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title: "Livepass vs Ticket Fairy: fees and features (2026)"
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3. [Ticketing platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/ticketing)
4. Livepass vs Ticket Fairy

# Livepass vs Ticket Fairy

With Ticket Fairy, you see your standard ticketing fee on Ticket Fairy's fee page with card processing included, your fans can resell at face value to the next person on your waiting list, and Fai can answer questions and make changes once you approve. Livepass can check entry by national ID card (DNI), supply trained staff for validation, access control and box offices, provide PDA scanning handsets, and sell paid access to streamed content through Livepass Play.

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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)

- **11 of 11** of the things you need, included on Ticket Fairy
- **7 of 11** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Livepass
- **4** things you need that Ticket Fairy includes and Livepass does not

## The short answer

Which should you choose?

### Where Ticket Fairy is stronger

- Ticket Fairy publishes its standard ticketing fee for each country it serves on its fee page, with card processing included.[1](#source-1)
- Your fans can resell and transfer tickets at face value, and each returned ticket is offered to the next fan on your waiting list.[2](#source-2)
- Fai can answer questions and make changes once you approve.[3](#source-3)
- Your buyers can find and buy your tickets inside the AI assistants you choose.[4](#source-4)

### Where Livepass is stronger

- Livepass can validate entry by QR code, e-ticket or the attendee's national ID card (DNI).[5](#source-5)
- Livepass can supply trained staff for validation, access control, box offices and supervision.[6](#source-6)
- Livepass Play sells paid access to streamed content and handles the transactions.[7](#source-7)
- Livepass can provide PDA scanning handsets.[8](#source-8)

Choose Ticket Fairy when you want a published ticketing fee with card processing included, face-value resale with a waiting list and Fai to answer questions and make changes once you approve. Choose Livepass if you want entry checked by national ID card, trained staff for your gates and box offices, paid streaming of your show, or scanning handsets supplied for your gates.

## What each platform costs for your event

What would 500 tickets at US$40 cost on Livepass and on Ticket Fairy?

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

### What does one order of 500 tickets at $40 cost on Ticket Fairy?

   Every platform's order, in words

- **Ticket Fairy** Fee on each ticket $4; buyers pay $22,000; you receive $20,000. Card processing included
- **Livepass** Price not published. Buyers pay a service charge on each ticket and a single distribution charge per order.

On this order, your buyers pay $22,000 on Ticket Fairy, card processing included, and you receive $20,000.

Sources[9](#source-9)

  Your own ticket price and number of tickets

| For 500 tickets at $40 | Ticket Fairy | Livepass |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Who pays the fee | The buyer, unless you choose to absorb it | Not published |
| Fees per ticket | $4 | Not published; quote required |
| Buyers pay in total | $22,000 | Not published |
| You receive for the tickets | $20,000 | Not published |
| Your Pro plan ($20 a month), once the Ticket Fairy fees on these sales come off it | $0 to pay that month | Price not published. Buyers pay a service charge on each ticket and a single distribution charge per order. |

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. Livepass's pricing is from [its own pricing page](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso), read on 19 October 2026. [See Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing).

### When does each platform pay you your ticket money?

   When each platform pays, in words

- **Ticket Fairy** On your own payment account: daily as tickets sell.[10](#source-10)
- **Ticket Fairy** On money Ticket Fairy processes: usually 10 to 15 business days after the event, and can be held for the chargeback window where there are chargebacks or cancellations.[10](#source-10)
- **Livepass** Not published: We did not find when ticket money is paid to the promoter in Livepass's public pages; Livepass sells as the agent of the promoter, theater or stadium[11](#source-11)

On Ticket Fairy you are paid daily as tickets sell on your own payment account, or usually 10 to 15 business days after the event on money Ticket Fairy processes, which can be held for the chargeback window where there are chargebacks or cancellations.

Sources[10](#source-10) [11](#source-11)

## What each platform does for your event

What do you get from Livepass and Ticket Fairy when you sell tickets?

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

   Every difference, in words

- **When you are paid** Ticket Fairy: Included. Livepass: Not found.
- **Resale and transfers** Ticket Fairy: Included. Livepass: Not found.
- **Sells through AI assistants** Ticket Fairy: Included. Livepass: Not found.
- **AI assistant** Ticket Fairy: Included. Livepass: Not found.
- **7 things you need are the same on both:** Fees, Reserved seating, Payment plans, Event website or checkout on your site, Door scanning, Marketing tools, Your buyer data

Ticket Fairy includes 4 of these that we did not find in Livepass's public documentation.

| What you need | Ticket Fairy | Livepass |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Money |  |  |
| Fees | Every plan has one standard ticketing fee that buyers pay or you absorb, and on a paid plan you can add your own ticketing fee on top and keep your own fee [10](#source-10) | Buyers pay a service charge on each ticket and a single distribution charge per order; the amounts are not published [12](#source-12) |
| When you are paid | Payouts arrive daily on your own Stripe or Xendit account, or after the event when Ticket Fairy processes your sales [10](#source-10) | Not found in Livepass's public documentation[11](#source-11) We did not find when ticket money is paid to the promoter in Livepass's public pages; Livepass sells as the agent of the promoter, theater or stadium |
| Selling |  |  |
| Reserved seating | Included[13](#source-13) Your buyers can pick their own seat on your venue's map | Included[14](#source-14) General admission and numbered seats sold in the same system |
| Payment plans | Included[15](#source-15) Your buyers can pay for bigger tickets with a deposit now and installments later | Included[16](#source-16) Online payment methods that include paying in installments (cuotas) |
| Resale and transfers | Included[2](#source-2) Your fans can resell and transfer tickets at face value, with a waiting list | Not found in Livepass's public documentation[17](#source-17) We did not find fan-to-fan resale in Livepass's public pages; its terms say tickets may not be resold without the promoter's permission |
| Event website or checkout on your site | Included[18](#source-18) You get a website for each event at its own link or on your own web address, and checkout on your own site | Included[19](#source-19) Sales channels that give buyers a white-label experience under your own brand |
| Sells through AI assistants | Included[4](#source-4) Your buyers can find and buy your tickets inside the AI assistants you choose | Not found in Livepass's public documentation[20](#source-20) Buying inside an AI assistant was not found in Livepass's public pages |
| Running the event |  |  |
| Door scanning | Included[21](#source-21) Your door team can scan tickets on their own phones, and your buyers can keep their tickets in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, updated whenever anything changes | Included[22](#source-22) Validation of tickets by QR code, e-ticket or national ID card (DNI) |
| Marketing tools | Included[23](#source-23) Email and text campaigns, promo codes and referral rewards promote your events | Included[24](#source-24) Email campaigns to your own database, with content you design |
| Your buyer data | Included[25](#source-25) You keep your own customer list and see your repeat and lapsed buyers | Included[26](#source-26) Downloadable reports of registered users, people who tried to buy and buyers |
| AI assistant | Included[3](#source-3) Fai can answer questions and make changes once you approve | Not found in Livepass's public documentation[27](#source-27) We did not find an AI assistant for event organizers in Livepass's public pages |

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

    How much does Livepass charge?  Livepass does not publish its prices; its terms say buyers pay a service charge on each ticket and a single distribution charge per order. On Ticket Fairy, every plan has one standard ticketing fee, published for each country with card processing included, and you choose whether buyers pay it or you absorb it. On a paid plan you can add your own ticketing fee on top and keep your own fee. [28](#source-28) [1](#source-1) [10](#source-10)    When does Livepass pay the promoter?  We did not find Livepass's payout timing in its public pages; its terms say it sells tickets as the agent of the promoter, theater or stadium. On Ticket Fairy, you can be paid daily as tickets sell on your own Stripe or Xendit account where your country supports it, or Ticket Fairy collects the payments and usually pays you 10 to 15 business days after the event, and funds can be held for the chargeback window where there are chargebacks or cancellations. [29](#source-29) [30](#source-30) [10](#source-10)    Can buyers pay in cuotas on Livepass?  Yes. Livepass lists online payment methods that include paying in installments (cuotas). On Ticket Fairy, buyers can pay a deposit at checkout and the rest in weekly or monthly installments that finish before the event. [31](#source-31) [32](#source-32)    Can Livepass check people in with their DNI?  Yes. Livepass can validate entry by QR code, e-ticket or the attendee's national ID card (DNI), and can supply its own PDA scanning handsets and trained staff for your gates. On Ticket Fairy, your door team scans tickets on their own phones and can sell to walk-ups in the same app. [5](#source-5) [8](#source-8) [6](#source-6) [21](#source-21) [33](#source-33)    Does Livepass sell numbered seats?  Yes. Livepass sells general admission and numbered seats in the same system. On Ticket Fairy, your buyers pick their own seat on your venue's map. [34](#source-34) [13](#source-13)    Can fans resell tickets on Livepass?  We did not find fan-to-fan resale in Livepass's public pages, and its terms say tickets may not be resold without the promoter's permission. On Ticket Fairy, your fans can resell and transfer tickets at face value, and each returned ticket is offered to the next fan on your waiting list. [35](#source-35) [2](#source-2)    Does Livepass have an AI assistant?  We did not find an AI assistant for event organizers in Livepass's public pages. On Ticket Fairy, Fai can answer questions about your events and make changes once you approve, and your buyers can find and buy your tickets inside the AI assistants you choose. [36](#source-36) [3](#source-3) [4](#source-4)

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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)

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1. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy's ticketing fee in every country](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing/fees)
2. Ticket Fairy [Spare tickets reach fans at face value](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/orders-refunds-and-resale/resale-transfers-and-waiting-lists)
3. Ticket Fairy [Fai gets your ticketing jobs done when you ask](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai)
4. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Choose which AI assistants sell your tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/choose-which-ai-assistants-sell-your-tickets)
5. Livepass Livepass can validate entry by QR code, e-ticket or the attendee's national ID card (DNI). "Nuestro moderno sistema puede validar tickets o tarjetas de socios con códigos QR, e-tickets e incluso DNI."  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/acreditacion-y-control-de-acceso/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/acreditacion-y-control-de-acceso/), read on 19 October 2026.
6. Livepass Livepass can supply trained staff for validation, access control, box offices and supervision. "también ofrecemos personal altamente capacitado tanto para el proceso de validación, para el control de acceso, boleterías y supervisión."  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/acreditacion-y-control-de-acceso/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/acreditacion-y-control-de-acceso/), read on 19 October 2026.
7. Livepass Livepass Play sells paid access to streamed content and handles the transactions. "Livepass play es un medio para llegar a una mayor cantidad de público y en caso de que sea pagado, monetizar el contenido encargándose del proceso transaccional ."  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/streaming/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/streaming/), read on 19 October 2026.
8. Livepass Livepass can provide PDA scanning handsets. "contamos con la posibilidad de proveer las maquinas PDA"  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/acreditacion-y-control-de-acceso/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/acreditacion-y-control-de-acceso/), read on 19 October 2026.
9. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing)
10. Ticket Fairy [Your ticket money arrives daily, or after the show](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/payments-and-payouts/payment-accounts-fees-and-payouts)
11. Livepass When you are paid "actuando por cuenta y orden del Promotor / Productor / Teatro / Estadio" Where we looked: livepass.com.ar and servicios.livepass.com.ar pages read in full on 2026-10-19: home, Quiénes somos, Condiciones de uso, and the services pages Inicio, Venta en línea, Acreditación y control de acceso, Conciertos, Teatros and Streaming; searched for "reventa", "cuota", "comisión", "cargo por servicio", "liquidación", "inteligencia artificial", "IA". The help center at livepass.zendesk.com answers 403 to our reader, so it was not read..  [livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso), read on 19 October 2026.
12. Livepass Fees "están sujetos a un costo adicional de cargo por servicio de venta por cada entrada adquirida y un costo único de distribución por orden."  [livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso), read on 19 October 2026.
13. Ticket Fairy [Buyers pick their own seat on your venue's map](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry/reserved-seating)
14. Livepass Reserved seating "Podemos vender localidades generales o numeradas dentro del mismo sistema garantizando el mismo desempeño."  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/conciertos/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/conciertos/), read on 19 October 2026.
15. Ticket Fairy [Fans can buy your biggest tickets with a deposit](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/payments-and-payouts/payment-plans)
16. Livepass Payment plans "Disponemos de distintos medios de pago en linea y en cuotas"  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/venta-en-linea/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/venta-en-linea/), read on 19 October 2026.
17. Livepass Resale and transfers "no podrán ser utilizadas para su reventa, uso comercial y/o promocional alguno sin la previa autorización del organizador." Where we looked: livepass.com.ar and servicios.livepass.com.ar pages read in full on 2026-10-19: home, Quiénes somos, Condiciones de uso, and the services pages Inicio, Venta en línea, Acreditación y control de acceso, Conciertos, Teatros and Streaming; searched for "reventa", "cuota", "comisión", "cargo por servicio", "liquidación", "inteligencia artificial", "IA". The help center at livepass.zendesk.com answers 403 to our reader, so it was not read..  [livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso), read on 19 October 2026.
18. Ticket Fairy [You can sell tickets right on your event website](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)
19. Livepass Event website or checkout on your site "Un canal de venta te permitirá entregar una experiencia 100% whitelabel con tu marca como protagonista"  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/venta-en-linea/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/venta-en-linea/), read on 19 October 2026.
20. Livepass Sells through AI assistants "Somos una empresa de venta de tickets que trabaja para convertirse en una solución integral de servicio." Where we looked: livepass.com.ar and servicios.livepass.com.ar pages read in full on 2026-10-19: home, Quiénes somos, Condiciones de uso, and the services pages Inicio, Venta en línea, Acreditación y control de acceso, Conciertos, Teatros and Streaming; searched for "reventa", "cuota", "comisión", "cargo por servicio", "liquidación", "inteligencia artificial", "IA". The help center at livepass.zendesk.com answers 403 to our reader, so it was not read..  [livepass.com.ar/pages/quienes-somos](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/quienes-somos), read on 19 October 2026.
21. Ticket Fairy [Tickets in your buyers' wallets, always up to date](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/check-in-and-box-office/apple-and-google-wallet-passes)
22. Livepass Door scanning "Nuestro moderno sistema puede validar tickets o tarjetas de socios con códigos QR, e-tickets e incluso DNI."  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/acreditacion-y-control-de-acceso/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/acreditacion-y-control-de-acceso/), read on 19 October 2026.
23. Ticket Fairy [Your buyers sell tickets to their friends](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
24. Livepass Marketing tools "Envía comunicados masivos a tu BBDD, configurando el contenido de los correos de forma simple y diseñados 100% por ti."  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/venta-en-linea/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/venta-en-linea/), read on 19 October 2026.
25. Ticket Fairy [You find your regulars and win back lapsed buyers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/audience-insights/customer-list-and-repeat-buyers)
26. Livepass Your buyer data "Puedes descargar reportes basados en usuarios registrados, que han intentado comprar o que han comprado."  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/venta-en-linea/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/venta-en-linea/), read on 19 October 2026.
27. Livepass AI assistant "Somos una empresa de venta de tickets que trabaja para convertirse en una solución integral de servicio." Where we looked: livepass.com.ar and servicios.livepass.com.ar pages read in full on 2026-10-19: home, Quiénes somos, Condiciones de uso, and the services pages Inicio, Venta en línea, Acreditación y control de acceso, Conciertos, Teatros and Streaming; searched for "reventa", "cuota", "comisión", "cargo por servicio", "liquidación", "inteligencia artificial", "IA". The help center at livepass.zendesk.com answers 403 to our reader, so it was not read..  [livepass.com.ar/pages/quienes-somos](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/quienes-somos), read on 19 October 2026.
28. Livepass Livepass buyers pay a service charge on each ticket and a single distribution charge per order. "están sujetos a un costo adicional de cargo por servicio de venta por cada entrada adquirida y un costo único de distribución por orden."  [livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso), read on 19 October 2026.
29. Livepass We did not find when ticket money is paid to the promoter in Livepass's public pages; Livepass sells as the agent of the promoter, theater or stadium "actuando por cuenta y orden del Promotor / Productor / Teatro / Estadio"  [livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso), read on 19 October 2026.
30. Livepass Livepass, the trading name of Liveticket S.A. in Buenos Aires, sells tickets as agent on behalf of the promoter. "Las entradas son vendidas por LIVETICKET S.A. (en adelante LIVEPASS), con domicilio en Gorriti 4840 de Capital Federal, CUIT Nº 30-71538685-9 como agente, actuando por cuenta y orden del Promotor"  [livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso), read on 19 October 2026.
31. Livepass Livepass lists online payment methods that include paying in installments (cuotas). "Disponemos de distintos medios de pago en linea y en cuotas"  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/venta-en-linea/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/venta-en-linea/), read on 19 October 2026.
32. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Let buyers pay for tickets in installments](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/let-buyers-pay-for-tickets-in-instalments)
33. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Scan tickets at the door](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/scan-tickets-at-the-door)
34. Livepass General admission and numbered seats sold in the same system "Podemos vender localidades generales o numeradas dentro del mismo sistema garantizando el mismo desempeño."  [servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/conciertos/](https://servicios.livepass.com.ar/index.php/conciertos/), read on 19 October 2026.
35. Livepass We did not find fan-to-fan resale in Livepass's public pages; its terms say tickets may not be resold without the promoter's permission "no podrán ser utilizadas para su reventa, uso comercial y/o promocional alguno sin la previa autorización del organizador."  [livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/condiciones-de-uso), read on 19 October 2026.
36. Livepass We did not find an AI assistant for event organizers in Livepass's public pages "Somos una empresa de venta de tickets que trabaja para convertirse en una solución integral de servicio."  [livepass.com.ar/pages/quienes-somos](https://livepass.com.ar/pages/quienes-somos), read on 19 October 2026.

Updated 19 October 2026: First published.

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