Brushfire vs TicketLeap (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TicketLeap grades higher than Brushfire: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Brushfire grades higher on features. TicketLeap grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Brushfire
Ticketing and registration for attractions, schools and churches
Which one is for you
Pick Brushfire if
- Fits if you run an attraction or school and sell season passes or group tickets
- Works for churches that want ticketing tied to their church management system
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: card processing is charged on top, and Square online is 2.9% + $0.30
- Pricey if you are a church under 1,500 weekly attendance and sell few tickets, as the flat fee is $299 a month
- Tight if you sell lots of tickets, because fees are per ticket and rise with volume
- Not for you if you want one flat rate: the fee changes with the industry you pick
- Skip it if you need a trial, as none is listed
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
| 2.6GPABrushfireGood | 2.8GPATicketLeapGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$0.75 a ticket for attractions and schools, $1.50 + 1% for other events, plus 2.9% + $0.30 card fees. Churches under 1,500 weekly pay $299 a month. Per-ticket pricing can't be set against the monthly figures, so it sits in the middle. | 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 | BFree tickets cost nothing on the Attractions and Education plans and there is no monthly fee to start. Paid tickets carry a fee, and no trial is listed. | AEvery feature, no subscription and no contract, and free events cost nothing even if you never sell a paid ticket. |
| Features | BTicketing, registration, season passes, group tickets, a box office app, embedded checkout, lead capture and reports. Nothing in the listing is missing from the 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 rating on record. You set up events and pick an industry plan, and a few plans come with a customer success manager. | 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, plus a mobile box office app, with Square, Stripe and church management links. No desktop app is listed. | 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 | ticketing for attractions, schools and churches | 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: Brushfire and TicketLeap. How we grade
Price against what you get
Brushfire starts at $299 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TicketLeap has no paid plan and scores 2.3.
Brushfire scores higher, and starts $299 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other event ticketing platforms on the chart, 4 score higher than Brushfire 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
- Brushfire also covers forms.
- TicketLeap also covers email campaigns and qR codes.
At a glance
| Brushfire | TicketLeap | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $299 per month for churches under 1,500 weekly attendance | Free |
| Free plan | No charge for free tickets on the Attractions and Education plans; paid tickets carry a per-ticket fee plus card processing. | 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 | Brushfire | TicketLeap, Inc. |
| Price read from | brushfire.com | ticketleap.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Brushfire
- Card processing is charged on top of the Brushfire fee; Square online is 2.9% + $0.30.
- Fees depend on the industry you pick, so the same event can cost different amounts under each plan.
- Fees are listed per ticket, and total cost rises with ticket volume.
- A $299 monthly option applies only to churches under 1,500 weekly attendance.
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
Brushfire
- Ticketing and registration
- Sells tickets for attractions and performances and runs registration for conferences, camps and classes.
- Mobile box office app
- In-person sales are listed on every industry plan, alongside season passes and group ticketing.
- Fee options
- Organizers can pass fees to attendees, absorb them for all-in pricing, or set a custom fee structure.
- Payments through Square and Stripe
- Card processing runs on Square or Stripe; the page lists online rates of 2.9% + $0.30 on both.
- Integrations and revenue tools
- Event app and embedded checkout options, mobile lead capture and optional refund protection for attendees.
- Reporting
- Sales and attendance reporting across events.
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
Brushfire
Attractions$0
to start; $0.75 per ticket plus card fees
Includes season pass, group ticketing and the mobile box office app; free tickets cost nothing.
Education$0
to start; $0.75 per ticket plus card fees
Same per-ticket fee as Attractions, with a dedicated customer success manager.
Churches under 1,500 weekly$299
per month, plus card processing fees
Flat fee for churches under 1,500 weekly attendance; covers ticketing, registration and ChMS integrations.
Churches over 1,500 weekly$0
to start; $1 + 1% per ticket plus card fees
Per-ticket pricing for churches and ministries over 1,500 weekly attendance.
Other Events$0
to start; $1.50 + 1% per ticket plus card fees
For events outside the other industries; includes a dedicated customer success manager.
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
Brushfire
No public discounts listed.
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, Brushfire or TicketLeap?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TicketLeap is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $299 a month for Brushfire. Brushfire starts at $299 per month for churches under 1,500 weekly attendance, and TicketLeap is free.
Which has a free plan, Brushfire or TicketLeap?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Brushfire and TicketLeap have a free plan.
Which platforms do Brushfire and TicketLeap run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only TicketLeap lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.