Your venue shouldn't give a cut of every ticket to keep the lights on.
Music venues run on thin margins. Eventbrite charges roughly $4 in fees on a $35 ticket. Multiply that across 150 seats and 12 shows a month and you're paying thousands to a platform that does nothing your venue doesn't already do. Equaticket charges a flat subscription. Budget your ticketing cost once and forget it.
Indie Night: Late Show · Today
Doors close in 13h
Revenue over time
7D30D90D$10,190
↑ $420 vs last week
$9,848
After Stripe fees
312
↑ 6 this week
312 / 3,000
10% used
The problem
Per-ticket fees hit volume venues the hardest
A music venue running three nights a week doesn't naturally think of itself as a high-spend ticketing customer. But the math gets there fast. At $35 average admission, 150 seats per show, and 12 shows a month, Eventbrite fees approach $7,500 every month. That's a month of production budget, a backline rental, or a booking advance, going to a platform that processed the transaction, not the one that booked the act.
Per-ticket fees scale with your calendar. The more consistent your programming, the more you pay. Equaticket's mission is to end that. A flat subscription that doesn't compound with how many shows you run.
How it works
How Equaticket works for music venues
One flat price, as many shows as you run.
Recurring show scheduling.
Embed ticket sales on your venue website.
Fast door scanning, night after night.
Guest lists and promo codes.
Platform comparison
The math
| Platform | Monthly platform fees |
|---|---|
| Eventbrite (~12%) | ~$7,540/mo |
| TicketSpice ($0.99/ticket) | ~$1,782/mo |
| Equaticket Pro | $189/mo3-month minimum |
That's the difference between breaking even and booking a better act.
Savings calculator
See how much your venue would save
= 5,400 tickets every 3 months.
Based on 1,800 tickets/month, you’d be on the
Pro plan at $189.00/month
(3-month minimum, paid monthly)
Total annual cost: $30,672
Stripe processing: $1.32/ticket
That’s just $0.10 per ticket in platform fees
- EventbriteBiggest savings$90,492/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $59,820/yearwith Equaticket vs. Eventbrite
- TicketSpice$49,788/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $19,116/yearwith Equaticket vs. TicketSpice
- Ticket Tailor$46,764/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $16,092/yearwith Equaticket vs. Ticket Tailor
Total Savings
$16,092 – $59,820/year
or $80,460 – $299,102 over 5 years
30-day money-back guarantee. Available once per organization within 30 days of starting a paid subscription. A refund ends your paid plan immediately and may pause future paid events. See the guarantee terms.
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 monthly on a 3-month minimum. Competitor pricing verified October 2026. Sales tax and organizer-added fees can change a checkout total.
Frequently asked questions
Can I sell tickets for recurring shows without setting up each one individually?
Yes. Equaticket's recurring event tool lets you set a show schedule (daily, weekly, or custom) and manages the booking calendar automatically. Each date gets its own capacity, QR codes, and attendee list.
Does Equaticket charge per ticket?
No. Equaticket charges a flat subscription with no per-ticket fees. We take nothing from each ticket sold. Your attendees pay 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). Sales tax and organizer-added fees can change a checkout total.
What does it cost to get started?
The Free tier has no time limit. Your first 100 paid tickets are free, with up to 500 free tickets per event. It includes QR check-in and the embeddable checkout widget, and tickets priced at $0 do not count toward your first 100 paid tickets. Paid plans start at $29/mo (Starter): pay monthly with a 3-month minimum, or $87 up front for the 3 months. Starter is sized for 250 tickets a month on average, and gives you 750 at a time. Annual pricing and any applicable discount are shown on the pricing page and at checkout. No credit card required to sign up. Every paid plan, including annual, has a 30-day money-back guarantee. Available once per organization within 30 days of starting a paid subscription. A refund ends your paid plan immediately and may pause future paid events.
Can I embed ticket sales on my own website?
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.
How does check-in work?
Every ticket includes a unique QR code. Your staff scan it using any smartphone camera through our check-in app, with no hardware required and 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?
Flat subscription. No per-ticket fees. Start free.