Tickera review (2026): is it worth $99 a year?
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for WordPress ticketing plugin with no ticket commission
Tickera is a plugin that sells tickets on your own WordPress site, so it takes no commission, though card fees still apply. Seating charts and other add-ons need the Bundle or Lifetime license, and scanning stops if the license lapses.
Who Tickera is for
- Fits if you already run a WordPress site and want to keep every sale
- Works for organizers who want to skip per-ticket commissions
Who Tickera is not for
- Skip it if you don't use WordPress, as it runs only inside it
- Watch out: payment gateway fees still apply, about 2.9% + $0.30 with Stripe
- Tight if you want seating charts: Standard doesn't have them
- Watch out: without an active license, app scanning stops and is limited to the WordPress admin
- Pricey if you count year one: the first year is $149 with a $50 activation fee
Why Tickera gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for money$99 a year at renewal is about $8 a month, under 60% of the cheaper quarter's $20, and Lifetime is $399 once. Year one is $149, which includes a $50 activation fee.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free: no free version and no trial are on record for this listing.
- CFeaturesTicket sales, payments straight to you, check-in apps and add-ons. But Standard has no seating charts, which need Bundle or Lifetime.
- DEase of useNo store rating on record. You need a WordPress site of your own to run it, which means hosting and setup.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWordPress only, plus iPhone and Android scanning apps, with Stripe, PayPal, WooCommerce and Mollie.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tickera'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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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/tickera#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/tickera.svg" alt="Tickera: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Tickera stands among event ticketing platforms
Tickera's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 12 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 43 of 45) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $59.50 for the category: 0 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 46 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Tickera’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 43 of 45, level with 2
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 45, level with 18
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 45, level with 13
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 45
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 45, level with 38
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 22 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 Tickera, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Tickera you could make: qR codes. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 27 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms grade higher. It costs $99 a year.
What you could make
- QR codes: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- 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.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, PayPal and Authorize.net among them.
What this rests on. Tickera’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 Tickera?
Tickera is a WordPress plugin for selling event tickets on your own site, with PDF tickets and QR or barcode check-in. It takes no commission on ticket sales: buyers pay into the organizer's own Stripe, PayPal or other gateway account, and the license fee is the only charge from Tickera. Reserved seating and many other features come as add-ons.
Worth knowing
- It runs only inside WordPress.
- Payment gateway fees still apply, typically about 2.9% + $0.30 with Stripe according to the vendor.
- Year-one prices include a $50 activation fee. Without an active license, Checkinera app scanning stops and scanning is limited to the WordPress admin.
- Standard has no seating charts or other premium add-ons; those need Bundle or Lifetime.
Key features
- Ticket sales on your own site
- A branded checkout runs on the organizer's WordPress domain, with PDF tickets and email receipts.
- Payments straight to your account
- 19 gateways are built in, including Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net and Braintree. Bundle and Lifetime add Bridge for WooCommerce, which the page says unlocks Square, Klarna and more.
- Checkinera check-in apps
- Free iOS and Android apps scan QR codes and barcodes, with offline mode and multi-staff scanning. Any handheld barcode scanner also works.
- Seating charts
- Visual reserved seating is one of the 25 premium add-ons included in the Bundle and Lifetime plans.
- Add-ons for forms and discounts
- Add-ons include custom forms, bulk discount codes, a speakers add-on, an event calendar and CSV export.
- Integrations for payments and affiliates
- Mollie, Stripe Connect and AffiliateWP integrations are in the Bundle and Lifetime plans.
Tickera pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Tickera is a paid product, starting at $99 per year at renewal, after a first year at $149.
- Starts at
- $99 per year at renewal, after a first year at $149
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $99per year at renewal, after a first year at $149 | Core plugin: unlimited sites, events and tickets, 19 payment gateways, Checkinera apps. Year one includes a $50 activation fee; add-ons are extra. |
| Bundle | $149per year at renewal, after a first year at $199 | Everything in Standard plus all 25 add-ons, including Seating Charts and Bridge for WooCommerce. Year one includes a $50 activation fee. |
| Lifetime | $399one-time | Everything in Bundle with lifetime updates and priority support, future add-ons free, and the Checkinera iOS and Android source code. |
Read from tickera.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tickera before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Lifetime licenseLifetime license
A $399 one-time payment covers every add-on, lifetime updates and priority support, with no renewals.
Stated on tickera.com
Works with
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Authorize.net
- Braintree
- WooCommerce
- Mollie
- Square
- AffiliateWP
Tickera alternatives
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- Tickera vs Purplepass
Free plan
Common questions
Does Tickera have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Tickera is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Tickera have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Tickera is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Tickera open source?
Tickera is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.