What does TicketWeb cost a venue?

They do not publish a US rate card. Their public pages describe fees as low and paid on time, but the actual per-ticket terms are quoted per venue under a contract, so the only way to know your number is to ask them. BANDANA tix publishes one: a flat 25 cents per ticket to BANDANA, plus Stripe's standard processing rate, charged on the sale and settled into your own Stripe account.

Can I run my venue from my phone?

TicketWeb's app, TW CheckIn, is for the door — scanning entry, guest lists and box-office collection lists — while building events and pulling reports happens in their web system. BANDANA's native iOS app is pointed at the months before the show instead: the booking request, the confirmation, the advance with the band and the ticket page all work from a phone. On Android or desktop the web app does everything the iOS app does except offline reading.

Does BANDANA do door scanning, box office or reserved seating?

No. BANDANA tix sells general admission tickets online and emails a confirmation. If you need scanning at the door, on-site card sales or a seat map, TicketWeb covers that and BANDANA does not.

Yes. Nothing in BANDANA depends on where a ticket is sold. Some rooms keep a contracted platform for the big on-sales and use BANDANA for the local bills they book themselves — and even where tickets are sold elsewhere, the booking calendar, the advance and the band-side tools stay free.

Comparison

BANDANA tix vs TicketWeb

Reviewed August 2026

BANDANA tix is available to any venue today. Booking, advancing, and the rest of BANDANA are free and open too.

Want help getting set up?

TicketWeb is a self-service ticketing and marketing platform owned by Live Nation, long established in independent clubs. It offers a box-office interface for on-site sales, the TW CheckIn scanning app, reserved seating, promo codes, private labeling, and distribution through the Ticketmaster and TicketWeb network. It does not publish a US rate card; pricing is quoted per venue under a contract. BANDANA tix goes the other way: one published number — a flat 25 cents per ticket plus Stripe's standard processing — money landing in the venue's own Stripe account, no contract, and a ticket page assembled from the booking request and gig advance the room already completed. The whole loop, from taking the request to publishing the ticket page, runs from a phone in BANDANA's native iOS app.

BANDANA dashboard on a phone listing a band and a venue the same person runs — One dashboard for every band you play in and every room you run.

A BANDANA gig advance page showing set times, backline and band details — One advance page the venue and every band on the bill share.

A venue booking calendar in BANDANA with open and closed dates marked — One shared calendar with the dates you are actually taking requests on.

Incoming band booking requests listed for a venue in BANDANA — Requests arrive in one queue instead of five inboxes.

A venue's public BANDANA booking form embedded on a website — The request form, embedded on your own site and styled like your room.

A venue's upcoming shows calendar embedded on its own website — Your upcoming shows on your site, dropping off after the show's day ends.

Recurring open mic and jam sessions listed for a venue in BANDANA — Recurring open mic and jam nights generate themselves week to week.

Editing a BANDANA tix ticket page with a hero image and rich text description — Build the ticket page visually, using what bands already submitted.

A live public BANDANA tix ticket page styled with a venue's colors — The public page carries your venue's colors and fonts.

A fan buying a ticket in BANDANA tix with pricing and fees shown — Checkout shows the price and fees plainly before anyone pays.

A venue's upcoming ticketed shows with sales counts in BANDANA — Upcoming and past ticketed shows with sales counts in one list.

Public page styling card in a venue's Info tab with background, accent, and font choices — Pick the background, accent color, and fonts your public pages and embeds use.

What TicketWeb focuses on

A long-established, contract-sold ticketing and marketing platform for clubs and theaters, with box office, door scanning, and reach through the Ticketmaster network.

BANDANA and TicketWeb, side by side

Competitor details below are from their own public pages, checked August 2026. Pricing changes — confirm on their site before you decide. TicketWeb pricing

Running it from a phone: BANDANANative iOS app for everything before the show: take the booking request, confirm the date, advance with the band, publish the ticket page; TicketWebTW CheckIn is an iOS and Android app for scanning entry and guest lists at the door; event setup and reporting are done on a web dashboard
What it costs the venue: BANDANAA flat 25 cents per ticket to BANDANA plus Stripe's standard processing rate; TicketWebNot published — their public pages say fees are low without naming a rate; terms are quoted per venue
Getting started: BANDANASign up yourself and put a show on sale; TicketWebSales-led — their site routes venues to a contact form rather than a self sign-up with pricing
Contract: BANDANANone — stop whenever you like; TicketWebContract-based relationship, per their own venue onboarding
Where the money lands: BANDANAYour own connected Stripe account; TicketWebSettlement and payout timing are per contract — their site says you are paid on time, without stating terms
Booking requests: BANDANAShared open/closed calendar and a request form you embed on your own site; TicketWebNot published — ticketing and marketing, not a booking pipeline
Gig advance: BANDANARun of show, stage plots, bios, photos and guest lists, filled in by the band — and the ticket page is built from it; TicketWebNot published — guest lists exist at the door via TW CheckIn, but there is no band-facing advance
Door and box office: BANDANANone — no scanning, no on-site box office; TicketWebStronger here: a real box-office interface for on-site sales plus the TW CheckIn scanning app
Discovery and marketing reach: BANDANANone — you bring the audience, through website embeds and the bands' own channels; TicketWebStronger here: distribution through the Ticketmaster and TicketWeb network, TicketAlert subscriber emails and social event tools
Reserved seating: BANDANANot supported — general admission only; TicketWebSupported, alongside multiple price levels and promo codes
Whose page it is: BANDANAYours, styled to your room and embeddable on your site; TicketWebPrivate labeling to match your site, on their platform, plus listing widgets, a WordPress plugin and an API
Band-side tooling: BANDANAThe bands on the bill use BANDANA free for set lists, songs and advances; TicketWebNot published — venue and promoter side only
Availability: BANDANAGenerally available — any venue can activate ticketing, and booking and advancing are free; TicketWebGenerally available, subject to their approval and contract

What you get	BANDANA	TicketWeb
Running it from a phone	Native iOS app for everything before the show: take the booking request, confirm the date, advance with the band, publish the ticket page	TW CheckIn is an iOS and Android app for scanning entry and guest lists at the door; event setup and reporting are done on a web dashboard
What it costs the venue	A flat 25 cents per ticket to BANDANA plus Stripe's standard processing rate	Not published — their public pages say fees are low without naming a rate; terms are quoted per venue
Getting started	Sign up yourself and put a show on sale	Sales-led — their site routes venues to a contact form rather than a self sign-up with pricing
Contract	None — stop whenever you like	Contract-based relationship, per their own venue onboarding
Where the money lands	Your own connected Stripe account	Settlement and payout timing are per contract — their site says you are paid on time, without stating terms
Booking requests	Shared open/closed calendar and a request form you embed on your own site	Not published — ticketing and marketing, not a booking pipeline
Gig advance	Run of show, stage plots, bios, photos and guest lists, filled in by the band — and the ticket page is built from it	Not published — guest lists exist at the door via TW CheckIn, but there is no band-facing advance
Door and box office	None — no scanning, no on-site box office	Stronger here: a real box-office interface for on-site sales plus the TW CheckIn scanning app
Discovery and marketing reach	None — you bring the audience, through website embeds and the bands' own channels	Stronger here: distribution through the Ticketmaster and TicketWeb network, TicketAlert subscriber emails and social event tools
Reserved seating	Not supported — general admission only	Supported, alongside multiple price levels and promo codes
Whose page it is	Yours, styled to your room and embeddable on your site	Private labeling to match your site, on their platform, plus listing widgets, a WordPress plugin and an API
Band-side tooling	The bands on the bill use BANDANA free for set lists, songs and advances	Not published — venue and promoter side only
Availability	Generally available — any venue can activate ticketing, and booking and advancing are free	Generally available, subject to their approval and contract

Choose TicketWeb if

You want your on-sale in front of the Ticketmaster and TicketWeb audience
You sell reserved seats or run a staffed box office and need scanning at the door
You are already on the Ticketmaster stack and want the familiar system
A dedicated account contact matters more to you than a published rate

Choose BANDANA if

You want to see the fee before you commit — one published flat rate of 25 cents
You would rather not book a sales call to put a local bill on sale
The money should land in your own Stripe account
You confirm dates and advance shows from your phone between load-in and doors
The ticket page should build itself from the advance the bands already filled in

Common questions

What does TicketWeb cost a venue?: They do not publish a US rate card. Their public pages describe fees as low and paid on time, but the actual per-ticket terms are quoted per venue under a contract, so the only way to know your number is to ask them. BANDANA tix publishes one: a flat 25 cents per ticket to BANDANA, plus Stripe's standard processing rate, charged on the sale and settled into your own Stripe account.
Can I run my venue from my phone?: TicketWeb's app, TW CheckIn, is for the door — scanning entry, guest lists and box-office collection lists — while building events and pulling reports happens in their web system. BANDANA's native iOS app is pointed at the months before the show instead: the booking request, the confirmation, the advance with the band and the ticket page all work from a phone. On Android or desktop the web app does everything the iOS app does except offline reading.
Does BANDANA do door scanning, box office or reserved seating?: No. BANDANA tix sells general admission tickets online and emails a confirmation. If you need scanning at the door, on-site card sales or a seat map, TicketWeb covers that and BANDANA does not.
Can I use both?: Yes. Nothing in BANDANA depends on where a ticket is sold. Some rooms keep a contracted platform for the big on-sales and use BANDANA for the local bills they book themselves — and even where tickets are sold elsewhere, the booking calendar, the advance and the band-side tools stay free.

TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A TICKET. THAT'S THE FEE.

No contract, no sales call, and one number you can agree on before you sell a ticket.