Organizer knowledgebase
Find the right fit for what you sell: entry, visit times, groups, memberships, spaces, parking or race registration.
| Type | Best for | Buyer chooses | Inventory | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard admission | Concerts, dinners, classes and general entry | Ticket tier and quantity | Available tickets per type | Free ticketing |
| Timed entry & bookings | Tours, attractions, classes and appointment-style visits | Date, time slot and ticket quantity | Capacity per time slot | Free ticketing |
| Group bookings | School trips, families and mixed-price parties | Headcount for each attendee category | Attendee counts, category capacities and party limits | Free ticketing |
| Memberships & passes | Annual memberships, season passes and repeat visits | Membership type and member details | Membership quantity and configured visit limits | Free ticketing |
| Reserved spaces & calendar stays | Campsites, booths, tables and reservable spaces | An exact space; arrival and departure for calendar stays | Per-space inventory; per-night capacity for stays | Free ticketing |
| Parking | Lots, garages and event parking | Parking duration or package, vehicle and optional zone/stall | Availability across the whole parking interval | Free selling; advanced scanners need Tickets+ |
| Race & team registration | Runs, rides, relays and team competitions | Race/division and team create-or-join options | Entry quantities and configured team-size limits | Tickets+ |
| Name-your-price fundraising | Benefit dinners, community events and fundraisers | Contribution per ticket, subject to your minimum | The ticket type's available quantity | Free ticketing |
Free ticketing
Create General Admission, VIP, child or other organizer-defined tiers with their own prices, quantities and sales windows.
Example: A fundraising dinner with General Admission and a higher-priced VIP table experience.
Choose timed entry instead when buyers need a specific visit time.
Free ticketing
Offer available dates and times in a list or calendar. Event slots can share capacity across ticket types; standalone slots belong to their ticket type.
Example: A farm tour with adult and child tickets sharing 30 places per tour.
This is ticket-based booking, not staff scheduling or external calendar synchronization.
Free ticketing
Define your own attendee categories, prices and booking limits. A mixed group receives one QR ticket for the booking, while inventory counts everyone attending.
Example: A class trip with student and adult categories at different prices.
Group booking is an option within ticket setup, not a separate creator button. Standard group fees count every attendee, including zero-priced categories: $0.33 per attendee plus 1.3% of the booking subtotal.
Free ticketing
Set validity periods and unlimited, daily or limited repeat visits. Manage members, visit history and organization-wide membership questions from Members; share one page containing your membership types.
Example: An annual museum membership with repeat check-in and a mailing-address question.
Optional automatic renewal supports purchase-date billing. Calendar or prorated passes remain one-time purchases.
Free ticketing
Use an image or geographic map with prices and capacity per space. Choose fixed inventory or optional Calendar stays with per-stay or per-night pricing.
Example: A campground where guests choose three nights and a site available for every occupied night.
For stays, departure is exclusive so another guest can arrive that day. Seasonal rate calendars, hotel operations and recurring campsite billing are not included.
Free selling; advanced scanners need Tickets+
Choose time-based charge-window pricing or named flat-price Parking packages, including All Day. Collect plate, make/model, buyer name and email; allow extensions when availability and operating limits permit.
Example: A garage offering 2 hours for $10, 4 hours for $15 and All Day for $25 — illustrative prices you can customize.
Advanced attendant plate lookup and on-device camera license-plate OCR require Tickets+. This is not automated gate control, citation or towing software.
Tickets+
Collect participant details and waivers, support team captains and join codes, assign bib numbers and export rosters for timing providers.
Example: A festival with a 5K, a team relay and ordinary spectator admission.
TixSimple exports registration data; race timing and results are handled by your timing provider.
Free ticketing
Enable Name your price on a supported ticket type, with an optional minimum and suggested amount. Pass fees to buyers or absorb them, just as with standard admission.
Example: A dinner with a minimum contribution to cover the meal and a higher suggested donation.
This is a pricing option, not a separate creator button. It does not establish tax deductibility and is not supported for memberships, parking packages or calendar stays.
Merchandise: Sell pre-orders with variations and QR pickup, alongside tickets or separately. Merch is included in free ticketing, but buying merchandise does not automatically grant admission.
Vendors and sponsors: Application, approval and recognition workflows require Tickets+. Selling a booth or space on a map is a different task and is included in free ticketing.
Free ticketing means no monthly platform fee, not no payment fees. Standard paid tickets use 1.3% + $0.33 per ticket, with card processing additional. Choose to absorb fees or pass them to buyers as one combined Service fee. Tickets+ is $79/month; website subscriptions are separate.