# Explara review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Event ticketing and membership groups with a free starter plan Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Explara is an event ticketing and registration platform from Signure Technologies that also runs membership groups, merchandise sales and on-site check-in. A free Starter plan charges a percentage of ticket value, and two monthly plans raise the number of events and groups allowed each month. - **Category:** Event Ticketing - **Made by:** Signure Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - **Website:** https://www.explara.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you run more than 1 event a month on Starter. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Explara has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9 per month. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Starter plan at $0 a month: 1 event per month and 1 membership group, with a 4% fee on ticket value. - **Free trial:** Starter plan trial: 5 transactions free when using your own Stripe or PayPal. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | $0 per month | 1 event per month and 1 membership group. 4% fee on ticket value (domestic only); 1% extra per transaction on Stripe. | | Growth | $9 per month | 5 events per month and 2 membership chat groups. Same 4% ticket fee, with 3 admins. | | Pro | $25 per month | 10 events per month and 5 membership groups. Same 4% ticket fee. | Read from https://www.explara.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Explara before buying. ## Key features - **Branded event pages:** Organizers can go live with a branded ticketing page and accept payments in multiple gateways and currencies. - **Membership groups:** Attendees can be turned into members of a group or club; the vendor says membership software is free for 1 group and 50 members. - **Check-in and badges:** QR-based or manual check-in, badge scanning and walk-in registration are listed for event day. - **Add-ons and forms:** Merchandise, stay options and custom data forms can be added to registration. - **Surveys and reports:** Post-event surveys, attendee data export and reports are built in, plus automated email sequences. ## Good for - Small organizers who want to start free and pay per sale - Communities that pair events with a membership group - Organizers in India, Asia, Europe or the US (the vendor lists offices there) ## Worth knowing - The 4% fee applies on every plan, so the monthly plans only raise limits on events and groups. - The 4% fee is stated as domestic only, and a further 1% applies per Stripe transaction. - Starter allows 1 event a month; extra capacity needs Growth or Pro. - Prices are shown in US dollars with no annual billing option on the page. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Explara sells event tickets and membership groups, with a free Starter plan and paid plans at $9 and $25 a month. The 4% ticket fee applies on every plan, so paying only lifts the limits on events and groups. - **Value for money: B.** Growth is $9 a month, at the edge of the category's $15 cheaper quarter, but the 4% ticket fee is charged on every plan. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Starter is free for 1 event a month and 1 membership group, with only 5 free transactions on your own Stripe or PayPal. - **Features: C.** Branded pages, membership groups, check-in, badges, forms and surveys. Higher plans mostly add event and group counts. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You set up event pages, forms and payments. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with Stripe, PayPal and WhatsApp connections. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Explara'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 - Explara's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 39 of the 79 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 9. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 56 of 79) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $9 a month, against a middle price of $50 for the category: 1 of the 22 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 7 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 Explara you could make: forms, surveys and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 1 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It costs $108 a year. - You could make: Forms, surveys and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Selling tickets and checking them at the door. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Stripe, PayPal, WhatsApp **Tags:** Ticketing, Forms, Surveys, Reports ## Alternatives - [Eventbrite](https://toolgpa.com/tools/eventbrite): Ticketing and event marketplace, with fees usually paid by buyers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/eventbrite-vs-explara) - [Ticket Tailor](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ticket-tailor): Event ticketing for a flat fee per ticket, with prepaid credits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/explara-vs-ticket-tailor) - [Eventzilla](https://toolgpa.com/tools/eventzilla): Registration and ticketing for conferences, training and fundraisers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/eventzilla-vs-explara) - [Yapsody](https://toolgpa.com/tools/yapsody): Per-ticket event ticketing with seat maps and white-label pages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/explara-vs-yapsody) - [Billetto](https://toolgpa.com/tools/billetto): European ticketing marketplace with ads you pay for per sale. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/billetto-vs-explara) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.explara.com/pricing - https://www.explara.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/explara Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).