Your run shouldn't cost more tickets than it sells.
“The industry model is wrong. This is my attempt to fix it.”
Drew Connerton, Founder
Theaters plan seasons, not single shows. Per-ticket fees from Eventbrite or TicketSpice accumulate across every performance in your run: drama, comedy, readings, workshops. Equaticket charges a flat quarterly subscription. Budget it once, run your whole season.
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The problem
The real cost of per-ticket fees across a season
A 100-seat theater running four productions a year, averaging 12 performances each at $28 a ticket, doesn't naturally think "I'm paying my ticketing platform $4,000 this year." But the math gets there fast at Eventbrite's rates.
Community theaters, black box venues, and regional performing arts centers operate on arts grants and ticket revenue. Every dollar of platform fees is a dollar not going to your next playwright, your next set, or your next season. Equaticket is on a mission to end per-ticket fees for exactly this reason.
How it works
How Equaticket works for theaters
Season-long flat pricing.
Starter at $29/mo, paid monthly with a 3-month minimum, covers 750 tickets per quarter — right for smaller venues and shorter runs. Growth at $79/mo handles up to 3,000 tickets per quarter (~1,000/mo) with recurring event support for multi-date productions.
Recurring show scheduling.
Create your production once and add every performance date. Each date gets its own ticket page and check-in flow. Attendees pick their night. You manage one event.
Price levels without a seating chart.
Sell Orchestra, Balcony, Student and Preview as separate ticket types, each with its own price and its own capacity. Equaticket is general admission: it does not assign seat numbers or draw a seating chart.
Embed on your venue website.
Sell directly from your theater's website with the Equaticket embed widget. Buyers never leave your site. Your brand stays front and center.
Comp tickets and house seats.
Issue access-code-gated complimentary tickets for press, donors, and board members. Promo codes for members and group sales. All included.
Platform comparison
The math
A theater with 80 seats, 8 performances per production, 3 productions per year at $30 average:
| Platform | Annual platform fees |
|---|---|
| Eventbrite (~13%) | ~$5,760 |
| TicketSpice ($0.99/ticket) | ~$1,901 |
| Equaticket Starter | $261/yrpaid annually, or $29/mo on the 3-month minimum |
$261/yr is the annual-prepay price (a 25% discount over paying monthly); Starter is $29/mo with a 3-month minimum, or $348/yr if you pay monthly all year. Either way, the savings cover your next production's costume budget.
Savings calculator
See how much your theater would save
Enter your typical performance count and average ticket price to see the annual difference.
= 480 per quarter, pooled.
- Biggest savingsEventbrite$7,400/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $4,805/yearwith Equaticket vs. Eventbrite
- TicketSpice$4,147/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $1,553/yearwith Equaticket vs. TicketSpice
- Ticket Tailor$3,878/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $1,284/yearwith Equaticket vs. Ticket Tailor
Total Savings
$1,284 – $4,805/year
or $6,420 – $24,027 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 monthly on a 3-month minimum. Competitor pricing verified July 2026.
Frequently asked questions
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.
No. Equaticket charges a flat subscription with no per-ticket fees. 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): pay monthly with a 3-month minimum, or $87 billed upfront per quarter, 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, 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.
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