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# Tripleseat vs Ticket Fairy

Tripleseat and Ticket Fairy both send contracts for e-signature and plan each event's details. Tripleseat starts at $375 per venue a month and sells tickets through its Tickets add-on, and Ticket Fairy sells and scans tickets for your public shows in the same system as your holds and bookings.

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Ticket Fairy publishes this comparison and also sells event ticketing and event management software. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

- **8 of 8** of the things you need, included on Ticket Fairy
- **3 of 8** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Tripleseat
- **$7.50** Ticket Fairy fee on a $75 ticket

## Which should you choose?

### Where Ticket Fairy is stronger

- You can hold dates on your rooms and stages, see every hold in queue order, challenge the first hold and confirm the date.[1](#source-1)
- 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.[2](#source-2)
- You can see who you owe for each event, filled in from your artist and supplier bookings with deposits and balances, and pay them from Vault once a person approves.[3](#source-3)

### Where Tripleseat is stronger

- Proposals, contracts, BEOs and agreements are generated with digital signature, including staff-only countersign fields.[4](#source-4)
- A guest portal lets clients sign, pay, review plans and message the venue team in one place.[5](#source-5)
- Every customer gets a dedicated onboarding specialist who builds out the site and walks the team through setup.[6](#source-6)

Ticket Fairy is the better fit when your venue hosts public shows and you want holds, artist offers, settlements and ticket sales in one system. Tripleseat suits you if most of your events are private bookings and you want a guest portal where clients sign, pay and message your team, with a dedicated onboarding specialist.

## What would 250 tickets at $75 for a ticketed night at your venue cost on each platform?

Tripleseat does not publish a fee for each ticket, so you see Ticket Fairy's fees worked out and how Tripleseat prices. You can enter your ticket price and the number of tickets you expect to sell.

| For 250 tickets at $75 | Ticket Fairy | Tripleseat |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Who pays the fee | The buyer, unless you choose to absorb it | Not published |
| Fees per ticket | $7.50 | Not published; quote required |
| Buyers pay in total | $20,625 | Not published |
| You receive for the tickets | $18,750 | Not published |
| Your Max plan ($100 a month), once the Ticket Fairy fees on these sales come off it | $0 to pay that month | Subscription from $375 per venue per month with unlimited users; add-ons priced individually through sales. |

Ticket Fairy's standard booking fee is the same on every plan. Each month, Ticket Fairy's fees on your paid tickets come off your next plan bill, up to the plan price. Tripleseat's pricing is from [its own pricing page](https://tripleseat.com/packages/), read on 17 October 2026. [See Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing).

## What can Tripleseat and Ticket Fairy each do for the events at your venue?

### Where does each platform win on what you need?

- Included Artist advancing  Not found
- Included Supplier management  Not found
- Included Crew and volunteer rota  Not found
- Included Passes and accreditation  Not found
- Included Budgets and settlements  On a paid plan
- Included Ticket sales in the same system *Ticket Fairy wins*  Extra cost

**2 things you need are the same on both:** Contracts and e-signing, Run of show and day sheets

Ticket Fairy gives you 1 of these that Tripleseat does not offer.

| What you need | Ticket Fairy | Tripleseat |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artists and suppliers |  |  |
| Contracts and e-signing | Included[7](#source-7) Contracts go from your templates to many performers, traders or suppliers at once and come back signed online, with a signature certificate | Included[8](#source-8) Branded proposals, contracts and BEOs with e-signature and staff countersigning |
| Artist advancing | Included[9](#source-9) Your artists can open their advance from a link with no login, and Fai fills it in from riders, tour books and emails | Not found in Tripleseat's public documentation[10](#source-10) No artist or performer advancing documented |
| Supplier management | Included[11](#source-11) You can send hire lists, have suppliers confirm orders on their own page, match quotes to orders and count deliveries | Not found in Tripleseat's public documentation[12](#source-12) No supplier or vendor management documented |
| Show day |  |  |
| Run of show and day sheets | Included[13](#source-13) Your run of show names who calls each cue, and each team gets its own day sheet and show-day timing | Included[14](#source-14) Internal BEOs list headcounts, menus, room setup and staff instructions |
| Crew and volunteer rota | Included[15](#source-15) Your team builds the rota, fills open shifts, recruits volunteers, approves hours and checks staff in | Not found in Tripleseat's public documentation[16](#source-16) No rota, crew or volunteer scheduling documented |
| Passes and accreditation | Included[17](#source-17) 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 | Not found in Tripleseat's public documentation[18](#source-18) No passes or credential issuing documented |
| Money |  |  |
| Budgets and settlements | Included[19](#source-19) Your budget works in several currencies, and each artist and supplier cost counts as you book them | On a paid plan[20](#source-20) Revenue forecasting by menu category and event type; settlements not documented Plans: Tripleseat Hotels package |
| Ticket sales in the same system | Included[2](#source-2) Your tickets sell with checkout on your own website, and your door team scans them on phones and tablets | Extra cost[21](#source-21) Tickets add-on: ticket types, landing pages, email blasts, QR check-in |

## What else should you know about Tripleseat and Ticket Fairy?

How much does Tripleseat cost?:  Tripleseat publishes a starting price of $375 per venue a month, with unlimited users and integrations on every plan. Add-ons such as Tickets, Direct Book, Floor Plans and Insights are priced separately. [22](#source-22) [23](#source-23) [24](#source-24)

Can I sell tickets through Tripleseat?:  Yes, with its Tickets add-on, which offers tiered, early bird, VIP and add-on ticket types with QR code check-in, for venues in the US and Canada. On Ticket Fairy, you can sell tickets with checkout on your own website and scan them at the door on phones and tablets. [25](#source-25) [26](#source-26) [27](#source-27) [2](#source-2)

Can clients sign contracts online in Tripleseat?:  Yes. Tripleseat generates proposals, contracts and BEOs with digital signatures, including fields only your staff countersign, and clients sign and pay in a guest portal. On Ticket Fairy, you can send contracts from your templates to many performers, traders or suppliers at once, and they sign online with a signature certificate. [4](#source-4) [5](#source-5) [7](#source-7)

Can guests book my venue online without calling?:  Yes. Tripleseat's Direct Book add-on lets guests book online and confirm without a phone call. On Ticket Fairy, you can hold dates on your rooms and stages, see every hold in queue order, challenge the first hold and confirm the date. [28](#source-28) [1](#source-1)

Does Tripleseat help with artist bookings and advancing?:  We did not find artist or performer advancing in Tripleseat's public documentation. On Ticket Fairy, you can send an offer to an artist's agent and compare the contract they send back with your offer, term by term. [29](#source-29)

Can Tripleseat draft replies to my clients?:  Yes. AI Compose drafts client messages inside discussion threads from the event details in Tripleseat. On Ticket Fairy, Fai files each event's email into its own inbox a few minutes after it arrives, with a summary and the follow-ups she found. [30](#source-30) [31](#source-31)

Can I export my Tripleseat reports?:  Yes. Tripleseat reports export to CSV or file, the Accounts Report exports contacts with their events, and Tickets financial data exports by emailed link. [32](#source-32)

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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. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Hold dates for shows at your venue](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/hold-dates-for-shows-at-your-venue)
2. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Scan tickets at the door](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/scan-tickets-at-the-door)
3. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Pay everyone you owe for an event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/pay-everyone-you-owe-for-an-event)
4. Tripleseat Proposals, contracts, BEOs and agreements are generated with digital signature, including staff-only countersign fields. "Creates branded proposals, contracts, BEOs, and agreements with digital signature."  [tripleseat.com/features/](https://tripleseat.com/features/), read on 17 October 2026.
5. Tripleseat A guest portal lets clients sign, pay, review plans and message the venue team in one place. "The Tripleseat guest portal lets your guests sign, pay, review plans, and communicate with your team, all in one place."  [tripleseat.com/platform/plan/](https://tripleseat.com/platform/plan/), read on 17 October 2026.
6. Tripleseat Every customer gets a dedicated onboarding specialist who builds out the site and walks the team through setup. "Every customer, at every tier, gets a dedicated onboarding specialist who personally builds out your site and walks you through setup"  [tripleseat.com/packages/](https://tripleseat.com/packages/), read on 17 October 2026.

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7. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Send your event contracts and get them signed online](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/send-contracts-and-get-them-signed-online)
8. Tripleseat Contracts and e-signing "Creates branded proposals, contracts, BEOs, and agreements with digital signature."  [tripleseat.com/features/](https://tripleseat.com/features/), read on 17 October 2026.
9. 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)
10. Tripleseat Artist advancing "Tripleseat starts at $375 per venue per month. All plans included unlimited users, integrations, and full feature access, with no paywall tiers." Where we looked: tripleseat.com sitemap pages (home, features, packages, platform/plan, proposals-contracts-beo, tickets, payments, guest-portal, floor-plans, industries pages); all 399 support.tripleseat.com help-center articles (via the open Help Center API) searched for advance, advancing, rider, performer, artist, band, DJ; the pricing page.  [tripleseat.com/packages/](https://tripleseat.com/packages/), read on 17 October 2026.
11. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Get hire suppliers to confirm orders and count deliveries for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/get-hire-suppliers-to-confirm-orders-and-count-deliveries)
12. Tripleseat Supplier management "Tripleseat starts at $375 per venue per month. All plans included unlimited users, integrations, and full feature access, with no paywall tiers." Where we looked: tripleseat.com sitemap pages (home, features, packages, platform/plan, proposals-contracts-beo, tickets, payments, guest-portal, floor-plans, industries pages); all 399 support.tripleseat.com help-center articles (via the open Help Center API) searched for vendor, supplier, rental company; the pricing page.  [tripleseat.com/packages/](https://tripleseat.com/packages/), read on 17 October 2026.
13. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Plan your run of show and who calls it](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/plan-your-run-of-show-and-who-calls-it)
14. Tripleseat Run of show and day sheets "surfaces the logistics your staff actually need: headcounts, menus, room configuration, and staff instructions."  [tripleseat.com/features/proposals-contracts-beo/](https://tripleseat.com/features/proposals-contracts-beo/), read on 17 October 2026.
15. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Build your event rota and check staff in](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/build-your-event-rota-and-check-staff-in)
16. Tripleseat Crew and volunteer rota "Tripleseat starts at $375 per venue per month. All plans included unlimited users, integrations, and full feature access, with no paywall tiers." Where we looked: tripleseat.com sitemap pages (home, features, packages, platform/plan, proposals-contracts-beo, tickets, payments, guest-portal, floor-plans, industries pages); all 399 support.tripleseat.com help-center articles (via the open Help Center API) searched for staff, labor, labour, shift, volunteer, crew, rota; the pricing page.  [tripleseat.com/packages/](https://tripleseat.com/packages/), read on 17 October 2026.
17. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Issue accreditation passes for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/issue-accreditation-passes-for-your-event)
18. Tripleseat Passes and accreditation "Tripleseat starts at $375 per venue per month. All plans included unlimited users, integrations, and full feature access, with no paywall tiers." Where we looked: tripleseat.com sitemap pages (home, features, packages, platform/plan, proposals-contracts-beo, tickets, payments, guest-portal, floor-plans, industries pages); all 399 support.tripleseat.com help-center articles (via the open Help Center API) searched for credential, badge, wristband, accreditation, pass; the pricing page.  [tripleseat.com/packages/](https://tripleseat.com/packages/), read on 17 October 2026.
19. Ticket Fairy [You know what every act and event really costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs)
20. Tripleseat Budgets and settlements "Forecasting allows users to set revenue estimates by menu item category (MIC) and event type in Settings" Where we looked: tripleseat.com sitemap pages (home, features, packages, platform/plan, proposals-contracts-beo, tickets, payments, guest-portal, floor-plans, industries pages); all 399 support.tripleseat.com help-center articles (via the open Help Center API) searched for budget, settlement.  [support.tripleseat.com/hc/en-us/articles/31971639567767-Forecasting](https://support.tripleseat.com/hc/en-us/articles/31971639567767-Forecasting), read on 17 October 2026.
21. Tripleseat Ticket sales in the same system "An optional add-on – switch it on whenever your team is ready for it."  [tripleseat.com/features/tickets/](https://tripleseat.com/features/tickets/), read on 17 October 2026.
22. Tripleseat Tripleseat publishes a starting price of $375 per venue per month. "Tripleseat starts at $375 per venue per month. All plans included unlimited users, integrations, and full feature access, with no paywall tiers."  [tripleseat.com/packages/](https://tripleseat.com/packages/), read on 17 October 2026.
23. Tripleseat All plans include unlimited users, integrations and full feature access, with no paywalled tiers. "Tripleseat starts at $375 per venue per month. All plans included unlimited users, integrations, and full feature access, with no paywall tiers."  [tripleseat.com/packages/](https://tripleseat.com/packages/), read on 17 October 2026.
24. Tripleseat Add-ons such as Tickets, Direct Book, Floor Plans, Venue Marketplace and Insights are priced individually. "Add-ons attach to your platform and are priced individually; your sales conversation covers what fits now."  [tripleseat.com/packages/](https://tripleseat.com/packages/), read on 17 October 2026.
25. Tripleseat Tickets is an optional add-on for ticketed events, with tiered, early bird, VIP and add-on ticket types. "Including tiered pricing, early bird specials, VIP packages, and add-on upsells"  [tripleseat.com/features/tickets/](https://tripleseat.com/features/tickets/), read on 17 October 2026.
26. Tripleseat Tickets is available for venues in the U.S. and Canada. "\*Available for venues in the U.S. and Canada."  [support.tripleseat.com/hc/en-us/articles/21885932175895-What-is-Tickets](https://support.tripleseat.com/hc/en-us/articles/21885932175895-What-is-Tickets), read on 17 October 2026.
27. Tripleseat Tickets includes on-site QR code check-in through an access code shared with check-in staff. "providing a hands-free way of sending your on-site staff an access code that they can enter to check in attendees via QR Code!"  [support.tripleseat.com/hc/en-us/articles/24483823578391-How-Do-I-Use-the-QR-Code-Check-In](https://support.tripleseat.com/hc/en-us/articles/24483823578391-How-Do-I-Use-the-QR-Code-Check-In), read on 17 October 2026.
28. Tripleseat Direct Book adds self-serve online booking so guests can confirm without a phone call. "Tripleseat plus self-serve online booking. Guests confirm without a phone call."  [tripleseat.com/packages/](https://tripleseat.com/packages/), read on 17 October 2026.
29. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Handle the contract, invoice and riders an artist's agent sends for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/handle-the-contract-invoice-and-riders-an-agent-sends-back)
30. Tripleseat AI Compose drafts client messages inside discussion threads from the event details in Tripleseat. "AI Compose drafts client-facing messages directly inside the discussion thread based on the event details already in Tripleseat."  [tripleseat.com/features/inquiry-inbox/](https://tripleseat.com/features/inquiry-inbox/), read on 17 October 2026.
31. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Read your event's email in one inbox](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/read-your-event-email-in-one-inbox)
32. Tripleseat Reports export to CSV or file; the Accounts Report exports contacts with their events; Tickets financial data exports by emailed link. "export the report into a CSV file for further analysis"  [support.tripleseat.com/hc/en-us/articles/36571405129879-Sales-Productivity-Report](https://support.tripleseat.com/hc/en-us/articles/36571405129879-Sales-Productivity-Report), read on 17 October 2026.

Updated 17 October 2026: First published.

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