Software · head to head
Brown Paper Tickets vs Priava
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; Priava priava now operates under the Momentus brand (gomomentus.com, which retains a Priava Login link). Pricing is quote based and packaged by tier; the vendor states "Momentus pricing is quote-based and packaged by tier... Your quote is based on venue count, annual event volume, workflow scope, integrations, and onboarding needs."
- They diverge on capability: Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Priava covers Venue booking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Brown Paper Tickets and Priava actually diverge.
| Attribute | Brown Paper Tickets | Priava |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $250/month |
| Pricing model | transaction | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2000 | 2003 |
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
- Customer service
- PayPal
- Google Analytics
- Mailchimp
Only in Priava
- Venue booking
- Resource management
- CRM
- Invoicing
- Xero
- QuickBooks
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Outlook
Both cover
- Reporting
- 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 Priava
- Handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisersnot Priava
Priava
- Event planningnot Brown Paper Tickets
- Ticket salesnot Brown Paper Tickets
- Attendee managementnot Brown Paper Tickets
- Virtual eventsnot Brown Paper Tickets
- Event marketingnot 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
Priava
- Priava now operates under the Momentus brand (gomomentus.com, which retains a Priava Login link). Pricing is quote based and packaged by tier; the vendor states "Momentus pricing is quote-based and packaged by tier... Your quote is based on venue count, annual event volume, workflow scope, integrations, and onboarding needs."
Pricing, plan by plan
Brown Paper Tickets
Free- StandardFree
- $0.99 + 5% per ticket
- Free events free
- All features
Priava
$250/month- Essential$250/month
- Bookings
- Calendar
- Basic reporting
- Professional$450/month
- CRM
- Invoicing
- Resource management
- Enterprise$750/month
- Multi-venue
- API access
- Custom development
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 Priava if
- You need venue booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want resource management.
Questions people ask
- Is Brown Paper Tickets or Priava better?
- Neither clearly leads. Brown Paper Tickets starts at Free and Priava at $250/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Brown Paper Tickets or Priava?
- Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Brown Paper Tickets and $250/month for Priava.
- Does Brown Paper Tickets or Priava 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. Priava starts at $250/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 Priava is typically brought in for.
- What can Brown Paper Tickets do that Priava cannot?
- Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Will call, Seating charts, Customer service. Priava covers Venue booking, Resource management, CRM, Invoicing. Both handle Reporting, Web support, Ios support, Android support.