Same idea about fees. Different idea about the door.
Ticketstripe charges per transaction and runs on your own payment processor, which is the model we agree with. What differs is everything after the sale: check-in that works with no signal in the room, volunteer roles scoped to the one job each person is doing, and a log of every change to an event or a payout setting that nobody can edit afterwards.
What you get on TixTally
The door is the product
Each attendee gets a QR code signed by your event. The scanner verifies that signature on the device, so no signal at the venue does not stop the line.
Roles, and a record of who did what
Invite volunteers with access scoped to what they need. Every change to an event, a role, or a payout setting is written to a log nobody can edit.
Donations at the same checkout
Take a donation alongside a ticket in one transaction, at a published rate, without a second tool or a second link to share.
One rate, whoever you are
There is no nonprofit rate and no for-profit rate. Every account pays the same, and it is on one page you can read in a minute.
Side by side, on the things that cost you money
The Ticketstripe column is their own published wording, with the date we read it.
| Compared on | TixTally | Ticketstripe |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee on a paid ticket | 1% + $0.49 per paid ticket, whoever you are | 2% + 99 cents per ticket for for-profit events. 1.50% + 50 cents per ticket for nonprofit events, published in their knowledge base rather than on the pricing page |
| Does the rate depend on your organization type | No. One rate for every account | Yes. Nonprofit and for-profit events are priced differently |
| Fee on a donation | 1.5% per donation | Donations are supported. No separate donation rate is published |
| Free events | No fee | Zero fees for free, comped and cash tickets |
| Monthly subscription | None, and no plan tiers to move between | None listed on their pricing page |
| Who pays the platform fee | You choose per event, buyer or organizer | Pass fees to the buyer or absorb them |
| Where the ticket money lands | Your own Stripe account. You stay the merchant of record | Your own Stripe or PayPal account |
| Check-in at the door | A signed QR per attendee, verified on the phone itself, with no signal needed | An organizer app scans tickets across multiple devices. No offline mode is described in their documentation |
| Volunteer access and audit trail | Roles scoped per person, and an append-only log of every change to an event, a role, or a payout setting | Not described on their pricing page |
The Ticketstripe column is what Ticketstripe publishes about itself, read from their pricing page, their article on nonprofit ticket costs, and their check-in app article on 30 August 2026. Nothing in that column is our characterisation of them.
Our fee is charged on top of Stripe's standard card processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. Stripe's part goes to Stripe, not to us. The per-ticket fee never exceeds $1.99. Our figures are read from the same configuration your checkout charges from, so this page cannot say one thing and your buyers pay another.
Questions about TixTally and Ticketstripe
Short answers, so you can decide without booking a call with anyone.
- What does TixTally do that Ticketstripe does not?
- Check-in that verifies a signed ticket on the phone with no connection, volunteer roles scoped to what each person needs, and an append-only log of every change to an event or a payout setting.
- Do I need to apply for a nonprofit rate?
- No. There is one rate for every account, whatever your organization is: 1% + $0.49 per paid ticket, published on one page, with no application, no eligibility check, and no separate rate to go looking for. Free events carry no platform fee at all.
- Where does the ticket money go?
- Into your own Stripe account, as the payment is taken. You are the merchant of record, payouts follow your own Stripe schedule, and we never hold your money.
- Can I take donations as well as sell tickets?
- Yes. Donations sit alongside ticket sales at the same checkout and carry 1.5% per donation.
- Can I run a free event on TixTally for nothing?
- Yes. Free events carry no platform fee.
- Are Stripe's card fees included in the TixTally fee?
- No. Our fee is charged on top of Stripe's standard card processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. Stripe's part goes to Stripe, not to us.
Try it on your next event
Create an account, connect your Stripe account, and publish an event. Nothing to cancel if you decide it is not for you.
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