Event Management · head to head
Brown Paper Tickets vs EventPro
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Brown Paper Tickets
Event Management
The fair-trade ticketing company
- From
- Free
- Rated
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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; EventPro the pricing page publishes no figures and states cost depends on optional modules, the number of users and rooms at the customer's facility, and software training, all resolved through an account consultant assessment rather than a rate card
- They diverge on capability: Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, EventPro covers Event scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Brown Paper Tickets and EventPro actually diverge.
| Attribute | Brown Paper Tickets | EventPro |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $200/month |
| Pricing model | transaction | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Windows |
| Founded | 2000 | 1988 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Event Management).
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 EventPro
- Event scheduling
- Resource management
- Catering
- Financial tracking
- CRM
- QuickBooks
- Sage
- Microsoft Office
Both cover
- Web 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 EventPro
- Handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisersnot EventPro
EventPro
- Managing venue and room bookings for event facilitiesnot Brown Paper Tickets
- Coordinating catering, resources and scheduling for eventsnot 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
EventPro
- The pricing page publishes no figures and states cost depends on optional modules, the number of users and rooms at the customer's facility, and software training, all resolved through an account consultant assessment rather than a rate card
Pricing, plan by plan
Brown Paper Tickets
Free- StandardFree
- $0.99 + 5% per ticket
- Free events free
- All features
EventPro
$200/month- Standard$200/month
- Event scheduling
- Resource management
- Basic reporting
- Professional$400/month
- Catering management
- Financial tracking
- CRM
- Enterprise$700/month
- Multi-venue
- Custom reports
- API access
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.
Choose EventPro if
- You need event scheduling.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want resource management.
Questions people ask
- Is Brown Paper Tickets or EventPro better?
- Neither clearly leads. Brown Paper Tickets starts at Free and EventPro at $200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Brown Paper Tickets or EventPro?
- Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Brown Paper Tickets and $200/month for EventPro.
- Does Brown Paper Tickets or EventPro run on more platforms?
- Brown Paper Tickets runs on Web, Ios, Android. EventPro runs on Web, Windows.
- Can I use Brown Paper Tickets for free?
- Yes. Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. EventPro starts at $200/month.
- 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 EventPro is typically brought in for.
- What can Brown Paper Tickets do that EventPro cannot?
- Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Will call, Seating charts, Reporting. EventPro covers Event scheduling, Resource management, Catering, Financial tracking. Both handle Web support.