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Tavolina vs PromoTix, for seated events
PromoTix advertises 'no ticketing fees' on a plan whose price you must call sales to learn. We publish every number we charge, including the zeros.
PromoTix's free plan charges attendees 3% + $1.49 per ticket with its processing rate not published, and its 'no ticketing fees' subscription has no published price; Tavolina publishes its entire fee schedule — a flat $1.00 per paid ticket, card processing at Stripe's standard rate on the organizer's own account, and $0 for everything else.
The fees, side by side
| PromoTix | Tavolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee per paid ticket | Free plan: attendees pay 3% + $1.49. Subscription plan: price not published — 'Get a price' | $1.00 flat, published |
| Card processing | 'PromoTix Processing' — rate not published on the pricing page | Stripe's standard rate (~2.9% + 30¢), on your own Stripe account |
| Reserved seating | Gated to the Enterprise tier | Tables on your floor plan, every plan (there is only one) |
| Feature tiers | Feature matrix across plans | None — every feature at one rate |
PromoTix rates as published 2026-07-15 — source. Run your own numbers in the fee calculator.
One $150 table seat, added up
PromoTix
≈ $7.48 + an undisclosed processing charge
Tavolina
$5.82 all-in
The PromoTix number cannot be fully computed from their pricing page — the processing rate isn't published. That is the point of this page.
Where PromoTix wins
- Marketing tooling: ambassador programs, streaming, RFID — a long feature list, if those are what your event needs.
- A genuinely free plan exists, if your attendees accept paying 3% + $1.49 and the processing rate is acceptable once quoted.
Where Tavolina wins
- Published pricing: every fee we charge is on our pricing page with a calculator, including the fees that are $0. No sales call to learn a price.
- Seated events on every account: table selling isn't an Enterprise gate — it's the product.
- Your money path: your own Stripe account, Stripe's normal payouts.
Questions, answered
- Is PromoTix really free?
- The free plan shifts the cost to your attendees: 3% + $1.49 per ticket, plus processing at a rate the pricing page doesn't publish (as of 2026-07-15). The plan with no ticketing fees has no published price.
- How do I compare prices if one of them isn't published?
- You can't fully — which is our answer. Our calculator shows PromoTix's published attendee fee and marks the processing as undisclosed, next to every cent of ours.
- Does Tavolina gate reserved seating to a higher tier?
- No. There are no tiers. Floor plans, whole-table sales, sponsor tables, check-in, refunds, promo codes — one flat rate covers all of it.
Sell your gala’s tables for a dollar a ticket.
Your first event fits in an afternoon: create the org, lay out tables, connect Stripe, publish.