Event Management · head to head
Brown Paper Tickets vs Ticket Tailor
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Brown Paper Tickets
Event Management
The fair-trade ticketing company
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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; Ticket Tailor official pricing page not publicly accessible (403 Forbidden)
- They diverge on capability: Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Ticket Tailor covers Online ticketing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Brown Paper Tickets and Ticket Tailor actually diverge.
| Attribute | Brown Paper Tickets | Ticket Tailor |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | transaction | Unknown |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2000 | 2011 |
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
- Reporting
- Customer service
Only in Ticket Tailor
- Online ticketing
- Box office
- Custom checkout
- Waitlists
- Stripe
- Zapier
Both cover
- Seating charts
- PayPal
- Google Analytics
- Mailchimp
- 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 Ticket Tailor
- Handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisersnot Ticket Tailor
Ticket Tailor
- Event ticketing and online ticket salesnot Brown Paper Tickets
- Seating chart management for venuesnot Brown Paper Tickets
- Customizable event registration pagesnot 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
Ticket Tailor
- Official pricing page not publicly accessible (403 Forbidden)
- No published pricing information available through standard channels
- Feature comparison table not verifiable
Pricing, plan by plan
Brown Paper Tickets
Free- StandardFree
- $0.99 + 5% per ticket
- Free events free
- All features
Ticket Tailor
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Ticket Tailor review.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Brown Paper Tickets or Ticket Tailor better?
- Neither clearly leads. Brown Paper Tickets starts at Free and Ticket Tailor at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Brown Paper Tickets or Ticket Tailor?
- Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Brown Paper Tickets and On request for Ticket Tailor.
- Does Brown Paper Tickets or Ticket Tailor run on more platforms?
- Brown Paper Tickets runs on Web, Ios, Android. Ticket Tailor runs on Web.
- Can I use Brown Paper Tickets for free?
- Yes. Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ticket Tailor starts at On request.
- 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 Ticket Tailor is typically brought in for.
- What can Brown Paper Tickets do that Ticket Tailor cannot?
- Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Will call, Reporting, Customer service. Ticket Tailor covers Online ticketing, Box office, Custom checkout, Waitlists. Both handle Seating charts, PayPal, Google Analytics, Mailchimp.