Brushfire review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Ticketing and registration for attractions, schools and churches
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Brushfire report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for ticketing for attractions, schools and churches
Brushfire sells tickets and registration by industry, with season passes, group tickets and a mobile box office app. Most customers pay a fee on each ticket plus card processing, and the fee depends on which industry you pick, so the same event can cost different amounts.
Who Brushfire is for
- 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
Who Brushfire is not for
- 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
Why Brushfire gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$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.
- BFree plan and trialFree 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.
- BFeaturesTicketing, registration, season passes, group tickets, a box office app, embedded checkout, lead capture and reports. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You set up events and pick an industry plan, and a few plans come with a customer success manager.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, plus a mobile box office app, with Square, Stripe and church management links. No desktop app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Brushfire's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/brushfire#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/brushfire.svg" alt="Brushfire: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Brushfire stands among event ticketing platforms
Brushfire's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 49 of the 79 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 43 of 79) and worst on ease of use (C, above 4).
Its paid plans start at $299 a month, against a middle price of $50 for the category: 19 of the 22 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 80 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Brushfire’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 8 of 79, level with 47
- BFree plan and trialAbove 43 of 79, level with 24
- BFeaturesAbove 30 of 79, level with 48
- CEase of useAbove 4 of 79, level with 71
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 79, level with 57
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 36 event ticketing platforms. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Brushfire, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Brushfire you could make: forms and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $3,588 a year.
What you could make
- Forms and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Brushfire’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Brushfire?
Brushfire is a ticketing, registration and check-in platform sold by industry: attractions, education, churches and ministries, and other events. Most customers pay a fee on each ticket plus card processing, while smaller churches can pay a flat monthly fee. It includes a mobile box office app, season passes and group ticketing.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Brushfire pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Brushfire has a free plan, and paid plans start at $299 per month for churches under 1,500 weekly attendance.
- Starts at
- $299 per month for churches under 1,500 weekly attendance
- Free plan
- No charge for free tickets on the Attractions and Education plans; paid tickets carry a per-ticket fee plus card processing.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Attractions | $0to start; $0.75 per ticket plus card fees | Includes season pass, group ticketing and the mobile box office app; free tickets cost nothing. |
| Education | $0to 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 | $299per 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 | $0to start; $1 + 1% per ticket plus card fees | Per-ticket pricing for churches and ministries over 1,500 weekly attendance. |
| Other Events | $0to start; $1.50 + 1% per ticket plus card fees | For events outside the other industries; includes a dedicated customer success manager. |
Read from brushfire.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Brushfire before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Brushfire have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Brushfire is listed for Web.
Does Brushfire have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Brushfire is listed for Web.
Is Brushfire open source?
Brushfire is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.