At $5 and under and at the door, TicketSpice’s Standard plan charges 49¢. SimpleTix charges 25¢.
Its pricing table lists lower box-office fees on Premium and Pro, which charge more on every online ticket. On SimpleTix, every feature is on one plan, and ticket money goes straight into your own merchant account.
No setup fees. No monthly fees. No contracts. Free to sign up.
Where you pay less.
$5 tickets, and card sales at your door
About half the Standard-plan fee, on both. For the box office, TicketSpice’s pricing table lists 25¢ on Premium and 10¢ on Pro, whose online fees are $1.49 and $1.99 per ticket.
TicketSpice Standard-plan rates as published November 4, 2026: 49¢ per online ticket at $5 or under, and 49¢ per credit card order ticket at the box office. Its pricing page lists box-office card fees of 25¢ on Premium and 10¢ on Pro, whose online fees are $1.49 and $1.99 per paid ticket against Standard’s 99¢. Platform fees only. Full methodology in the sources note below.
Money in your own merchant account. 25¢ at the door.
Create Your Event →Compare what matters
| SimpleTix | TicketSpice | |
|---|---|---|
| Tickets $5 and under | 25¢ flat. | 49¢ flat on the Standard plan. |
| Card sales at the door | 25¢ per ticket. | 49¢ per card ticket on Standard. Their pricing table lists 25¢ on Premium and 10¢ on Pro. |
| Where ticket money goes | Buyers pay into your own Square, Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net account. | Webconnex Payments, its preferred processor. A custom payment processor carries an extra 1% TicketSpice fee plus that processor’s fees. |
Nothing here states or implies that TicketSpice 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?
Q2Where does SimpleTix cost less than TicketSpice?
Q3How do I switch?
Get paid into your own account.
Pay 25¢ at the door.
79¢ + 2% capped at $9.99, a flat 25¢ at or below $5 and at the door, and your own Square, Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net account.
Create Your Event →*Reserved-seating free tickets and comps are 25¢ each.
Sources, methodology and substantiation
TicketSpice rates come from its official pricing and help pages, accessed November 4, 2026: on the Standard plan, 49¢ per online ticket at $5 or under and 49¢ per credit card order ticket at the box office; box-office card fees of 25¢ on Premium and 10¢ on Pro; and a 1% Custom Payment Processor fee, plus that processor’s fees, for organizers who don’t use Webconnex Payments. Comparisons are platform fees only. SimpleTix fees shown are platform fees; free GA and Flex Pass tickets are free, and reserved-seating free tickets and comps cost 25¢ each.
Sources:
- TicketSpice Pricing — accessed 2026-11-04
- TicketSpice — Fees and pricing — accessed 2026-11-04
- TicketSpice — Box office fees — accessed 2026-11-04
- SimpleTix Pricing — accessed 2026-11-04
- SimpleTix Fee Structure — accessed 2026-11-04