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Ticketing guides

These guides compare ticketing providers on one question at a time, such as what a year of ticket sales costs or which providers let you remove their branding. Most draw on Chobble's reviews of 52 platforms, and every review lists its sources and the date its facts were checked.

Chobble writes these guides, and Chobble also runs Chobble Tickets, one of the providers compared. Each guide states the rule it uses to group providers, so a reader can check whether Chobble Tickets is placed fairly.

Find a guide by question

Question Guide
What will ticketing cost for my volume of sales? The cheapest ticket sales system
What does free ticketing cost, and what do free platforms charge instead? Free ticketing
Which providers charge the same whatever I sell? Flat-rate ticketing and hosting
Which providers take nothing from each ticket? Ticket sales with no per-attendee fees
What happens when a buyer pays? Ticketing payments
Where is the real charge hidden in a low headline rate? How ticketing platforms disguise their fees
Who funds each provider, and what do its pledges cover? Where ticketing money goes
Which providers are charities, co-operatives or community interest companies? Ethical ticket sales options
Which providers are registered in the UK? UK made ticket platforms
Can I sell from my own domain, or run the software myself? Host your own ticket site
Can I remove the provider's name from my ticket pages? Which ticket apps let you remove branding
Which providers publish their source code? Open source ticketing platforms
Which systems could a coding agent deploy and maintain? Event ticketing systems a coding agent can deploy
What does a box office need on the night? Box office software
What should registration software collect and protect? Event registration software

Before you choose

Prices, features and policies change. Each guide links to the full provider comparison and its sources, so check the latest figures there before signing up with any provider.