Brushfire vs TicketSpice (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Brushfire and TicketSpice share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan, and TicketSpice has no paid plan to buy, against $299 a month for Brushfire.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
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
TicketSpice
Ticketing for events and attractions at a flat 99¢ per ticket
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 TicketSpice if
- Fits if you sell at the gate as well as online and want one system for both
- Works for venues with seating charts or timed entry slots
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you only run free events, as free tickets then cost 99¢ each
- Pricey if you want to email and text buyers on Standard, at 2¢ an email and $19 a month plus 4¢ a text, or $1.49 a ticket on Premium to get them included
- Tight if you sell a lot at the gate on Standard, as box office card sales cost 49¢ a ticket
- Watch out: the plan cards call box office sales free on Premium and Pro, but the comparison table lists 25¢ and 10¢
- Watch out: a white-label domain is $150 a year, and 2.9% + 30¢ processing comes on top of the ticket fee
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABrushfireGood | 2.6GPATicketSpiceGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C99¢ a ticket on Standard, so 200 tickets at $20 costs $198 a month, plus 2.9% + 30¢ processing that we haven't counted. You pay it unless you pass it on to buyers. Middle of the pack here, but on Standard emails are 2¢ each and texts $19 a month plus 4¢, and Premium, which includes them, is $1.49 a ticket. |
| 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. | BNo subscription, so nothing to pay until you sell. But free events are free only if you also run paid ones, otherwise free tickets cost 99¢ each, and on Standard email and texts cost extra. |
| 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. | BA drag-and-drop page builder, reserved seating, timed entry, an offline scanning app, a box office with cash drawer reports, iPad kiosks, merch and upgrades, and daily payouts before the event once approved. It covers the whole job. |
| 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. The page builder has conditional logic and custom CSS, which means a fair bit of building before you sell. |
| 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 Stripe, Authorize.net, NMI, Cybersource and Paya as payment gateways, plus an API and webhooks. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | ticketing for attractions, schools and churches | festivals and attractions selling online and at the gate |
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 TicketSpice. 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. TicketSpice has no paid plan and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and TicketSpice starts $299 a month lower. Of the other event ticketing platforms on the chart, 4 score higher than Brushfire for less, and none scores higher than TicketSpice 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.
- TicketSpice also covers email campaigns and sMS marketing.
At a glance
| Brushfire | TicketSpice | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | No subscription. Each paid ticket costs 99¢ on Standard, $1.49 on Premium or $1.99 on Pro (49¢ for tickets of $5 or less), plus 2.9% + 30¢ processing, which the organizer can pass to buyers. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Brushfire | Webconnex |
| Price read from | brushfire.com | ticketspice.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 9, 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.
TicketSpice
- Each paid ticket costs 99¢ on Standard, $1.49 on Premium or $1.99 on Pro (49¢ for tickets of $5 or less) plus 2.9% + 30¢ processing; organizers can absorb it or pass it on.
- Free events are free only for organizers who also run paid events; otherwise free tickets cost 99¢ each.
- On Standard, emails cost 2¢ each (drip emails $9 a month plus 2¢) and texts $19 a month plus 4¢ each; Premium and Pro include them. A white-label domain costs $150 a year.
- Box office card sales cost 49¢ a ticket on Standard; the plan cards call them free on Premium and Pro, while the comparison table lists 25¢ and 10¢.
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.
TicketSpice
- Ticketing page builder
- A drag-and-drop builder for branded ticketing pages with custom CSS, conditional logic for workflows and dynamic pricing, donations and social sharing incentives.
- Reserved seating and timed entry
- Seating charts, layouts and pods, plus recurring, daily and timed-entry tickets for attractions, tours and venues.
- Scanning app that works offline
- iOS and Android apps scan QR codes from phones or printouts, check in groups at once, sync across devices within 60 seconds and keep scanning offline.
- Box office and kiosks
- Sell at the gate by card, mobile wallet or cash with cashier tracking and cash drawer reports, or turn an iPad into a self-service kiosk.
- Add-ons, upgrades and merch
- Sell merchandise and experiences with tickets, upgrade existing orders, and send tickets by text message.
- Payouts and reports
- Ticket money can be paid out daily before the event once approved, with an attendee CRM, sales analytics, custom exports, an API and webhooks.
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.
TicketSpice
Standard$0
99¢ per paid ticket (49¢ for tickets of $5 or less) plus 2.9% + 30¢ processing; box office card sales cost 49¢ a ticket and email and SMS are paid extras.
Premium$0
$1.49 per paid ticket plus processing; adds payment plans, branding removal, a self-service kiosk, wristband printing and included email and SMS sending.
Pro$0
$1.99 per paid ticket plus processing; adds a white-label domain, full user permissions and the lowest box office and chargeback protection rates.
Ways to pay less
Brushfire
No public discounts listed.
TicketSpice
- Other savings
49¢ fee on tickets of $5 or less
Tickets priced at $5 or less cost 49¢ each instead of the plan's per-ticket fee.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Brushfire or TicketSpice?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TicketSpice 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 TicketSpice is free.
Which has a free plan, Brushfire or TicketSpice?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Brushfire and TicketSpice have a free plan.
Which platforms do Brushfire and TicketSpice run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only TicketSpice 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.