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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Ticket Tailor

The Insider’s Guide

Event ticketing for a flat fee per ticket, with prepaid credits

Ticket Tailor, as pictured on tickettailor.com

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among event ticketing platforms, read from Ticket Tailor’s own pages.

Made by Zimma Ltd · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com

3.0GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Ticket Tailor’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Ticket Tailor’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

3.0

GPA, above 6 of the 11 other event ticketing platforms we grade

Ticket Tailor is an online box office for selling tickets to one-off, recurring and seated events, with a free check-in app for the door. It charges no subscription and no percentage of the ticket price: organizers pay a flat fee per paid ticket, either as they sell or through cheaper prepaid credits, and free events cost nothing up to 5,000 tickets a year. Payments go straight to the organizer's Stripe, PayPal or Square account.

To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Ticket Tailor, taken from its own pages and our grades.

  1. 1

    Best for a flat fee per ticket instead of a percentage

    Ticket Tailor charges a flat fee per ticket rather than a cut of the price, so a dear ticket costs you no more than a cheap one.

  2. 2

    It is free

    Ticket Tailor has no paid plan at all. No subscription. Free tickets cost nothing up to 5,000 a year; paid tickets cost $0.85 each as you sell, or from $0.30 each with prepaid credits, plus VAT and card processing.

  3. 3

    It runs on 3 platforms

    Web, iOS and Android.

  4. 4

    Box office and event pages

    Branded event pages with themes, colors and layouts, checkout embedded on your own site, password-protected private events and a cart that covers several events.

  5. 5

    Reserved seating

    Build seating charts for theaters, stadiums or dinner layouts so buyers choose their own seats; each seat reserved costs one extra credit.

  6. 6

    Check-in app with Tap to Pay

    The free iOS and Android app scans ticket QR codes with the phone camera or an external scanner, works without signal, and takes card sales at the door.

  7. 7

    A 3.0 GPA, above 6 of 11

    That is against the other event ticketing platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  8. 8

    Keep it

    Ticket Tailor is free, so making your own would save you nothing.

Ticket Tailor at a glance

Pricing
Free
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
None stated
Runs on
Web, iOS, Android
Made by
Zimma Ltd, since 2010
Category
Event Ticketing
Our grade
3.0 GPA, very good

The report card

Best for a flat fee per ticket instead of a percentage

Ticket Tailor charges a flat fee per ticket rather than a cut of the price, so a dear ticket costs you no more than a cheap one. There's no subscription, free events are free up to 5,000 tickets a year, and the money goes straight to your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account. You do need one of those accounts, and removing the branding costs $49 a month.

ToolGPA report cardTicket TailorGraded Oct 18, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyB$0.85 a ticket as you sell, so 200 tickets at $20 is $170 a month plus VAT, and prepaid credits from $0.30 a ticket bring that down. You pay it unless you pass it on as a booking fee. Card processing through your own Stripe, PayPal or Square isn't counted. Among the cheaper ones here.
Free plan and trialANo subscription and nothing to pay until you sell a paid ticket, and your first five are free. Free events cost nothing up to 5,000 tickets a year, a cap few people will reach, though seated free tickets still use a credit each.
FeaturesBEvent pages, embedded checkout, reserved seating, timed and recurring slots, memberships, gift vouchers, waitlists and a check-in app that works offline and takes Tap to Pay. It covers selling, the door and getting paid, since the money lands in your own account.
Ease of useCNo App Store rating on record. You connect your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account before you can take money, then build your event pages, so there's a bit to set up first.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb, iPhone and Android, with Mailchimp, HubSpot, Zapier, WordPress, a public API and an MCP connector for AI assistants. No desktop app, which an A needs.
Grade point averageVery good, out of 4.03.0

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Ticket Tailor is for

  • Great if you sell pricier tickets and want a flat fee rather than a percentage
  • Handy when you run a venue or attraction with timed or recurring entry
  • Good for registered charities, which get half off the fees

Who it is not for

  • Skip it if you don't want to open a Stripe, PayPal or Square account
  • Pricey if you want your own branding, as white label costs $49 a month
  • Tight if you sell lots of seated tickets, as each reserved seat uses an extra credit

Good to know

Good for

  • Organizers who want a flat per-ticket fee instead of a percentage
  • Venues and attractions selling timed or recurring entry
  • Charities and free events, which pay little or nothing

Worth knowing

  • Paid tickets cost $0.85 each as you sell or from $0.30 with prepaid credits, plus VAT and processing (2.9% + $0.30 with Stripe in the US); organizers may pass fees to buyers.
  • Reserved seats use an extra credit each, and tickets issued through the API or imported are charged even when free.
  • Removing Ticket Tailor branding (white label) costs $49 a month and a custom domain alone $8; HubSpot, ActiveCampaign and Constant Contact links carry a monthly fee.
  • You need your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account to take payments; Ticket Tailor never holds the ticket money.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

Free

No paid plan at all

Ticket Tailor is free to use.

You pay it unless you pass it on as a booking fee.
From our grade for value for money

  • Free events

    $0

    No fee for issuing up to 5,000 free tickets a year; larger free events get a quote. Seated free tickets still use one credit each.

  • Pay as you go

    $0

    A flat $0.85 per paid ticket plus VAT, charged to the organizer, who can pass it to buyers as a booking fee. The first five tickets sold are free.

  • Pay upfront

    $0

    Prepaid ticket credits from $0.30 per ticket plus VAT, in packs of at least 100, that never expire; the per-credit price falls as the pack grows.

The free plan

No subscription. Free tickets cost nothing up to 5,000 a year; paid tickets cost $0.85 each as you sell, or from $0.30 each with prepaid credits, plus VAT and card processing.

Read from tickettailor.com on Oct 18, 2026.

Ways to pay less

  • Nonprofit

    50% off fees for registered charities

    Registered charities get half off Ticket Tailor's fees for good, applied from the billing page with proof of status; discounts are also offered to B Corps, PTAs and other nonprofits.

    Stated on tickettailor.com

  • Other savings

    Half fee on tickets under $5

    Tickets and products under $5, including booking fees and taxes, count as half a usage on application, so low-priced events pay half the normal fee.

    Stated on help.tickettailor.com

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

3

Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android

Event ticketing for a flat fee per ticket, with prepaid credits. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, reports, email campaigns, ticketing.

It covers selling, the door and getting paid, since the money lands in your own account.
From our grade for features
Box office and event pages
Branded event pages with themes, colors and layouts, checkout embedded on your own site, password-protected private events and a cart that covers several events.
Reserved seating
Build seating charts for theaters, stadiums or dinner layouts so buyers choose their own seats; each seat reserved costs one extra credit.
Check-in app with Tap to Pay
The free iOS and Android app scans ticket QR codes with the phone camera or an external scanner, works without signal, and takes card sales at the door.
Recurring events and memberships
Repeating dates and time slots with a busy-times heat map, memberships and season passes, gift vouchers, waitlists and fee-free donations at checkout.
Attendee email and reminders
Free scheduled or instant email broadcasts by ticket type, plus text and WhatsApp reminders; buyers can add text reminders at checkout for a small fee.
Integrations, API and MCP
Direct links to Mailchimp, HubSpot, Constant Contact and ActiveCampaign, Zapier for other apps, a public API and an MCP connector for AI assistants.

Where it runs

  • Web
  • iOS
  • Android

What it works with

  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Square
  • Mailchimp
  • HubSpot
  • Zapier
  • Google Analytics
  • WordPress

Ticket Tailor is made by Zimma Ltd, and has been around since 2010.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

6/11

Other event ticketing platforms it is graded above

Ticket Tailor's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 6 of the 11 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 3.

It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 5 of 11) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).

Ticket Tailor has no paid plan.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 12 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Ticket Tailor’s own letter is outlined.

  • BValue for moneyAbove 5 of 11
  • AFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 11
  • BFeaturesAbove 4 of 11
  • CEase of useAbove 0 of 11
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 11

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 10 event ticketing platforms. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Ticket Tailor is the marked dot.

C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$10$20$50$100$200More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessEventbriteZeffyTicketSpice

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

Ticket Tailor is free, so making your own would save you nothing.

And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces.

What you could make

  • Reports: an app builder makes this well.

What you could not

  • Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
  • 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, Stripe, PayPal and Square among them, and has an API.
  • The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Ticket Tailor’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.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Eventbrite, TicketSpice, Humanitix, Tito and TicketLeap

The 5 tools Ticket Tailor is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

14

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Ticket Tailor free?

Yes. Ticket Tailor is free to use.

How much does Ticket Tailor cost?

Ticket Tailor lists 3 plans. Free events: $0.

What platforms does Ticket Tailor work on?

Ticket Tailor is available on Web, iOS and Android.

Does Ticket Tailor offer any discounts?

Ticket Tailor publicly lists the following: 50% off fees for registered charities; Half fee on tickets under $5.

Does Ticket Tailor have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Ticket Tailor is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Does Ticket Tailor have a macOS app?

No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Ticket Tailor is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Is Ticket Tailor open source?

Ticket Tailor is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.

Does Ticket Tailor have an API?

Yes. Ticket Tailor offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Ticket Tailor integrate with?

Ticket Tailor's listing names Stripe, PayPal, Square, Mailchimp, HubSpot, Zapier, Google Analytics and WordPress.

Who makes Ticket Tailor?

Ticket Tailor is made by Zimma Ltd. It dates from 2010.

What are the alternatives to Ticket Tailor?

The closest alternatives to Ticket Tailor in our directory are Eventbrite, TicketSpice, Humanitix, Tito and TicketLeap.

How does Ticket Tailor compare with other event ticketing platforms?

Ticket Tailor's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 6 of the 11 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 3.

Is Ticket Tailor good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Ticket Tailor B for value for money. Ticket Tailor has no paid plan.

Could I make my own version of Ticket Tailor?

Ticket Tailor is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Ticket Tailor’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ticket Tailor's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Zimma Ltd. Prices change, so check tickettailor.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Ticket Tailor’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Ticket Tailor is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Zimma Ltd. Prices and plans change: check tickettailor.com before you buy.