A practical resource for conference organizers
Conference ticketing,from first sale to check-in.
Choose software that fits your conference. Understand what it costs. Plan ticket tiers, registration and the day your attendees arrive.
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What are you working on?
Choose a ticketing platform
Compare eight options by registration needs, fee model and check-in.
Compare platforms
Work out the cost
Account for platform fees, payment processing and the months you sell.
Understand ticketing fees
Plan your registration
Start with ticket tiers, attendee questions and a form you can adapt.
Use the registration template
What does conference ticketing cover?
Conference ticketing connects the offer to the attendee: ticket types and prices, registration questions, payment, ticket delivery and admission. A team order may need details for every attendee. A workshop may need its own capacity. A two-day pass may need a check-in plan for both days.
Start with those requirements, then compare software. If your conference also needs abstract review, accreditation or an attendee networking app, include those systems in the plan.
Start with your requirements
Choose software around your conference.
Where your audience comes from
Decide whether you need marketplace discovery or a checkout for the audience you already reach.
Selling on your own website →How people buy tickets
Map early bird windows, employer-paid group orders, workshop capacities and attendee details.
Planning group ticket orders →What happens at the venue
Check staff access, connectivity, QR scanning and the handoff to badge or session tools.
Planning conference check-in →Our buying guide covers Checkout Page, Eventbrite, Humanitix, Luma, pretix, RegFox, Ticket Tailor and Tito. It compares published pricing and capabilities, with sources, plan assumptions and limitations.
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Turn your assumptions into a plan.
TOOL 01
Ticket price calculator
Work out what to charge per ticket from your costs, expected attendance and target margin, then split it into early bird, standard and late tiers. Free, no signup.
Open the tool →TOOL 02
Ticketing fee calculator
Compare what Eventbrite, Tito, Ticket Tailor, Humanitix, RegFox, Luma, pretix and Checkout Page cost for your conference, from each platform's published fees.
Open the tool →TOOL 03
Early bird planner
Enter your conference date and get a dated schedule for early bird, standard and late pricing, plus the reminder emails that go with each deadline.
Open the tool →Calculators show estimates under stated assumptions. Your sales pattern, payment provider and chosen plan can change the result. Read how ticketing fees work.
Plan the details
From ticket prices to the check-in desk.
Pricing conference tickets
How to price conference tickets: work out your cost floor and break-even, set a value-based ceiling, pick benchmark ranges and round the number.
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Early bird tickets
How early bird conference tickets work: how deep the discount should be, how long early bird should last, and how to set and enforce the deadline.
9 min read
Conference ticket tiers
How to structure conference ticket tiers: the early bird ladder, student and member rates, VIP and virtual passes, price gaps and capacity per tier.
9 min read
Registration questions
What to ask on a conference registration form: the required fields, badge and dietary questions, session choice, consent, and the fields worth cutting.
10 min read
Ticket sales timeline
When to start selling conference tickets, a dated 6-month plan with milestones and emails, and what to do when ticket sales fall behind target.
10 min read
Conference check-in
How to run conference check-in: QR code scanning, how many scanners you need, lanes, name lookup, an offline fallback and a day-of checklist.
9 min read
Different conferences, different requirements.
An academic conference may need submission review alongside registration. A user conference may need customer-only pricing. Explore the ticketing requirements for your event.
A published example from Checkout Page
Multiple ticket types at _SOUTHSTART
Checkout Page's case study describes over 600 tickets sold for the innovation festival, with multiple ticket types and attendee preferences collected during registration.
The case study includes event-page examples showing how the ticket options were presented.
Read the source and see the event pages →Conference ticketing questions
- What is conference ticketing software?
- Conference ticketing software lets organizers offer ticket types, collect attendee information and payment, and deliver tickets. Many platforms also provide QR check-in, discount codes and attendee exports. Registration complexity, payment arrangements and event-day requirements determine which features you need.
- How do I choose a conference ticketing platform?
- Start with your ticket types, registration questions, group orders and check-in requirements. Then compare costs across your full selling period, including subscription commitments and payment processing. Check whether your event needs marketplace discovery, offline check-in, reserved seats or a separate badge and networking system.
- How much does conference ticketing cost?
- Platforms may charge a fixed fee per ticket, a percentage of sales, a subscription, or a combination. Payment processing and optional services can add to the bill. Use your expected ticket prices, order count and sales period to compare named plans; the lowest fee in one scenario may not be the lowest in another.
- Can I sell conference tickets on my own website?
- Yes. Several providers offer embedded ticket forms or checkout widgets, and hosted ticket pages are another option. Check the exact purchase flow, available registration fields and tracking setup before choosing. An embedded form does not by itself guarantee that analytics or payment behavior will match your requirements.
- Is conference ticketing the same as conference management?
- Ticketing focuses on registration, payment and admission. Conference management can also include abstract review, speaker scheduling, accreditation, networking and exhibitor management. Some platforms cover both; others work alongside specialist tools. List those additional requirements before selecting ticketing software.
- Who publishes Conference Ticketing?
- Checkout Page, a company that makes checkout and event ticketing software, owns and publishes this site. It is one of the platforms covered. The comparisons use public pricing and documentation, and our About page explains ownership, examples and editorial methods.
From our publisher · Checkout Page
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