Event ticketing software - The 10 most important features

We’d like to share a few thoughts on what we think are the key features you should be looking for when choosing an event ticketing software.

Let’s start with the basics and move on up from there.

1. Unlimited number of tickets and events
The first thing you should be paying attention to is whether the tool you are planning on using to sell tickets allows you to sell an unlimited number of tickets and set up an unlimited number of events. If that’s capped at a certain threshold – you might have yourself a bad deal.

Try to find tools that allow you to add an unlimited number of tickets and create an unlimited number of events. You might be starting small but usually small, carefully curated events tend to grow into beautiful communities.

2. Access to your event ticketing data
Number two on our list is access and control to your event ticketing data. The world has changed but there are still ticketing apps that allow only a moderate access to your data and your customers. Try to find a tool that allows full control over how you set up your event, your community information and it allows you to constantly access your visitor data, so you can leverage communication with them in the future.

3. Fair pricing
The third thing – pretty important though – is fair pricing. At the moment the most prevalent way to price ticketing software is percentage based. At Oveit, we don’t think that’s fair. In effect what this does is make the ticketing software company get a cut from your business.

“But I’m a small business – you say. I can’t afford to pay if I don’t sell anything”. We hear you. That’s why you can find a free tier plan that allows you to sell tickets (and get the payment in your account), free of charge, up to 300 visitors. Pretty cool, right?

Truth be told this pricing model exists at large in many other areas of ecommerce. For some reason, the event ticketing world has decided that the best way to price software is to grab a bite out of your sales. So choose carefully.

4. Instant payments for tickets sold
Number 4: Instant payments. Events are again a special case in terms of online sales. With many event ticketing apps you will have to wait until your event is done to actually receive your payments.

Try to find a tool that allows you to plug your PayPal or Stripe account and get your payments instantly in your account. For many event planning professionals, this is very, very important.

5. Seating maps that work with multiple ticket tiers
Seating maps are number 5 on our list. If you’re running a concert or planning a theatre play, you will need your guests to choose where they wanna sit. Find an event ticketing software that allows you to set up your event seating map, attach ticketing options to it and create the different pricing tiers you might be looking for.

6. Event ticketing with custom registration forms
Number 6 is getting to know your guests. Try to find an event ticketing software that allows you to attach a custom registration form to your ticket purchase process. This way you’ll be able to collect relevant data on your visitors and create a strong community which you really understand.

We think this point is often the most overlooked part by event professionals. We are people that love building experiences and sometimes forget just how important it is to get a better understanding on our community of visitors.

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