# Brushfire review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Ticketing and registration for attractions, schools and churches

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Event Ticketing
- **Made by:** Brushfire
- **Website:** https://www.brushfire.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Who should skip it:** Watch out: card processing is charged on top, and Square online is 2.9% + $0.30.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## 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.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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 | $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. |

Read from https://www.brushfire.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Brushfire before buying.

## 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.

## Good for

- Attractions and schools selling season passes and group tickets
- Churches that want ticketing tied to their church management system
- Organizers who want to pass fees on to buyers

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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.

- **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.
- **Free plan and trial: B.** Free 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.
- **Features: B.** Ticketing, registration, season passes, group tickets, a box office app, embedded checkout, lead capture and reports. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job.
- **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You set up events and pick an industry plan, and a few plans come with a customer success manager.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, plus a mobile box office app, with Square, Stripe and church management links. No desktop app is listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/event-ticketing

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Forms and reports: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Square, Stripe

**Tags:** Ticketing, Forms, Reports

## Alternatives

- [TicketSpice](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ticketspice): Ticketing for events and attractions at a flat 99¢ per ticket. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/brushfire-vs-ticketspice)
- [Ticket Tailor](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ticket-tailor): Event ticketing for a flat fee per ticket, with prepaid credits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/brushfire-vs-ticket-tailor)
- [Eventbrite](https://toolgpa.com/tools/eventbrite): Ticketing and event marketplace, with fees usually paid by buyers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/brushfire-vs-eventbrite)
- [RegFox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/regfox): Event registration with per-registrant fees and no subscription. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/brushfire-vs-regfox)
- [TicketLeap](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ticketleap): Self-service ticketing with fees buyers can cover in full. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/brushfire-vs-ticketleap)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.brushfire.com/pricing
- https://www.brushfire.com/integrations
- https://www.brushfire.com/

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