Humanitix vs Ticket Tailor
We give Humanitix and Ticket Tailor the same GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0. 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.
Ticket Tailor
Event ticketing for a flat fee per ticket, with prepaid credits
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAHumanitixVery good | 3.0GPATicket TailorVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BNothing for you by default, as buyers pay the fee. Humanitix's own part is 2.1% + $0.99 a ticket, $282 on 200 $20 tickets, or $458 at 5% + $1.29 with card processing folded in. That's a fair whack for buyers, which is why it isn't an A. You can absorb or split it instead. | B$0.85 a ticket as you sell, so 200 tickets at $20 is $170 a month plus VAT, and prepaid credits from $0.30 a ticket bring that down. You pay it unless you pass it on as a booking fee. Card processing through your own Stripe, PayPal or Square isn't counted. Among the cheaper ones here. |
| Free plan and trial | ANo subscription or sign-up fee, every feature on every plan, and free events, imported tickets and manual orders cost nothing at all. | ANo subscription and nothing to pay until you sell a paid ticket, and your first five are free. Free events cost nothing up to 5,000 tickets a year, a cap few people will reach, though seated free tickets still use a credit each. |
| Features | BSeat maps, capacity rules, merchandise, gift cards, invoices, a waitlist, an offline door app that sells and flags VIPs, and a marketplace you can search by access needs. Payouts come after the event by default, with earlier ones offered. It covers the whole job. | BEvent pages, embedded checkout, reserved seating, timed and recurring slots, memberships, gift vouchers, waitlists and a check-in app that works offline and takes Tap to Pay. It covers selling, the door and getting paid, since the money lands in your own account. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. Event pages are designed with Canva tools, and Humanitix Payments means no processor account to set up, but there's still a page and tickets to build. | CNo App Store rating on record. You connect your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account before you can take money, then build your event pages, so there's a bit to set up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Stripe, Mailchimp, Salesforce, Facebook, Canva and Tixel for resale, plus a widget for your own site. No desktop app, which an A needs. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Mailchimp, HubSpot, Zapier, WordPress, a public API and an MCP connector for AI assistants. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | ticket fees that go to charity | a flat fee per ticket instead of a percentage |
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: Humanitix and Ticket Tailor. How we grade
Price against what you get
Humanitix has no paid plan and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ticket Tailor has no paid plan and scores 2.7.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other event ticketing platforms on the chart, none scores higher than Humanitix for less, and none scores higher than Ticket Tailor 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
- Humanitix is free. Ticket Tailor is free.
At a glance
| Humanitix | Ticket Tailor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | No subscription or sign-up fee and all features on every plan. Free events cost nothing; paid tickets cost 5% + $1.29 each including card processing, usually paid by the buyer. | No subscription. Free tickets cost nothing up to 5,000 a year; paid tickets cost $0.85 each as you sell, or from $0.30 each with prepaid credits, plus VAT and card processing. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Humanitix USA Limited | Zimma Ltd |
| Price read from | humanitix.com | tickettailor.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Humanitix
- Charities, schools and community groups, which get a lower fee
- Hosts who want their ticket fees to fund charity work
- Events with seating, merchandise or corporate group bookings
Ticket Tailor
- Organizers who want a flat per-ticket fee instead of a percentage
- Venues and attractions selling timed or recurring entry
- Charities and free events, which pay little or nothing
Worth knowing
Humanitix
- Paid tickets cost 5% + $1.29 each including processing, plus tax; buyers pay by default, or hosts absorb or split it. Box office card sales in the app cost 3% + $1.
- Humanitix is a registered charity that gives 100% of its profits to projects for disadvantaged children; its fees are what fund that work.
- Ticket money is paid out within five business days after the event by default; earlier, scheduled payouts are offered for hosts who need funds sooner.
- Payments run through Humanitix Payments, where the fee includes processing, or the host's own Stripe account, whose processing fees are charged on top.
Ticket Tailor
- Paid tickets cost $0.85 each as you sell or from $0.30 with prepaid credits, plus VAT and processing (2.9% + $0.30 with Stripe in the US); organizers may pass fees to buyers.
- Reserved seats use an extra credit each, and tickets issued through the API or imported are charged even when free.
- Removing Ticket Tailor branding (white label) costs $49 a month and a custom domain alone $8; HubSpot, ActiveCampaign and Constant Contact links carry a monthly fee.
- You need your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account to take payments; Ticket Tailor never holds the ticket money.
Key features
Humanitix
- Event builder with Canva
- Branded event pages designed with Canva tools, an embeddable widget for your own site, and listing in front of the buyers who visit Humanitix.
- Complex tickets and seat maps
- Capacity rules and ticket combinations, seat maps for tables, auditoriums or market stalls, merchandise add-ons, gift cards and invoices for corporate buyers.
- Hosts app and box office
- The free Humanitix for Hosts app for iOS and Android scans QR tickets, keeps working offline, sells at the door and shows VIP alerts to door staff.
- Guest management
- Guests update their own details without an account, bulk buyers assign names later, and an automatic waitlist releases tickets as they free up.
- Promotion tools
- Email to attendees, promotional and affiliate codes, Mailchimp, Salesforce and Facebook links, and reports and live analytics on sales.
- Accessible events
- An events marketplace where buyers can search by access needs such as sign language interpretation or wheelchair access, with the tools free to hosts and guests.
Ticket Tailor
- Box office and event pages
- Branded event pages with themes, colors and layouts, checkout embedded on your own site, password-protected private events and a cart that covers several events.
- Reserved seating
- Build seating charts for theaters, stadiums or dinner layouts so buyers choose their own seats; each seat reserved costs one extra credit.
- Check-in app with Tap to Pay
- The free iOS and Android app scans ticket QR codes with the phone camera or an external scanner, works without signal, and takes card sales at the door.
- Recurring events and memberships
- Repeating dates and time slots with a busy-times heat map, memberships and season passes, gift vouchers, waitlists and fee-free donations at checkout.
- Attendee email and reminders
- Free scheduled or instant email broadcasts by ticket type, plus text and WhatsApp reminders; buyers can add text reminders at checkout for a small fee.
- Integrations, API and MCP
- Direct links to Mailchimp, HubSpot, Constant Contact and ActiveCampaign, Zapier for other apps, a public API and an MCP connector for AI assistants.
Plans
Humanitix
Free events$0
No fees at all for free tickets and events, imported tickets or manual orders.
Standard$0
2.1% + $0.99 per paid ticket plus 2.9% + $0.30 processing (5% + $1.29 in all) and tax; buyers pay it by default, or the host absorbs or splits it.
Charities & Schools$0
1% + $0.99 per paid ticket plus 2.9% + $0.30 processing (3.9% + $1.29 in all) for registered nonprofits, charities and schools.
Ticket Tailor
Free events$0
No fee for issuing up to 5,000 free tickets a year; larger free events get a quote. Seated free tickets still use one credit each.
Pay as you go$0
A flat $0.85 per paid ticket plus VAT, charged to the organizer, who can pass it to buyers as a booking fee. The first five tickets sold are free.
Pay upfront$0
Prepaid ticket credits from $0.30 per ticket plus VAT, in packs of at least 100, that never expire; the per-credit price falls as the pack grows.
Ways to pay less
Humanitix
- Nonprofit
Lower fee for charities and schools
Registered nonprofits, charities and schools pay 3.9% + $1.29 per paid ticket in all, instead of the standard 5% + $1.29.
Ticket Tailor
- Nonprofit
50% off fees for registered charities
Registered charities get half off Ticket Tailor's fees for good, applied from the billing page with proof of status; discounts are also offered to B Corps, PTAs and other nonprofits.
- Other savings
Half fee on tickets under $5
Tickets and products under $5, including booking fees and taxes, count as half a usage on application, so low-priced events pay half the normal fee.
