--- title: "Best wordpress ticketing plugins for events in 2026, compared" description: "This comparison shows what each WordPress ticketing plugin costs, what each ticket sale costs, where your orders live, and how seat maps, door scanning, promo codes and payouts work: Event Tickets and WooCommerce compared with Ticket Fairy Events." canonical: "https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing" --- 1. [Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/) 2. [Compare](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare) 3. WordPress ticketing plugins # WordPress ticketing plugins for events, compared This comparison shows what each WordPress ticketing plugin costs, what each ticket sale costs, where your orders live, and how seat maps, door scanning, promo codes and payouts work: Event Tickets and WooCommerce compared with Ticket Fairy Events. [Get started free](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-wordpress-ticketing) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo) Ticket Fairy publishes this comparison and also sells event ticketing and event management software. Ticket Fairy Events is Ticket Fairy's own free WordPress plugin, and it works on any WordPress site that can install plugins. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology) - **3** platforms side by side, Ticket Fairy included - **8 of 8** of the things you need, included on Ticket Fairy ## Why sell tickets on WordPress with a plugin backed by a full ticketing platform? Most WordPress ticketing plugins sell from your own WordPress install, so your site, its hosting and its updates carry every order. With Ticket Fairy Events, your WordPress pages show your tickets and checkout, while your orders, seat maps, door scanning and payouts run on Ticket Fairy, with no plugin price and no monthly fee on the Free plan. - Ticket Fairy Events is a free WordPress plugin that shows a buy button, the full checkout, an event list, set times or your line-up from your event or brand page link, with no WooCommerce or API key needed.[1](#source-1) - Your events, orders and tickets live in your Ticket Fairy dashboard, and the plugin shows them on your WordPress pages.[1](#source-1) - The Ticket Fairy Events plugin is free, and the Ticket Fairy platform behind it has no monthly fee on the Free plan, with unlimited events.[1](#source-1) ## Which WordPress ticketing plugins should event teams consider? 1. ### 1\. Ticket Fairy Built for events - Ticket Fairy Events is a free WordPress plugin that shows a buy button, the full checkout, an event list, set times or your line-up from your event or brand page link, with no WooCommerce or API key needed.[1](#source-1) - Your events, orders and tickets live in your Ticket Fairy dashboard, and the plugin shows them on your WordPress pages.[1](#source-1) - The Ticket Fairy Events plugin is free, and the Ticket Fairy platform behind it has no monthly fee on the Free plan, with unlimited events.[1](#source-1) [Get started free](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-wordpress-ticketing) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo) 2. ### 2\. Event Tickets Tickets can sell in a WooCommerce store, in the same cart and checkout as other products.[2](#source-2) **Pricing:** Pro license, $399 a year, for ticket sales with no commission, as shown in dollars to UK visitors on 18 October 2026.[3](#source-3) - Revenue from community-submitted events can be split with the community organizers who sell them.[4](#source-4) - Pro and Elite charge no commission on ticket sales.[5](#source-5) - Custom attendee registration forms collect details per attendee, such as dietary needs and t-shirt sizes.[6](#source-6) [Event Tickets vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/ticket-fairy-vs-event-tickets) 3. ### 3\. WooCommerce Private content, such as a live stream or downloads, can be restricted to ticket-holders.[7](#source-7) **Pricing:** WooCommerce Box Office, £99 a year on free WooCommerce, as shown to UK visitors on 18 October 2026.[8](#source-8) - WooCommerce itself is free; Box Office runs on any store with WooCommerce installed.[9](#source-9) - Ticket-holders can manage their own details, which helps when one person buys tickets for a group.[10](#source-10) - Tickets can be created by hand for comps or onsite registration, with or without an order.[11](#source-11) [WooCommerce vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/ticket-fairy-vs-woocommerce) ## How do WordPress ticketing plugins compare for selling your tickets? - ### Selling more and getting paid - Promo codes and discounts - Emailing your ticket buyers - When you get your ticket money *### Which platform covers each thing you need?* Ticket Fairy includes 8 of these 8 things you need, on any plan. | What you need | Ticket Fairy | Event Tickets | WooCommerce | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | What it costs | | | | | What the plugin costs | Included[1](#source-1) The Ticket Fairy Events plugin is free, and the Ticket Fairy platform behind it has no monthly fee on the Free plan, with unlimited events | On a paid plan[12](#source-12) Pro $399 a year or Elite $599 a year, renewing annually; prices in dollars as shown to UK visitors on 18 October 2026 Plans: Pro | Extra cost[13](#source-13) WooCommerce is free; the WooCommerce Box Office extension costs £99 for a 1-year plan or £158.40 for a 2-year plan, as shown to UK visitors on 18 October 2026 | | What each ticket sale costs | Included[14](#source-14) Every plan has one standard ticketing fee with card processing included, and your buyers pay it or you absorb it | Included[15](#source-15) No ticket commission on Pro and Elite; Stripe, PayPal or Square charge their own card fees, rates not stated | Included[16](#source-16) No Box Office ticket fee; WooPayments card rate 2.90% + US$0.30 in the US and 1.50% + £0.25 in the UK, as published on 18 October 2026 | | Selling and the door | | | | | Where your orders and tickets live | Included[1](#source-1) Your events, orders and tickets live in your Ticket Fairy dashboard, and the plugin shows them on your WordPress pages | Included[17](#source-17) Tickets, RSVPs, orders and attendees are created and managed in your WordPress dashboard | Included[18](#source-18) Orders, tickets and ticket-holder details are stored and managed in your own WooCommerce store dashboard | | Buyers choose their seats | Included[19](#source-19) Your buyers can pick their own seat on your venue's map | On a paid plan[20](#source-20) Seating map builder with assigned seat selection, VIP seat types and hold timers on Elite Plans: Elite | Not found in WooCommerce's public documentation[21](#source-21) No seat selection documented for WooCommerce Box Office | | Scanning tickets at the door | Included[22](#source-22) Your door team can scan tickets on their own phones, and your buyers can keep their tickets in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet | On a paid plan[23](#source-23) QR code check-in app for iOS and Android that works offline, on Pro and Elite Plans: Pro | Extra cost[24](#source-24) Barcode and QR check-in with the WooCommerce Order Barcodes extension, £76 for a 1-year plan as shown to UK visitors | | Selling more and getting paid | | | | | Promo codes and discounts | Included[25](#source-25) You can give a partner, a mailing list or your earliest buyers a better price with promo codes on the ticket types you choose | Included[26](#source-26) Ticket coupons among the core features; WooCommerce coupons and bundle discounts apply in a WooCommerce cart | Included[27](#source-27) WooCommerce coupons work with Box Office tickets, with usage tracked in the WooCommerce dashboard | | Emailing your ticket buyers | Included[28](#source-28) You can email or text your ticket holders and fans from one Messaging page and see how many people a message reaches before you send it | On a paid plan[29](#source-29) Promoter email campaigns, scheduled and triggered emails and segments on Elite; every order sends a branded confirmation email Plans: Elite | Included[30](#source-30) Custom ticket emails after purchase and bulk emails to the holders of a ticket product | | When you get your ticket money | Included[31](#source-31) When Ticket Fairy collects your card payments, your money usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event, and where there are chargebacks or cancellations it can be held for the chargeback window | Included[32](#source-32) Ticket money is taken through your connected Stripe, PayPal or Square account; payout timing is not stated | Included[33](#source-33) WooPayments pays out daily by default after a pending period of 2 business days in the US and Australia, 3 business days in most other countries | ## What else should you know? **Is the Ticket Fairy WordPress plugin free?** Yes. Ticket Fairy Events is free, and the Ticket Fairy platform behind it has no monthly fee on the Free plan, with unlimited events. Your buyers pay the ticketing fee on paid tickets, or you absorb it. [1](#source-1) [14](#source-14) **Do I need WooCommerce to sell tickets on WordPress with Ticket Fairy?** No. Ticket Fairy Events shows a buy button, the full checkout, an event list, set times or your line-up from your event or brand page link, with no WooCommerce or API key needed. [1](#source-1) **Where are my orders stored with Ticket Fairy Events?** Your events, orders and tickets live in your Ticket Fairy dashboard, and the plugin shows them on your WordPress pages. [1](#source-1) **Can buyers choose their seats on my WordPress site?** Yes. With Ticket Fairy, your buyers can pick their own seat on your venue's map. [19](#source-19) **How do I scan tickets sold on my WordPress site at the door?** Your door team can scan Ticket Fairy tickets on their own phones, and your buyers can keep their tickets in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. [22](#source-22) **When do I get paid for tickets sold through the plugin?** When Ticket Fairy collects your card payments, your money usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event. Where there are chargebacks or cancellations, it can be held for the chargeback window. [31](#source-31) ## What does each cost when you sell 200 tickets at $40, one ticket per order? Each plugin's figure adds any fee the plugin charges and the card processing rate its own pages publish, and a yearly plugin price is shown on its own line. Ticket Fairy's ticketing fee includes card processing and VAT or GST, and the plugin and the Free plan have no price or monthly fee. *### What does one order of 200 tickets at $40 cost on each platform?* - Ticket Fairy Fee on each ticket **$4** Buyers pay **$8,800** You receive **$8,000** Card processing included - Event Tickets Fee on each ticket **$0** Buyers pay **$8,000** You receive **$8,000** Plus card processing, which is not published as a rate - WooCommerce Fee on each ticket **$1.46** Buyers pay **$8,000** You receive **$7,708** Fee $0.30 + payment processing $1.16 On this order, your buyers pay $8,800 on Ticket Fairy, card processing included, and you receive $8,000. Sources[34](#source-34) [35](#source-35) [36](#source-36) | For 200 tickets at $40 | Ticket Fairy | | --- | --- | | Who pays the fee | The buyer, unless you choose to absorb it | | Fees per ticket | $4 | | Buyers pay in total | $8,800 | | You receive for the tickets | $8,000 | | Your Pro plan ($20 a month), once the Ticket Fairy fees on these sales come off it | $0 to pay that month | 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. [See Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing). *### When does each platform pay you your ticket money?* - After the event **Ticket Fairy** When Ticket Fairy collects your card payments, your money usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event, and where there are chargebacks or cancellations it can be held for the chargeback window [31](#source-31) - On your own payment account's schedule **Event Tickets** Ticket money is taken through your connected Stripe, PayPal or Square account; payout timing is not stated [32](#source-32) - While tickets sell **WooCommerce** WooPayments pays out daily by default after a pending period of 2 business days in the US and Australia, 3 business days in most other countries [33](#source-33) On Ticket Fairy: When Ticket Fairy collects your card payments, your money usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event, and where there are chargebacks or cancellations it can be held for the chargeback window. Sources[31](#source-31) [32](#source-32) [33](#source-33) ## What changes when your WordPress plugin is backed by a ticketing platform? A plugin that sells from your own install keeps your orders and attendees in your WordPress database, so your hosting, your plugin updates and your payment settings decide how a busy on-sale goes. With Ticket Fairy Events, the plugin shows your events and checkout on your pages, and your events, orders and tickets live in your Ticket Fairy dashboard, with door scanning, seat maps and payouts in the same place. ## Which comparison are you looking for? - ### [Event Tickets vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/ticket-fairy-vs-event-tickets) With Event Tickets from The Events Calendar, you sell from your own WordPress install, with no commission on the Pro license at $399 a year and a seating builder on Elite at $599 a year. With Ticket Fairy Events, the plugin has no price and the Free plan no monthly fee, and your orders, seat maps, door scanning and payouts run on Ticket Fairy while your WordPress pages show your tickets. - ### [WooCommerce vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/ticket-fairy-vs-woocommerce) With WooCommerce, you sell tickets in your own store with the WooCommerce Box Office extension, £99 a year as shown to UK visitors, and check them in with a separate barcodes extension. With Ticket Fairy Events, the plugin has no price and the Free plan no monthly fee, with seat maps, door scanning and payouts included, and your WordPress pages show your tickets and checkout. - ### [Event Tickets vs WooCommerce for events](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/event-tickets-vs-woocommerce-for-events) Event teams use Event Tickets and WooCommerce to sell event tickets from their own WordPress site. Event Tickets adds offline QR check-in on its Pro license and a seating builder on Elite; WooCommerce sells tickets with its Box Office extension in the same store checkout as your products, with check-in from a separate barcodes extension. ## Where does each fact come from? Every fact about another company comes from its own published pages, quoted word for word. Where we did not find something in those pages, we say exactly that. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology) 1. Ticket Fairy [Your WordPress, Wix or Squarespace site can sell your tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/event-pages-and-website/website-builders) 2. Event Tickets Tickets can sell in a WooCommerce store, in the same cart and checkout as other products. "Sell tickets in your WooCommerce store." [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. 3. Event Tickets Pricing "\$399\ /year" [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. 4. Event Tickets Revenue from community-submitted events can be split with the community organizers who sell them. "Split revenue with community organizers" [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. 5. Event Tickets Pro and Elite charge no commission on ticket sales. "Sell unlimited tickets on your site. Keep every dollar you earn." [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. 6. Event Tickets Custom attendee registration forms collect details per attendee, such as dietary needs and t-shirt sizes. "Custom forms let you ask for dietary needs" [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. Show all 36 sources 7. WooCommerce Private content, such as a live stream or downloads, can be restricted to ticket-holders. "Box Office can restrict access to private content so it is only available to ticket-holders" [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 8. WooCommerce Pricing ""price":"99.00","priceCurrency":"GBP"" [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 9. WooCommerce WooCommerce itself is free; Box Office runs on any store with WooCommerce installed. "Box Office runs on any store with WooCommerce installed, and WooCommerce is free." [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 10. WooCommerce Ticket-holders can manage their own details, which helps when one person buys tickets for a group. "Ticket-holders can also manage their own information" [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 11. WooCommerce Tickets can be created by hand for comps or onsite registration, with or without an order. "Box Office includes a Create Ticket option" [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 12. Event Tickets What the plugin costs "\$399\ /year" [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. 13. WooCommerce What the plugin costs ""price":"99.00","priceCurrency":"GBP"" [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 14. Ticket Fairy [Your ticket money arrives daily, or after the show](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/payments-and-payouts/payment-accounts-fees-and-payouts) 15. Event Tickets What each ticket sale costs "0% Ticket Commission" [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/), read on 18 October 2026. 16. WooCommerce What each ticket sale costs "2.90% + $0.30" [woocommerce.com/document/woopayments/fees/](https://woocommerce.com/document/woopayments/fees/), read on 18 October 2026. 17. Event Tickets Where your orders and tickets live "Create all your tickets and RSVPs right from your WordPress dashboard, not third-party sites." [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. 18. WooCommerce Where your orders and tickets live "inside your familiar WooCommerce dashboard" [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 19. Ticket Fairy [Buyers pick their own seat on your venue's map](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry/reserved-seating) 20. Event Tickets Buyers choose their seats "Custom seating map builder" [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. 21. WooCommerce Buyers choose their seats "Box Office runs on any store with WooCommerce installed, and WooCommerce is free." Where we looked: woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/ (features and FAQ), /document/woocommerce-box-office/, woocommerce.com documentation sitemaps (3,703 addresses searched for seat; the one match is a third-party seat planner extension by another developer, not part of Box Office). [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 22. 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) 23. Event Tickets Scanning tickets at the door "Scan tickets from iOS or Android with QR codes. Works offline and syncs when reconnected." [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. 24. WooCommerce Scanning tickets at the door "you can scan it at the door to check attendees in or mark orders complete" [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-order-barcodes/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-order-barcodes/), read on 18 October 2026. 25. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Create promo codes for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/create-promo-codes) 26. Event Tickets Promo codes and discounts "Fees, coupons, community submissions" [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. 27. WooCommerce Promo codes and discounts "Box Office works with WooCommerce coupons, so you can offer discount codes to event partners and sponsors" [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 28. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Email or text your fans and ticket holders from your brand](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/email-or-text-your-fans-and-ticket-holders) 29. Event Tickets Emailing your ticket buyers "Send the right message at the right time, triggered automatically by what your attendees actually do." [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/), read on 18 October 2026. 30. WooCommerce Emailing your ticket buyers "Customize emails sent after a ticket purchase and send bulk emails to attendees." [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 31. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Check the payout for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/check-your-payout) 32. Event Tickets When you get your ticket money "Ticket sales (Stripe, Paypal, Square)" [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/event-tickets/), read on 18 October 2026. 33. WooCommerce When you get your ticket money "Australia, United States" [woocommerce.com/document/woopayments/payouts/payout-schedule/](https://woocommerce.com/document/woopayments/payouts/payout-schedule/), read on 18 October 2026. 34. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing) 35. Event Tickets Fees per ticket "0% Ticket Commission" [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/), read on 18 October 2026. 36. WooCommerce Fees per ticket "2.90% + $0.30" [woocommerce.com/document/woopayments/fees/](https://woocommerce.com/document/woopayments/fees/), read on 18 October 2026. Event Tickets is a trademark of its owner. WooCommerce is a trademark of its owner. Ticket Fairy is not affiliated with them. **You choose the tools to start with** You can start with event management or marketing alongside your current ticketing provider. If you decide to move ticketing, our team helps with setup, 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. No credit card needed to start Works alongside the tools your team uses today Our team helps with setup and training [Get Started](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-wordpress-ticketing) No credit card required --- This page is on Ticket Fairy, a ticketing, marketing and operations platform for live events and the venues that host them: festivals, club nights, concerts, conferences and tours, and night clubs, beach clubs and concert venues. It grows revenue with fan rewards that turn an audience into a sales channel, and runs the money side with payments and payouts, Vault business banking, and working capital advanced against ticket sales. [How Ticket Fairy ticketing works](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing) · [Ticket Fairy for AI assistants](https://www.ticketfairy.com/llms.txt)