Purplepass review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Ticketing with box-office apps and assigned seating
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Purplepass report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for per-ticket ticketing with box-office apps
Purplepass has no subscription and no fee for free events, and it covers assigned seating, box-office terminals and printed tickets. You pay a service fee per ticket plus 3.0% card processing online, and preprinted stock costs extra.
Who Purplepass is for
- Fits if you run a venue with assigned seating and a box office
- Works for events that sell printed tickets or wristbands
Who Purplepass is not for
- Pricey if you sell online: 3.0% card processing sits on top of the service fee
- Watch out: preprinted stock costs $0.06 to $0.12 a piece
- Tight if you sell at the door by card, at 2.5% + $0.25 a sale
- Not for you if you want the fee up front: the pricing page lists no tiers
Why Purplepass 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 moneyNo subscription. Online card processing is 3.0% on top of a service fee we could not see a figure for, and box-office card sales cost 2.5% + $0.25.
- BFree plan and trialNo sign-up fee, free events cost nothing and there is no cap on events or ticket types. Paid tickets carry a per-ticket fee.
- BFeaturesAssigned seating, a phone app and box-office terminals, reservations, recurring events and printed tickets. Nothing core is missing on the listing.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Seating maps and box-office setup take work.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with Mailchimp, Constant Contact, WordPress and a few more.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Purplepass.com's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Purplepass's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 23 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 23 of 45) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 46 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Purplepass’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 45, level with 24
- BFree plan and trialAbove 23 of 45, level with 12
- BFeaturesAbove 14 of 45, level with 30
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 45, level with 40
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 45, level with 38
Keep Purplepass, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Purplepass you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Mailchimp, Constant Contact and SurveyMonkey among them.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Purplepass’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 Purplepass?
Purplepass is an event ticketing service for concerts, conventions, festivals and school events. Signing up costs nothing, and it earns its money from a service fee on each online ticket plus card processing. Organizers can sell general admission or assigned seats, and run the door with a phone app or box-office terminals.
Worth knowing
- Online card processing is 3.0% on top of the service fee, and box-office card sales are 2.5% + $0.25 per transaction.
- Bulk preprinted ticket stock is extra: $0.10 per thermal ticket, $0.12 per full-color custom ticket, $0.06 per Tyvek wristband and $0.12 per vinyl wristband.
- The pricing page lists no tiers or contract terms; box-office, comp-ticket, map-building and free-event fees are all stated as none.
Key features
- Assigned seating maps
- Seat maps are built to scale with color-coded price sections, partial-view flags, custom notes on seats and venue photos from a seat. Rows, tables and vendor booths can all be sold.
- Phone app and box-office terminals
- A smartphone app for iOS and Android scans tickets with the camera, looks up orders and shows live admission counts. Wireless iPad terminals add a card reader and a ticket scanner.
- Reservations and add-ons
- Reservations mode lets guests hold tickets and pay at the event. An advanced-selling mode sells merchandise, food and drink tickets alongside admission.
- Recurring and multi-day events
- One event page can cover a weekend or a repeating schedule, such as every Friday or a custom list of dates.
- Printed tickets and wristbands
- Purplepass sells preprinted thermal ticket stock and wristbands in bulk, priced per piece on its pricing page.
- Email and survey syncing
- Buyer contacts can be synced to Mailchimp, Constant Contact and SurveyMonkey, and a WordPress plugin and widget put ticket sales on an organizer's own site.
Purplepass pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Purplepass has a free plan.
- Starts at
- Not published
- Free plan
- No sign-up fee, no fee for free events, and no limit on events or ticket types. Paid tickets carry a per-ticket service fee instead of a subscription.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Non-profit | $0 | No subscription. Online service fee of 2.0% + $0.99 per ticket, plus 3.0% card processing online. By default the buyer pays the fees; the organizer can absorb them or split them. |
| For-profit | $0 | No subscription. Online service fee of 2.5% + $0.99 per ticket, plus 3.0% card processing online. By default the buyer pays the fees; the organizer can absorb them or split them. |
Read from purplepass.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Purplepass before you buy.
Works with
- Mailchimp
- Constant Contact
- SurveyMonkey
- The Events Calendar
- WordPress
- Evensi
- Zapier
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Common questions
Does Purplepass have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Purplepass is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Purplepass have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Purplepass is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Purplepass open source?
Purplepass is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
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