Stager vs Ticxz
Looking for a Stager alternative? A fair comparison based on what both platforms publish, so you can decide which one fits your event.
Stager is venue management software first and a ticketing platform second, which is the right answer if you are programming a music venue and need production planning next to your box office. If ticketing is the part you actually need, the cost difference is worth working through.
What a ticket costs
Both columns show what each platform publishes itself. Where a figure is not public, we say so instead of guessing.
Stager
€0.87
/ticket
- Fee / ticket
- €0.87 to 2,500/year
- Volume rate
- Custom above 2,500 yearly
- iDEAL
- 0%
- Card
- 2%
- Free tickets
- Not public
- Setup fee
- Not public
- Contract
- 1 year; auto-renews
- Payouts
- Weekly / monthly; €0.50 each
Ticxz
€0.19
/ticket
- Fee / ticket
- €0.19
- Volume rate
- €0.16 over 5,000/year
- iDEAL
- €0.35
- Card
- €0.25 + 1.5%
- Free tickets
- Free
- Setup fee
- None
- Contract
- None
- Payouts
- Daily / weekly / monthly
About Stager
Stager is a Rotterdam company selling an integrated platform that combines ticketing, marketing and event production planning. It was started by a group of Dutch festivals and venues and now serves pop venues, theatres, festivals, clubs and educational institutions across the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Beyond ticket sales it includes a CRM, email marketing, production planning, run sheets, crew planning and finance reporting.
The part that catches people out is not the per-ticket rate but everything around it. Only the first two users are included, and each additional team member is €12.99 a month, which adds up for a venue running a box office team and a door crew. There is also a €0.50 fee on every payout and a €7.50 chargeback fee.
Their terms set a one year initial contract that renews automatically unless you cancel a month before renewal, grant Stager exclusive rights over your electronic ticket sales for the duration, and set your rate against a forecast ticket volume. If you sell fewer tickets than forecast, the shortfall is payable at your contracted rate.
