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Brown Paper Tickets vs Zuddl

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Brown Paper Tickets

Event Management

The fair-trade ticketing company

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Zuddl logo

Zuddl

Event Management

Unified event marketing platform for virtual, hybrid, and in-person events

From
On request
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; Zuddl pricing starts at $10,000 per year and covers only two organizer seats
  • They diverge on capability: Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Zuddl covers Virtual events.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Brown Paper Tickets and Zuddl differ
AttributeBrown Paper TicketsZuddl
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modeltransactionsubscription
Free tierYesNo
CategoryEvent ManagementUnknown
Founded20002020

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

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 Zuddl

  • Virtual events
  • Hybrid events
  • In-person check-in
  • Sponsor showcases
  • Engagement tools
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Marketo

Both cover

  • Web 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 Zuddl
  • Handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisersnot Zuddl

Zuddl

  • Running webinars, field events and conferences from one platformnot Brown Paper Tickets
  • Enterprise demand generation event programmesnot 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

Zuddl

  • Pricing starts at $10,000 per year and covers only two organizer seats
  • A minimum of two organizer licences is required to open an account
  • Extra collaborator seats cost $170 per month billed annually on top of the platform fee
  • Portals, the mobile app, Event Hub, Event Series and AI content repurposing are priced as add-ons rather than included
  • The price also scales with total annual virtual attendee volume, and that attendee pricing is not published

Pricing, plan by plan

Brown Paper Tickets

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

Zuddl

On request
  • Starter$599/month
    • Up to 500 attendees
    • Virtual events
    • Basic analytics
  • Growth$1299/month
    • Up to 2000 attendees
    • Hybrid events
    • Advanced features
  • Enterprise$2999/month
    • Unlimited attendees
    • Full customization
    • Dedicated support

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 Zuddl if

  • You need virtual events.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want hybrid events.
Zuddl review

Questions people ask

Is Brown Paper Tickets or Zuddl better?
Neither clearly leads. Brown Paper Tickets starts at Free and Zuddl 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 Zuddl?
Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Brown Paper Tickets and On request for Zuddl.
Does Brown Paper Tickets or Zuddl run on more platforms?
Brown Paper Tickets runs on Web, Ios, Android. Zuddl runs on Web, IOS, Android.
Can I use Brown Paper Tickets for free?
Yes. Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Zuddl 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 Zuddl is typically brought in for.
What can Brown Paper Tickets do that Zuddl cannot?
Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Will call, Seating charts, Reporting. Zuddl covers Virtual events, Hybrid events, In-person check-in, Sponsor showcases. Both handle Web support, Android support.
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