a zero budget | Free | All-in price at checkout, Fees on refunds | 27 October 2026 |

“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of 30 October 2026.

The ones people open most here come first, then the closest matches.

## Shortlist

### 1. Race Entry

Free race management software paid for by one per-registration fee that already covers card processing.

**Where it improves on Purplepass:**
- [Sales tax on tickets: yes — collects and remits sales tax in marketplace facilitator states, and elsewhere lets the organizer set a local tax rate that Race Entry collects and passes back.](https://www.raceentry.com/terms-and-conditions)
- [Refunds and transfers by buyers: partial — Entrants can edit, transfer and defer their own registration from the confirmation email where the organizer allows it, but refunds cannot be done by the entrant and must be requested from the organizer.](https://www.raceentry.com/race-entry-faq)

**Trade-offs against Purplepass:**
- None found.

[View Race Entry](https://boxofficefees.com/raceentry)

### 2. GoFundMe Pro

Nonprofit fundraising platform with event ticketing, registration and Live Events, sold by quote.

**Where it improves on Purplepass:**
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — When the organization passes fees to buyers the fee is folded into the displayed ticket cost and a Fee Estimate block previews it, but no page addresses whether every mandatory fee is shown in the first price.](https://prosupport.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/37288772287131-Create-a-ticketed-event)
- [Fees on refunds: partial — Whether fees come back depends on the payment solution: GoFundMe Pay and PayPal return all transaction fees on a refund, while Braintree and Authorize.net keep them, and partial refunds are not possible at all.](https://prosupport.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/37288784115355-Send-a-refund-or-receipt)
- [Plans and subscriptions: yes — Pricing is an annual upfront subscription plus a per-donation transaction fee, with plans recommended after a qualification form and premium add-ons such as Live Events and Salesforce charged extra.](https://pro.gofundme.com/c/pricing/)

**Trade-offs against Purplepass:**
- [The fee per ticket: partial — Card processing on GoFundMe Pay is published as a percentage plus a fixed amount per transaction, but the platform's own service fee per ticket is set in each organization's contract and never printed.](https://pro.gofundme.com/c/pricing/)
- [Free events: partial — Free and hidden $0 tickets can be issued with no charge to the attendee, but GoFundMe Pro itself is only sold with an annual upfront subscription, so running a free event is never free of platform cost.](https://prosupport.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/37288772287131-Create-a-ticketed-event)
- [Reserved seating: partial — Seating exists only as organizer-side table planning on the Live Events Auction and Plus subscriptions, where staff drag attendees onto tables of up to 15 seats; buyers are not shown a seat map to choose from.](https://prosupport.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/37288737206427-Table-and-seating-management)

[View GoFundMe Pro](https://boxofficefees.com/gofundme-pro)

### 3. Humanitix

Nonprofit ticketing: 5% + $1.29 a paid ticket, card processing included, profits to charity.

**Where it improves on Purplepass:**
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — Prices buyers see are inclusive of fees, but they are printed as the ticket price followed by the fee, and events where the host pays the fee show no fee at all.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/9653327-changes-to-how-ticket-prices-and-booking-fees-are-displayed)
- [Sales tax on tickets: yes — collects and remits state sales tax where Humanitix counts as a marketplace facilitator, and elsewhere you switch on a tax line and remit it yourself.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/9944108-does-humanitix-remit-tax-for-my-event)
- [Waitlist: yes — A waitlist captures interest once tickets sell out and can release tickets and notify waiting buyers automatically.](https://humanitix.com/us/features)

**Trade-offs against Purplepass:**
- [Website builders: partial — embed only: you paste a script and button code into any site, with step-by-step help for WordPress, and Humanitix warns the pop-up may not suit every site builder.](https://help.humanitix.com/en/articles/8889214-sell-tickets-on-your-website-with-an-embedded-checkout)

[View Humanitix](https://boxofficefees.com/humanitix)

### 4. Eventbrite

Ticketing platform with a buyer-discovery marketplace and optional fee transfer.

**Where it improves on Purplepass:**
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — Fees can be included in a chosen ticket price or added above it, so display depends on organizer settings.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/755615/how-much-does-it-cost-for-organizers-to-use-eventbrite/)
- [Fees on refunds: partial — Ticketing fees stay with Eventbrite by default, but organizers can pay them from their payout.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/158301/how-to-refund-an-order/)
- [Plans and subscriptions: yes — Eventbrite Premium is an optional monthly or annual subscription that adds marketing and support capabilities.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/193833/eventbrites-new-pricing-plans/)

**Trade-offs against Purplepass:**
- [Nonprofit rates: partial — Verified nonprofits get 50% off a Pro subscription, but the per-ticket fees are the same as for everyone else; only donation tickets carry reduced rates in some countries.](https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/585157/can-my-nonprofit-or-charity-get-lower-fees-for-our-events/)
- [Check-in app: partial — The Organizer app scans QR tickets on iOS and Android; the reviewed source does not document offline scanning.](https://www.eventbrite.com/organizer/features/organizer-check-in-app/)
- [Support on event day: partial — Email support is listed generally, while 24/7 chat is for paid events and phone access is for larger plans.](https://www.eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing/)

[View Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite)

### 5. Ticket Tailor

Flat per-ticket fee ticketing paid into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account.

**Where it improves on Purplepass:**
- [All-in price at checkout: yes — For events priced in USD the checkout shows the full amount including booking fees upfront, which the vendor attributes to the FTC junk-fees rule; the same is done for GBP events under UK price transparency law.](https://help.tickettailor.com/en/articles/11383453-how-fees-are-displayed-for-events-in-usd)
- [Sales tax on tickets: yes — adds a tax line: you set an inclusive or exclusive sales tax/VAT percentage and label per box office or per event, and the vendor states the organizer remains responsible for deciding, collecting and remitting it.](https://help.tickettailor.com/en/articles/1549496-where-can-i-add-sales-tax-vat-to-my-tickets)
- [When you get the money: yes — Money goes straight to the organizer's own Stripe, PayPal or Square account as tickets sell rather than being held until after the event, with no Ticket Tailor payout fee; the processor's own schedule then governs the bank transfer.](https://www.tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing)

**Trade-offs against Purplepass:**
- [Free events: partial — Free tickets are genuinely free up to a stated 5,000 per year, after which the vendor asks you to contact support for a quote; free tickets issued through a seating chart still cost one usage each.](https://www.tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing)
- [Email to buyers: partial — Broadcast emails reach an event's own guest list from inside the platform, but to market a next event to past buyers the vendor points you at exporting the addresses or syncing them to Mailchimp rather than a built-in audience tool.](https://help.tickettailor.com/en/articles/950043-can-i-email-all-of-my-attendees-at-once)
- [Support on event day: partial — The vendor advertises round-the-clock human support on every plan including free events, but the pages I read name no phone number or stated hours and route you to the help center and a contact-support link.](https://www.tickettailor.com/free-events)

[View Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor)

### 6. RSVPify

Registration, ticketing, guest management, seating, and QR-code check-in in one platform.

**Where it improves on Purplepass:**
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — When you pay the fees yourself the advertised ticket price is what buyers pay, but with the setting turned on the service and card fees are added to the buyer's price during checkout rather than shown in the ticket price.](https://help.rsvpify.com/en/articles/3948351-how-can-i-pass-fees-or-taxes-on-to-my-guests)
- [Plans and subscriptions: yes — RSVPify publishes paid Starter, Plus, Professional, and custom Enterprise plans alongside ticket fees.](https://rsvpify.com/robots.txt)
- [When you get the money: yes — Stripe-connected ticket funds transfer automatically to the organizer bank account on most business days.](https://rsvpify.com/robots.txt)

**Trade-offs against Purplepass:**
- [Reserved seating: partial — There is a seating chart, but the vendor describes it as the host dragging guests to tables, with Table Captains letting hosts fill their own tables, not buyers choosing a seat during checkout.](https://rsvpify.com/pricing/selling-tickets/)
- [Door sales: partial — You can take money at the door, but only by offering a pay-later ticket option with payment collected off the platform, so no card terminal or door fee is documented.](https://help.rsvpify.com/en/articles/2389959-how-do-i-allow-guests-to-pay-at-the-door)
- [Listed where buyers browse: no — There is no RSVPify marketplace or consumer app listing your event, and the vendor positions itself against marketplace sites as a platform for organizers who bring their own audience, so no selling commission applies.](https://rsvpify.com/ticket-fee-calculator/)

[View RSVPify](https://boxofficefees.com/rsvpify)

### 7. RunSignup

Free endurance-event registration platform billed only through per-transaction processing fees.

**Where it improves on Purplepass:**
- [All-in price at checkout: yes — A live event page prints one all-in figure per distance and names the fee inside it, so a buyer sees $86.80 including the $6.80 fee before clicking Sign Up; the fee is only this visible when the organizer passes it on rather than paying it out of the price.](https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/TN/Alcoa/ThePistolCreekRun)
- [Fees on refunds: partial — By default the registrant does not get the original processing fee back; the organizer can return it only by covering it from race proceeds, and may also set its own refund handling fee.](https://help.runsignup.com/support/solutions/articles/17000064221-enable-refunds-for-your-race)
- [Sales tax on tickets: yes — collects and remits — in marketplace states RunSignup calculates, collects and files the sales tax on registrations and merchandise on the organizer's behalf, and always handles tax on its own processing fee.](https://help.runsignup.com/support/solutions/articles/17000097245-sales-tax-faq)

**Trade-offs against Purplepass:**
- [Nonprofit rates: partial — The lower rate applies to donations into nonprofit payment accounts, a flat 4% including merchant fees, while registration processing fees follow the same bands for every organizer.](https://info.runsignup.com/pricing/)

[View RunSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/runsignup)

### 8. TicketSpice

Flat 99¢-per-ticket ticketing for events and attractions, with in-house payments and a box office app.

**Where it improves on Purplepass:**
- [All-in price at checkout: partial — It depends on how the organizer configures the page: the vendor warns that its separate line item fee often breaks the FTC all-in rule and recommends absorbing fees or using the pass-on setting instead.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/9299044)
- [Fees on refunds: partial — Fees come back only on a full refund processed through Webconnex Payments; on partial refunds, custom processors and offline orders the organizer eats them.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/5539462)
- [When you get the money: yes — Money goes to the organizer's own bank account on a chosen schedule as tickets sell, not after the event, with fees netted out and no payout charge named.](https://www.ticketspice.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against Purplepass:**
- [Free events: partial — Free events are free only if you also run paid events on the platform; organizers who only run free events pay 99 cents per free ticket.](https://www.ticketspice.com/pricing)
- [Website builders: partial — embed only: the documented route for Squarespace, Wix, Weebly and WordPress is pasted iframe, pop-over or widget code, not a platform-specific plugin or app.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/11068100)
- [Support on event day: partial — Chat, email, phone and Zoom are offered free on every account, but staffed hours are 8am to 5pm Pacific on weekdays with only limited weekend cover.](https://www.ticketspice.com/support)

[View TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice)

### 9. Zeffy

Free fundraising platform for nonprofits with event ticketing, auctions and a built-in donor CRM.

**Where it improves on Purplepass:**
- [All-in price at checkout: yes — The ticket price the buyer first sees is what the organizer receives; the only later additions are the optional Zeffy contribution and, where the organizer enables it, a sales tax line.](https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy)
- [Fees on refunds: partial — Refunds return the full amount because no platform fee was taken, but the buyer's optional contribution to Zeffy is not refunded automatically; the donor must request it from their confirmation email.](https://support.zeffy.com/issue-refunds-and-manage-cancellations-sfeqf)
- [When you get the money: yes — Money is deposited to your own bank account on a schedule, not held until after the event: weekly by default, monthly or next-day if eligible, after a 1-3 day fraud review, and payouts are free.](https://support.zeffy.com/zeffy-payouts-schedules-amounts-and-reports-ajuec)

**Trade-offs against Purplepass:**
- [The fee per ticket: no — There is no percentage, fixed per-ticket amount or cap to report, because Zeffy deducts nothing from a paid ticket; its revenue comes only from the optional contribution a buyer may add at checkout.](https://support.zeffy.com/zeffy-really-is-free-no-fees-no-catch-4zjir)
- [Reserved seating: partial — There is no interactive seating map: Zeffy's own instruction is to upload a seating chart image, add a ticket rate per row and use capped single-select questions so each seat can only be taken once.](https://support.zeffy.com/adding-a-seating-chart-to-your-event-go5x8)
- [Registration forms and waivers: partial — Custom fields of several response types are standard, but there is no waiver feature: Zeffy tells you to paste the waiver text into a required checkbox question or attach it to the thank-you email.](https://support.zeffy.com/how-to-add-a-waiver-to-your-form-l0v94)

[View Zeffy](https://boxofficefees.com/zeffy)