# SimpleTix — Per-ticket event ticketing that pays into your own Square, Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net account. > Source: Box Office Fees — https://boxofficefees.com/simpletix (structured, researched, re-verified) SimpleTix is an online and at-the-door ticketing platform for events, attractions and venues, charging a fee per ticket sold instead of a subscription. Organizers connect their own Square, Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net account, and buyers receive QR, wallet or PDF tickets. **Best for:** Attractions, farms and venues selling timed-entry tickets through Square | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://www.simpletix.com/ | | Category | Ticketing platforms, Free for organizers, Lowest fees on 200 tickets, Nonprofits, Theatres and performing arts | | API | Partly | | Open source | No | | Price | Free | | Price checked | 27 October 2026 | Screenshot of SimpleTix: https://boxofficefees.com/img/1920/screenshots/simpletix.webp, captured 28 October 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 27 October 2026 - Price on its site: Free plan (From its pricing page) ## SimpleTix price and terms **Terms** - Free plan: Yes — Free general admission and flex pass events carry no SimpleTix fee — free tickets on a seating chart cost 25 cents each, and paid tickets follow the standard fee. - Sign up without sales: Yes ## For AI agents - API: Partly Read on https://www.simpletix.com/pricing.php, 27 October 2026. ## What we checked on SimpleTix ### What the fees come to **The fee per ticket** · Yes — A percentage plus a fixed amount is charged on each paid ticket sold online, and the whole fee stops at $9.99 per ticket. > You will be charged 79¢ + 2% per sold ticket / registration, and this fee is capped at a maximum of $9.99 regardless of what you charge your attendees. > — https://www.simpletix.com/pricing.php · Frequently Asked Questions, 'What are the various fees and charges applicable?', checked 27 October 2026 **Who pays the fees** · Yes — You choose per event: add the fees to the ticket price so buyers cover them, add your own extra fee, or pay the fees yourself out of the ticket price. > Three options. You decide. 1 Pass on all fees ... 2 Set a custom fee ... 3 Absorb all fees > — https://www.simpletix.com/pricing.php · 'Choose how you handle fees' section, three option cards, checked 27 October 2026 **Card processing** · Yes — You connect your own Square, Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net account, so the card rate is theirs; when fees are passed on SimpleTix estimates 2.9% plus 30 cents per ticket. > The estimate we use when passing fees on to the customer are 2.9% plus 30 cents per ticket. > — https://help.simpletix.com/docs/billing-and-fees/managing-payment-processors-on-simpletix · Section 3, Understanding the Processing Fees, checked 27 October 2026 **Free events** · Partly — Free general admission and flex pass tickets cost the organizer nothing, but free tickets on a seating chart still carry 25 cents each. > GA and Flex Pass free tickets are free. Reserved Seating comps incur a 25 cents charge > — https://help.simpletix.com/docs/pricing-and-fees/simpletix-fee-structure-overview · Special Pricing list, checked 27 October 2026 **Fees on refunds** · Partly — When you refund a buyer you can choose to hand back the service fee, but it is off by default and the terms say fees are not returned to you. > Event Community Members and Sellers will not be refunded any service charges or credit card processing fees even in the event of refunded tickets > — https://www.simpletix.com/terms.php · Section 5 Refunds and Cancellations, clause, checked 27 October 2026 **Nonprofit rates** · Yes — Registered 501(c)(3) organizations get 10% off the SimpleTix fee, quoted as 71 cents plus 2%, after sending proof to support. > We offer eligible Non-profits a discounted rate of 71 cents plus 2%. Please reach out to SimpleTix Support to have the discount applied. > — https://help.simpletix.com/docs/pricing-and-fees/simpletix-fee-structure-overview · Nonprofit Discount section, checked 27 October 2026 **Plans and subscriptions** · No — There is no monthly or yearly plan to buy: every account gets the whole platform and pays only when a paid ticket sells. > No setup fees, no monthly fees, no contracts. Just pay per ticket sold > — https://www.simpletix.com/pricing.php · Hero, 'Simple pricing. Zero surprises.', checked 27 October 2026 **Donations and tips** · Yes — Buyers can give through a donation ticket type with no ticket issued, or a donation prompt added to checkout, and SimpleTix takes no fee on either. > No SimpleTix fees on donations > — https://help.simpletix.com/docs/events/managing-event-settings · Enable Optional Donation Upsell, Benefits list, checked 27 October 2026 **Sales tax on tickets** · Yes — adds a tax line you set per event or site-wide, shown separately or inside the price, but SimpleTix tracks the money rather than filing it for you. > SimpleTix collects and tracks tax details but does not remit sales tax on your behalf. Tax funds are passed on to your payment processor, and you remain responsible for filing. > — https://help.simpletix.com/docs/sales-tax/managing-sales-tax-settings · Section 5, Additional Clarifications, Sales Tax Handling, checked 27 October 2026 ### Getting paid **When you get the money** · Yes — Ticket money lands in your own connected payment account as each sale happens, and SimpleTix never holds it or charges you to be paid out. > SimpleTix does not hold, process, or transfer your ticket sales revenue. All funds from ticket sales go directly to your connected payment processor account (Square, Stripe, etc.). > — https://help.simpletix.com/docs/billing-and-fees/managing-payment-processors-on-simpletix · Section 4, Payouts, Bank Accounts & Tax Information, warning box, checked 27 October 2026 **Your buyers’ details** · Yes — Buyer names, emails and phone numbers sit in your own customer records, can be exported to a file, and you may email them yourself. > Customer CRM can be used to create a filtered customer export. > — https://help.simpletix.com/docs/customer-crm/customer-crm-overview · Export Customers section, checked 27 October 2026 ### Selling the tickets **Ticket types and discounts** · Yes — You can build unlimited ticket types including early bird and VIP, plus promo codes, buy-one-get-one offers and group or family bundles. > Create as many ticket types as you need — early bird, VIP, senior, military, member, child, or custom categories. No limits, ever. > — https://www.simpletix.com/ticketing-features.php · Online & In-Person Ticketing, Unlimited Ticket Types card, checked 27 October 2026 **Reserved seating** · Yes — Buyers pick their exact seat on a chart you build, with price tiers by section, and SimpleTix says it builds the charts for you free. > Build custom seating charts for theaters, stadiums, and arenas. Buyers choose their exact seat at checkout with an interactive seat map. > — https://www.simpletix.com/ticketing-features.php · Reserved Seating section, checked 27 October 2026 **Questions at checkout** · Yes — You can add your own questions either per ticket or per order, for things like dietary needs, shirt sizes or emergency contacts. > Add custom questions per ticket or per order. Collect dietary preferences, T-shirt sizes, emergency contacts — anything you need. > — https://www.simpletix.com/ticketing-features.php · Customization & Branding, Attendee Questions & Surveys card, checked 27 October 2026 **Registration forms and waivers** · Yes — Custom registration pages let attendees pick days or sessions, and you can require your own terms or a Smartwaiver waiver at checkout. > Create custom terms & conditions, assign them to events, and require agreement at checkout. Review customer agreements from your dashboard. > — https://www.simpletix.com/ticketing-features.php · Customization & Branding, Terms & Waivers card, checked 27 October 2026 **Timed entry** · Yes — You can sell entry by time slot with a capacity per slot, a set visit length, group size limits and a gap between slots. > SimpleTix enables you to set up the time and duration of each visit, limit group sizes, and cap the capacity of each slot. > — https://www.simpletix.com/Timed-Entry-Ticketing-For-Parks.php · 'Set different time slots and cap your guest count' section, checked 27 October 2026 **Waitlist** · Partly — A waitlist replaces the sold-out notice and can email people automatically, but only on general admission and online events with a payment account connected. > This feature only works on General Admission (GA) and Online/Webinar Event. > — https://help.simpletix.com/docs/events/waitlists · Tip box at the top of the Waitlists page, checked 27 October 2026 **Online events** · Yes — Online or webinar events connect to Zoom, which creates each session, and the joining link goes out in the buyer's confirmation email. > For connected Zoom events, the confirmation email includes the attendee's direct joining link and instructions. > — https://help.simpletix.com/docs/integrations/connecting-zoom-to-simpletix · How Attendees Join section, checked 27 October 2026 **Sell on your own website** · Yes — An embedded snippet on your own site lets visitors browse and complete the purchase without leaving your page, with button, list and calendar styles. > A widget is a snippet of HTML/JavaScript code (an