Top 9 of 54 alternatives
9 Purplepass alternatives, 7 with a free plan (2026)
The closest alternatives to Purplepass in October 2026 are Race Entry, GoFundMe Pro and Humanitix.
9 ticketing platforms compared · 7 with a free plan · prices checked 27–30 October 2026
Reviewed by the Box Office Fees editorial team.
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Purplepass and its alternatives at a glance
| Ticketing platform | Best for | Starts at | Better than Purplepass at | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purplepass | 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 source | 27 October 2026 | |
| Race Entry | Race directors and running clubs who want signup fees carried by participants | Free source | Sales tax on tickets, Refunds and transfers by buyers | 28 October 2026 |
| GoFundMe Pro | US 501(c)(3) nonprofits running galas and events alongside online fundraising | On quote source | All-in price at checkout, Fees on refunds | 27 October 2026 |
| Humanitix | Charities, schools and community organizers who want every feature without a subscription | Free, then $1.29 per paid ticket source | All-in price at checkout, Sales tax on tickets | 27 October 2026 |
| Eventbrite | Organizers who want ticketing plus discovery on Eventbrite’s marketplace | Free, then $69 a month source | All-in price at checkout, Fees on refunds | 30 October 2026 |
| Ticket Tailor | Independent event creators, venues and charities selling tickets from their own site | Free, then about $0.80 per ticket source | All-in price at checkout, Sales tax on tickets | 27 October 2026 |
| RSVPify | Business, nonprofit, school, and personal event teams | Free, then $0.90 per ticket source | All-in price at checkout, Plans and subscriptions | 30 October 2026 |
| RunSignup | Race directors and nonprofits running 5Ks, ultras and multi-event endurance races | Free source | All-in price at checkout, Fees on refunds | 27 October 2026 |
| TicketSpice | Fairs, festivals and attractions selling high ticket volumes online and at the gate | From $0.99 per ticket source | All-in price at checkout, Fees on refunds | 27 October 2026 |
| Zeffy | Registered nonprofits running galas, fundraisers and member events on a zero budget | Free source | 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.
Closest alternatives to Purplepass
The ones people open most here come first, then the closest matches. How we rank
- From Free
Free race management software paid for by one per-registration fee that already covers card processing.
Why it's on this listSales tax on tickets: Yescollects 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.
Better than Purplepass at- Refunds and transfers by buyers: Partly ↗
Trade-offsNone found.
- On quote
Nonprofit fundraising platform with event ticketing, registration and Live Events, sold by quote.
Why it's on this listAll-in price at checkout: PartlyWhen 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.
- From Free
Nonprofit ticketing: 5% + $1.29 a paid ticket, card processing included, profits to charity.
Why it's on this listAll-in price at checkout: PartlyPrices 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.
Trade-offs- Website builders: Partly ↗
The rest of the shortlist
- From Free
Eventbrite
Ticketing platform with a buyer-discovery marketplace and optional fee transfer.
- From Free
Ticket Tailor
Flat per-ticket fee ticketing paid into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account.
- From Free
RSVPify
Registration, ticketing, guest management, seating, and QR-code check-in in one platform.
- From Free
RunSignup
Free endurance-event registration platform billed only through per-transaction processing fees.
- From $0.99 per ticket
TicketSpice
Flat 99¢-per-ticket ticketing for events and attractions, with in-house payments and a box office app.
- From Free
Zeffy
Free fundraising platform for nonprofits with event ticketing, auctions and a built-in donor CRM.
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Questions buyers ask
What are the best alternatives to Purplepass?
Race Entry, GoFundMe Pro and Humanitix are the closest. They share the most of Purplepass's features.
What is the cheapest alternative to Purplepass?
7 of the 9 have a free plan: Race Entry, Humanitix, Eventbrite, Ticket Tailor and RSVPify and 2 more.
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
Closest first: most of Purplepass's features, then the fewest gaps. How we rank
Every fee is read from the platform's own fee schedule.
- Purplepass: purplepass.com/learn/pricing, checked 27 October 2026
- Race Entry: raceentry.com/race-entry-pricing, checked 28 October 2026
- GoFundMe Pro: pro.gofundme.com/c/pricing, checked 27 October 2026
- Humanitix: help.humanitix.com/en/articles/12292391-what-are-the-humanitix-booking-fees, checked 27 October 2026
- Eventbrite: eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/193833/eventbrites-new-pricing-plans, checked 30 October 2026
- Ticket Tailor: tickettailor.com/en-us/pricing, checked 28 October 2026
- RSVPify: rsvpify.com/pricing/selling-tickets, checked 27 October 2026
- RunSignup: info.runsignup.com/pricing, checked 28 October 2026
- TicketSpice: ticketspice.com/pricing, checked 28 October 2026
- Zeffy: support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy, checked 27 October 2026
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