On ThunderTix’s Reserved Seating plan, you pay before the first ticket sells. On SimpleTix, you don’t.
$250 minimum for a seating chart, plus $25 a month. ThunderTix’s White Glove plan includes the chart, at $195 a month. On SimpleTix, you build your own map for free.
No setup fees. No monthly fees. No contracts. Free to sign up.
A 300-seat house, worked out.
Before you sell anything
Nonprofits pay 40¢ per seat, $175 minimum. Still not zero.
A $20 reserved seat
Less on a $20 ticket too, with no monthly fee on top. Above about $23 a ticket, ThunderTix’s per-ticket fee is the lower one, before its monthly fee.
ThunderTix rates as published November 4, 2026: Reserved Seating “$1.25 / ticket + 0% of ticket sales / $25/mo includes first 20 tickets”; chart setup 55¢ per seat, minimum $250, and, per its FAQ, 40¢ per seat, minimum $175, for nonprofits. White Glove: $1.95 per ticket and $195/month, including the seating chart and account setup. ThunderTix charges 2% on donations by card, gift cards, merchandise and memberships. Both per-ticket figures exclude card processing; the two per-ticket fees are equal at a $23 ticket. Full methodology in the sources note below.
No setup fee. No monthly fee. Draw your own seat map.
Create Your Event →Compare what matters
| SimpleTix | ThunderTix | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup cost | None. You build your own seat map. | Their team builds it: 55¢ per seat, $250 minimum. Nonprofits 40¢, $175 minimum. |
| Monthly cost | None. | $25/month on the reserved-seating plan, including the first 20 tickets. |
| A $20 reserved seat | $1.19 platform fee. | $1.25 per ticket, plus the monthly fee. |
Figures are for the ThunderTix Reserved Seating plan; its White Glove plan includes the seating chart for $195 a month. Nothing here states or implies that ThunderTix cannot run reserved-seating, timed-entry, nonprofit, multi-day, recurring or box-office events, or events of any size.
Every feature. Every account.
No tiers and no upsells. Every organizer gets the full platform from day one.
Build your own seat map
Custom seating charts for theaters, stadiums and arenas. Buyers pick their exact seat at checkout, with seat-level pricing and the same seat across a season.
Deep Square integration
Connect your own Square account. Sell at the gate with Square chip readers and Square Stand, upsell from your Square catalog at checkout, and pull Square merchandise reports. Stripe readers and Tap to Pay work too.
Keep the line moving
The SimpleTix Organizer app for iOS and Android scans and sells at the door, with offline scanning, group admit, and a scan-only mode for volunteers.
Abandoned cart recovery, free
Buyers who leave checkout get an email about half an hour later with a link straight back to their cart, while tickets are still on sale. No premium plan required.
Memberships and season passes
One-time or auto-renewing memberships with tiers and member discounts, plus season tickets and flex passes across multiple dates.
Live in under 10 minutes
Create a free account and set up your first event in under 10 minutes. No credit card to sign up.
Why organizations trust SimpleTix
“The integration between SimpleTix and Square has been flawless in our experience. It’s simple, reports are easy to access and payment transfers are within 24 hours.”
“We are happy to report that they have been really great to work with. Their support is pretty good at getting back to us right away and they have even been willing to create features for us.”
“Fast, Reliable Responses by Phone or Email”
“The turnaround in replying to a message by phone or email.”
Frequently asked questions
Q1How much does SimpleTix cost?
Q2Do I have to pay to get a seating chart built?
Q3How do I switch?
Nothing to pay
until you sell something.
No setup fee, no monthly fee, your own seat map, your own Square, Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net account, and a platform fee of 79¢ + 2% that stops at $9.99.
Create Your Event →*Reserved-seating free tickets and comps are 25¢ each.
Sources, methodology and substantiation
All ThunderTix information here comes from official ThunderTix pages accessed November 4, 2026 — its online ticketing software pricing page and its FAQ. The Reserved Seating rate, the $25 monthly fee and the 55¢ per seat chart setup with its $250 minimum are quoted from the pricing page; the nonprofit setup of 40¢ per seat with a $175 minimum is quoted from the FAQ, while the pricing page says only “Nonprofit discounts available.” Figures are for the Reserved Seating plan. ThunderTix’s White Glove plan ($1.95 per ticket, $195/month) includes a free seating chart and account setup, and its K12 Schools plan has no monthly fee. ThunderTix takes no percentage of ticket sales on these plans, but charges 2% on donations by card, gift cards, merchandise and memberships. Canadian pricing is published separately and differs.
Worked examples compare per-ticket platform fees only; neither column includes card processing. SimpleTix fees shown are platform fees; free GA and Flex Pass tickets are free, and reserved-seating free tickets and comps cost 25¢ each.
The seating-chart quotation is reproduced verbatim from the “Cons” summary on ThunderTix’s Software Advice reviews page, accessed November 4, 2026. Software Advice compiles that summary from user reviews; we have not verified the reviewer’s account.
Sources:
- ThunderTix Pricing — accessed 2026-11-04
- ThunderTix FAQ — accessed 2026-11-04
- Software Advice — ThunderTix reviews — accessed 2026-11-04
- SimpleTix Pricing — accessed 2026-11-04
- SimpleTix Fee Structure — accessed 2026-11-04