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Alternatives to Brown Paper Tickets

19 event management tools sit alongside Brown Paper Tickets in this directory. Below is what separates each from Brown Paper Tickets on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.

Alternatives listed
19
With a free tier
7
Cheaper to start
0
Brown Paper Tickets starts at
Free

Why people look past Brown Paper Tickets

Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Brown Paper Tickets entry measured against the tools listed beside it.

There is only one tier

Brown Paper Tickets publishes a single plan, Standard at Free. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.

What each alternative does differently

Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.

Ticketing that funds charity

  • Sold on a freemium model rather than transaction.
  • 2 tiers to Brown Paper Tickets's 1.

Event planning and collaboration platform

  • Sold on a freemium model rather than transaction.
  • 3 tiers to Brown Paper Tickets's 1.
Free, then $59/month

Delightful events for communities

  • Starts $59 a month dearer, at $59/month.
  • 2 tiers to Brown Paper Tickets's 1.

The party planning app

Priced and rated the same as Brown Paper Tickets on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.

Free, then $29/month

RSVP and event management made easy

  • Starts $29 a month dearer, at $29/month.

Event check-in and registration

  • Sold on a freemium model rather than transaction.
  • 3 tiers to Brown Paper Tickets's 1.

Every Brown Paper Tickets alternative at a glance

A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.

Event Management alternatives to Brown Paper Tickets
ToolEntry priceModelTiersHead to head
Brown Paper Tickets (this page)FreeTransaction1
HumanitixFreeFreemium2vs Brown Paper Tickets
AllSeatedFreeFreemium3vs Brown Paper Tickets
LumaFree, then $59/month-2vs Brown Paper Tickets
PartifulFree--vs Brown Paper Tickets
RSVPifyFree, then $29/month--vs Brown Paper Tickets
Guest ManagerFreeFreemium3vs Brown Paper Tickets
PeatixFreeFreemium2vs Brown Paper Tickets
Social Tables$199/monthSubscription3vs Brown Paper Tickets
Priava$250/monthSubscription3vs Brown Paper Tickets
Meetup$55/month--vs Brown Paper Tickets
GripOn request--vs Brown Paper Tickets
Splash ThatOn request--vs Brown Paper Tickets
CVent Events$1500/monthSubscription3vs Brown Paper Tickets
Planning Pod$59/monthSubscription3vs Brown Paper Tickets
EventPro$200/monthSubscription3vs Brown Paper Tickets
Brella$2500/eventSubscription3vs Brown Paper Tickets
Accelevents$125/month-2vs Brown Paper Tickets
Aventri$800/monthSubscription3vs Brown Paper Tickets
Eventix€0.49/ticketTransaction2vs Brown Paper Tickets

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Brown Paper Tickets badges page.

Cheaper ways to solve the same problem

Free to start (7)

These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.

What you would be giving up

Brown Paper Tickets is most often brought in for selling tickets for events, performances and workshops, handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisers. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.

Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.

If Brown Paper Tickets is broadly right and the question is cost, the Brown Paper Tickets pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Event Management category lists everything the directory holds, and best event management tools ranks them.

Brown Paper Tickets runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.

Questions about Brown Paper Tickets alternatives

What are the main alternatives to Brown Paper Tickets?
19 other event management tools are listed in this directory, led by Humanitix, AllSeated, Luma, Partiful. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
What is the best free alternative to Brown Paper Tickets?
7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Humanitix, AllSeated, Luma, Partiful, RSVPify.
Why do people look for an alternative to Brown Paper Tickets?
On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
What would I give up by switching from Brown Paper Tickets?
Brown Paper Tickets is most often brought in for selling tickets for events, performances and workshops, handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisers. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
Is there an open-source alternative to Brown Paper Tickets?
None of the event management tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
How were these Brown Paper Tickets alternatives chosen?
They are the tools filed in the same category, Event Management, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
Where can I compare Brown Paper Tickets against one of these directly?
Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Brown Paper Tickets covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
Does this list cover every event management tool?
No. It covers what this directory holds in the Event Management category, 19 tools beside Brown Paper Tickets. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.

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