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# Liveforce vs Ubeya

Event staffing teams use Liveforce and Ubeya to schedule, check in and pay temporary and freelance staff. Liveforce publishes plans from £70 a month, and Ubeya prices per active worker by quote, with minimums from USD 50 a month.

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- **3 of 5** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Liveforce
- **4 of 5** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Ubeya
- **3** things you get only on Ticket Fairy here

## Which should you choose?

### Liveforce suits you if you need

- Published plans start at £70 a month (Starter), £150 (Growth) and £200 (Pro+), excluding VAT or other taxes.[1](#source-1)
- Crew must be within a set distance of the job location to check in from the Crew App.[2](#source-2)

### Ubeya suits you if you need

- Ubeya's Vendor Management System lets venues work with multiple staffing agencies, track fulfillment and audit hours.[3](#source-3)
- Captains can scan employee QR codes without an internet connection; scans sync when the device reconnects.[4](#source-4)

Liveforce suits you if you want published monthly plans, GPS check-in and right-to-work documents for your crew, and Ubeya if you staff stadiums and arenas across several agencies and want agency orders, offline QR clock-in and payroll.

## Why do event teams choose Ticket Fairy over both Liveforce and Ubeya?

### Only on Ticket Fairy

- **Artist advancing** Your artists can open their advance from a link with no login, and Fai fills it in from riders, tour books and emails [5](#source-5)
- **Passes and accreditation** You can take accreditation requests, approve them and issue passes from a pass desk, and your door team scans them with the same app as tickets [6](#source-6)
- **Ticket sales in the same system** Your tickets sell with checkout on your own website, and your door team scans them on phones and tablets [7](#source-7)

- You can build your rota, fill open shifts, recruit volunteers, approve hours and check staff in.[8](#source-8)
- Your door team can scan accreditation passes with the same app as tickets.[6](#source-6)
- You can sell your tickets and scan them at the door with the same Ticket Fairy account you use for artist contracts, suppliers and crew.[7](#source-7)

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## What does each of Liveforce and Ubeya do?

### How do both tools and Ticket Fairy compare on what your event needs?

Ticket Fairy includes 5 of these 5 things you need, on any plan.

| What you need | Liveforce | Ubeya |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artists and suppliers |  |  |
| Contracts and e-signing | Included[9](#source-9) Crew sign agreements and onboarding contracts inside their Liveforce profile | Included[10](#source-10) Employment contract types and entitlements for staff; contract templates or e-signing not documented |
| Supplier management | Not found in Liveforce's public documentation[11](#source-11) Supplier or vendor management not documented | Included[12](#source-12) Staffing suppliers (agencies): order staff from them and track their hours |
| Show day |  |  |
| Crew and volunteer rota | Included[13](#source-13) Recruit, schedule, message and pay paid staff, contractors and volunteers, with a crew app | Included[14](#source-14) Shift scheduling, availability checks, clock-in, timesheets and payroll for temporary event staff |
| Passes and accreditation | Not found in Liveforce's public documentation[15](#source-15) Event passes and credential issuing not documented | Not found in Ubeya's public documentation[16](#source-16) Passes, credentials or accreditation not documented |
| Money |  |  |
| Budgets and settlements | Included[17](#source-17) Each Board shows a Financial Bar of budgeted versus confirmed crew pay, expenses and subsistence | Included[18](#source-18) Event labour budgets, cost centers, labour cost and margin estimates per event |

## What else should you know about Liveforce and Ubeya?

How do Liveforce and Ubeya price?:  Liveforce publishes plans from £70 a month for Starter, £150 for Growth and £200 for Pro+, excluding VAT. Ubeya prices per active worker per month by quote, with minimums from USD 50 a month. [1](#source-1) [19](#source-19) [20](#source-20)

How do staff clock in with Liveforce and Ubeya?:  Liveforce crew check in from the Crew App within a set distance of the job. Ubeya captains scan employee QR codes, even without internet, and the scans sync later. [2](#source-2) [4](#source-4)

Can Liveforce and Ubeya run payroll?:  Ubeya processes payroll and locks approved shifts to keep an accurate payment record. Liveforce exports payment reports for your payroll, and an admin marks them as paid. [21](#source-21) [22](#source-22)

Can I order staff from agencies in Liveforce or Ubeya?:  Ubeya's Vendor Management System and Order Hub let you order staff from several agencies and track fulfillment and hours. We did not find agency ordering in Liveforce's public documentation. [3](#source-3) [23](#source-23)

Do Liveforce and Ubeya track labour costs?:  Yes, both do. A Financial Bar on each Liveforce Board compares budgeted crew costs with confirmed crew, and Ubeya estimates labour cost and margin for each event. [24](#source-24) [25](#source-25)

Can I export staff data from Liveforce and Ubeya?:  Yes. Liveforce exports status data to Excel, CSV or PDF, with a ZIP of crew documents, and Ubeya states that all reports and platform data export to Excel. [26](#source-26) [27](#source-27)

## How are Liveforce and Ubeya priced?

Liveforce:  Monthly subscription per plan (Starter, Growth, Pro+) in GBP, excluding tax, with paid add-ons for extra Admins, Crew blocks and SMS.[28](#source-28)

Ubeya:  Per active worker per month (workers booked that month), sold by quote; published minimums from USD 50 a month; Premium and Enterprise by quote or contact.[29](#source-29)

## Where does each one win?

### Liveforce

- Right to Work, licenses and essential documents are kept against each crew member.[30](#source-30)
- Admins can message crew one-to-one or broadcast by email, SMS, push or in-app chat.[31](#source-31)
- NGOs and registered charities get 40% off.[32](#source-32)

### Ubeya

- Ubeya Stadia is aimed at stadiums, arenas and event operators managing hundreds or thousands of workers across roles, suppliers and time zones.[33](#source-33)
- Ubeya's Vendor Management System lets venues work with multiple staffing agencies, track fulfillment and audit hours.[3](#source-3)
- Processing payroll in Ubeya locks approved shifts to keep an accurate payment record.[21](#source-21)

A third option: Ticket Fairy

[Why do event teams choose Ticket Fairy over both Liveforce and Ubeya?](#third-option)

- Artist advancing
- Passes and accreditation
- Ticket sales in the same system

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## Where does each fact come from?

Every fact about another company comes from its own published pages, quoted word for word. Where we did not find something in those pages, we say exactly that. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

1. Liveforce Published plans start at £70 a month (Starter), £150 (Growth) and £200 (Pro+), excluding VAT or other taxes. "£70/mo"  [liveforce.co/pricing-event-staffing-software/](https://liveforce.co/pricing-event-staffing-software/), read on 17 October 2026.
2. Liveforce Crew must be within a set distance of the job location to check in from the Crew App. "Crew have to be within a certain distance of the Job Location to be able to Check-In"  [help.liveforce.co/en/admin/check-in-process](https://help.liveforce.co/en/admin/check-in-process), read on 17 October 2026.
3. Ubeya Ubeya's Vendor Management System lets venues work with multiple staffing agencies, track fulfillment and audit hours. "The integrated Vendor Management System (VMS) lets you collaborate with all agencies seamlessly, track fulfillment, and audit hours easily."  [www.ubeya.com/company/stadia](https://www.ubeya.com/company/stadia), read on 17 October 2026.
4. Ubeya Captains can scan employee QR codes without an internet connection; scans sync when the device reconnects. "Captains can continue scanning employee QR codes without an internet connection."  [learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/14181487-offline-mode-overview](https://learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/14181487-offline-mode-overview), read on 17 October 2026.
5. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Fill in each performer's advance for your event from tour books, riders and emails](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/fill-in-advances-from-tour-books-riders-and-emails)
6. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Issue accreditation passes for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/issue-accreditation-passes-for-your-event)

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7. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Scan tickets at the door](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/scan-tickets-at-the-door)
8. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Build your event rota and check staff in](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/build-your-event-rota-and-check-staff-in)
9. Liveforce Contracts and e-signing "that Crew have to sign to complete their profile."  [help.liveforce.co/en/admin/simple-agreements](https://help.liveforce.co/en/admin/simple-agreements), read on 17 October 2026.
10. Ubeya Contracts and e-signing "feature in Ubeya helps organizations manage various contract types while ensuring compliance with country-specific rules." Where we looked: https://learn.ubeya.com/en/ (all 158 English articles in the help-center sitemap fetched 2026-10-17); https://www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya, /businesses/events, /company/stadia, /platform and its 13 module pages, /company/integrations; searched text for "contract", "signature", "e-sign", "template".  [learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/12688701-contracts](https://learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/12688701-contracts), read on 17 October 2026.
11. Liveforce Supplier management "Charges apply to additional Admins and extra Crew (in blocks of 500). SMS costs 5p each." Where we looked: https://liveforce.co/ product, pricing, festival, volunteer, compliance and integrations pages; page sitemaps (111 URLs by title); help.liveforce.co sitemap (208 admin and crew article titles) and 27 fetched admin articles; searched fetched text for "supplier", "vendor", "purchase order", "procurement"; the festival page says festival suppliers can run their own crew on Liveforce; the pricing page.  [liveforce.co/pricing-event-staffing-software/](https://liveforce.co/pricing-event-staffing-software/), read on 17 October 2026.
12. Ubeya Supplier management "making it simple to book additional staff from outsourcing suppliers that they are working with"  [learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/10807874-add-a-supplier](https://learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/10807874-add-a-supplier), read on 17 October 2026.
13. Liveforce Crew and volunteer rota "One platform to recruit, schedule, communicate with and pay your entire event workforce."  [liveforce.co/](https://liveforce.co/), read on 17 October 2026.
14. Ubeya Crew and volunteer rota "Make epic schedules - Use the scheduling module to create events and recurring shifts."  [learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/5330440-create-an-event](https://learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/5330440-create-an-event), read on 17 October 2026.
15. Liveforce Passes and accreditation "Charges apply to additional Admins and extra Crew (in blocks of 500). SMS costs 5p each." Where we looked: https://liveforce.co/ product, pricing, festival, volunteer, compliance and integrations pages; page sitemaps (111 URLs by title); help.liveforce.co sitemap (208 admin and crew article titles) and 27 fetched admin articles; searched fetched text for "accreditation", "pass", "credential", "wristband", "badge", "access control"; the festival page uses "ACCREDITATION" for keeping Right to Work, licenses and documents against each crew member, and Crew Badges are profile labels; the pricing page.  [liveforce.co/pricing-event-staffing-software/](https://liveforce.co/pricing-event-staffing-software/), read on 17 October 2026.
16. Ubeya Passes and accreditation "Active workers are only workers who were booked during a given month" Where we looked: https://learn.ubeya.com/en/ (all 158 English articles in the help-center sitemap fetched 2026-10-17); https://www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya, /businesses/events, /company/stadia, /platform and its 13 module pages, /company/integrations; searched text for "accredit", "credential", "badge", "wristband", "pass"; the pricing page.  [www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya](https://www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260910093512/https://www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya)
17. Liveforce Budgets and settlements "So this compares what I BUDGETED versus which Crew are actually Confirmed on the Job."  [help.liveforce.co/en/admin/board-settings](https://help.liveforce.co/en/admin/board-settings), read on 17 October 2026.
18. Ubeya Budgets and settlements "Event budget is now copied to the new event automatically in the background"  [learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/17453466-product-updates-october-2026](https://learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/17453466-product-updates-october-2026), read on 17 October 2026.
19. Ubeya Ubeya prices per active worker per month, counting only workers booked in that month. "Active workers are only workers who were booked during a given month"  [www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya](https://www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260910093512/https://www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya)
20. Ubeya The pricing page shows a minimum of USD 50 per month on its entry plan and USD 259 per month on the next, with plans sold by quote. "Minimum $50/mo."  [www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya](https://www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260910093512/https://www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya)
21. Ubeya Processing payroll in Ubeya locks approved shifts to keep an accurate payment record. "Processing payroll locks approved shifts to help maintain an accurate payment record."  [learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/5291585-payroll-module-deep-dive](https://learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/5291585-payroll-module-deep-dive), read on 17 October 2026.
22. Liveforce Payment reports are exported for payroll and marked as paid by an admin after payment. "click the MARK AS PAID button."  [help.liveforce.co/en/admin/create-a-payment-report](https://help.liveforce.co/en/admin/create-a-payment-report), read on 17 October 2026.
23. Ubeya The Order Hub lets a company order staff from its suppliers and send its own employees to events hosted by other companies. "Easily send your own employees to work at events hosted by other companies."  [learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/8876283-what-are-the-ideal-scenarios-for-utilizing-the-order-hub](https://learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/8876283-what-are-the-ideal-scenarios-for-utilizing-the-order-hub), read on 17 October 2026.
24. Liveforce A Financial Bar on each Board compares budgeted crew costs with confirmed crew. "So this compares what I BUDGETED versus which Crew are actually Confirmed on the Job."  [help.liveforce.co/en/admin/board-settings](https://help.liveforce.co/en/admin/board-settings), read on 17 October 2026.
25. Ubeya Ubeya provides labour cost and margin revenue estimates for each event. "Provide each event with accurate labor cost and margin revenue estimates"  [www.ubeya.com/businesses/events](https://www.ubeya.com/businesses/events), read on 17 October 2026.
26. Liveforce Status page data exports to Excel, CSV or PDF, plus a ZIP of crew documents; payment reports export to Excel, CSV or zip. "You can export as an Excel, CSV, PDF file or a ZIP file of Crew uploaded documents."  [help.liveforce.co/en/admin/exporting-the-data](https://help.liveforce.co/en/admin/exporting-the-data), read on 17 October 2026.
27. Ubeya Ubeya states all reports and other platform data can be exported to Excel. "All reports and additional data in the platform can be exported into Excel."  [learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/5359434-export-reports-data-into-excel](https://learn.ubeya.com/en/articles/5359434-export-reports-data-into-excel), read on 17 October 2026.
28. Liveforce Pricing "Charges apply to additional Admins and extra Crew (in blocks of 500). SMS costs 5p each."  [liveforce.co/pricing-event-staffing-software/](https://liveforce.co/pricing-event-staffing-software/), read on 17 October 2026.
29. Ubeya Pricing "Active workers are only workers who were booked during a given month"  [www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya](https://www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260910093512/https://www.ubeya.com/pricing-ubeya)
30. Liveforce Right to Work, licenses and essential documents are kept against each crew member. "Keep Right to Work, licences and essential documents connected to each crew member."  [liveforce.co/staffing-solutions/festival-staffing-software/](https://liveforce.co/staffing-solutions/festival-staffing-software/), read on 17 October 2026.
31. Liveforce Admins can message crew one-to-one or broadcast by email, SMS, push or in-app chat. "Message crew one-to-one or broadcast to everyone by email, SMS, push or in-app chat."  [liveforce.co/](https://liveforce.co/), read on 17 October 2026.
32. Liveforce NGOs and registered charities get 40% off. "We offer 40% off for all NGOs and registered charities."  [liveforce.co/pricing-event-staffing-software/](https://liveforce.co/pricing-event-staffing-software/), read on 17 October 2026.
33. Ubeya Ubeya Stadia is aimed at stadiums, arenas and event operators managing hundreds or thousands of workers across roles, suppliers and time zones. "built for stadiums, arenas, and event operators who manage hundreds or thousands of workers across multiple roles, suppliers, and time zones."  [www.ubeya.com/company/stadia](https://www.ubeya.com/company/stadia), read on 17 October 2026.

Updated 17 October 2026: First published.

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