FacilEvents vs Ticket Tailor
Ticket Tailor alternative with the event day built in
Both platforms send ticket money directly to your own account. The difference is everything around the ticket: FacilEvents adds QR check-in for volunteers, a box office for walk-ins, food redemption at the counter, team roles and a full branded site — built for gyms, churches, schools and clubs.
Side by side
An honest comparison — Ticket Tailor is a good product; the difference is scope.
| Ticket Tailor | FacilEvents | |
|---|---|---|
| Direct payments (no held funds) | Yes — payments via your own Stripe or PayPal | Yes — payments via your own Stripe account. Same principle: your money never passes through us |
| What you get | A checkout/box-office page for your events | A full branded SITE: home, per-event pages with themes, your domain with automatic SSL |
| Pricing model | Low flat fee per ticket issued (pay-as-you-go or monthly bundles — check their current pricing) | Free for organisers: £0/month, 0% FacilEvents fee; attendees can add an optional contribution |
| Door check-in | Check-in app | QR check-in built for untrained volunteers, several phones in parallel |
| Box office for walk-ins (tickets + food) | Box office for tickets | Tap-friendly POS selling tickets AND food/drinks at the door |
| Food & drink redemption | Not available | QR vouchers redeemed at the counter, duplicate-proof |
| Team roles for volunteers | Team access | Role-scoped screens: door sees check-in only, kitchen sees redemption only |
| Church giving / Gift Aid | Not available | Tithes & offerings with UK Gift Aid capture + HMRC export — 0%, always free |
| Wallet tickets | Check their current features | Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes for paid tickets, plus a QR ticket page and optional printable PDFs |
| Reserved seating | Check their current features | Reusable room layouts and an interactive seat map with “N together” — enabled on request, card payments via Stripe (not at the box office yet) |
| Payment plans | Check their current features | Monthly card instalments that stop automatically and finish before the event; the QR arrives when fully paid |
| AI event setup | Check their current features | “Start from your flyer” (photo, PDF or one sentence fills the event form) and one-click translation, with a monthly allowance |
| Five languages | Check their current features | Your site and admin in up to five languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and French |
Choose Ticket Tailor when…
- You only need ticket sales, at the lowest per-ticket cost
- You need PayPal as a payment method
- Your event has no door, counter or volunteer operations to run
Choose FacilEvents when…
- Event day includes a door, a food counter and volunteers
- You want a full branded site, not just a checkout page
- You are a church and want giving with UK Gift Aid at 0%
- Your community speaks more than one language — up to five on one site
Frequently asked questions
Ticket Tailor also sends money straight to my account — so what is different?
The event day. Ticket Tailor is excellent at selling tickets cheaply; FacilEvents covers what happens after the sale: QR check-in run by several volunteers at once, a box office selling tickets and food to walk-ins, food vouchers redeemed at the counter without double-serving, and role-scoped screens so each volunteer only sees their job. You also get a full branded site rather than a checkout page.
Which is cheaper?
For the organiser, FacilEvents costs nothing: £0/month and 0% FacilEvents fee, with standard Stripe processing on card payments. Ticket Tailor charges a small flat fee per ticket issued. On FacilEvents, attendees can choose to add an optional contribution to FacilEvents at checkout. The event-day tooling and the branded site are included either way.
Can I take cash on the door?
Yes. The box office records cash and card sales at the door, so walk-ins end up in the same reports as online sales.
Do you support PayPal?
Not currently — FacilEvents connects to your organisation’s own Stripe account. If your buyers rely on PayPal specifically, Ticket Tailor is the better fit today.
When is Ticket Tailor the better choice?
Pure ticket selling at high volume with the lowest possible per-ticket cost, no need for door or counter tooling, or if you specifically need PayPal. It is a well-made product — the honest difference is scope, not quality.
See the event day for yourself
Register, connect your own Stripe account and publish your first event — free for organisers, no card needed.
Free for organisers. Standard Stripe processing applies; attendees can add an optional contribution to FacilEvents.
Last updated: 10 October 2026