FooEvents review (2026): is it worth $169 a year?
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FooEvents report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for selling tickets on your own WooCommerce site
FooEvents adds ticketing to a WooCommerce site, with no cut taken per ticket. Bundles run $169 to $399 a year per site, there is no free plan, and the plugins only work on WordPress that you host.
Who FooEvents is for
- Fits if you already run WordPress and WooCommerce
- Works for agencies building ticketing sites for clients
Who FooEvents is not for
- Not for you if you don't run WooCommerce, as it works nowhere else
- Watch out: each domain needs its own license, and updates stop after 12 months unless it is renewed
- Pricey if you need door sales, as that is the $399 Point of Sale bundle
- Skip it if you want to try it first, because there is no trial
Why FooEvents gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$169 a year for one site on the Basic Bundle works out near $14 a month, in the cheaper quarter, but it needs WordPress hosting as well.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial. A 14-day money-back guarantee isn't a trial.
- BFeaturesTickets, check-in apps, seating, bookings, attendee fields, ticket themes and a point-of-sale add-on. Which parts you get depends on the bundle.
- DEase of useIt needs a WordPress and WooCommerce site that you host and maintain.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb with free iOS and Android check-in apps, built on WooCommerce and its payment gateways.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from FooEvents'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/fooevents#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/fooevents.svg" alt="FooEvents: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where FooEvents stands among event ticketing platforms
FooEvents's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 23 of the 79 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 56 of 79) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $14.08 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $50 for the category: 3 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.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 80 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. FooEvents’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 56 of 79, level with 20
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 79, level with 32
- BFeaturesAbove 30 of 79, level with 48
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 79, level with 3
- 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 FooEvents, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace FooEvents you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 44 of the 79 other event ticketing platforms grade higher. It costs $169 a year.
What you could make
- QR codes: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- Scanning barcodes with a phone camera or a scanner.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. FooEvents’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 FooEvents?
FooEvents is a set of WordPress plugins that turns WooCommerce products into events and tickets. Sales run through your own checkout and payment gateways, so the vendor takes no per-ticket fee. Add-ons cover seating, bookings, multi-day events, a point of sale and attendee check-in.
Worth knowing
- Runs only inside WordPress with WooCommerce installed; it is not a hosted ticketing service.
- Each domain needs its own license, and the license covers 12 months of support and updates, after which a subscription must stay valid to download updates.
- You still pay your payment gateway's own processing fees, and you host the site yourself.
- The page states a 14-day money-back guarantee; there is no free plan or trial.
Key features
- Tickets on WooCommerce
- Event tickets are WooCommerce products, sold through the checkout, payment gateways, taxes and coupons you already use.
- Check-in apps
- A free Check-ins app for iOS and Android scans attendees in at the door.
- Seating and bookings
- Add-ons offer seat selection, bookable time slots and multi-day events; some are only in the higher bundles.
- Custom attendee fields
- Collect extra details per attendee and export the list for badge printing or a CRM.
- Branded tickets and stationery
- HTML and PDF ticket themes, plus a builder for badges, labels and wristbands from attendee data.
- Point of sale
- The POS extension sells tickets at the door; it is included only in the Point of Sale Bundle.
FooEvents pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, FooEvents is a paid product, starting at $169 per year for 1 site (Basic Bundle).
- Starts at
- $169 per year for 1 site (Basic Bundle)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Bundle | $169per year for 1 site | Core plugin, PDF Tickets, Calendar, Express Check-in, Check-ins app and ticket themes, with 12 months of support and updates. |
| Bookings Bundle | $199per year for 1 site | Core plugin, PDF Tickets, Custom Attendee Fields, Calendar and Bookings, plus the Check-ins app and ticket themes. |
| Premium Bundle | $249per year for 1 site | Core plugin plus PDF Tickets, Custom Attendee Fields, Multi-day, Seating, Calendar and Express Check-in. Marked as the most popular bundle. |
| Point of Sale Bundle | $399per year for 1 site | Everything in the Premium Bundle set plus Bookings and FooEvents POS for door sales. |
Read from fooevents.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with FooEvents before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- NonprofitNonprofit discount application
FooEvents links an NPO discount application form from its pricing page footer; the discount amount is not stated there.
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Common questions
Does FooEvents have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. FooEvents is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does FooEvents have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. FooEvents is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is FooEvents open source?
FooEvents 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.