--- title: "ZAPP vs Ticket Fairy: fees and features (2026)" description: "ZAPP vs Ticket Fairy for event organizers, promoters and venues: contracts, crew, show schedules and event costs. See where Ticket Fairy gives you more." canonical: "https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/ticket-fairy-vs-zapplication" --- 1. [Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/) 2. [Compare](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare) 3. [Event and festival management](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management) 4. ZAPP vs Ticket Fairy # ZAPP vs Ticket Fairy ZAPP and Ticket Fairy both take applications from the artists and traders who want a pitch at your event. ZAPP is an application, jurying and booth-sales service used by art fairs, with a per-event license, and Ticket Fairy takes trader applications on your own page, places each trader, invoices a share of their takings and sells and scans the tickets for your festival. Also on Ticket Fairy - [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells) - [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing) - [Website builder](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder) [See all 13 tools](#whole-platform) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo) [Create a free account](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-event-management-ticket-fairy-vs-zapplication) Fai, your AI teammate, can check sales, update your event or change a ticket when you ask. Ticket Fairy publishes this comparison and also sells event ticketing and event management software. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology) - **13 of 13** of the things you need, included on Ticket Fairy - **1 of 13** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of ZAPP - **12** things you need that Ticket Fairy includes and we did not find on ZAPP's pages ## The short answer Which should you choose? ### Why choose Ticket Fairy over ZAPP? - Traders can apply on your own application page with your pitch fees, and Fai ranks the applications against the mix you want.[1](#source-1) - You can check each trader's takings and invoice them a share of their sales.[2](#source-2) - 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.[3](#source-3) ### ZAPP's strongest features - ZAPP states nearly 90,000 artists use it each year and over 900 events use it for applications, juries and booth sales.[4](#source-4) - Jurying supports multiple rounds, with invite, not-invite and waitlist outcomes.[5](#source-5) - ZAPP is free for artists to use.[6](#source-6) Ticket Fairy is the better fit when you want each trader placed on the site map your crew builds from, a share of their takings invoiced after the festival, and the tickets that bring the crowd sold too. ZAPP suits you if you run a juried art fair and want to reach its network of artists, with several jury rounds and booth sales. [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo) ## What each platform costs for your event What would 3,000 admission tickets at $15 for your fair cost on each platform? We found no published per-ticket fee for ZAPP, so you see Ticket Fairy's fees worked out and how ZAPP prices. You can enter your ticket price and the number of tickets you expect to sell. ### What does one order of 3,000 tickets at $15 cost on Ticket Fairy? Every platform's order, in words - **Ticket Fairy** Fee on each ticket $2; buyers pay $51,000; you receive $45,000. Card processing included - **ZAPP** Per-event license for about one year: one-time setup fee plus licensing and/or per-application fees, 2.95% + $0.30 card fees (as shown to UK visitors on 17 October 2026 with no currency named); paid add-ons; custom for 10+ events On this order, your buyers pay $51,000 on Ticket Fairy, card processing included, and you receive $45,000. Sources[7](#source-7) Calculate fees for your event | For 3,000 tickets at $15 | Ticket Fairy | ZAPP | | --- | --- | --- | | Who pays the fee | The buyer, unless you choose to absorb it | Not published | | Fees per ticket | $2 | Not published | | Buyers pay in total | $51,000 | Not published | | You receive for the tickets | $45,000 | Not published | | Your Max plan ($100 a month), once the Ticket Fairy fees on these sales come off it | $0 to pay that month | Per-event license for about one year: one-time setup fee plus licensing and/or per-application fees, 2.95% + $0.30 card fees (as shown to UK visitors on 17 October 2026 with no currency named); paid add-ons; custom for 10+ events | Ticket Fairy's standard ticketing fee is the same on every plan. Each month, Ticket Fairy's fees on your paid tickets, after payment processing, come off your next plan bill, up to the plan price. ZAPP's pricing is from [its own pricing page](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [See Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing). ## What both platforms include Ticket Fairy and ZAPP both include these, so they do not decide between them. - Supplier management ## What each platform does for your event What can ZAPP and Ticket Fairy each do for your traders and your event? ### Where does each platform win on what you need? Every difference, in words - **Contracts and e-signing** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **Artist advancing** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **Run of show and day sheets** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **Crew and volunteer rota** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **Passes and accreditation** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **Site map** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **Show-day safety** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **Sessions and networking** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **App for attendees** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **Cashless payments** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **Budgets and settlements** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **Ticket sales in the same system** Ticket Fairy: Included. ZAPP: Not found. - **1 things you need are the same on both:** Supplier management Ticket Fairy includes all 13 of these things you need. | What you need | Ticket Fairy | ZAPP | | --- | --- | --- | | Artists and suppliers | | | | Contracts and e-signing | Included[8](#source-8) You can send contracts from your templates to many performers, traders or suppliers at once and get them signed online, with a signature certificate | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[9](#source-9) Contract templates or e-signing for vendors or artists not documented | | Artist advancing | Included[10](#source-10) 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 ZAPP's public documentation[11](#source-11) Performer advancing not documented | | Supplier management | Included[12](#source-12) You can send hire lists, have suppliers confirm orders on their own page, match quotes to orders and count deliveries | Included[13](#source-13) Applications, jurying, statuses, booth sales and email for artists and non-artist vendors | | Show day | | | | Run of show and day sheets | Included[14](#source-14) Your run of show names who calls each cue, and each team gets its own day sheet and show-day timing | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[15](#source-15) Schedules, running orders or day sheets not documented | | Crew and volunteer rota | Included[16](#source-16) Your team can build the rota, fill open shifts, recruit volunteers, approve hours and check staff in | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[17](#source-17) Staff, crew or volunteer rotas not documented | | Passes and accreditation | Included[18](#source-18) You can take accreditation requests, give each organization its pass allowance, accredit press and issue passes from a pass desk, and your door team scans passes and tickets with the same app | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[19](#source-19) Passes or credentials not documented | | Site and safety | | | | Site map | Included[20](#source-20) You can draw your site map to scale over a street or satellite map, share live maps with suppliers and responders, and publish an attendee map | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[21](#source-21) Uploaded site map with booth pins; a site plan builder was not found | | Show-day safety | Included[22](#source-22) Your control room can log every incident, count each zone, keep a private medical log and run your emergency plan when the weather reaches a limit you agreed with your suppliers | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[23](#source-23) An event safety tool was not found in their public documentation | | Attendees | | | | Sessions and networking | Included[24](#source-24) Your delegates can pick sessions for their own agenda, book meetings with each other and ask questions in live Q&A | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[25](#source-25) Session booking or attendee networking was not found in their public documentation | | App for attendees | Included[26](#source-26) Your attendees get your timetable, your site map, their own schedule and your updates during the event on their phone, with nothing to download | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[27](#source-27) An app for attendees was not found in their public documentation | | Cashless payments | Included[28](#source-28) Your fans can pay at your bars and traders with the RFID wristband linked to their ticket, top up early and get unused credit back | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[29](#source-29) Cashless payments were not found in their public documentation | | Money | | | | Budgets and settlements | Included[30](#source-30) Your budget works in several currencies and counts each booking and supplier cost as you book it, and you can see profit across editions and a cash-flow forecast | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[31](#source-31) Event budgets or settlements not documented | | Ticket sales in the same system | Included[32](#source-32) You can sell tickets with checkout on your own website and from your box office on the day, and your door team scans them on phones and tablets | Not found in ZAPP's public documentation[33](#source-33) Selling event admission tickets not documented | ## Everything you need to sell and run your festival The same free Ticket Fairy account helps you sell more tickets, answer fewer questions and run a smoother show day. ### Sell more tickets You reach more buyers and earn more from each one. - #### [Ticket types & pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ticket-types-and-pricing) Your price rises as each release sells out, and day and weekend tickets sit side by side so buyers choose fast.[34](#source-34) - #### [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells) You earn more from each buyer: parking, camping, merchandise and upgrades sell with the ticket, VIP tables book with a deposit, and one pass can cover several of your events.[35](#source-35) - #### [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing) Events sell 20% more tickets on average with referral rewards: buyers earn back part or all of their ticket price as their friends buy.[36](#source-36) - #### [Website builder](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder) Your event, venue or brand gets its own website on your own domain: Fai drafts it, your events show live prices and visitors can send you enquiries.[37](#source-37) - #### [Advertising & tracking](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking) You see which ad, post and partner sold each ticket, with Meta, TikTok, Google and your other ad networks connected once for your brand.[38](#source-38) - #### [Social media](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media) You sell more tickets from your social accounts: Fai drafts posts and campaign plans, your team answers comments and messages together, and fans who ask get ticket links.[39](#source-39) ### Fewer questions from buyers Buyers find their answers and sort out their own orders. - #### [Orders, refunds & resale](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/orders-refunds-and-resale) You can find and fix any order, let buyers refund themselves, keep resale at face value with a waiting list, and tell ticket holders when you postpone or cancel.[40](#source-40) - #### [AI ticket concierge](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge) Fewer questions reach your inbox: your ticket concierge answers buyers on your website from your own pages, sells tickets in the chat and hands anything it can't answer to your team.[41](#source-41) ### Less work for your team Your whole team works from one place, and Fai takes on the admin. - #### [Fai](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai) You get answers about your sales in seconds, and Fai takes on your event setup, promotions and emails, with you approving every change first.[42](#source-42) ### A smooth show day Every team on site knows what happens next, and problems get sorted fast. - #### [Check-in & box office](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/check-in-and-box-office) Your door team scans tickets on their own phones, walk-ups buy at the door, and you see who has arrived as the night goes on.[43](#source-43) ### Know your numbers You see what each event earns and costs, and pay everyone you owe. - #### [Sales reports](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports) Ticket sales and revenue update live, and you can share a report on any part of your sales with your partners.[44](#source-44) - #### [Capital](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/capital) An advance against your future ticket sales can cover deposits and upfront costs: a funding partner reviews your application, and you repay from ticket sales.[45](#source-45) - #### [Vault](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/vault) You can pay artists, suppliers and crew from your ticket money as it arrives, your team spends on cards with limits you set, and deposits and invoices land in the same balance.[46](#source-46) [Ticket Fairy for festivals](https://www.ticketfairy.com/solutions/festivals) ## Your questions about ZAPP and Ticket Fairy How much does ZAPP cost? ZAPP charges a per-event license: a one-time setup fee plus licensing and per-application fees, with card fees of 2.95% + $0.30. Its Standard Show plan, for events collecting over 500 applications, is a $1,500 setup fee, $2,700 in licensing fees and $1.99 per application, as shown to UK visitors on 17 October 2026. Ticket Fairy's Free plan sells tickets for unlimited events. [47](#source-47) [48](#source-48) [49](#source-49) [7](#source-7) Can I score applications in rounds? Yes. ZAPP's jurying supports several rounds, with invite, not-invite and waitlist outcomes. On Ticket Fairy, traders apply on your own application page with your pitch fees, and Fai, Ticket Fairy's AI teammate, ranks the applications against the mix you want. [5](#source-5) [1](#source-1) Can I place traders on a site map? ZAPP's Booth Management add-on assigns booths on a site map you upload, with pins. On Ticket Fairy, you can draw your site map to scale over a street or satellite map, share live maps with suppliers and responders, and publish an attendee map. [50](#source-50) [20](#source-20) Can I invoice traders a share of their sales? On Ticket Fairy, you can check each trader's takings and invoice them a share of their sales. ZAPP takes booth fees, deposits and payment plans for booths, and its licensing fees can come out of the fees it collects. [2](#source-2) [51](#source-51) [52](#source-52) Can I sell festival tickets with ZAPP? We did not find admission ticket sales in ZAPP's public pages. On Ticket Fairy, your tickets sell with checkout on your own website and from your box office on the day, and your door team scans them on phones and tablets. [32](#source-32) 1 more question Does ZAPP bring artists to my event? ZAPP states that nearly 90,000 artists use it each year, it is free for artists, and every license includes two inclusions in a weekly e-blast reaching over 40,000 artists. [4](#source-4) [6](#source-6) [53](#source-53) - **25,000+** events powered - **10M+** tickets issued - **13** countries - **20%** more tickets from referral rewards Featured in **TechCrunch** and **Forbes** ## More comparisons for your team Which other tools are you considering? - [ZAPP alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/zapplication-alternatives) - [Eventeny vs ZAPP](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/eventeny-vs-zapplication) - [Eventeny vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/ticket-fairy-vs-eventeny) - [Eventeny alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/eventeny-alternatives) - [Festival Pro vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/ticket-fairy-vs-festival-pro) - [Best festival management software for festival producers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-festival-management-software) - [Best conference management software for conference organizers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-conference-management-software) - [Best trade show and exhibition software for trade show and exhibition organizers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-trade-show-and-exhibition-software) - [Best event operations software for event operations managers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-event-operations-software) - [Best production management software for production managers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-production-management-software) - [Best artist booking and advancing software for artist liaison and talent buyers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-artist-booking-and-advancing-software) - [Best event safety and security software for event safety leads](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-event-safety-and-security-software) - [Best accreditation software for festival owners](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-accreditation-software) - [Best volunteer management software for festival owners](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-volunteer-management-software-for-festivals) - [Best vendor and trader management software for festival owners](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-vendor-and-trader-management-software-for-festivals) - [Best festival apps for festival owners](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-festival-apps) - [Best festival site plan software for festival owners](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/best-festival-site-plan-software) - [Questions about event management software](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management/questions) - [Event and festival management compared](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management) Every fact about another platform comes from its own published pages, quoted word for word with the date we read them. Where we did not find something in those pages, we say exactly that. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology) Show all 53 sources 1. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Take food, drink and market trader applications for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/take-trader-applications-for-your-event) 2. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Check your traders' takings after your event and invoice their share of sales](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/check-trader-takings-and-invoice-a-share-of-sales) 3. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Scan tickets at the door](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/scan-tickets-at-the-door) 4. ZAPP ZAPP states nearly 90,000 artists use it each year and over 900 events use it for applications, juries and booth sales. "Nearly 90,000 artists use ZAPP® to find and apply to events every year. Over 900 events trust ZAPP to manage their applications, host their juries, and sell booth spaces." [sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/](https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260308131809/https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/) 5. ZAPP Jurying supports multiple rounds, with invite, not-invite and waitlist outcomes. "Jury in multiple rounds and easily invite, not invite, or waitlist artists." [sales.zapplication.org/seamlessly-score-applications/](https://sales.zapplication.org/seamlessly-score-applications/), read on 17 October 2026. 6. ZAPP ZAPP is free for artists to use. "ZAPP is, and always will be, free for artists." [sales.zapplication.org/about-zapp/](https://sales.zapplication.org/about-zapp/), read on 17 October 2026. 7. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing) 8. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Send your event contracts and get them signed online](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/send-contracts-and-get-them-signed-online) 9. ZAPP Contracts and e-signing "$500 one-time setup fee" Where we looked: https://sales.zapplication.org/ (home, why-zapp, submission-management, custom-applications, seamlessly-score-applications, collect-payments, simple-communication, data-and-financial-reporting, pricing, zapp-onsite, booth-management, zapp-gallery, about-zapp); https://www.zapplication.org/ and about-zapp.php; https://artist-help.zapplication.org/ (all 46 artist help pages fetched 2026-10-17); searched page text for "contract", "e-sign", "signature", "agreement", "waiver"; the pricing page. [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 10. 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) 11. ZAPP Artist advancing "$500 one-time setup fee" Where we looked: https://sales.zapplication.org/ (home, why-zapp, submission-management, custom-applications, seamlessly-score-applications, collect-payments, simple-communication, data-and-financial-reporting, pricing, zapp-onsite, booth-management, zapp-gallery, about-zapp); https://www.zapplication.org/ and about-zapp.php; https://artist-help.zapplication.org/ (all 46 artist help pages fetched 2026-10-17); searched page text for "advanc", "rider", "hospitality", "performer", "itinerary"; the pricing page. [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 12. 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) 13. ZAPP Supplier management "our comprehensive tools and applicant statuses are designed to make artist and vendor management a breeze." [sales.zapplication.org/submission-management/](https://sales.zapplication.org/submission-management/), read on 17 October 2026. 14. 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) 15. ZAPP Run of show and day sheets "$500 one-time setup fee" Where we looked: https://sales.zapplication.org/ (home, why-zapp, submission-management, custom-applications, seamlessly-score-applications, collect-payments, simple-communication, data-and-financial-reporting, pricing, zapp-onsite, booth-management, zapp-gallery, about-zapp); https://www.zapplication.org/ and about-zapp.php; https://artist-help.zapplication.org/ (all 46 artist help pages fetched 2026-10-17); searched page text for "schedule", "running order", "run sheet", "day sheet", "timeline"; the pricing page. [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 16. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Build your event rota and check staff in](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/build-your-event-rota-and-check-staff-in) 17. ZAPP Crew and volunteer rota "$500 one-time setup fee" Where we looked: https://sales.zapplication.org/ (home, why-zapp, submission-management, custom-applications, seamlessly-score-applications, collect-payments, simple-communication, data-and-financial-reporting, pricing, zapp-onsite, booth-management, zapp-gallery, about-zapp); https://www.zapplication.org/ and about-zapp.php; https://artist-help.zapplication.org/ (all 46 artist help pages fetched 2026-10-17); searched page text for "volunteer", "staff", "crew", "shift", "rota"; the pricing page. [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 18. Ticket Fairy [Passes are ready before your crew and artists arrive](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/accreditation) 19. ZAPP Passes and accreditation "$500 one-time setup fee" Where we looked: https://sales.zapplication.org/ (home, why-zapp, submission-management, custom-applications, seamlessly-score-applications, collect-payments, simple-communication, data-and-financial-reporting, pricing, zapp-onsite, booth-management, zapp-gallery, about-zapp); https://www.zapplication.org/ and about-zapp.php; https://artist-help.zapplication.org/ (all 46 artist help pages fetched 2026-10-17); searched page text for "credential", "badge", "pass", "wristband", "accreditation"; the pricing page. [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 20. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Draw your event site map and share it](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/draw-your-event-site-map-and-share-it) 21. ZAPP Site map "Activate Booth Management for just $100 per event, or $50 per event for two or more events." Where we looked: https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/booth-management/: Booth Management lets you upload your site map and assign booths with customizable pins; no tool to build the site plan itself is described.. [sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/booth-management/](https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/booth-management/), read on 17 October 2026. 22. Ticket Fairy [Your site stays safe and every team responds fast](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/event-control-and-safety) 23. ZAPP Show-day safety "Nearly 90,000 artists use ZAPP® to find and apply to events every year. Over 900 events trust ZAPP to manage their applications, host their juries, and sell booth spaces." Where we looked: All 17 page URLs in https://sales.zapplication.org/sitemap\_index.xml and all 55 articles in the artist-help.zapplication.org sitemap searched for safety, incident, emergency, capacity, risk; https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/zapp-onsite/.. [sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/](https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260308131809/https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/) 24. Ticket Fairy [Your sessions fill and delegates meet the right people](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/registration-and-badges/sessions-and-networking) 25. ZAPP Sessions and networking "Nearly 90,000 artists use ZAPP® to find and apply to events every year. Over 900 events trust ZAPP to manage their applications, host their juries, and sell booth spaces." Where we looked: All 17 page URLs in https://sales.zapplication.org/sitemap\_index.xml and all 55 articles in the artist-help.zapplication.org sitemap searched for agenda, schedule, networking, message, attendee; https://www.zapplication.org/ and about pages we had already read. [sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/](https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260308131809/https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/) 26. Ticket Fairy [Your fans carry the whole day on their phone](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house/attendee-app) 27. ZAPP App for attendees "Score offline in airplane mode and then sync results once jurors have access to WiFi or cellular data." Where we looked: All 17 page URLs in https://sales.zapplication.org/sitemap\_index.xml and all 55 articles in the artist-help.zapplication.org sitemap searched for app store, google play, mobile app, attendee, push, map.. [sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/zapp-onsite/](https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/zapp-onsite/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260613144007/https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/zapp-onsite/) 28. Ticket Fairy [One wristband to get in and pay](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house/cashless-and-wristbands) 29. ZAPP Cashless payments "Collecting deposits or offering flexible payment plans? We’ve got you covered." Where we looked: All 17 page URLs in https://sales.zapplication.org/sitemap\_index.xml and all 55 articles in the artist-help.zapplication.org sitemap searched for cashless, rfid, wristband, nfc, point of sale (the only 'cashless' hits are an icon name in the artist help center).. [sales.zapplication.org/collect-payments/](https://sales.zapplication.org/collect-payments/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519004420/https://sales.zapplication.org/collect-payments/) 30. Ticket Fairy [You know what every act and event really costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs) 31. ZAPP Budgets and settlements "$500 one-time setup fee" Where we looked: https://sales.zapplication.org/ (home, why-zapp, submission-management, custom-applications, seamlessly-score-applications, collect-payments, simple-communication, data-and-financial-reporting, pricing, zapp-onsite, booth-management, zapp-gallery, about-zapp); https://www.zapplication.org/ and about-zapp.php; https://artist-help.zapplication.org/ (all 46 artist help pages fetched 2026-10-17); searched page text for "budget", "settlement", "expense", "P&L"; the pricing page. [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 32. Ticket Fairy [You sell to walk-ups, see takings and check ages once](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house/box-office-and-door) 33. ZAPP Ticket sales in the same system "$500 one-time setup fee" Where we looked: https://sales.zapplication.org/ (home, why-zapp, submission-management, custom-applications, seamlessly-score-applications, collect-payments, simple-communication, data-and-financial-reporting, pricing, zapp-onsite, booth-management, zapp-gallery, about-zapp); https://www.zapplication.org/ and about-zapp.php; https://artist-help.zapplication.org/ (all 46 artist help pages fetched 2026-10-17); searched page text for "ticket", "admission", "attendee", "box office"; the pricing page. [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 34. Ticket Fairy [You earn more per ticket as releases sell out](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ticket-types-and-pricing) 35. Ticket Fairy [You earn more per buyer with extras they want](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells) 36. Ticket Fairy [Your buyers sell tickets to their friends](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing) 37. Ticket Fairy [You can sell tickets right on your event website](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder) 38. Ticket Fairy [You know which ads, posts and partners sell tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking) 39. Ticket Fairy [Every fan who asks for tickets gets a link](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media) 40. Ticket Fairy [Buyers get fast answers and face-value resale](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/orders-refunds-and-resale) 41. Ticket Fairy [Buyers get answers and buy tickets in one chat](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge) 42. Ticket Fairy [Fai gets your ticketing jobs done when you ask](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai) 43. Ticket Fairy [Your crowd gets in fast, and walk-ups can buy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/check-in-and-box-office) 44. Ticket Fairy [You can watch your on-sale as it happens](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports) 45. Ticket Fairy [You can book your headliner before your on-sale](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/capital) 46. Ticket Fairy [You pay artists, suppliers and crew from ticket sales](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/vault) 47. ZAPP Per-event license for about one year: one-time setup fee plus licensing and/or per-application fees, 2.95% + $0.30 card fees (as shown to UK visitors on 17 October 2026 with no currency named); paid add-ons; custom for 10+ events "$500 one-time setup fee" [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 48. ZAPP The Standard Show plan, for events collecting over 500 applications, is a $1,500 one-time setup fee, $2,700 licensing fees and $1.99 per application, as shown to UK visitors on 17 October 2026 with no currency named. "$2,700 licensing fees" [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 49. ZAPP All published plans list credit card fees of 2.95% + $0.30, as shown to UK visitors on 17 October 2026 with no currency named. "2.95% + $0.30 credit card fees" [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 50. ZAPP The Booth Management add-on assigns booths on an uploaded site map with customizable pins, at $100 per event or $50 per event for two or more, as shown to UK visitors on 17 October 2026 with no currency named. "Activate Booth Management for just $100 per event, or $50 per event for two or more events." [sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/booth-management/](https://sales.zapplication.org/why-zapp/booth-management/), read on 17 October 2026. 51. ZAPP A Deposit product type supports deposits and payment plans for booth and other fees. "Collecting deposits or offering flexible payment plans? We’ve got you covered." [sales.zapplication.org/collect-payments/](https://sales.zapplication.org/collect-payments/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519004420/https://sales.zapplication.org/collect-payments/) 52. ZAPP Licensing and per-application fees can be deducted from application and booth fees collected on ZAPP. "Licensing and per application fees can be deducted from application and booth fees collected on ZAPP." [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260519012211/https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/) 53. ZAPP Every license includes two inclusions in a weekly e-blast reaching over 40,000 artists. "Two inclusions in our weekly Wednesday e-blast, reaching over 40,000 artists." [sales.zapplication.org/pricing/](https://sales.zapplication.org/pricing/), read on 17 October 2026. 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