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Ticket sales for conferences, exhibitions, museums — open-source, multi-lingual, full-featured - pretix.eu

· 1 month ago

Buy if you run conferences, exhibitions, or museums and want a full ticket shop, box office, and check-in without monthly fees. Skip it if you just need a ticket link for a small one-off event — simpler tools exist.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14 public sources; no numeric review ratings found in evidence.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free tickets

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Paid ticketsPer-ticket fees (rates not shown in sources)

Best for

  • Conferences and multi-day events
  • Museums and exhibitions
  • Multi-lingual ticket shops
  • Privacy-conscious EU organizers

Not for

  • Small one-off events wanting a ticket link in minutes
  • Organizers needing talk scheduling or CFPs — that is sibling product pretalx
  • Non-technical teams choosing self-hosting without ops capacity
  • Buyers who want plug-and-play with zero configuration

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Free quota covers free tickets only; paid tickets carry per-ticket fees — confirm rates before committing

medium

Self-hosting is possible but means running updates, backups, and payment integrations yourself

low

Wide feature range implies configuration time and staff training before launch day

Pros and cons

Pros

  • All-in-one: online shop, box office, resellers, payments, delivery, check-in
  • No fee on first 500 free tickets yearly; no monthly fees
  • Proven at scale: thousands of events, millions of tickets sold
  • Withstood trade fair rushes with well over 100,000 visitors, per testimonial
  • Open-source, ISO 27001 certified, privacy-focused, no vendor lock-in

Cons

  • Self-described as highly sophisticated — steeper learning curve than simple tools
  • Ticketing only: no talk scheduling; pair with sibling pretalx for conferences
  • Extremely full-featured — more setup and configuration than lightweight tools

Sources & method

- 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x7security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. No monthly fees, free ticket quota
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 5/5. All-in-one: shop, box office, payments, check-in
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. ISO 27001, open-source, no breaches found
  • $0 Starting price No monthly fees
  • Yes Free tier First 500 free tickets/year, no fee
  • Millions Scale Tickets sold across thousands of events (GitHub)
  • ISO 27001 Certification Privacy-focused, open-source

Pricing

Free tickets

$0

  • First 500 free tickets per year
  • No monthly fees

Paid tickets

Per-ticket fees (rates not shown in sources)

  • Fee per paid ticket sold
  • Free quota grows with every paid ticket

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Companies that use it

  • Devcon (Ethereum)11
Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources; no numeric review ratings found in evidence.

Serious open-source ticketing for real events — powerful, fairly priced, overkill for tiny casual events.

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources; no numeric review ratings found in evidence.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. pretix.eu homepagepretix.eu
    official
  2. pretix pricingpretix.eu
    official
  3. pretix on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  4. pretix on G2g2.com
    review
  5. pretix on Capterracapterra.com
    review
  6. pretix on Crozdeskcrozdesk.com
    review
  7. pretix on GetAppgetapp.com.au
    review
  8. pretix trust and security analysiswarmindex.com
    security
  9. Pretix.eu trust scoregridinsoft.com
    security
  10. FOSS United forum: pretalx and pretix for conferencesforum.fossunited.org
    review
  11. Devcon forum: DIP-64 universal checkoutforum.devcon.org
    news
  12. Customer testimonial (trade fair, 100k+ visitors)archive.md
    official
  13. Mastodon: self-hostable pretixhachyderm.io
    review
  14. Mastodon: pretix recommendationsocial.coop
    review

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