--- title: "10 best WordPress ticketing plugins for event teams (2026)" description: "Ticket Fairy's picks of the best WordPress ticketing plugins for event teams, compared on 7 things you need, with sources. Checked October 2026." canonical: "https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/best-wordpress-ticketing-plugins-for-events" --- 1. [Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/) 2. [Compare](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare) 3. [WordPress ticketing plugins](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing) 4. Best WordPress ticketing plugins for event teams # Best WordPress ticketing plugins for event teams Sell tickets on your WordPress site and keep your door, seat maps and payouts in order. Ten options, each described from its own published pages, ranked on what your event team needs on sale day and at the door. 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-wordpress-ticketing-best-wordpress-ticketing-plugins-for-events) [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. 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) - **10** platforms ranked for event teams - **7 of 7** of the things this list compares, included on Ticket Fairy - **Ticket Fairy** featured first, for your whole event ## What matters for your events What should an event team look for in a WordPress ticketing plugin? Your WordPress site has to sell tickets on a busy on-sale, let buyers choose their seats, and get your door team scanning on the night. You also want to know what each sale costs, where your orders are kept, and when the ticket money reaches you. We ranked each plugin on how many of these jobs its own published pages show it doing: 1. What each ticket sale costs you. 2. Where your orders and tickets are kept. 3. Buyers choose their own seats. 4. Your door team scans tickets on the night. 5. Promo codes for partners and early buyers. 6. Emails to the people who bought tickets. 7. Ticket money paid out to you. ## The platforms, ranked Which WordPress ticketing plugins suit event teams best? Ticket Fairy comes first because you can run your whole event on it; every other place is ranked on the things you need. ### How are the platforms ranked, and what decided each place? What decided each place 1. **Ticket Fairy (Featured)** Ticket Fairy Events is a free WordPress plugin. You paste in your event or brand page link, and it shows a buy button, the full checkout, an event list, set times or your line-up. You don't need WooCommerce or an API key.[1](#source-1) 2. **Event Tickets** Pro and Elite charge no commission on ticket sales.[2](#source-2) 3. **FooEvents** FooEvents takes no per-ticket commission or platform fee.[3](#source-3) 4. **Tickera** Tickera takes no money from any ticket sale, on any plan; the license fee is its only charge.[4](#source-4) 5. **Eventin** Eventin takes no cut of each ticket sale.[5](#source-5) 6. **Event Espresso** Decaf, the free version, sells unlimited tickets for unlimited events.[6](#source-6) 7. **Events Manager** Events Manager is a free events plugin on wordpress.org that Pro builds on.[7](#source-7) 8. **WooCommerce** Buyers register, pay and receive tickets through the store's own WooCommerce checkout, with no third-party ticket site.[8](#source-8) 9. **Modern Events Calendar** MEC offers more than 60 event display layouts.[9](#source-9) 10. **EventON** You collect ticket money directly, with no extra fee for each ticket sale.[10](#source-10) Ticket Fairy comes first as the featured option because you can run your whole event on it; Event Tickets leads the rest on the things this list compares. Sources[1](#source-1) [2](#source-2) [3](#source-3) [4](#source-4) [5](#source-5) [6](#source-6) [7](#source-7) [8](#source-8) [9](#source-9) [10](#source-10) 1. ### 1\. Ticket Fairy Built for events Choose Ticket Fairy if you want ticketing with no plugin price: the free Ticket Fairy Events plugin shows your tickets and checkout on your WordPress pages, while your orders, seat maps, door scanning and payouts run on Ticket Fairy. Without WordPress, your event website comes with every plan. - Ticket Fairy Events is a free WordPress plugin. You paste in your event or brand page link, and it shows a buy button, the full checkout, an event list, set times or your line-up. You don't need WooCommerce or an API key.[1](#source-1) - The Ticket Fairy Events plugin is free. On the Free plan, Ticket Fairy has no monthly fee and you can run unlimited events.[1](#source-1) - Your buyers can pick their own seat on your venue's map.[11](#source-11) - You won't need a separate website builder. Every plan, Free included, comes with a website for your events with your ticket checkout built in, and on a paid plan it's on your own web address.[12](#source-12) #### 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-wordpress-ticketing-best-wordpress-ticketing-plugins-for-events) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo) [WordPress ticketing plugins compared](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing) 2. ### 2\. Event Tickets Event Tickets, from The Events Calendar, suits you if you want every order in your WordPress dashboard and your tickets in the same WooCommerce cart as your other products. **Pricing:** Pro license, $399 a year, for ticket sales with no commission, as shown in dollars to UK visitors on 18 October 2026.[13](#source-13) - Pro and Elite charge no commission on ticket sales.[2](#source-2) - The check-in app scans QR codes on iOS or Android and works offline, syncing when reconnected.[14](#source-14) - Elite includes a drag-and-drop seating map builder with sections, general admission zones and assigned seating.[15](#source-15) **Worth knowing:** Pro $399 a year or Elite $599 a year, renewing annually; prices in dollars as shown to UK visitors on 18 October 2026[16](#source-16) [Event Tickets vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/ticket-fairy-vs-event-tickets) [Event Tickets alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/event-tickets-alternatives) 3. ### 3\. FooEvents FooEvents suits you if you already sell through WooCommerce and want tickets, seating and a free check-in app on your own site with no ticket fee. **Pricing:** Basic Bundle, $169 a year with 12 months of support and updates, as shown in US dollars on 25 October 2026.[17](#source-17) - FooEvents takes no per-ticket commission or platform fee.[3](#source-3) - The Check-ins app keeps checking attendees in when the connection drops, then syncs when it reconnects.[18](#source-18) - FooEvents Seating shows a seating chart so buyers pick their seats as they buy tickets.[19](#source-19) **Worth knowing:** Bundles from $169 a year (Basic Bundle) to $399 a year (Point of Sale Bundle), each with 12 months of support and updates; prices in US dollars as shown on 25 October 2026[20](#source-20) [FooEvents alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/fooevents-alternatives) 4. ### 4\. Tickera Tickera suits you if you want one license for unlimited sites, a free check-in app that works offline and the choice of a one-time Lifetime license. **Pricing:** Standard license, $149 for the first year and then $99 a year, as shown in dollars on 25 October 2026.[21](#source-21) - Tickera takes no money from any ticket sale, on any plan; the license fee is its only charge.[4](#source-4) - Every license covers unlimited sites.[22](#source-22) - Checkinera works offline and syncs several door staff once it is back online.[23](#source-23) **Worth knowing:** Seating Charts add-on with a drag-and-drop chart builder where buyers pick their seat, on Bundle and Lifetime[24](#source-24) 5. ### 5\. Eventin Eventin suits conferences, workshops and classes that want speakers, seat plans, coupons and email automation on every paid plan. **Pricing:** Eventin Standard, $69 a year for 2 domains (shown as 30% off $99), as shown in dollars on 25 October 2026.[25](#source-25) - Eventin takes no cut of each ticket sale.[5](#source-5) - Every paid plan includes every pro add-on; plans differ by number of domains.[26](#source-26) - You set out a visual seat plan for each ticket type.[27](#source-27) **Worth knowing:** Standard $69 a year for 2 domains, Premium $139 and Agency $239 a year, each shown reduced; lifetime from $119 once; prices in dollars as shown on 25 October 2026[28](#source-28) 6. ### 6\. Event Espresso Event Espresso suits registration-led events, such as classes and association events, that want waitlists, attendee approval and VAT-compatible invoices. **Pricing:** Core license, $129 a year for one live site (shown reduced from $199), as shown in dollars on 25 October 2026.[29](#source-29) - Decaf, the free version, sells unlimited tickets for unlimited events.[6](#source-6) - With an active license there is no commission on ticket sales.[30](#source-30) - All Access adds waitlists for full events.[31](#source-31) **Worth knowing:** Check-in mobile apps scan ticket barcodes, on All Access[32](#source-32) 7. ### 7\. Events Manager Events Manager suits you if you want a free events calendar and bookings plugin, with Pro adding payments, coupons and QR check-in. **Pricing:** Events Manager Pro, from $129 a year for one site, shown at $89 in a sale on 25 October 2026.[33](#source-33) - Events Manager is a free events plugin on wordpress.org that Pro builds on.[7](#source-7) - Payments go to your own account with zero commission.[34](#source-34) - Pro collects signed waivers and consent at booking.[35](#source-35) **Worth knowing:** No reserved seating available yet; Events Manager lists it as coming soon for Pro Plus[36](#source-36) 8. ### 8\. WooCommerce WooCommerce Box Office suits a WooCommerce store that wants to sell tickets beside its products, through the checkout it already has. **Pricing:** WooCommerce Box Office, £99 a year on free WooCommerce, as shown to UK visitors on 18 October 2026.[37](#source-37) - Buyers register, pay and receive tickets through the store's own WooCommerce checkout, with no third-party ticket site.[8](#source-8) - Unlimited ticket types, each with its own price, benefits, private content and stock level.[38](#source-38) - Ticket-holders can manage their own details, which helps when one person buys tickets for a group.[39](#source-39) **Worth knowing:** No seat selection documented for WooCommerce Box Office[40](#source-40) [WooCommerce vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/ticket-fairy-vs-woocommerce) 9. ### 9\. Modern Events Calendar Modern Events Calendar suits you if you want many calendar layouts and time-slot appointments, with seat maps and QR check-in as add-ons. **Pricing:** MEC Pro, $99 a year for one site, as shown in US dollars on 25 October 2026; ticket check-in and seat maps are add-ons.[41](#source-41) - MEC offers more than 60 event display layouts.[9](#source-9) - The Seat add-on draws your venue on a drag-and-drop canvas, with prices per seat or group.[42](#source-42) - MEC Pro also books time-slot appointments, such as consultations and classes.[43](#source-43) **Worth knowing:** QR code check-in on phones with the Ticket & Invoice add-on, $119 for one site, with MEC Pro[44](#source-44) 10. ### 10\. EventON EventON suits a calendar-first site that adds ticket sales through WooCommerce, with seats and QR check-in as add-ons. **Pricing:** EventON Event Tickets add-on, $120 a year for one site, with EventON Full and WooCommerce, as shown in dollars on 25 October 2026.[45](#source-45) - You collect ticket money directly, with no extra fee for each ticket sale.[10](#source-10) - From the event page you can email attendees with completed or pending orders.[46](#source-46) - Sales Insight reports sales by order status, buyer location and purchase time, with sold and checked-in counts.[47](#source-47) **Worth knowing:** Seats add-on adds interactive seating charts to event tickets, $150[48](#source-48) ## What each platform does for your event How do they compare side by side? ### Which platform covers each thing you need? Each platform's count, in words - **Ticket Fairy** includes 7 of 7 things you need. - **Event Tickets** includes 7 of 7 things you need. - **Eventin** includes 7 of 7 things you need. - **FooEvents** includes 7 of 7 things you need. - **Tickera** includes 7 of 7 things you need. - **Event Espresso** includes 6 of 7 things you need. - **Events Manager** includes 6 of 7 things you need. - **WooCommerce** includes 5 of 7 things you need. Ticket Fairy includes 7 of these 7 things you need, on any plan. This list names the 8 that include the most; the table has all 10. Scroll sideways to see all 10 platforms. | What you need | Ticket Fairy | Event Espresso | Event Tickets | Eventin | EventON | Events Manager | FooEvents | Modern Events Calendar | Tickera | WooCommerce | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | What it costs | | | | | | | | | | | | What each ticket sale costs | Included[49](#source-49) Every plan has one standard ticketing fee with card processing included, and your buyers pay it or you absorb it | Included[50](#source-50) No commission with an active license; the free Decaf version shows a 3% pay-as-you-go fee, and Stripe, PayPal or Square charge their own fees | Included[51](#source-51) No ticket commission on Pro and Elite; Stripe, PayPal or Square charge their own card fees, rates not stated | Included[52](#source-52) No per-ticket cut from Eventin; Stripe, PayPal or WooCommerce charge their own fees | Included[53](#source-53) You collect all the ticket money directly, with no EventON fee for each ticket sale; your WooCommerce payment gateway charges its own fees | Included[54](#source-54) Zero commission; payments go through your own gateway, which charges its own fees | Included[55](#source-55) No FooEvents commission or ticket fee; your WooCommerce payment gateway charges its own card fees, rates not stated | Not found in Modern Events Calendar's public documentation[56](#source-56) No ticket fee or commission stated; payments go through Square, PayPal, Stripe, Pay Locally or WooCommerce gateways | Included[57](#source-57) 0% commission on every plan; your payment gateway charges its own processing fee | Included[58](#source-58) 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) You manage your events, orders and tickets in your Ticket Fairy dashboard, and the plugin shows them on your WordPress pages | Included[59](#source-59) Events, registrations and ticket sales run on your own WordPress site, with full data ownership | Included[60](#source-60) Tickets, RSVPs, orders and attendees are created and managed in your WordPress dashboard | Included[61](#source-61) Events, tickets, attendees and check-ins are managed in your own WordPress dashboard | Included[62](#source-62) Tickets sell through WooCommerce, directly on your own WordPress site | Included[63](#source-63) Events, bookings and payments run on your own WordPress site | Included[64](#source-64) Event, customer, attendee and order data stays on your own WordPress and WooCommerce site | On a paid plan[65](#source-65) Bookings are taken and managed in your WordPress dashboard with the MEC Pro booking module Plans: Pro | Included[66](#source-66) Buyer lists, sales records and check-in logs are kept on your own WordPress server | Included[67](#source-67) Orders, tickets and ticket-holder details are stored and managed in your own WooCommerce store dashboard | | Seat choice for buyers | Included[11](#source-11) Your buyers can pick their own seat on your venue's map | Not found in Event Espresso's public documentation[68](#source-68) No seat selection documented for Event Espresso | On a paid plan[69](#source-69) Seating map builder with assigned seat selection, VIP seat types and hold timers on Elite Plans: Elite | On a paid plan[70](#source-70) Visual seat plans by ticket type, on every paid plan Plans: Standard | Extra cost[71](#source-71) Seats add-on adds interactive seating charts to event tickets, $150 | Not found in Events Manager's public documentation[72](#source-72) No reserved seating available yet; Events Manager lists it as coming soon for Pro Plus | On a paid plan[73](#source-73) FooEvents Seating lets buyers choose their seats on a seating chart, in the Premium and Point of Sale Bundles or as a $69 add-on to FooEvents for WooCommerce Plans: Premium Bundle | Extra cost[74](#source-74) Seat add-on: buyers choose their seat on a live map at checkout; $119 for one site, with MEC Pro | On a paid plan[75](#source-75) Seating Charts add-on with a drag-and-drop chart builder where buyers pick their seat, on Bundle and Lifetime Plans: Bundle | Not found in WooCommerce's public documentation[76](#source-76) No seat selection documented for WooCommerce Box Office | | Scanning tickets at the door | Included[77](#source-77) 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[78](#source-78) Check-in mobile apps scan ticket barcodes, on All Access Plans: All Access | On a paid plan[79](#source-79) QR code check-in app for iOS and Android that works offline, on Pro and Elite Plans: Pro | On a paid plan[80](#source-80) QR code tickets and check-in, on every paid plan Plans: Standard | Extra cost[81](#source-81) QR Code add-on for check-in by phone or scanner, $30 | On a paid plan[82](#source-82) QR codes on tickets and mobile check-in on Pro; the mobile app is free with Pro Plus or bought separately Plans: Pro | Included[83](#source-83) Your door team scans QR codes and barcodes with the free FooEvents Check-ins apps | Extra cost[84](#source-84) QR code check-in on phones with the Ticket & Invoice add-on, $119 for one site, with MEC Pro | Included[85](#source-85) Your door team scans QR codes or barcodes with the free Checkinera app | Extra cost[86](#source-86) 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[87](#source-87) You can give a partner, a mailing list or your earliest buyers a better price with promo codes on the ticket types you choose | On a paid plan[88](#source-88) Promotion and discount codes on All Access Plans: All Access | Included[89](#source-89) Ticket coupons among the core features; WooCommerce coupons and bundle discounts apply in a WooCommerce cart | On a paid plan[90](#source-90) Coupons built in, on every paid plan Plans: Standard | Not found in EventON's public documentation[91](#source-91) No promo codes documented for EventON tickets | On a paid plan[92](#source-92) Coupons and discount codes on Pro Plans: Pro | Included[93](#source-93) WooCommerce coupons apply to FooEvents tickets in the WooCommerce checkout | On a paid plan[94](#source-94) Discount codes, including codes for chosen WordPress roles, in the MEC Pro booking module Plans: Pro | Included[95](#source-95) Coupons and discounts built in; the Bulk Discount Codes add-on comes with Bundle and Lifetime | Included[96](#source-96) WooCommerce coupons work with Box Office tickets, with usage tracked in the WooCommerce dashboard | | Emailing your ticket buyers | Included[97](#source-97) 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[98](#source-98) Custom confirmation emails and payment reminders, on Core Plans: Core | On a paid plan[99](#source-99) Promoter email campaigns, scheduled and triggered emails and segments on Elite; every order sends a branded confirmation email Plans: Elite | On a paid plan[100](#source-100) Automatic confirmations, reminders and post-event emails, on every paid plan Plans: Standard | Included[101](#source-101) Email attendees with completed or pending orders from the event page; each order gets an automatic confirmation email | Included[102](#source-102) Automatic, customizable booking emails on the free plugin; event-specific emails and email reminders on Pro | Included[103](#source-103) Ticket emails go to each attendee and can be resent; with AutomateWoo connected, reminders, follow-ups and post-event emails go out automatically | On a paid plan[104](#source-104) Custom booking emails on MEC Pro; tickets and invoices by email with the Ticket & Invoice add-on Plans: Pro | Included[105](#source-105) PDF tickets and email receipts on every plan; you email groups of buyers through your own email service | Included[106](#source-106) Custom ticket emails after purchase and bulk emails to the holders of a ticket product | | When you get your ticket money | Payouts arrive daily as tickets sell, or after the event when Ticket Fairy processes your sales [107](#source-107) | Payments go to your own PayPal account on every plan, and Stripe or Square on All Access, with instant payments listed in the plan table; payout timing to your bank is not stated [108](#source-108) | Ticket money is taken through your connected Stripe, PayPal or Square account; payout timing is not stated [109](#source-109) | Payments through WooCommerce, PayPal, Stripe, SureCart or offline; payout timing is not stated [110](#source-110) | Payments run through any WooCommerce payment gateway; payout timing is not stated [111](#source-111) | Payments go to your own PayPal, Stripe or Square account on Pro; payout timing is not stated [112](#source-112) Plans: Pro | Ticket money is taken through your own WooCommerce payment gateway; payout timing is not stated [113](#source-113) | Payments go through Square, PayPal, Stripe, Pay Locally or WooCommerce gateways; payout timing is not stated [114](#source-114) Plans: Pro | Ticket money goes to your own Stripe or PayPal account as each buyer pays; payout timing to your bank is not stated [115](#source-115) | 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 [116](#source-116) | ## 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.[117](#source-117) - #### [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.[118](#source-118) - #### [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.[119](#source-119) - #### [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.[120](#source-120) - #### [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.[121](#source-121) - #### [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.[122](#source-122) - #### [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.[12](#source-12) ### 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.[123](#source-123) ### 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.[124](#source-124) - #### [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.[125](#source-125) - #### [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.[126](#source-126) - #### [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.[127](#source-127) ### 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.[128](#source-128) - #### [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.[129](#source-129) - #### [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.[130](#source-130) ### 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.[131](#source-131) - #### [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.[132](#source-132) - #### [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.[133](#source-133) - #### [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.[134](#source-134) No per-seat pricing: your whole team joins any paid plan at no extra cost.[135](#source-135) [See the whole platform](https://www.ticketfairy.com/platform) ## Your questions before you choose What is the best WordPress ticketing plugin for events? Ticket Fairy Events is the best fit if you want no plugin price, with seat maps, door scanning and payouts included. Event Tickets suits you if you want every order in your WordPress dashboard, and FooEvents suits a WooCommerce store that sells tickets with no ticket fee. [1](#source-1) [136](#source-136) [3](#source-3) Which WordPress ticketing plugins are free? Ticket Fairy Events is free, and Ticket Fairy's Free plan has no monthly fee. The free Event Tickets plugin sells paid tickets with a 2% commission on Stripe or Square sales, Event Espresso Decaf shows a 3% pay-as-you-go fee, and Events Manager and Modern Events Calendar Lite are free to download. [1](#source-1) [137](#source-137) [138](#source-138) [6](#source-6) [139](#source-139) [7](#source-7) [140](#source-140) Which WordPress ticketing plugins let buyers choose their seats? Ticket Fairy lets your buyers pick their own seat on your venue's map. Event Tickets Elite, FooEvents Seating, Tickera's Seating Charts and Eventin include seat maps, and Modern Events Calendar and EventON sell them as add-ons. [11](#source-11) [15](#source-15) [19](#source-19) [141](#source-141) [27](#source-27) [142](#source-142) [48](#source-48) Which plugins have a check-in app for the door? With Ticket Fairy, your door team scans tickets on their own phones, and buyers can keep their tickets in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. FooEvents and Tickera include free check-in apps that work offline, and Event Tickets includes one on Pro and Elite. [77](#source-77) [18](#source-18) [23](#source-23) [14](#source-14) Where are my orders kept with a WordPress ticketing plugin? With most of these plugins, your orders are kept in your own WordPress or WooCommerce database. With Ticket Fairy Events, you manage your events, orders and tickets in your Ticket Fairy dashboard, and the plugin shows them on your WordPress pages. [143](#source-143) [144](#source-144) [136](#source-136) [1](#source-1) 3 more questions When do I get paid for tickets sold on my WordPress site? With Ticket Fairy, you can be paid daily as tickets sell on your own connected Stripe account, where your country supports it. When Ticket Fairy collects your card payments instead, your money usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event, and if there are chargebacks or cancellations it can be held until the chargeback window closes. With the other plugins, your money goes through the payment gateway you connect. [49](#source-49) [145](#source-145) [146](#source-146) Can an AI assistant help me run ticket sales from my WordPress site? Yes, with Ticket Fairy. Fai, Ticket Fairy's AI teammate, already knows your events, ticket sales, orders and buyers, so you have nothing to export or upload. She can create events, ticket releases, promo codes and buyer emails, and saves each change only when you approve it. [147](#source-147) [127](#source-127) Do I pay for each person on my team? Not with Ticket Fairy. Every paid plan includes unlimited team members at no extra cost, and the Free plan includes 3 team members, plus unlimited door staff and promoters. [135](#source-135) ## How we chose and ranked them How did we choose and rank these platforms? Ticket Fairy comes first as the featured all-in-one option: Ticket Fairy publishes this list, it is our own platform, and you can run your whole event on it, from ticket sales on your WordPress site to the door and your payouts. Every other plugin follows in order of how many of the seven things we compared it includes on its own plans: the cost of each sale, where orders are kept, seat choice, door scanning, promo codes, emails to buyers and payouts, not counting a feature sold as an add-on at extra cost. Event Tickets, FooEvents, Tickera and Eventin include all seven. Event Espresso and Events Manager include six. WooCommerce includes five. Modern Events Calendar and EventON include four. Ties follow their fit for an event team selling tickets from its own site. We describe every plugin from its own published pages, and every fact links to its source, so you can check it before you choose. - **25,000+** events powered - **10M+** tickets issued - **10+** countries - **20%** more tickets from referral rewards Featured in **TechCrunch** and **Forbes** ## More comparisons for your team Which other tools are you considering? - [Event Tickets vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/ticket-fairy-vs-event-tickets) - [WooCommerce vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/ticket-fairy-vs-woocommerce) - [Event Tickets alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/event-tickets-alternatives) - [FooEvents alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/fooevents-alternatives) - [Questions about WordPress ticketing plugins](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing/questions) - [WordPress ticketing plugins compared](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/wordpress-ticketing) 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 147 sources 1. Ticket Fairy [Sell tickets from your WordPress, Wix or Squarespace site](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/event-pages-and-website/website-builders) 2. 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. 3. FooEvents FooEvents takes no per-ticket commission or platform fee. "Keep more of your revenue with no per-ticket commission or platform fees from FooEvents." [www.fooevents.com/pricing/](https://www.fooevents.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 4. Tickera Tickera takes no money from any ticket sale, on any plan; the license fee is its only charge. "The license fee below is the only money that ever flows to us." [tickera.com/pricing/](https://tickera.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 5. Eventin Eventin takes no cut of each ticket sale. "No SaaS fees. No per-ticket cuts." [themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 6. Event Espresso Decaf, the free version, sells unlimited tickets for unlimited events. "Unlimited events Unlimited registrations Unlimited ticket sales" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 7. Events Manager Events Manager is a free events plugin on wordpress.org that Pro builds on. "Events Manager is a comprehensive events plugin available for free on wordpress.org" [wp-events-plugin.com/pricing/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 8. WooCommerce Buyers register, pay and receive tickets through the store's own WooCommerce checkout, with no third-party ticket site. "Customers register, pay, and receive their tickets through your standard WooCommerce checkout" [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 9. Modern Events Calendar MEC offers more than 60 event display layouts. "60+ Event display layouts" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/), read on 25 October 2026. 10. EventON You collect ticket money directly, with no extra fee for each ticket sale. "Sell tickets with your EventON calendar and collect all the money directly. Stop paying extra fees for each ticket sale." [www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/), read on 25 October 2026. 11. Ticket Fairy [Let buyers pick their own seat on your venue's map](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry/reserved-seating) 12. Ticket Fairy [Sell tickets right on your event website](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder) 13. 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. 14. Event Tickets The check-in app scans QR codes on iOS or Android and works offline, syncing when reconnected. "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. 15. Event Tickets Elite includes a drag-and-drop seating map builder with sections, general admission zones and assigned seating. "includes a drag-and-drop seating map builder that lets you define sections, general admission zones, and assigned seating" [www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/](https://www.liquidweb.com/software/the-events-calendar/), read on 18 October 2026. 16. Event Tickets Pro $399 a year or Elite $599 a year, renewing annually; prices in dollars as shown to UK visitors on 18 October 2026 "\$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. 17. FooEvents Pricing "Basic Bundle $169" [www.fooevents.com/pricing/](https://www.fooevents.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 18. FooEvents The Check-ins app keeps checking attendees in when the connection drops, then syncs when it reconnects. "Continue checking in attendees with the FooEvents Check-ins app even when the internet connection is unreliable" [www.fooevents.com/features/check-ins/](https://www.fooevents.com/features/check-ins/), read on 25 October 2026. 19. FooEvents FooEvents Seating shows a seating chart so buyers pick their seats as they buy tickets. "Create seating charts that let attendees select their seats when purchasing tickets." [www.fooevents.com/products/fooevents-seating/](https://www.fooevents.com/products/fooevents-seating/), read on 25 October 2026. 20. FooEvents Bundles from $169 a year (Basic Bundle) to $399 a year (Point of Sale Bundle), each with 12 months of support and updates; prices in US dollars as shown on 25 October 2026 "Basic Bundle $169" [www.fooevents.com/pricing/](https://www.fooevents.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 21. Tickera Pricing "Renews at $99/year" [tickera.com/pricing/](https://tickera.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 22. Tickera Every license covers unlimited sites. "Unlimited sites with your license" [tickera.com/pricing/](https://tickera.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 23. Tickera Checkinera works offline and syncs several door staff once it is back online. "Offline mode for venues with bad signal" [tickera.com/](https://tickera.com/), read on 25 October 2026. 24. Tickera Seating Charts add-on with a drag-and-drop chart builder where buyers pick their seat, on Bundle and Lifetime "Buyers pick their seat on a real interactive map" [tickera.com/](https://tickera.com/), read on 25 October 2026. 25. Eventin Pricing "$99 $69 /year" [themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 26. Eventin Every paid plan includes every pro add-on; plans differ by number of domains. "The only difference is how many sites you can use it on." [themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 27. Eventin You set out a visual seat plan for each ticket type. "Visual seating arrangements by ticket type" [themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 28. Eventin Standard $69 a year for 2 domains, Premium $139 and Agency $239 a year, each shown reduced; lifetime from $119 once; prices in dollars as shown on 25 October 2026 "Every plan includes all pro features." [themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 29. Event Espresso Pricing "Use on 1 live site plus staging sites" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 30. Event Espresso With an active license there is no commission on ticket sales. "0% Pay-as-you-go with a active license key" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 31. Event Espresso All Access adds waitlists for full events. "Offer waitlists for full events" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 32. Event Espresso Check-in mobile apps scan ticket barcodes, on All Access "Scan tickets with our mobile app" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 33. Events Manager Pricing "Starting From $129 $89 \\Year" [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 34. Events Manager Payments go to your own account with zero commission. "Your money, your account, zero commission." [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 35. Events Manager Pro collects signed waivers and consent at booking. "Collect signed waivers and consent at booking" [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 36. Events Manager No reserved seating available yet; Events Manager lists it as coming soon for Pro Plus "coming as a Pro Plus exclusive" [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 37. 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. 38. WooCommerce Unlimited ticket types, each with its own price, benefits, private content and stock level. "Create unlimited ticket types, each with their own pricing, benefits and/or private content, and manage stock levels independently." [woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-box-office/), read on 18 October 2026. 39. 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. 40. WooCommerce No seat selection documented for WooCommerce Box Office "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. 41. Modern Events Calendar Pricing "All prices are in USD" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/), read on 25 October 2026. 42. Modern Events Calendar The Seat add-on draws your venue on a drag-and-drop canvas, with prices per seat or group. "Create custom layouts with drag-and-drop" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/seat/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/seat/), read on 25 October 2026. 43. Modern Events Calendar MEC Pro also books time-slot appointments, such as consultations and classes. "Let users book time-slot services" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/), read on 25 October 2026. 44. Modern Events Calendar QR code check-in on phones with the Ticket & Invoice add-on, $119 for one site, with MEC Pro "Fully functional QR code check-ins on smart phones" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/ticket-invoice/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/ticket-invoice/), read on 25 October 2026. 45. EventON Pricing "Ticketing Solutions $120" [www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/), read on 25 October 2026. 46. EventON From the event page you can email attendees with completed or pending orders. "send targeted messages to attendees with completed orders" [www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/), read on 25 October 2026. 47. EventON Sales Insight reports sales by order status, buyer location and purchase time, with sold and checked-in counts. "Sales Insight offers real-time analytics to streamline ticket sales management." [www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/), read on 25 October 2026. 48. EventON Seats add-on adds interactive seating charts to event tickets, $150 "Add interactive seating charts to event tickets." [www.myeventon.com/addons/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/), read on 25 October 2026. 49. Ticket Fairy [Get your ticket money daily, or after the show](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/payments-and-payouts/payment-accounts-fees-and-payouts) 50. Event Espresso What each ticket sale costs "0% Pay-as-you-go with a active license key" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 51. 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. 52. Eventin What each ticket sale costs "No SaaS fees. No per-ticket cuts." [themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 53. EventON What each ticket sale costs "Sell tickets with your EventON calendar and collect all the money directly. Stop paying extra fees for each ticket sale." [www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/), read on 25 October 2026. 54. Events Manager What each ticket sale costs "Your money, your account, zero commission." [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 55. FooEvents What each ticket sale costs "No commission or ticket fees and no technical skills needed!" [www.fooevents.com/pricing/](https://www.fooevents.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 56. Modern Events Calendar What each ticket sale costs "MEC offers a secure payment processing system integrated with multiple payment gateways like Square, PayPal (standard and express), Stripe, and Pay Locally." Where we looked: on 2026-10-25: webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/, webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/, webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/ticket-invoice/, webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/seat/ and the pages behind them; searched for "commission", "fee" and "per ticket". [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/), read on 25 October 2026. 57. Tickera What each ticket sale costs "0% commission on every plan" [tickera.com/pricing/](https://tickera.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 58. 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. 59. Event Espresso Where your orders and tickets live "Full Data Ownership" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 60. 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. 61. Eventin Where your orders and tickets live "then edit and manage them from one WordPress dashboard" [themewinter.com/eventin/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/), read on 25 October 2026. 62. EventON Where your orders and tickets live "Powered by WooCommerce, the Event Tickets Addon lets you sell EventON tickets directly on your WordPress site" [www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/), read on 25 October 2026. 63. Events Manager Where your orders and tickets live "all on your own site, your data, your money" [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 64. FooEvents Where your orders and tickets live "Your event, customer, attendee, and order data stays on your own WordPress and WooCommerce site." [www.fooevents.com/pricing/](https://www.fooevents.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 65. Modern Events Calendar Where your orders and tickets live "The MEC booking system supports various features that can be accessed from your dashboard after it has been enabled." [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/), read on 25 October 2026. 66. Tickera Where your orders and tickets live "Your data lives on your WordPress server." [tickera.com/](https://tickera.com/), read on 25 October 2026. 67. 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. 68. Event Espresso Seat choice for buyers "Multiple types of tickets" Where we looked: on 2026-10-25: eventespresso.com/pricing/ (the three plans, the feature comparison and the FAQ); searched for "seat" and "seating chart". The visible plans and feature comparison list no seat selection. A collapsed FAQ answer on the same page, hidden (display:none) and repeated in the page's FAQPage structured data, lists "seating charts" among the projects Event Espresso is "not a good fit" for; because that text is hidden it is not used as the quote. eventespresso.com/features/ and eventespresso.com/faq/ returned no readable text to our reader. [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 69. Event Tickets Seat choice for buyers "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. 70. Eventin Seat choice for buyers "Visual seating arrangements by ticket type" [themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 71. EventON Seat choice for buyers "Add interactive seating charts to event tickets." [www.myeventon.com/addons/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/), read on 25 October 2026. 72. Events Manager Seat choice for buyers "coming as a Pro Plus exclusive" Where we looked: on 2026-10-25: wp-events-plugin.com/pricing/ and wp-events-plugin.com/features/; the features page lists reserved seating with visual seat maps as "coming as a Pro Plus exclusive", an announced feature rather than one its pages say is available. [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 73. FooEvents Seat choice for buyers "Create seating charts that let attendees select their seats when purchasing tickets." [www.fooevents.com/products/fooevents-seating/](https://www.fooevents.com/products/fooevents-seating/), read on 25 October 2026. 74. Modern Events Calendar Seat choice for buyers "attendees can interactively select their preferred seat during booking" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/seat/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/seat/), read on 25 October 2026. 75. Tickera Seat choice for buyers "Buyers pick their seat on a real interactive map" [tickera.com/](https://tickera.com/), read on 25 October 2026. 76. WooCommerce Seat choice for buyers "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. 77. 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) 78. Event Espresso Scanning tickets at the door "Scan tickets with our mobile app" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 79. 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. 80. Eventin Scanning tickets at the door "QR code-based check-in" [themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 81. EventON Scanning tickets at the door "Streamline event check-ins with QR codes embedded in tickets" [www.myeventon.com/addons/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/), read on 25 October 2026. 82. Events Manager Scanning tickets at the door "QR Codes / Mobile Check-In" [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 83. FooEvents Scanning tickets at the door "manage event entry using QR codes, barcodes, and the free FooEvents Check-ins apps" [www.fooevents.com/features/check-ins/](https://www.fooevents.com/features/check-ins/), read on 25 October 2026. 84. Modern Events Calendar Scanning tickets at the door "Fully functional QR code check-ins on smart phones" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/ticket-invoice/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/ticket-invoice/), read on 25 October 2026. 85. Tickera Scanning tickets at the door "QR or barcode scan at the door — with the free Checkinera app" [tickera.com/pricing/](https://tickera.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 86. 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. 87. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Create promo codes for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/create-promo-codes) 88. Event Espresso Promo codes and discounts "Offer promotion & discount codes" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 89. 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. 90. Eventin Promo codes and discounts "Native Coupons" [themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 91. EventON Promo codes and discounts "Powered by WooCommerce" Where we looked: on 2026-10-25: myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/, myeventon.com/addons/, myeventon.com and the pages behind them; searched for "coupon", "promo" and "discount code". [www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/), read on 25 October 2026. 92. Events Manager Promo codes and discounts "Early-bird, member and flash-sale codes, validated right in your checkout." [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 93. FooEvents Promo codes and discounts "Sell tickets using the WooCommerce checkout, payment gateways, taxes, coupons, and order management tools you already know." [www.fooevents.com/pricing/](https://www.fooevents.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 94. Modern Events Calendar Promo codes and discounts "Assigning discount codes" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/), read on 25 October 2026. 95. Tickera Promo codes and discounts "Tax handling, coupons, discounts built-in" [tickera.com/](https://tickera.com/), read on 25 October 2026. 96. 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. 97. 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) 98. Event Espresso Emailing your ticket buyers "Customize confirmation emails Send payment reminders" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 99. 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. 100. Eventin Emailing your ticket buyers "Automate event email communication without manual follow-ups." [themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 101. EventON Emailing your ticket buyers "send targeted messages to attendees with completed orders" [www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/), read on 25 October 2026. 102. Events Manager Emailing your ticket buyers "Automated & Customizable general emails" [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 103. FooEvents Emailing your ticket buyers "Send reminders, follow-ups, internal notifications, and post-event emails based on ticket creation, booking details, and check-in activity." [www.fooevents.com/features/attendees/](https://www.fooevents.com/features/attendees/), read on 25 October 2026. 104. Modern Events Calendar Emailing your ticket buyers "The content of the emails sent to users can be customized to suit your events best" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/), read on 25 October 2026. 105. Tickera Emailing your ticket buyers "PDF tickets + email receipts" [tickera.com/pricing/](https://tickera.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 106. 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. 107. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Check the payout for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/check-your-payout) 108. Event Espresso When you get your ticket money "Instant payments" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 109. 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. 110. Eventin When you get your ticket money "Eventin supports multiple payment workflows, including WooCommerce, PayPal, Stripe, SureCart, and local or offline payments." [themewinter.com/eventin/](https://themewinter.com/eventin/), read on 25 October 2026. 111. EventON When you get your ticket money "Tickets addon support all the payment gateways that is supported by woocommerce" [www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/](https://www.myeventon.com/addons/event-tickets/), read on 25 October 2026. 112. Events Manager When you get your ticket money "Take payment with your own gateway" [wp-events-plugin.com/features/](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/), read on 25 October 2026. 113. FooEvents When you get your ticket money "Accept payments using the wide range of payment gateways available for WooCommerce." [www.fooevents.com/pricing/](https://www.fooevents.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 114. Modern Events Calendar When you get your ticket money "It also works with WooCommerce and all the gateways available through WooCommerce." [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/booking/), read on 25 October 2026. 115. Tickera When you get your ticket money "Money lands in your Stripe / PayPal account the moment a buyer pays." [tickera.com/pricing/](https://tickera.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 116. 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. 117. Ticket Fairy [Let your buyers sell tickets to their friends](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing) 118. Ticket Fairy [Earn more per buyer with extras they want](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells) 119. Ticket Fairy [Help promoters sell more, and know who sold what](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams) 120. Ticket Fairy [Fill every time slot and seat, and never overfill](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry) 121. Ticket Fairy [Know which ads, posts and partners sell tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking) 122. Ticket Fairy [Send a ticket link to every fan who asks](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media) 123. Ticket Fairy [Answer buyers and sell tickets in one chat](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge) 124. Ticket Fairy [Get every artist advance back complete and on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/artists-and-line-up) 125. Ticket Fairy [Cover every shift with the right people](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/crew-and-volunteers) 126. Ticket Fairy [Fill your site with the right mix of traders](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/traders-and-markets) 127. Ticket Fairy [Get your ticketing jobs done by asking Fai](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai) 128. Ticket Fairy [Get guests in as quickly as paying buyers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/guest-lists-and-comps) 129. Ticket Fairy [Sell at your door and look after every guest](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house) 130. Ticket Fairy [Keep stages on time and respond fast to incidents](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/show-day) 131. Ticket Fairy [Close deals sooner and pay everyone on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/contracts-and-payments) 132. Ticket Fairy [Watch your on-sale as it happens](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports) 133. Ticket Fairy [Pay artists, suppliers and crew from ticket sales](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/vault) 134. Ticket Fairy [Know what every act and event really costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs) 135. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing) 136. Event Tickets Tickets, RSVPs, orders and attendees are created and managed in your WordPress dashboard "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. 137. Event Tickets The free Event Tickets plugin collects a 2% commission on ticket sales paid through Stripe, on top of Stripe's fees, and Event Tickets Plus waives it. "There will be a 2% commission fee collected when using Stripe with Event Tickets (on top of Stripe's fees). When using Event Tickets Plus, the commission fee is waived and you'll only incur fees from Stripe." [docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/tickets-commerce/](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/tickets-commerce/), read on 18 October 2026. 138. Event Tickets Ticket sales paid through Square on the free Event Tickets plugin also carry a 2% commission, on top of Square's fees, waived with Event Tickets Plus. "payments processed through Square for Event Tickets incur a 2% commission fee, on top of any fees charged by Square. This commission fee is waived if you have Event Tickets Plus installed." [docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/tickets-commerce/](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/tickets-commerce/), read on 18 October 2026. 139. Event Espresso The free Decaf version shows a 3% pay-as-you-go fee. "3% Pay-as-you-go" [eventespresso.com/pricing/](https://eventespresso.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 140. Modern Events Calendar MEC Lite is a free download. "Available for Free!" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/), read on 25 October 2026. 141. Tickera The Seating Charts add-on sells assigned seats and general admission in the same event. "Sell assigned seats and general admission together." [tickera.com/](https://tickera.com/), read on 25 October 2026. 142. Modern Events Calendar Seat add-on: buyers choose their seat on a live map at checkout; $119 for one site, with MEC Pro "attendees can interactively select their preferred seat during booking" [webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/seat/](https://webnus.net/modern-events-calendar/addons/seat/), read on 25 October 2026. 143. FooEvents Event, customer, attendee and order data stays on your own WordPress and WooCommerce site "Your event, customer, attendee, and order data stays on your own WordPress and WooCommerce site." [www.fooevents.com/pricing/](https://www.fooevents.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 144. Tickera Buyer lists, sales records and check-in logs are kept on your own WordPress server "Your data lives on your WordPress server." [tickera.com/](https://tickera.com/), read on 25 October 2026. 145. Tickera Ticket money goes to your own Stripe or PayPal account as each buyer pays; payout timing to your bank is not stated "Money lands in your Stripe / PayPal account the moment a buyer pays." [tickera.com/pricing/](https://tickera.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 146. FooEvents Ticket money is taken through your own WooCommerce payment gateway; payout timing is not stated "Accept payments using the wide range of payment gateways available for WooCommerce." [www.fooevents.com/pricing/](https://www.fooevents.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026. 147. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Ask Fai about your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/ask-fai-about-your-event) Updated 25 October 2026: First published. Event Tickets is a trademark of its owner. FooEvents is a trademark of its owner. Tickera is a trademark of its owner. Eventin is a trademark of its owner. Event Espresso is a trademark of its owner. Events Manager is a trademark of its owner. 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