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Brown Paper Tickets vs Canopy

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Brown Paper Tickets

Software

The fair-trade ticketing company

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Canopy

Software

Router-based parental control for whole home protection

From
$99.99/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Brown Paper Tickets fees are charged to ticket buyers rather than the organiser, at $1.49 plus 6.0% of the ticket price in USD; Canopy device counts gate the tiers, at 1 on Essential, 3 on Plus and up to 10 on Premium
  • They diverge on capability: Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Canopy covers WiFi-level filtering.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Brown Paper Tickets and Canopy actually diverge.

Attributes where Brown Paper Tickets and Canopy differ
AttributeBrown Paper TicketsCanopy
Starting priceFree$99.99/year
Pricing modeltransactionsubscription
Free tierYesNo
Founded20002019

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Brown Paper Tickets

  • Ticketing
  • Will call
  • Seating charts
  • Reporting
  • Customer service
  • PayPal
  • Google Analytics
  • Mailchimp

Only in Canopy

  • WiFi-level filtering
  • Content blocking
  • Screen time limits
  • Real-time notifications
  • Usage tracking
  • Custom categories
  • Schedule management
  • Device management

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Brown Paper Tickets

  • Selling tickets for events, performances and workshopsnot Canopy
  • Handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisersnot Canopy

Canopy

  • Filtering explicit content across a child's devicesnot Brown Paper Tickets
  • Sexting prevention and image screeningnot Brown Paper Tickets
  • Screen time limits and schedulesnot Brown Paper Tickets
  • Location alerts for a child's phonenot Brown Paper Tickets
  • Accountability partner arrangements for adultsnot Brown Paper Tickets

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Brown Paper Tickets

  • Fees are charged to ticket buyers rather than the organiser, at $1.49 plus 6.0% of the ticket price in USD
  • The 6.0% applies regardless of payment method, including when the organiser uses their own merchant account or PayPal
  • The flat component varies by currency, running from roughly $0.99 to $1.99 equivalent
  • Because the buyer pays, the advertised ticket price is not what the buyer is charged

Canopy

  • Device counts gate the tiers, at 1 on Essential, 3 on Plus and up to 10 on Premium
  • AI chatbot filtering and lingerie or swimwear filtering require the Plus tier
  • Phone and chat support are Premium only
  • Requires Android 9, iOS 12, macOS 10.13, Windows 10 or ChromeOS, so older devices are unsupported
  • The trial is one week

Pricing, plan by plan

Brown Paper Tickets

Free
  • StandardFree
    • $0.99 + 5% per ticket
    • Free events free
    • All features

Canopy

$99.99/year
  • Standard$99.99/year
    • WiFi filtering
    • Content blocking
    • Screen time controls

Which should you pick?

Choose Brown Paper Tickets if

  • You need ticketing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want will call.
Brown Paper Tickets review

Choose Canopy if

  • You need wifi-level filtering.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want content blocking.
Canopy review

Questions people ask

Is Brown Paper Tickets or Canopy better?
Neither clearly leads. Brown Paper Tickets starts at Free and Canopy at $99.99/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Brown Paper Tickets or Canopy?
Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Brown Paper Tickets and $99.99/year for Canopy.
Does Brown Paper Tickets or Canopy run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Brown Paper Tickets for free?
Yes. Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Canopy starts at $99.99/year.
What is Brown Paper Tickets best used for?
Brown Paper Tickets is most often used for selling tickets for events, performances and workshops, handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisers. Of those, selling tickets for events, performances and workshops and handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisers are not what Canopy is typically brought in for.
What can Brown Paper Tickets do that Canopy cannot?
Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Will call, Seating charts, Reporting. Canopy covers WiFi-level filtering, Content blocking, Screen time limits, Real-time notifications. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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