--- title: "Membership platforms questions answered (2026)" description: "16 questions event organizers ask about membership platforms for events, answered plainly with sources. Checked October 2026." canonical: "https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/questions" --- 1. [Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/) 2. [Compare](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare) 3. [Membership platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships) 4. Memberships for your events: your questions answered # Memberships for your events: your questions answered Also on Ticket Fairy - [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing) - [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells) - [Promoters & sales teams](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams) [See all 19 tools](#whole-platform) [Create a free account](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-memberships-questions) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo) 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) - **16** questions answered - **5** pages that show you how Your regulars come to your events again and again, and a membership lets them pay you every month or year in return for getting in, member prices and perks. These are the questions promoters, venues and club brands ask before they choose where to sell memberships, answered from each platform's own published pages. 1. [How do I start a paid membership for my events?](#how-do-i-start-a-paid-membership-for-my-events) 2. [Can a membership get fans into my events without a ticket?](#can-a-membership-get-fans-into-my-events-without-a-ticket) 3. [What does a membership platform cost?](#what-does-a-membership-platform-cost) 4. [Do members pay more when they join on a phone?](#do-members-pay-more-when-they-join-on-a-phone) 5. [Can members get early access to my on-sales?](#can-members-get-early-access-to-my-on-sales) 6. [Can I give members their own ticket prices?](#can-i-give-members-their-own-ticket-prices) 7. [Can members keep their card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet?](#can-members-keep-their-card-in-apple-wallet-or-google-wallet) 8. [Can a couple or a family share a membership?](#can-a-couple-or-a-family-share-a-membership) 9. [Can I offer a free trial without giving away free entry?](#can-i-offer-a-free-trial-without-giving-away-free-entry) 10. [Can fans buy a membership as a gift?](#can-fans-buy-a-membership-as-a-gift) 11. [What happens when a tier is full?](#what-happens-when-a-tier-is-full) 12. [Can members bring in new members?](#can-members-bring-in-new-members) 13. [Can members pause in the off-season?](#can-members-pause-in-the-off-season) 14. [How do I give members merch and welcome packs?](#how-do-i-give-members-merch-and-welcome-packs) 15. [Can I run a members-only community and livestreams?](#can-i-run-a-members-only-community-and-livestreams) 16. [Do I have to change price for existing members when I raise it?](#do-i-have-to-change-price-for-existing-members-when-i-raise-it) ## How do I start a paid membership for my events? On Ticket Fairy, you set up tiers with a monthly price, a yearly price or both, and fans join on your own join page. The full answer A tier with no price is free to join, so you can grow a supporters' list before you charge. Each member keeps the price they joined at. - Monthly and yearly prices on each tier, with automatic renewals, payment retries and 7 days of grace that keep perks working.[1](#source-1) - A tier with no price is free to join, and its members get the perks you give it.[1](#source-1) - Each member keeps the price they joined at, so a later price change applies only to new members.[1](#source-1) [Patreon vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-patreon) ## Can a membership get fans into my events without a ticket? Yes. On Ticket Fairy, members reserve a free place ahead or scan their membership card at your door, with visit limits each billing period and guests. The full answer Your door team scans the card in Entry Fairy like a ticket, and each member entry counts towards your capacity and your check-in report. We did not find entry to in-person events in Patreon's help center or on Memberful's pricing page. Join It's digital member cards can be scanned at the door with a phone. - Members reserve a free place ahead or scan their membership card at the door, with visit limits, guests and a card for each person on a household tier.[2](#source-2) - Your door team scans a membership card in Entry Fairy like a ticket, and each member entry counts towards your capacity and your check-in report.[2](#source-2) - Members of chosen tiers can join a ticketed livestream without buying a ticket; entry to in-person events was not found[3](#source-3) - Letting members into in-person events was not found on Memberful's pricing page[4](#source-4) - Join It's digital member cards can be scanned at the door with a phone.[5](#source-5) [Patreon vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-patreon) ## What does a membership platform cost? Ticket Fairy keeps 5% of each membership payment plus card processing, with no monthly fee, and takes nothing on free tiers, free trials, free months or member entry. The full answer Creators who publish their Patreon page after 4 August 2025 pay a 10% platform fee. Ko-fi and Buy Me a Coffee each take 5%. Memberful Standard costs $49 a month plus 4.9%, and Join It starts at $29 a month plus 3.0%. - Ticket Fairy keeps 5% of each membership payment plus card processing, with no monthly fee, and takes nothing on free tiers, free trials, free months or member entry.[1](#source-1) - Creators who publish their Patreon page after 4 August 2025 pay a 10% platform fee, plus taxes and payment processing.[6](#source-6) - Ko-fi takes a flat 5% of membership payments, with no monthly cost.[7](#source-7) - Buy Me a Coffee charges a 5% transaction fee and no monthly fee.[8](#source-8) - Memberful Standard costs $49 a month plus a 4.9% transaction fee, and it is free to try until you start taking payments.[9](#source-9) - From $29 a month plus a 3.0% service fee on Starter, or $99 a month plus 2.0% on Total, with Stripe processing on top[10](#source-10) [Patreon alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/patreon-alternatives) ## Do members pay more when they join on a phone? Not on Ticket Fairy: fans join and pay on your join page in their web browser, so the price is the same on every phone and computer. The full answer When a Patreon creator keeps their earnings on iOS in-app purchases, Patreon raises the iOS price by roughly 43%. - Fans join and pay on your join page in their web browser, so the price is the same on every phone and computer, with no app store charge added.[1](#source-1) - When a creator keeps their earnings on iOS in-app purchases, Patreon raises the iOS price by roughly 43%.[11](#source-11) [Patreon vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-patreon) ## Can members get early access to my on-sales? Yes. On Ticket Fairy, early access lets members buy before your on-sale, in the same checkout as your tickets. The full answer Member discounts and members-only ticket types run in the same checkout, so a member's perks apply when they buy. - Member discounts, member credit to spend each month or year, members-only ticket types, members-only seat sections and early seat picking, and early access before your on-sale, in the same checkout as your tickets.[1](#source-1) [Join It vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-join-it) ## Can I give members their own ticket prices? Yes. On Ticket Fairy, member discounts and members-only ticket types apply in the same checkout as your tickets. The full answer Join It applies member-only pricing to event registrations, and for music venues it applies member discounts and presale codes through Eventbrite. - Member discounts, member credit to spend each month or year, members-only ticket types, members-only seat sections and early seat picking, and early access before your on-sale, in the same checkout as your tickets.[1](#source-1) - Join It applies member-only pricing to event registrations and has built-in ticketing.[12](#source-12) - For music venues, Join It applies member discounts and presale codes through Eventbrite.[13](#source-13) [Join It vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-join-it) ## Can members keep their card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet? Yes. On Ticket Fairy, every member gets a membership card for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. The full answer Join It's digital cards for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet come with its Total plan and update when a member renews, upgrades or expires. - Every member gets a membership card for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.[1](#source-1) - Digital membership cards for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, from the Total plan[14](#source-14) - Join It's digital cards update when a member renews, upgrades or expires.[15](#source-15) [Join It vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-join-it) ## Can a couple or a family share a membership? Yes. On Ticket Fairy, a household tier gives each person their own membership card and their own visits, for up to 6 people. The full answer Each person's entries count separately, so one partner can come to a show without the other. - A household tier gives each person their own membership card and their own visits, for up to 6 people.[16](#source-16) [Join It vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-join-it) ## Can I offer a free trial without giving away free entry? Yes. On Ticket Fairy, a free trial lasts up to 90 days and does not include free entry to your events unless you turn that on for the tier. The full answer Patreon free trials last 7 days, and the member is charged when the trial ends. - Free trials of up to 90 days, codes, founder prices and offers for the first members to join.[17](#source-17) - A free trial does not include free entry to your events unless you turn that on for the tier.[17](#source-17) - Patreon free trials last 7 days, and the member is charged when the trial ends.[18](#source-18) [Patreon vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-patreon) ## Can fans buy a membership as a gift? Yes. On Ticket Fairy, fans can buy 1, 3, 6 or 12 months as a gift, and you can give complimentary memberships yourself. The full answer Patreon lets fans gift 1 to 12 months of a creator's membership, and Memberful includes gift purchases. - Fans can buy 1, 3, 6 or 12 months as a gift, and you can give complimentary memberships.[17](#source-17) - Fans can gift 1 to 12 months of a creator's membership to another fan[19](#source-19) - Gift purchases[20](#source-20) [Memberful alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/memberful-alternatives) ## What happens when a tier is full? On Ticket Fairy, fans join the tier's waitlist, and the first person waiting is invited when a place opens. The full answer Patreon creators can limit the number of member spots in a tier. - When a tier with a member limit is full, fans join its waitlist, and the first person waiting is invited when a place opens.[1](#source-1) - Patreon creators can limit the number of member spots in a tier.[21](#source-21) [Patreon vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-patreon) ## Can members bring in new members? Yes. On Ticket Fairy, paying members earn 1 to 12 free months for each friend who joins and pays. The full answer Memberful includes a built-in referral program. We did not find a member referral reward in Patreon's help center. - Paying members earn 1 to 12 free months for each friend who joins and pays.[22](#source-22) - A built-in referral program[23](#source-23) - A reward for members who bring in other members was not found in Patreon's help center[24](#source-24) [Memberful vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-memberful) ## Can members pause in the off-season? Yes. On Ticket Fairy, you can pause a paid membership for 1 to 3 months, and members can pause their own on tiers where you allow it. The full answer Nothing is charged during the pause, so a member who is away for a season stays a member. - You can pause a paid membership for 1 to 3 months, and members can pause their own on tiers where you allow it.[16](#source-16) [Memberful vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-memberful) ## How do I give members merch and welcome packs? On Ticket Fairy, perks you hand out yourself, such as merch, a welcome pack or a meet and greet, wait on a To deliver list until you mark them delivered. The full answer Ticket Fairy also runs perks for you: free entry, member prices, early access, members-only posts and a private community link. - Perks you hand out yourself, such as merch, a welcome pack or a meet and greet, wait on a To deliver list until you mark them delivered.[16](#source-16) - A private community link, such as Discord, WhatsApp or Telegram, shown only to members, and members-only posts you can email.[1](#source-1) [Patreon vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-patreon) ## Can I run a members-only community and livestreams? Yes. On Ticket Fairy, a tier can show members a private community link and members-only posts, and include livestream access to your online events. The full answer Patreon syncs your Discord server roles with your tiers, and its creators can go live to all their members or only certain tiers. Ko-fi gives supporters and members Discord roles and invites. - A private community link, such as Discord, WhatsApp or Telegram, shown only to members, and members-only posts you can email.[1](#source-1) - A membership tier can include livestream access to your online events, alongside free entry, member discounts, early access and members-only posts.[1](#source-1) - Patreon syncs your Discord server roles with your tiers to give members access to your server.[25](#source-25) - Patreon creators can go live to all their members or only certain tiers.[26](#source-26) - Ko-fi gives supporters and members exclusive Discord roles and invites.[27](#source-27) [Patreon vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-patreon) ## Do I have to change price for existing members when I raise it? No. On Ticket Fairy, each member keeps the price they joined at, so a later price change applies only to new members. The full answer Patreon discounts are for new paid members, for the first month or the first year. - Each member keeps the price they joined at, so a later price change applies only to new members.[1](#source-1) - Patreon discounts are for new paid members, for the first month or the first year.[28](#source-28) [Patreon vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-patreon) ## Everything you need to sell and run your events Run your events like a company many times your size. 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. - #### [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.[29](#source-29) - #### [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.[30](#source-30) - #### [Promoters & sales teams](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams) Each promoter gets their own link and artwork, one promoter team can sell across your events, and you see who sold what and the commission you owe.[31](#source-31) - #### [Seating & timed entry](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry) You can sell numbered seats or seated areas, or timed entry with a capacity and price for each slot, and follow arrivals slot by slot.[32](#source-32) - #### [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.[33](#source-33) - #### [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.[34](#source-34) - #### [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.[35](#source-35) ### Fewer questions from buyers Buyers find their answers and sort out their own orders. - #### [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.[36](#source-36) ### Less work for your team Your whole team works from one place, and Fai takes on the admin. - #### [Artists & line-up](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/artists-and-line-up) You can advance every act and speaker within their allowances, catch running-order clashes early and publish a line-up fans can add to their calendar.[37](#source-37) - #### [Crew & volunteers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/crew-and-volunteers) You can offer open shifts to the people who fit them, each person's shifts, skills and confirmed age follow them across all your events, and you can recruit, look after and reward your volunteers.[38](#source-38) - #### [Traders & markets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/traders-and-markets) You pick the right mix of traders, get their paperwork and payments in before load-in, place each pitch on your map and invoice your share of their sales.[39](#source-39) - #### [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.[40](#source-40) ### A smooth show day Every team on site knows what happens next, and problems get sorted fast. - #### [Guest lists & comps](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/guest-lists-and-comps) You can send guests free tickets your door team scans, upload a whole list at once and let partners hand out their own allocation.[41](#source-41) - #### [Front of house](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house) Walk-ups can buy at your box office, guests prove their age once, VIPs get a host, and fans pay cashless with their wristband.[42](#source-42) - #### [Show day](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/show-day) Every team knows what's on each stage now and next, and incidents reach the right people fast.[43](#source-43) ### Know your numbers You see what each event earns and costs, and pay everyone you owe. - #### [Contracts & payments](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/contracts-and-payments) You get deals signed online, and Fai checks agents' paperwork against your offers. Suppliers get paid on time, and you settle each show from what it actually sold.[44](#source-44) - #### [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.[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) - #### [Budget & costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs) You can see the all-in cost of each act, your whole team works from one shared budget, and you can compare costs and sales pace across your events.[47](#source-47) No per-seat pricing: your whole team joins any paid plan at no extra cost.[48](#source-48) [See the whole platform](https://www.ticketfairy.com/platform) ## More comparisons for your team Which other tools are you considering? - [Membership platforms compared](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships) 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 48 sources 1. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Sell monthly and yearly memberships to your event fans](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/sell-memberships-to-your-fans) 2. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Let members into your events with their membership card](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/let-members-into-your-events-with-their-membership-card) 3. Patreon Members of chosen tiers can join a ticketed livestream without buying a ticket; entry to in-person events was not found "If you’ve made the Live available to specific membership tiers, those members can join without purchasing a ticket." [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/42818545990669-Ticketed-Lives-FAQ](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/42818545990669-Ticketed-Lives-FAQ), read on 25 October 2026. 4. Memberful Letting members into in-person events was not found on Memberful's pricing page "Support for all types of content Podcasts Newsletters Communities Courses Downloads" [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 5. Join It Join It's digital member cards can be scanned at the door with a phone. "Digital member cards the door can scan with a phone" [joinit.com/categories/music-venues](https://joinit.com/categories/music-venues), read on 25 October 2026. 6. Patreon Creators who publish their Patreon page after 4 August 2025 pay a 10% platform fee, plus taxes and payment processing. "The standard 10% pricing plan + relevant taxes applies to any creator who publishes their Patreon page after August 4, 2025." [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview), read on 25 October 2026. 7. Ko-fi Ko-fi takes a flat 5% of membership payments, with no monthly cost. "A flat 5% service fee applies to anything else, such as shop items, memberships, monthly tips, and commissions." [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee), read on 25 October 2026. 8. Buy Me a Coffee Buy Me a Coffee charges a 5% transaction fee and no monthly fee. "We do not charge a monthly fee. All features including publishing and emails are free for everyone. We charge a 5% transaction fee, and creators keep 95% of the earnings." [buymeacoffee.com/faq](https://buymeacoffee.com/faq), read on 25 October 2026. 9. Memberful Memberful Standard costs $49 a month plus a 4.9% transaction fee, and it is free to try until you start taking payments. "Standard $49 / month + 4.9% transaction fee Access everything Memberful has to offer for one monthly price. Try it for free for as long as you like. You'll only be charged when you go live and start accepting payments." [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 10. Join It From $29 a month plus a 3.0% service fee on Starter, or $99 a month plus 2.0% on Total, with Stripe processing on top "Starter Package $29 /mo 3.0% service fee for online transactions" [joinit.com/pricing](https://joinit.com/pricing), read on 25 October 2026. 11. Patreon When a creator keeps their earnings on iOS in-app purchases, Patreon raises the iOS price by roughly 43%. "To calculate the higher iOS price, your list price is increased by roughly 43%\*." [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/27991664769677-How-iOS-in-app-purchases-work-on-Patreon](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/27991664769677-How-iOS-in-app-purchases-work-on-Patreon), read on 25 October 2026. 12. Join It Join It applies member-only pricing to event registrations and has built-in ticketing. "Take free or paid registrations, apply member-only pricing automatically, and keep every attendee connected to your membership data. Now with built-in ticketing, there's no separate event platform to pay for or reconcile." [joinit.com/features/event-registration](https://joinit.com/features/event-registration), read on 25 October 2026. 13. Join It For music venues, Join It applies member discounts and presale codes through Eventbrite. "Member discounts and presale codes through Eventbrite" [joinit.com/categories/music-venues](https://joinit.com/categories/music-venues), read on 25 October 2026. 14. Join It Digital membership cards for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, from the Total plan "Digital membership cards are included with Total plans and above." [joinit.com/features/digital-membership-cards](https://joinit.com/features/digital-membership-cards), read on 25 October 2026. 15. Join It Join It's digital cards update when a member renews, upgrades or expires. "Cards stay current when a member renews, upgrades, or expires—without printing cards or asking members to download another app." [joinit.com/features/digital-membership-cards](https://joinit.com/features/digital-membership-cards), read on 25 October 2026. 16. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Look after your event members and their perks](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/look-after-your-members) 17. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Grow your event membership with offers, free trials and gifts](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/run-membership-offers-free-trials-and-gift-memberships) 18. Patreon Patreon free trials last 7 days, and the member is charged when the trial ends. "Free trials let potential members try out your membership for a 7-day trial period before they’re charged." [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11044183172493-Free-Trials-FAQ](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11044183172493-Free-Trials-FAQ), read on 25 October 2026. 19. Patreon Fans can gift 1 to 12 months of a creator's membership to another fan "You can gift between 1-12 months of membership to any of a creator's tiers as long as the tier is not limited" [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/31344987943949-How-to-gift-memberships-to-other-fans](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/31344987943949-How-to-gift-memberships-to-other-fans), read on 25 October 2026. 20. Memberful Gift purchases "Gift purchases" [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 21. Patreon Patreon creators can limit the number of member spots in a tier. "When creating or editing your tier, you can limit the number of available member spots to keep a tier exclusive or give you more control over the number of benefits you'll need to fulfill." [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/204606165-Limit-member-spots-in-your-tier](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/204606165-Limit-member-spots-in-your-tier), read on 25 October 2026. 22. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Reward members who bring friends into your event membership](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/reward-members-who-bring-in-new-members) 23. Memberful A built-in referral program "Built-in referral program" [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 24. Patreon A reward for members who bring in other members was not found in Patreon's help center "Hosted creator page Monthly and annual memberships Digital product sales ( one-time purchases )" [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/36426991446797-A-standard-platform-fee-for-new-creators-effective-after-August-4-2025](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/36426991446797-A-standard-platform-fee-for-new-creators-effective-after-August-4-2025), read on 25 October 2026. 25. Patreon Patreon syncs your Discord server roles with your tiers to give members access to your server. "Our Discord integration syncs your Discord server roles with your Patreon tiers to grant exclusive server access and permissions." [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/213552323-Setting-up-Discord-for-your-members](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/213552323-Setting-up-Discord-for-your-members), read on 25 October 2026. 26. Patreon Patreon creators can go live to all their members or only certain tiers. "Yes, you're in control of who you'd like to go Live to, whether you want to go Live to all members or only certain tiers" [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/35594631117197-Live-FAQ](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/35594631117197-Live-FAQ), read on 25 October 2026. 27. Ko-fi Ko-fi gives supporters and members exclusive Discord roles and invites. "Connect your Discord server to Ko-fi to grant your supporters and members exclusive roles and invites." [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020363857-Setting-up-Discord-rewards-with-Ko-fi](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020363857-Setting-up-Discord-rewards-with-Ko-fi), read on 25 October 2026. 28. Patreon Patreon discounts are for new paid members, for the first month or the first year. "No, discounts are only applied for the first month or the first year, depending on what you choose to set up." [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/31517382056717-Discounts-FAQ](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/31517382056717-Discounts-FAQ), read on 25 October 2026. 29. Ticket Fairy [Let your buyers sell tickets to their friends](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing) 30. Ticket Fairy [Earn more per buyer with extras they want](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells) 31. Ticket Fairy [Help promoters sell more, and know who sold what](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams) 32. Ticket Fairy [Fill every time slot and seat, and never overfill](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry) 33. Ticket Fairy [Know which ads, posts and partners sell tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking) 34. Ticket Fairy [Send a ticket link to every fan who asks](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media) 35. Ticket Fairy [Sell tickets right on your event website](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder) 36. Ticket Fairy [Answer buyers and sell tickets in one chat](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge) 37. Ticket Fairy [Get every artist advance back complete and on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/artists-and-line-up) 38. Ticket Fairy [Cover every shift with the right people](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/crew-and-volunteers) 39. Ticket Fairy [Fill your site with the right mix of traders](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/traders-and-markets) 40. Ticket Fairy [Get your ticketing jobs done by asking Fai](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai) 41. Ticket Fairy [Get guests in as quickly as paying buyers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/guest-lists-and-comps) 42. Ticket Fairy [Sell at your door and look after every guest](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house) 43. Ticket Fairy [Keep stages on time and respond fast to incidents](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/show-day) 44. Ticket Fairy [Close deals sooner and pay everyone on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/contracts-and-payments) 45. Ticket Fairy [Watch your on-sale as it happens](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports) 46. Ticket Fairy [Pay artists, suppliers and crew from ticket sales](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/vault) 47. Ticket Fairy [Know what every act and event really costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs) 48. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing) Buy Me a Coffee is a trademark of its owner. Join It is a trademark of its owner. Ko-fi is a trademark of its owner. Memberful is a trademark of its owner. Patreon is a trademark of its owner. Ticket Fairy is not affiliated with them. **Keep your ticketing where it is.** Your budgets, artist and crew coordination, and marketing can run on Ticket Fairy while another platform sells your tickets. If you choose to move ticketing too, our team can help with event setup, branding, customer data imports and training. ## Start free on Ticket Fairy You can create a free account and try it on your next event, alongside the tools your team uses today. 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