Every European ticketing platform reviewed
Heidelberg, Germany
Hosted: 2.5% of the ticket price excl. taxes, never more than EUR 15 per ticket; free tickets EUR 0.50 each after the first 500 per year; no monthly fee
Demo on request
Best for: Conferences, festivals, museums and trade fairs that want full control of the ticket shop and their data
pretix is a ticket shop from pretix GmbH in Heidelberg that you embed in your own website or run on your own server. Buyers become your customers, with pretix acting as data processor, and payments go to the provider you pick, such as Stripe, PayPal or Mollie. Reserved seating plans, vouchers and a waiting list belong to the shop.
The vendor states that data stays in Germany, in datacenters operated by German companies, and that it is certified to ISO/IEC 27001. The hosted fee is 2.5% of the ticket price excluding taxes, capped at EUR 15, with no monthly fee. The Community Edition is open source under the AGPL v3 with additional terms.
What pretix does well
- Servers in Germany, ISO/IEC 27001 certified
- Fee capped at EUR 15 per ticket
- Open source with a self-hosting option
- Reserved seating, point of sale and check-in apps
- Free choice of payment provider
Where pretix falls short
- No built-in audience or marketplace
- Hosted service is for businesses only
- Some features missing in the Community Edition
- Self-hosting needs server administration
Standout feature. pretix is the only ticketing platform in this ranking that you can install on your own server from published source code.
Dublin, Ireland
3% per ticket (capped at EUR 25 per ticket), 2.5% for charity and community events, free events free; payment gateway fees extra
Demo on request
Best for: Conference organisers who want a developer-friendly, embeddable ticket flow
Tito is a ticketing service from Team Tito Limited in Dublin, made for technology, developer and B2B conferences. The product is a widget placed with two lines of code, styled with your own CSS and extended with JavaScript events. Plugins exist for Google Tag Manager and Facebook, and the API is documented for developers.
The company is registered in Ireland under number 566334. Its privacy policy places personal data on servers in the European Economic Area and lists Amazon Web Services and Intercom as providers. The fee is 3% per ticket, capped at EUR 25, with 2.5% for charity and community events. Tito Pro is a separate platform for invitation-only events.
What Tito does well
- Simple embeddable widget
- 3% fee capped at EUR 25 per ticket
- Lower rate for non-profits
- Irish company, EEA servers
- 139 currencies
Where Tito falls short
- Conference focus
- No marketplace audience
- Gateway fees on top
- US sub-processors such as AWS and Intercom
Standout feature. Tito lets a developer shape the whole ticket flow inside a conference site through JavaScript events and CSS.
Olten, Switzerland
Free model CHF 0; Plus CHF 0.49 + 2.4% of the ticket price; Pro CHF 0.49 + 3.6% of the ticket price
Demo on request
Best for: Swiss, German and Austrian organisers who want agenda listing and ticketing together
Eventfrog is a Swiss event agenda with a ticket shop attached, run by Eventfrog AG in Olten under eventfrog.ch, .de and .at. Listing an event costs nothing, and every event begins in a Free model at CHF 0. The app lists more than 25,000 events, according to the vendor, which gives small organisers a public place to be found.
The Plus model costs CHF 0.49 plus 2.4% of the ticket price and Pro costs CHF 0.49 plus 3.6%, with fee pass-through to buyers in Pro. Buyers can pay with TWINT, card, Google Pay or Apple Pay. Payout comes after the event, and the pages reviewed do not state the data location.
What Eventfrog does well
- Free model with no platform fee
- Swiss agenda reach
- TWINT and wallet payments
- Vouchers and cashless available
- Pro model can pass fees to buyers
Where Eventfrog falls short
- Payout after the event
- Swiss franc pricing
- Focused on DACH markets
- Data location not stated
Standout feature. Eventfrog is the one platform in this ranking where a free ticket shop comes bundled with a large public agenda.
Paris, France
0,29 € + 1 % per ticket paid online, bank fees included, no subscription and no commitment, free for free events (page wording). Numbered seating adds 0.10 € per ticket issued. Cashless from 1 € per participant, box office ticket printing 100 € per day, access control terminal 70 € per day, mobile access app free.
Demo on request
Best for: French and euro-zone organisers of festivals, trade shows, sports clubs and theatres who want a public per-ticket price
Billetweb is a ticketing service operated by Trustweb SASU in Paris, which lists RCS Paris 800 575 045 and VAT number FR06800575045 in its legal notice. The fee is 0,29 € + 1 % per ticket paid online, bank fees included, with no subscription and no commitment. Numbered seating adds 0,10 € per ticket issued.
The tool lists a free access control app, a CRM of up to 100 000 contacts and a partner space with up to 10 000 invitations. Cashless starts at 1 € per participant, box-office printing costs 100 € per day and a terminal 70 € per day. Billetweb says it has served 25 000 organisers since 2014, a figure we did not verify.
What Billetweb does well
- Contracting entity in France (EU) with RCS and VAT numbers
- One public price per paid ticket, bank fees included
- Free for free events, no subscription
- Access control app, CRM and partner space at no charge
- Attendee data stated as owned by the organiser
Where Billetweb falls short
- Hosting location not stated
- Mainly French-language site
- Not a consumer marketplace
- Cashless, terminals and printing are paid extras
Standout feature. Billetweb states in one line what a paid ticket costs, including bank fees, and keeps free events free.
Bern, Switzerland
Fee withheld from ticket revenue (page wording): CHF 1.20 per ticket for prices from CHF 0.00 to 20.00, 6,00% from CHF 20.01 to 120.00, 5,20% from CHF 120.01 to 240.00, 4,70% from CHF 240.01 to 600.00 and 4,30% above CHF 600.01. VAT of 8,1% included, no setup or base fees as a rule, no extra cost for credit cards, 2% collection cost on paid add-ons.
Demo on request
Best for: Swiss theatres, clubs and sports teams that want tickets sold under their own brand without buyer registration
Ticketpark is a Swiss ticket service from Ticketpark GmbH in Bern, commercial register number CHE-115.375.478. The presale sits inside the organiser's own website, buyers do not register, and the ticket and confirmation e-mail carry the organiser's look. The company says it adds no third-party advertising.
The fee is withheld from ticket revenue: CHF 1.20 per ticket up to CHF 20.00, then 6,00% down to 4,30% above CHF 600.01, with 8,1% VAT included. Add-ons such as menus or a shuttle carry a 2% collection cost. A check-in app runs on iPhone and Android. The site is German only, and hosting is not stated.
What Ticketpark does well
- Contracting entity in Switzerland with a register number
- Public tiered fee table in CHF
- No buyer registration and no booking fees for buyers
- Organiser holds the exclusive right to use guest data
- Check-in app for iPhone and Android
Where Ticketpark falls short
- Hosting location not stated
- Site only in German
- Percentage fee is higher on low and mid-priced tickets
- Not a consumer marketplace
Standout feature. Ticketpark publishes a tiered fee table in francs and says buyers pay no booking fees and need no account.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Not shown on the pages we read. Organiser fees are not published on the home page or imprint.
Demo on request
Best for: Buyers and organisers in German-speaking markets who want a consumer portal with booking offices
Reservix is a German ticket portal from Reservix GmbH in Freiburg im Breisgau, registered at Amtsgericht Freiburg under HRB 700054. Visitors browse events by city and genre, from classical and jazz to comedy and musicals, and the range includes a ticket hotline, booking offices, vouchers and a ticket magazine.
A separate ticketing system serves organisers, together with media partners and affiliates. The pages we read show no organiser fees, the customer terms were a PDF we could not read, and no hosting location was visible. The home page lists German cities only, and the site is available in German and English.
What Reservix does well
- Contracting entity in Germany (EU) with a named register entry
- Consumer portal with city and genre browsing
- Ticket hotline and booking offices in the range
- Separate ticketing system for event organisers
- Site available in German and English
Where Reservix falls short
- No organiser fees on the pages we read
- Hosting location not stated in readable text
- Home page lists German cities only
- Customer terms were an unreadable PDF
Standout feature. Reservix pairs a consumer portal with a ticket hotline and booking offices, which no other platform in this ranking has.
Leuven, Belgium
One-time setup fee plus a yearly fee based on prepaid ticket volume; see website
Demo on request
Best for: Theatres, concert halls, arts centres and festivals with subscriptions and recurring audiences
ticketmatic is a ticketing and audience CRM system from Ticketmatic BV in Leuven, Belgium, designed for cultural organisations. It links ticket sales to dashboards and an email tool, and lists subscriptions, bundles and membership management among its core functions. The site names Ancienne Belgique, Concertgebouw Brugge and Carre as reference cases.
The vendor says more than 300 cultural organisations in Europe use it. Pricing is a one-time setup fee that covers personalised setup, training, reporting and import of historical data, plus a yearly fee on prepaid ticket volume. No figures are published, and a single one-off event is a poor fit.
What ticketmatic does well
- Built for cultural organisations
- Subscriptions, bundles and membership
- Audience CRM and dashboards
- Onboarding and training included
- Belgian company
Where ticketmatic falls short
- No published prices
- Setup fee
- Not suited to single small events
- Data location not stated
Standout feature. ticketmatic prices by prepaid yearly ticket volume and ties the setup fee to importing your historical audience data.
Milan, Italy
Essential: free. Premium: 29€ per month with annual billing (49€ per month billed monthly). Pro: 44€ per month with annual billing (59€ per month billed monthly). Free for free events; transaction fees as little as 3% (page wording), with fees passed to the customer or absorbed.
Demo on request
Best for: Clubs, bars and promoters in Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and other cities who want a listing plus ticket shop
Xceed is a nightlife and events platform from Xceed S.r.l. in Milan, with a public city listing next to organiser software. The listing shows clubs and events in places such as Maastricht and Amsterdam. Organisers get ticketing, tracking links, analytics and a scanner app that works on several devices.
Essential is free, Premium costs 29 € per month on annual billing and Pro 44 €, with transaction fees from 3% according to the page. Seating and promoter accounting need Pro. The privacy policy is dated 17 May 2024, still cites the Privacy Shield, and says some shared services are outside Europe.
What Xceed does well
- Contracting entity in Italy (EU) with VAT number
- Free Essential plan and free events
- Public monthly plan prices
- Multi-device scanner app on every plan
- City listing gives events visibility
Where Xceed falls short
- Hosting location not stated
- Privacy policy dated May 2024 and refers to the Privacy Shield
- Some shared services outside Europe
- Reserved seating only on Pro
Standout feature. Xceed offers a free plan and a city nightlife listing in the same product, with paid plans starting at 29 € a month.
Tallinn, Estonia
Not shown on the pages we read. The pricing page was not among the pages fetched.
Demo on request
Best for: Organisers of small and mid-sized public events who want a listing page plus a ticket shop
Fienta is an e-ticket shop from Fienta Ticketing OÜ in Tallinn, registration number 12658162. Visitors can search public events by date and category, and buyers pay by internet banking, credit card or invoice transfer. The organiser sets the price and the sales terms.
The buyer terms say Fienta acts as data processor and the organiser as controller, under GDPR and Estonian law. The pages we read show no fees and no hosting location. Both legal documents are dated 25 May 2018, and refunds and exchanges are decided by each organiser, not by Fienta.
What Fienta does well
- Contracting entity in Estonia (EU) with registration number
- Public event search by date and category
- Payment by internet banking, credit card or invoice
- Data processor role stated, organiser is controller
- Organiser sets ticket price and sales terms
Where Fienta falls short
- No fees on the pages we read
- Hosting location not stated
- Legal pages dated May 2018
- Refunds depend on each organiser
Standout feature. Fienta spells out in its buyer terms that the organiser is the data controller and Fienta only the processor.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Revenue-linked: the pricing page says costs scale with revenue and you pay nothing until you start selling tickets. No rates are shown on the page we read.
Demo on request
Best for: Theatres, concert halls and culture houses that sell subscriptions and want migration and hosting included
Tixly is ticketing software from Tixly ehf in Reykjavik, built for theatres, concert halls and culture houses. Setup, migration, hosting, training and standard integrations are inside the price, and the pricing page says you pay nothing until ticket sales begin. Costs then scale with revenue, but no rates appear on the page.
The privacy policy names company number 690120-0110 and the Icelandic Data Protection Commissioner as supervisory authority. The vendor lists PCI DSS compliance, a SOC 1 attestation and a WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility declaration. Venue and country counts are Tixly's own claims, and Iceland is in the EEA, not the EU.
What Tixly does well
- Contracting entity in Iceland (EEA) with company number
- Setup, migration, hosting and training included in the price
- No payment until ticket sales start
- PCI DSS compliance and SOC 1 attestation listed
- Accessibility declaration to WCAG 2.1 Level AA
Where Tixly falls short
- No rates shown on the pricing page
- Hosting location not stated
- Focused on performing arts venues
- Venue counts are the vendor's own claims
Standout feature. Tixly folds migration, hosting and training into a price that only starts once the first ticket is sold.
Lyon, France
Not shown on the pages we read. The site has a Tarifs page that was not among the pages fetched.
Demo on request
Best for: Organisers of clubs, festivals, trade shows and student events in France who need seating and exhibitor tools
Yurplan is a French ticketing platform from Yurplan S.A.S. in Lyon, registered at RCS Lyon under 535 255 020 with a share capital of 21 980 €. It covers the sale, the door and the partners of an event: numbered seating, a schedule, card and Apple Pay payment, and a free mobile scanning app.
Further tools include controlled ticket resale, cancellation insurance, an event CRM, tracking links, discount codes, on-site sales and cashless. Exhibitor and partner management suits trade shows. The pages we read show no prices and no hosting location, the site and terms are in French, and the user terms are dated June 2018.
What Yurplan does well
- Contracting entity in France (EU) with RCS number
- Numbered seating and event schedule
- Controlled resale and cancellation insurance
- Exhibitor and partner management
- Free mobile app for scanning
Where Yurplan falls short
- No prices on the pages we read
- Hosting location not stated
- Site and terms in French
- User terms dated June 2018
Standout feature. Yurplan joins controlled resale, cancellation insurance and exhibitor management in one French ticketing account.
Giske, Norway
Not shown on the pages we read. Organiser terms are linked but were not readable in our fetch.
Demo on request
Best for: Organisers and buyers of events in Norway who want a local ticket shop with gift cards
Tikkio is a Norwegian ticket shop from Tikkio AS in Giske, organisation number 913 135 229. The site lists events such as festivals, gigs and a games expo, with regional storefronts for Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Germany plus a global one, and a choice of five languages. Gift cards with a balance check and Klarna payment are available.
The customer privacy notice, dated 18 February 2026, names Tikkio AS as controller and says data is shared with Modish AS and Lily AS for personalised marketing. The organiser terms were not readable in our fetch, so fees are unknown. Hosting is not stated, and most pages are in Norwegian.
What Tikkio does well
- Contracting entity in Norway (EEA) with organisation number
- Storefronts for four countries plus global
- Gift cards and balance check
- Customer privacy notice dated February 2026
- Klarna among payment methods
Where Tikkio falls short
- No fees on the pages we read
- Hosting location not stated
- Data shared with Modish AS and Lily AS for marketing
- Mostly Norwegian pages
Standout feature. Tikkio sells gift cards with a balance check through storefronts for four countries around Norwegian events.
Ede, Netherlands
Not published; see website
Demo on request
Best for: Attractions, zoos, museums and time-slot events that need ticketing, POS and scanning in one system
Ticketcounter is a Dutch ticketing and access control system from Ticketcounter B.V. in Ede, KvK 27279246. Online sales, a point of sale and entry scanning run in one system, mostly for attractions, zoos and museums, with capacity and time slots managed in one place. The site comes in Dutch, English and German.
Payment methods include iDEAL, Wero, Bancontact, Visa, Mastercard, American Express and PayPal. Accounting links can send online and till revenue to bookkeeping every night, and an API feeds tools such as Power BI. The company says it has built ticket shops for more than 18 years. Prices are not published, and hosting is not stated.
What Ticketcounter does well
- Online shop, POS and scanning in one system
- Local payment methods (iDEAL, Bancontact)
- Accounting and BI integrations
- Capacity and time-slot management
- Dutch company
Where Ticketcounter falls short
- Attraction focus, events secondary
- No published pricing
- Dutch-first website
- Data location not stated
Standout feature. Ticketcounter treats time slots and daily visitor capacity as the core of the product and events as a secondary use.
