On the Stage focuses on theatrical ticketing, while BookTix offers an all-inclusive system you can tailor to your needs. BookTix offers truly free events, with no contacts, transparent and low fees, and a highly supportive and responsive team at your fingertips. BookTix includes ticketing, marketing, fundraising, customized options, and department segmentation, in a system designed to help you sell out events.
Learn why BookTix is the right choice for K-12 arts and athletics programs, competitive dance studios, non-profit community theatres, and collegiate box offices.
On The Stage accommodates various payment methods, including cash and complimentary tickets, but BookTix takes this further by providing a truly free model by removing fees entirely on both cash sales and complimentary tickets. This ensures every dollar of cash revenue stays with you, and your free events remain free. While On The Stage offers credit card processing with flexible rate structures, BookTix provides complete transparency with a flat 3.75% + 90¢ rate, and gives you the option o absorb the cost or pass it to patrons through a flex fee option, eliminating surprise fees and helping you maintain your budget.
While On The Stage offers occasional support within limited hours, BookTix delivers dedicated on-call event specialists who truly understand the pressure of showtime emergencies. We monitor your event schedule closely, ensuring that when crisis strikes, you’ll have an expert ready to respond immediately.
Providing a platform that focuses on the performing arts is central to On The Stage’s system, whereas BookTix has a ticketing system that can be tailored to fit a variety of needs. While the BookTix platform excels at theatrical and performing arts ticketing, you can also utilize it for school athletics, universities, competitions, registration, film festivals, or even registration.
On The Stage offers a comprehensive system, with a required contract for using their services. BookTix charges no setup fee and doesn’t require a contract. We’re certain you’ll love our system so much, we don’t need to lock you into any years-long commitments.
While On The Stage offers a ticketing system tailored to theatre, BookTix expands beyond the basics. If you’re a school and need to segment your account into Theatre, Music, and Athletics, or if you’re a Performing Arts venue with multiple companies using your space, BookTix offers Departments to help you stay organized. Keep your events, finances, and admin access separate, while maintaining control all in one account.
On the Stage works well for theater-specific needs. BookTix works for everything else, and then some.
We give you ticketing, marketing, fundraising, and donor management all in one place. No hidden fees on free events. No contracts locking you in. Just transparent pricing and a support team that actually responds when you need help.Whether you’re running a single venue or managing multiple departments, BookTix adapts to how you work.
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