Your fair's gate revenue shouldn't disappear into a ticketing platform.
County fairs, state fairs, and community fairs are multi-day events with high attendance and a mix of admission types. Per-ticket platform fees on 10,000 gate admissions add up fast. Equaticket is a flat subscription regardless of your gate revenue. Selling 5,000 tickets doesn't cost five times as much as selling 1,000.
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The problem
Fairs run on community support, not platform fees
A four-day county fair selling 8,000 advance tickets at $15 average is a prime target for per-ticket fees. At Eventbrite's rates, that's over $12,000 in platform costs before a single funnel cake is sold. That's vendor space, entertainment, and infrastructure money going to a tech platform instead.
Fairs serve communities. The revenue they generate should go back into those communities. Equaticket is on a mission to make ticketing infrastructure a flat cost, not a percentage of everything you raise.
How it works
How Equaticket works for fairs
Multi-day and multi-type admission.
Single-day, weekend pass, kids free, carnival armband included: create every admission type your fair offers. All included under one flat subscription.
Advance ticket sales.
Drive advance sales at a discount to lock in attendees and improve cash flow before opening day. Set your advance pricing window and it closes automatically on the date you choose.
Gate check-in at scale.
QR scanning with multi-device sync for multiple simultaneous entry gates. Every device sees the same real-time count. No disconnected systems or paper checks.
Sponsor and partner comps.
Issue complimentary tickets for sponsors, elected officials, and media via access codes. Promo codes for fair board members and partner organizations.
Embed on your fair website.
Keep advance ticket sales on your fair's official website. The Equaticket embed handles checkout without sending your buyers to a third-party marketplace.
Platform comparison
The math
A fair selling 8,000 advance tickets at $15 average over 4 days:
| Platform | Platform fees on this event |
|---|---|
| Eventbrite (~19%) | ~$12,000 |
| TicketSpice ($0.99/ticket) | ~$7,920 |
| Equaticket Pro | $189 |
$12,000 is your entertainment budget for opening weekend.
Savings calculator
See how much your fair would save
Enter your expected advance ticket volume and average admission price.
See how much you’ll save with Equaticket
Zero per-ticket platform fees. One flat price. The more you sell, the more you save.
- Biggest savingsEventbrite$22,784/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $15,956/yearwith Equaticket vs. Eventbrite
- TicketSpice$13,800/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $6,972/yearwith Equaticket vs. TicketSpice
- Ticket Tailor$12,680/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $5,852/yearwith Equaticket vs. Ticket Tailor
Total Savings
$5,852 – $15,956/year
or $29,260 – $79,780 over 5 years
Calculations based on total fees. All platforms include payment processing via Stripe (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction) unless otherwise noted. Eventbrite bundles processing into their fee. Equaticket subscription billed quarterly. Competitor pricing verified March 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Gate and zone management is included on all paid plans. Assign different staff to different entrances, each scanning on their own device, all synced in real time.
No. Equaticket charges a flat monthly subscription, billed quarterly. We take nothing from each ticket sold. Your attendees pay exactly the price you set, with no added booking fees from us. Stripe payment processing applies at their standard rate (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction).
The Free tier is completely free with no time limit. It includes 50 tickets per 30 days, unlimited events, QR check-in, and the embeddable checkout widget. Paid plans start at $29/mo (Starter, billed quarterly at $87) for up to 750 tickets per quarter. No credit card required to sign up.
Yes. Every Equaticket plan includes an embeddable checkout widget. Paste a single script tag into your site — WordPress, Squarespace, Webflow, or any HTML page — and the ticket purchase flow runs directly on your site. Buyers never leave your domain.
Every ticket includes a unique QR code. Your staff scan it using any smartphone camera through our check-in app — no hardware required, no app store download needed. Paid plans include real-time multi-device sync, so multiple scanners at multiple gates stay in sync instantly with no double-entries.
Ready to stop paying per ticket?
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