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We needed a simpler way
We looked at the tools volunteer houses already name. They are good at their job. They were not built for a house like ours: parents, a folding table, and four months of production before anyone buys a ticket. So we made a place for people just like us. Every comparison starts with the calculator. Places is $1 a reserved seat. The slider starts at $25.
What you pay per ticket
Places is $1. We made it that simple. The slider starts at the industry-average ticket price.
Starts at $25.00, the industry-average community-theatre ticket this comparison uses.
Places
$1.00
Always $1
Ludus
$2.00
5% + $0.75, processing included
On The Stage
Not published
No public dollar fee
ThunderTix reserved
$1.25
$1.25 reserved
Their GA line is $1.00 plus $20 per month. Reserved also publishes $25 per month. Monthly minimums are not in the per-ticket number.
Houses we already knew
- Places vs Ludus
Ludus already has a box office. We needed the show before the door. Places is $1 a reserved seat.
- Places vs On The Stage
On The Stage will build the website, the art, and the box office. They do not print a dollar. We needed a clear $1 and the show before the door.
- Places vs ThunderTix
ThunderTix is a theatre suite you keep paying in the dark months. We needed tools that cost nothing until a seat sells. Places is $1 a reserved seat.
Also named in the field
Tickets To The City sells community-theatre events with an organization $0 / buyer $1 shape on their compare page (as of 19 Aug 2026). That is a vendor-built event, not a house a volunteer can keep. We needed to run our own door, with no lock, and no one else building the night. A dedicated vs-page waits until that difference is the story worth citing.
Source:https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/compare.php· as of 19 Aug 2026
Start with the problem pages
Most houses should readwhen the ticket page dies,who is selling at the door, andwho holds the moneybefore any vendor scorecard.
Frequently asked questions
- What do you pay on Places?
- Places is $1 a reserved seat. Tools are free until a seat sells. General admission is free for small events for a limited time. Comps and free tickets are $0.
- Who did you look at?
- Ludus, ThunderTix, and On The Stage. Each page opens with the calculator. Places is $1. The slider starts at $25.
- Why not those?
- Those tools are good at selling the door. We needed the four months before the door, a volunteer box office that is not a laptop, and a printed $1. So we made a place for people just like us.