When deciding on an online ticketing platform for your event, it can seem overwhelming to navigate different features, fee structures, payment security and overall guest experience. Not to worry, we’ve put together this guide to help you better compare third-party ticketing solutions.
Before getting started, it’s worth mentioning that Entrytickets offers low service fees while providing everything you’d expect. To learn more about what makes us different read about the following topics below.
It's important an online ticketing platform comes with all the features necessary to run a successful event. Some of these include analytics, secure payment processing, and tools to optimise the overall guest experience. After all, it's important your customers leave with a positive impression.
With this, here’s what any standard platform should provide:
Real-time analytics for insights on ticket sales, revenue, and attendee behaviour.
Personalised event pages to create consistent branding and messaging.
Multiple ticket types such as early bird, VIP, and guest list.
Email confirmation customisation to make sure guests receive the right information.
In-platform event management for on the fly changes like capacity, ticket prices, and ticket types.
Promotional codes and discounts for marketing campaigns to boost sales.
Reseller and ambassador tools to incentivise individuals to sell tickets on your behalf.
Responsive customer support when you need it most.
Easy refunds to provide fast partial refunds and keep customers satisfied.
Entrytickets includes all these features, and more. Our comprehensive platform is constantly evolving. If you’d like to explore these tools in more detail, click here to request a demo. Now that we’ve covered what to spot, it’s time to look at service fees.
When researching various ticket platforms, you’ve likely encountered different fees and fee structures. Below is a simplified comparison on what to expect from competitors vs. Entrytickets.
|
Platform |
Ticket service fee* |
|
DICE |
Up to €10 |
|
Eventbrite |
€2,59 |
|
Tickettailor |
£1,30 / €1,48 |
|
Weeztix |
€1,74 |
|
Fienta |
€1,40 |
|
Entrytickets |
€1,30 |
*base fees, calculated on a ticket price of €40. Fees are subject to change.
As you'll see, Entrytickets is amongst the lowest of these competitors. It's also worth mentioning that these are base costs, and some platforms charge a higher fee to unlock certain features. In addition, there are various ways service fees are calculated. This can make it complicated to directly compare prices.
To simplify everything, we offer straightforward pricing and all features come standard. With Entrytickets, you'll always know what to expect. It's our goal to help you keep ticket prices competitive without sacrificing revenue. You can even choose whether or not to absorb service fees. Click here to get started.
Along with service fees, secure payment processing is one of the most important factors when selecting an online ticketing platform. This is because compromised data can result in distrust from guests, among other issues. To minimise such risk, be sure to look for the following security features.
PCI-compliance
Transaction encryption
Fraud-prevention technology
High infrastructure reliability
Data protection and privacy safeguards
Along with all this, you'll want a ticketing platform that optimises service fees for you. Entrytickets does this by regularly monitoring overall cost-effectiveness and security benefits of different providers in each country. When payments are made, transactions are automatically re-routed to the best possible partners.
In addition to secure payment processing, it's important you benefit from the latest innovations. These include real-time ticketing validation, mobile-first technology, Apple/Google Wallet ticketing, e-mail marketing integration, and more.
All these are provided in our online ticketing platform, along with what's mentioned earlier in this article. Adding to this, our company was founded by individuals who are passionate about events and technology. This allows us to offer unique features.
For example, Entrytickets fully leverages open banking payments. This minimises steps from intent to purchase and provides guests with a seamless payment experience. Tickets can be bought directly within most banking apps.
We hope this guide helps you better understand what to look for regarding features, costs, security standards, and technology when selecting an online ticketing platform.
Choosing the right partner can help maximise success for your events. That’s why Entrytickets combines everything in one platform while offering competitively low service fees.
Learn more about everything we offer in addition to ticketing, including cashless, payment terminals, community tools, and more, here.
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