Admit One vs TicketLeap (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Admit One and TicketLeap share a 2.8 GPA, both are free, so the choice depends on whether you care more about features, where Admit One grades higher, or the free plan, where TicketLeap does.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Admit One if
- Fits if you run mid-sized venues or festivals
- Works for Canadian charities and galas
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the 1.89% + 59 cents figure comes from a comparison page, and the exact fee is set when you create an event
- Not for you if you want managed help priced up front, as PoweredBy is arranged through a demo
- Watch out: only Visa, American Express and Mastercard are listed for card payments
- Tight if you expect the charity fee cover to last, as it is described as limited-time
Pick TicketLeap if
- Fits if you want buyers to cover every ticketing cost
- Works for haunts, farms, festivals and schools with timed entry or seats
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need ticket money before the event, as it lands 4 to 7 business days after
- Skip it if you sell outside the US, Canada and Australia
- Too light for anyone who wants an API to pull orders into other systems
- Watch out: the 3% per-order fee has no cap, and you can't use your own payment processor
- Watch out: support is weekdays 9am to 5pm Eastern, with emergencies only on nights and weekends
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAAdmit OneGood | 2.8GPATicketLeapGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BFees start at 1.89% + 59 cents per ticket, with no monthly fee, and can be passed to buyers. That sits in the cheaper quarter. | BBuyers pay by default, so you keep the full ticket price. The fee is $1 + 2% a ticket plus a 3% online transaction fee: $400 on 200 $20 tickets. No separate card fee is listed, so that's the whole bill, where most rivals add card processing on top. Absorb it and it's yours. |
| Free plan and trial | BCreating events is free and free events carry no fees, which one person could live on. | AEvery feature, no subscription and no contract, and free events cost nothing even if you never sell a paid ticket. |
| Features | BTicket types, timed entry, promo codes, organizer app, marketplace listing and a box office API. No gap shows in the core job. | CTimed entry, seating charts, pay-what-you-want tickets, waivers, a scanner and box office app, ticket exchanges and a weather guarantee. The gap is getting paid: money arrives 4 to 7 business days after the event, never before it. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build event pages and connect payments. | CNo App Store rating on record. There's no payment processor to connect, as money runs through TicketLeap's own Stripe setup, but you still build event pages, ticket types and seating charts. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb with iOS and Android organizer apps, and an API for point-of-sale systems. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Google Analytics, Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, Apple Pay and Google Pay. No API on record and no desktop app, and tickets sell only in US, Canadian and Australian dollars. |
| Best for | self-serve ticketing with optional managed help | small events where buyers cover the fees |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Admit One and TicketLeap. How we grade
Price against what you get
Admit One has no paid plan and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TicketLeap has no paid plan and scores 2.3.
Admit One scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other event ticketing platforms on the chart, none scores higher than Admit One for less, and none scores higher than TicketLeap for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- TicketLeap also covers email campaigns.
At a glance
| Admit One | TicketLeap | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Creating events is free; AdmitONE takes a percentage of each ticket sale, and free events carry no fees. | Every feature with no subscription or contract. Free events cost nothing; paid tickets carry $1 + 2% plus a 3% online transaction fee per order, which buyers can pay. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | The Admit One Corporation | TicketLeap, Inc. |
| Price read from | admitone.com | ticketleap.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Admit One
- The $0.59 and 1.89% figures come from a comparison page; the exact fee is calculated when an event is created.
- Managed PoweredBy service and custom fees are arranged through a demo, with no public price.
- A limited-time charity program covers ticketing fees for eligible Canadian charities and nonprofits.
- Card payments accepted are Visa, American Express and Mastercard, per its FAQ.
TicketLeap
- Paid tickets carry $1 + 2% (capped at $20 a ticket) plus a 3% online transaction fee per order, which has no cap; buyers pay by default or the organizer absorbs it.
- Ticket money is paid out by Stripe 4 to 7 business days after the event ends, not before it.
- Tickets can be sold only in US, Canadian and Australian dollars, and payments go through TicketLeap's own Stripe setup rather than your own processor.
- Support is by email and phone from 9am to 5pm Eastern on weekdays, with emergency support only on nights and weekends.
Key features
Admit One
- Self-serve ticketing
- Unlimited ticket types, custom event pages, complimentary tickets and timed-entry tickets.
- Organizer app
- A free mobile app for iOS and Android scans and validates attendees.
- Marketing tools
- Promo codes, referral links, social pixel tracking and sales-by-location maps.
- Marketplace listing
- Public events can appear on AdmitONE's own SEO-driven events marketplace.
- Managed services
- The PoweredBy option has the vendor build tickets and offer on-site box office support.
- Box office API
- An API and integrations connect point-of-sale systems at the door.
TicketLeap
- Event pages and organization hub
- Mobile-friendly event pages with your own images and colors, a hub listing all your events in list or calendar view, a cart across events and Buy Tickets buttons for your site.
- Timed entry and reserved seating
- Time-slot tickets with a recurring event scheduler, and a drag-and-drop seating chart builder over your venue map with prices by section.
- Ticket types and checkout
- Paid, free and pay-what-you-want tickets, donations, required waivers, custom checkout questions, sales tax as a line item, and Apple Pay and Google Pay.
- Scanner and box office apps
- Free iOS and Android apps scan QR tickets or check in by name, and sell at the door, with a Bluetooth card reader for card payments.
- Promotion and reminders
- Discount codes, email campaigns to ticket buyers, automatic reminders 24 hours ahead, QR codes for posters, and Google Analytics, Tag Manager and Meta Pixel tracking.
- Ticket exchanges and weather guarantee
- Move a buyer's ticket to another date or event instead of refunding, and offer a weather guarantee that refunds buyers if it rains while still letting them attend.
Plans
Admit One
Community$0
Free to create events. Fees from 1.89% + $0.59 per ticket, per its comparison page; fees can be absorbed or passed to buyers.
TicketLeap
Free events$0
No fees at all for free events, even for organizers who never sell a paid ticket.
Paid tickets$0
$1 + 2% per ticket (capped at $20; $0.49 for tickets of $5 or less) plus 3% per order; passed to buyers or absorbed by the organizer.
Box office sales$0
Tickets sold at the door with the box office app cost $1 each ($0.49 for $5 or less), plus 3% on card payments; cash and checks avoid the 3%.
Ways to pay less
Admit One
- Nonprofit
Charity program covers service fees
For a limited time AdmitONE says it covers 100% of ticketing service fees for eligible events run by Canadian charities and nonprofits.
TicketLeap
- Other savings
$0.49 fee on tickets of $5 or less
Tickets priced at $5 or below carry a flat $0.49 TicketLeap fee instead of $1 + 2%, plus the 3% online transaction fee.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Admit One or TicketLeap?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Admit One and TicketLeap are free to use.
Which has a free plan, Admit One or TicketLeap?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Admit One and TicketLeap have a free plan.
More comparisons
How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.