# Alternatives to TicketWeb

> Source: https://boxofficefees.com/ticketweb/alternatives/ (re-verified)
> Updated: 28 October 2026

## At a glance

| Name | Best for | Starts at | Better than TicketWeb at | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [TicketWeb](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketweb.md) | Independent music venues, clubs and promoters that want Ticketmaster distribution | On quote | — | 28 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 | The fee per ticket, Who pays the fees | 27 October 2026 |
| [Etix](https://boxofficefees.com/etix.md) | Venues, promoters and attractions ticketing their own recurring events in-house | On quote | Who pays the fees, Reserved seating | 27 October 2026 |
| [Posh](https://boxofficefees.com/posh.md) | Nightlife promoters, festival and community organizers selling to a young city crowd | On quote | Who pays the fees, When you get the money | 27 October 2026 |
| [Ticketmaster](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketmaster.md) | Venues, teams and promoters selling ticketed live events at scale | On quote | Who pays the fees, Reserved seating | 27 October 2026 |
| [Tixr](https://boxofficefees.com/tixr.md) | Large festivals, venues and sports teams selling tickets plus hospitality in one checkout | On quote | Who pays the fees, Card processing | 27 October 2026 |
| [Tickeri](https://boxofficefees.com/tickeri.md) | Latin music promoters and venues selling concert and nightlife tickets in US cities | Free | Fees on refunds, Reserved seating | 27 October 2026 |
| [AXS](https://boxofficefees.com/axs.md) | Arenas, theatres, festivals and teams that want one ticketing partner for a whole venue | On quote | The fee per ticket, Reserved seating | 28 October 2026 |
| [DICE](https://boxofficefees.com/dice.md) | Venues and promoters selling gig and club night tickets to app-based music fans | On quote | Card processing, Website builders | 27 October 2026 |
| [Prekindle](https://boxofficefees.com/prekindle.md) | Venues, promoters and planners who want ticketing and event marketing in one place | Free, then $1.59 per ticket | The fee per ticket, Who pays the fees | 27 October 2026 |

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

## Shortlist

### 1. TicketSpice

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

**Where it improves on TicketWeb:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — One flat 99¢ fee per paid ticket, with no percentage and no cap, dropping to 49¢ on tickets of $5 or less and 49¢ on door sales through the box office app; card processing of 2.9% + 30¢ sits on top.](https://www.ticketspice.com/pricing)
- [Who pays the fees: yes — The organizer chooses: pay the fees themselves out of the ticket price, or pass them to buyers, and any extra convenience fee the organizer adds is kept in full.](https://www.ticketspice.com/pricing)
- [Card processing: yes — Card processing is separate from and on top of the per-ticket fee, run by in-house Webconnex Payments at 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction.](https://www.ticketspice.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against TicketWeb:**
- [API: partial — A documented REST API with self-serve keys is included for every account, but the vendor says it is largely read-only and it will not support custom builds.](https://help.ticketspice.com/en/articles/2471507)
- [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)

### 2. Etix

Venue-focused primary ticketing with box office, scanning, patron data and marketing, sold by quote.

**Where it improves on TicketWeb:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — The convenience fee is assessed on the ticket buyer at purchase, so by default fees sit on top of the ticket price rather than coming out of the organizer's price.](https://etix.com/ticket/online3/purchase-policy.jsp)
- [Reserved seating: yes — SeatSuite builds seat maps from a venue's existing charts and buyers pick individual seats, with seat views offered from all levels and sections.](https://hello.etix.com/clients/ticketing)
- [Door sales: yes — Etix Sell opens a box office on a tablet or desktop and the integrated parking app takes cash or card at the gate, but no door-sale fee is published.](https://hello.etix.com/clients/mobile)

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

[View Etix](https://boxofficefees.com/etix)

### 3. Posh

Social event platform with organizer dashboard, all-in ticket pricing and a consumer discovery app.

**Where it improves on TicketWeb:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — The buyer pays Posh's fees on top of the base price, since the organizer's take-home is the ticket price plus any custom fees; an organizer who wants to pay the fee themselves out of the ticket price lowers the base price until the display price hits the target.](https://support.posh.vip/en/articles/15089963-creating-customizing-and-managing-your-posh-events-the-complete-guide)
- [When you get the money: yes — Money is not held until after the event: sales clear to an available balance in 24 to 48 business hours, standard ACH payouts are free and take 3 to 5 business days, and an instant payout costs a flat 5%.](https://support.posh.vip/en/articles/15090213-managing-your-balance-payouts-bank-accounts)
- [Refunds and transfers by buyers: yes — Buyers request refunds from their own account through the support chat for the organizer to decide, transfer tickets in the app when the organizer has enabled transfers for that tier, and cancel a free RSVP themselves.](https://support.posh.vip/en/articles/10723763-how-to-transfer-tickets)

**Trade-offs against TicketWeb:**
- [Sell on your own website: partial — An iframe snippet puts the event and ticket selection on your own site, but clicking checkout or login sends the buyer to a Posh-hosted page, and the vendor states the full payment flow cannot stay in the iframe.](https://support.posh.vip/en/articles/15076421-checkout-settings-customize-the-attendee-s-experience)
- [Add-ons: partial — Extras are sold as ticket tiers, table packages or single-use Paylink invoices covering custom experience add-ons and vendor fees, and checkout questions capture things like merchandise sizes; no merchandise or parking add-on at checkout is documented.](https://support.posh.vip/en/articles/15075861-paylinks-collecting-high-value-payments-on-posh)
- [Email to buyers: partial — Past buyers can be reached by SMS blast natively, but emailing them from Posh means connecting a Mailchimp account, which then appears as an outbound option beside SMS; there is no built-in email campaign tool.](https://support.posh.vip/en/articles/15091630-mailchimp-webhooks-connecting-external-tools)

[View Posh](https://boxofficefees.com/posh)

### 4. Ticketmaster

Enterprise ticketing for venues, teams and promoters, sold through its own marketplace.

**Where it improves on TicketWeb:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — Buyers pay the fees on top of the ticket price the organizer sets: the upfront price a fan sees is the ticket price plus all required fees, and the organizing parties share the service fee rather than absorbing it.](https://help.ticketmaster.com/hc/en-us/articles/9663528775313-How-are-ticket-prices-and-fees-determined)
- [Reserved seating: yes — Fans pick seats on real-time interactive seat maps that show all available inventory with a seat view, and organizers draw the floor plan and allocate seats behind it in TM1.](https://business.ticketmaster.com/solutions/ticket-sales/)
- [Door sales: yes — A mobilized box office sells tickets and delivers upgrades on the go with tickets sent by SMS or email, and the service fee may apply to in-person box office purchases depending on the venue; no door-sale rate is published.](https://business.ticketmaster.com/solutions/event-day/)

**Trade-offs against TicketWeb:**
- [Check-in app: partial — Entry runs on SafeTix encrypted rotating barcodes with real-time ingress monitoring, but scanning uses Ticketmaster hardware and partner access-control providers rather than a published free scanner app, and offline operation is not described.](https://business.ticketmaster.com/solutions/event-day/)
- [API: partial — Discovery and Commerce are published as Open APIs anyone can register a key for, but the organizer-side Partner, Publish, Season Ticketing and Inventory Status APIs sit behind being an existing Ticketmaster client.](https://developer.ticketmaster.com/products-and-docs/)

[View Ticketmaster](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketmaster)

### 5. Tixr

Enterprise live-event ticketing and commerce platform with quote-only fees.

**Where it improves on TicketWeb:**
- [Who pays the fees: yes — The organizer decides how fees are presented to fans, and the fan help center confirms the organizer sets service and delivery fees, so passing them on or absorbing them is the organizer's call.](https://creators.tixr.com/products/platform)
- [Card processing: yes — Card processing runs through Stripe, and the organizer can either connect its own Stripe account for direct settlement or use Tixr's processing; neither the rate nor whether it sits inside the service fee is published.](https://creators.tixr.com/products/studio)
- [When you get the money: yes — An organizer can connect its own Stripe account so proceeds settle directly to it, or use Tixr's managed payouts instead; the site gives no payout schedule, hold period or payout fee.](https://creators.tixr.com/products/studio)

**Trade-offs against TicketWeb:**
- [Email to buyers: partial — Past-buyer data syncs in real time to email and SMS platforms such as Hive, Cymbal, Mailchimp and Laylo, but campaigns are sent in those partner tools, which carry their own subscription fees.](https://creators.tixr.com/products/integrations)
- [Support on event day: partial — Every client reaches the support team seven days a week and a dedicated Client Experience Manager comes with all tiers except self-service; no phone number, chat channel or published hours appear on the site.](https://creators.tixr.com/products/studio)

[View Tixr](https://boxofficefees.com/tixr)

### 6. Tickeri

Latin-focused concert and nightlife ticketing with marketplace distribution and a free scanning app.

**Where it improves on TicketWeb:**
- [Fees on refunds: yes — When an event is canceled Tickeri refunds the order including the ticketing fees, and organizer-canceled orders are refunded in full within 15 minutes.](https://www.tickeri.com/help)
- [Reserved seating: yes — Buyers pick from a seating map, and organizers block or release individual seats and tables, though map changes are capped at ten saves a day.](https://docs.tickeri.com/en/articles/11380843-transparency-first-tickeri-launches-all-in-pricing-to-improve-the-ticket-buying-experience)
- [Ad tracking: yes — Meta and TikTok pixels plus a Google Tag can be added per account or per event, with server-side Conversions API tokens for Meta and TikTok.](https://docs.tickeri.com/en/articles/16849713-how-to-connect-your-tracking-pixel-and-api-token-in-tickeri)

**Trade-offs against TicketWeb:**
- [Donations and tips: partial — A Change-powered widget lets buyers add a micro-donation to the cart for a rotating nonprofit cause, not for the organizer's own fundraising, and no platform tip is offered.](https://docs.tickeri.com/en/articles/16911145-tickeri-x-change-a-partnership-to-strengthen-our-commitment-to-the-community)
- [Sell on your own website: partial — White Label puts a branded checkout on the organizer's own domain rather than redirecting to Tickeri, but it is sold through a demo request, not self-serve.](https://www.tickeri.com/sell-tickets/white-label)
- [Email to buyers: partial — Tickeri emails its own community twice a month, and the Cymbal integration lets organizers promote future events to previous buyers rather than a built-in email tool.](https://docs.tickeri.com/en/articles/6899717-how-does-tickeri-help-promote-my-events)

[View Tickeri](https://boxofficefees.com/tickeri)

### 7. AXS

AEG-owned primary ticketing for arenas, theatres, festivals and teams, sold through a demo request.

**Where it improves on TicketWeb:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — AXS states the shape of its buyer fees: a service charge on every paid ticket plus one handling or processing charge per order, with a delivery fee possible depending on the delivery method; no rate or cap is published anywhere we could read.](https://www.axs.com/about-purchase-agreement_US_v6.html)
- [Reserved seating: yes — Tickets are issued to a named seat location and AXS asks buyers to check their seat selection before completing checkout, and it sells premium and suite seating for venues; the pages we read do not show the chart itself.](https://www.axs.com/about-purchase-agreement_US_v6.html)
- [Door sales: yes — Venue box offices sell and release AXS tickets, and AXS tells buyers without a smartphone to bring their confirmation and payment card to the box office; no door-sale fee is published on any page we read.](https://www.axs.com/about-purchase-agreement_US_v6.html)

**Trade-offs against TicketWeb:**
- [Fees on refunds: no — AXS states plainly that fees are not returned on a refund, and its UK agreement says the ticket price and the fees are both non-refundable, so the buyer loses the fee money when a ticket is refunded.](https://www.axs.com/uk/about-purchase-agreement_UK_v6.html)
- [API: partial — AXS states it has APIs that let third-party devices redeem AXS-issued tickets, and announced a partner API integration with Tickets for Good, but we found no public developer documentation or self-serve credentials.](https://solutions.axs.com/us/venue-experience/)

[View AXS](https://boxofficefees.com/axs)

### 8. DICE

Mobile ticketing for gigs, club nights and festivals, with the full price shown upfront.

**Where it improves on TicketWeb:**
- [Card processing: yes — Stripe handles the card payment for DICE, and fans can pay by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Apple Pay or Android Pay; the processing rate, and whether it sits inside the ticket price or is charged on top of it, is published nowhere on the site.](https://dicefm.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/5766222684433-United-States-Privacy-Policy-for-DICE-Users)
- [Website builders: yes — embed only - DICE says fans can check out on your own website and gives partners a builder that outputs code for an event list; no WordPress, Squarespace, Wix or Shopify plugin or app is named.](https://dice.fm/partners/ticketing)
- [Refunds and transfers by buyers: yes — Fans can return a ticket to the Wait List themselves up to the organizer's deadline, and for some events pass a ticket to another registered fan in the app.](https://dicefm.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4412965076881-United-States-Purchase-Terms)

**Trade-offs against TicketWeb:**
- [Donations and tips: partial — Fans can add a donation to a ticket order, but only where the event partner is a registered charity, and that donation is kept even if the ticket itself is refunded; nothing says DICE asks buyers to tip the platform.](https://dicefm.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4412972204433-United-Kingdom-Purchase-Terms)
- [Your buyers’ details: partial — The organizer gets a fan's name, email and other details only where that fan agreed at sign-up to hear from event partners, so the buyer list reaches you by consent rather than by default.](https://dicefm.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/5766222684433-United-States-Privacy-Policy-for-DICE-Users)
- [Email to buyers: partial — Partners can target fans who joined a Wait List with personalized marketing and DICE will help market to fans directly, but reaching a past buyer rests on that fan agreeing to hear from event partners.](https://dice.fm/blog/identify-fan-demand-with-the-waiting-list)

[View DICE](https://boxofficefees.com/dice)

### 9. Prekindle

Event ticketing and marketing platform charging $1.59 + 3% per paid ticket, passed to buyers.

**Where it improves on TicketWeb:**
- [The fee per ticket: yes — A percentage plus a fixed amount on every paid ticket, with no cap or minimum stated anywhere on the pricing page.](https://www.prekindle.com/pricing)
- [Who pays the fees: yes — The vendor states its service fees are added to what the buyer pays rather than taken out of the organizer's ticket price.](https://www.prekindle.com/)
- [Card processing: yes — Prekindle can process cards itself for an extra 3% per ticket on top of the service fee, or the organizer connects its own Stripe account instead.](https://www.prekindle.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against TicketWeb:**
- [Check-in app: partial — Scanning is done with the Prekindle iOS Entry App, included in both plans, so Android door devices are not covered; the vendor does not say whether it scans offline.](https://prekindlesupport.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/12000064331-barcoded-ticket-formats)

[View Prekindle](https://boxofficefees.com/prekindle)