Every platform fee on a zoo admission is a dollar not funding the animals.
Zoos and aquariums run on admission revenue, memberships, and conservation grants. Per-ticket fees from Eventbrite quietly take a percentage of every visitor admission, every family pass, every school group. Equaticket charges a flat subscription. Your mission-driven revenue stays with your mission.
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The problem
Conservation revenue shouldn't fund a ticketing platform
A zoo selling 3,500 admissions a month at $20 average is giving Eventbrite $7,000 a month at typical rates. That's $84,000 a year that could fund animal care, habitat improvements, and education programs instead.
Zoos and aquariums serve both a public attraction function and a conservation mission. The revenue they generate from admissions should support that mission, not a platform's quarterly numbers. Equaticket is on a mission to make ticketing infrastructure a predictable flat cost.
How it works
How Equaticket works for zoos and aquariums
Timed-entry admission management.
Sell entry by date and time window with capacity per slot. Spread visitor load across the day to improve experience quality and reduce crowding at popular exhibits.
Member and comp access codes.
Issue access-code-gated tickets for annual members. Free, zero Equaticket fees on member comps. Set up separate pricing for school groups, partner organizations, and senior discounts.
Special event ticketing.
Boo at the Zoo, after-dark gala nights, holiday events, conservation fundraisers. All under the same flat subscription: no additional fees for special event ticket types.
Embed on your zoo website.
Keep admission purchases on your site. The Equaticket embed puts the ticket-buying experience on your own pages, with no redirect to a third-party marketplace that lists competing attractions.
Your visitor data for membership conversion.
Every ticket buyer is in your audience dashboard. Export your visitor list to run membership conversion campaigns. A first-time visitor who had a great day is your highest-value membership prospect.
Platform comparison
The math
A zoo selling 3,500 admissions/month at $20 average:
| Platform | Monthly platform fees |
|---|---|
| Eventbrite (~16%) | ~$7,000/mo |
| TicketSpice ($0.99/ticket) | ~$3,465/mo |
| Equaticket Growth | $79/mo |
$6,900 a month is animal care, habitat work, and education programming.
Savings calculator
See how much your institution would save
Enter your monthly admission volume and average ticket 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$44,567/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $29,979/yearwith Equaticket vs. Eventbrite
- TicketSpice$26,180/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $11,592/yearwith Equaticket vs. TicketSpice
- Ticket Tailor$24,220/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $9,632/yearwith Equaticket vs. Ticket Tailor
Total Savings
$9,632 – $29,979/year
or $48,160 – $149,896 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. You can set up time slots with per-slot capacity limits. When a slot fills, it closes automatically. Visitors pick their arrival window at checkout. This works for general admission timed entry, special exhibitions, and guided tours.
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.
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