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Event ticketing platform for festivals and large events - ticketfairy.com

· 1 week ago

Built for large music festivals and promoters wanting instalments, staff tools and event financing. Small events, and anyone needing fast payouts or painless refunds, should look elsewhere.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; third-party reviews and Reddit dominate the evidence base.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Pay-per-ticket

Fees vary by ticket price (e.g. buyer pays $55, promoter receives $50)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly fees~9% ($5 on $55 ticket)
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Music festivals and large events
  • Promoters wanting instalment ticket sales
  • Events needing financing upfront
  • Multi-currency, multi-country events

Not for

  • Small gigs and community events — simpler ticketing tools fit better
  • Promoters who need fast, predictable payouts
  • Events where refunds must be painless for fans
  • Ticket resellers — resale fees reported high

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Payout delays: DJs report two-plus months waiting for event funds

high

Refund friction: fans say support points them to promoters or insurers

medium

Sellers report resale fees are high

medium

Fees vary by ticket price — model your real per-ticket take before signing

Pros and cons

Pros

  • No setup or recurring fees; charges vary by ticket price
  • Fans can pay for tickets in instalments
  • Offers event financing and capital to promoters
  • Team roles, permissions and two-factor sign-in supported
  • Scales to 5,000–30,000+ capacity events

Cons

  • Trustpilot rating fell from 5-star to 2.9
  • DJs report waiting two months for event payouts
  • Refund seekers redirected elsewhere instead of resolved
  • Users report high resale fees

Sources & method

- 14 sources - security page with bug bounty and 2FA guidance; no known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x5review x6security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Fees vary by ticket price (e.g. buyer pays $55, promoter receives $50)

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. High resale fees reported; fees passed to buyers
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Fans report trouble locating purchased tickets
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Payment plans, staff tools, financing, entry control
  • Support quality: 2/5. Refund and payout complaints; users feel ignored
  • Security posture: 3/5. Bug bounty and 2FA; no known incidents
  • 2.9/5 Trustpilot rating Dropped from 5-star after complaint wave
  • 5,000–30,000+ capacity Typical event size Per company's own profile
  • ~9% ($5 on $55 ticket) Example fee Buyer pays $55, promoter receives $50
  • Seed stage Backing San Francisco, YC-linked founders

Pricing

Pay-per-ticket

Fees vary by ticket price (e.g. buyer pays $55, promoter receives $50)

  • No setup or recurring fees
  • Fees can be charged to buyer or promoter
  • Instalment payment plans available

Security

security page with bug bounty and 2FA guidance; no known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reviews skew negative: complaints about slow payouts, refund dead-ends, high resale fees and support silence outweigh praise on Trustpilot, where the rating fell to 2.9.

“More than two months since my even...”
Reddit, r/DJs
“At first I did feel a little ignored”
WorthEpenny reviewer
“I bought tickets but can’t find th”
Reddit, r/avesLA

Companies that use it

  • Juicy Fest
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; third-party reviews and Reddit dominate the evidence base.

Feature-rich for big festivals, but 2.9/5 Trustpilot and payout/refund complaints make it risky for small events.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; third-party reviews and Reddit dominate the evidence base.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Ticket Fairy Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  2. Do NOT support Ticket Fairy — Reddit r/DJsreddit.com
    review
  3. Ticket Fairy's 5-star rating drops to 2.9 on Trustpilotfacebook.com
    review
  4. Ticket Fairy customer reviews — WorthEpennyticketfairy.worthepenny.com
    review
  5. Why is Ticketfairy's resale fee so high?facebook.com
    review
  6. StarLadder MVM Dome refund — Redditreddit.com
    review
  7. Ticket Fairy security pageticketfairy.com
    security
  8. Nudge Security profile for ticketfairy.comnudgesecurity.com
    security
  9. Ticket Fairy Wellfound profilewellfound.com
    official
  10. Ticket Fairy Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.com
    news
  11. Ticket Fairy payment plans featureticketfairy.com
    official
  12. Ticket Fairy Capital — event financingticketfairy.com
    official
  13. Festival ticketing software — pricingticketfairy.com
    official
  14. See what your event earned — guidesticketfairy.com
    official

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