SimpleTix review

SimpleTix is ticketing and registration software for small and medium-sized events. It supports in-person, virtual and hybrid events, with tools for timed entry, reserved seating, attendee messages, reporting and check-in.

There is no monthly or annual subscription. According to the pricing page, online ticket sales cost 79¢ plus 2% per ticket, capped at $9.99 per ticket. Tickets priced at $5 or less have a 25¢ platform fee. Organizers can pass that fee to buyers or absorb it.

Box-office and gate sales cost 25¢ per ticket, and cash and comp tickets are supported. Payment processing is separate and depends on the processor; SimpleTix’s calculator estimates 2.9% plus 30¢. So the headline platform fee is not the full cost of taking payment. SimpleTix is worth considering if you want event operations and sales in one platform without a recurring subscription, but check the fee math against your ticket prices and sales mix before switching.

SimpleTix combines online ticketing with event-day tools, which can reduce the need to stitch together separate registration, seating and check-in products. The listed features cover several practical needs:

• Timed entry and check-in: Mobile and printed tickets are supported. SimpleTix describes check-in as taking under five seconds, and its mobile check-in can validate digital tickets offline.
• Reserved seating: Organizers can create seat maps. Season passes support general admission or reserved seating, including assigning the same seat across dates.
• Attendee communication: Custom message templates and multi-channel delivery let organizers send event updates.
• Reporting: Real-time analytics and customizable dashboards provide a view of event activity.
• In-person sales: SimpleTix supports Square and Stripe readers and Tap to Pay; the feature list also describes instant receipt printing.

The pricing is flexible across sales types: online sales use a percentage-plus-fixed fee, while box-office and gate sales are listed at 25¢ per ticket. Free general-admission and Flex Pass tickets have no platform fee, according to the pricing page.

The main drawback is that “no subscription” does not mean low cost for every event. Online sales carry a 79¢ plus 2% platform fee, and payment processing is charged separately. The calculator estimates processing at 2.9% plus 30¢, but the actual rate depends on the processor. Model both charges against your ticket price and volume before moving a checkout flow.

The online platform fee is capped at $9.99 per ticket; tickets priced at $5 or less instead have a 25¢ fee. That gives organizers a ceiling on the platform charge for higher-priced tickets, but the cap does not remove the separate processing fee. Free events also are not uniformly fee-free: general-admission and Flex Pass tickets are listed at $0, while reserved-seating free tickets cost 25¢ each.

SimpleTix’s pricing page lists the fees and payment options, but the published materials do not state limits for seat-map size, message volume or reporting history. If you need those specifics—or are switching mainly for event discovery—the available information does not establish whether SimpleTix meets that need.

SimpleTix has no monthly or annual subscription. Online sales cost 79¢ plus 2% per ticket, capped at $9.99; tickets priced at $5 or less cost 25¢. You can pass platform fees to buyers or absorb them. That is the main pricing difference to weigh: in-person and box-office sales are 25¢ per ticket, while online sales use a percentage-based fee. Season tickets cost 79¢ plus 2% of the total pass value.

Free events have $0 fees for general admission and Flex Pass tickets, but reserved-seating tickets cost 25¢ each. The platform lists full access for free events. Eligible nonprofits get 10% off the platform fee, not payment processing.

Processing fees are extra and depend on the processor; SimpleTix’s calculator estimates 2.9% plus 30¢. Square and Stripe are listed for in-person payments. Add that processing cost to the per-ticket fee before comparing SimpleTix with a subscription product, especially if your ticket margins are tight.

The published material does not publish migration steps, import options or data-export details. Before switching, ask SimpleTix what you can bring over and export: attendee records, order history, ticket statuses, seating assignments and consent or communication records. Confirm the file formats and whether exports are available if you leave; those details are not published here.

SimpleTix supports reserved seating, timed entry, attendee messages and mobile check-in, including offline scanning. Recreating those event settings may take work, particularly if you have seat maps or multi-date passes. The pricing page lists Square and Stripe for in-person sales, but that does not establish that existing payment or event data will transfer.

We can’t identify common reasons people leave from the published material: it includes no Reddit posts or user reports. Treat switching effort, export access and support terms as questions to resolve with the vendor before moving attendee data or putting an event on sale.