Purplepass review
A flexible ticketing system for assigned seating, box-office sales, and onsite admissions.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Purplepass is a cloud-based event ticketing and management platform for venues, promoters, schools, nonprofits, and other event organizers. It supports paid, free/RSVP, and reservation-only events, with registration forms, ticketing, onsite check-in, email communications, and virtual event capabilities. The product is particularly suited to organizers who need to sell tickets across online, box-office, phone, and onsite channels while managing both general and assigned seating.
Pricing is based on transaction-related service fees. The published pricing structure includes online-sales fees, box-office fees, and other per-ticket or transaction charges rather than named subscription tiers. The feature set covers the operational path from purchase to admission: organizers can create seating maps, manage guest lists and complimentary tickets, customize checkout questions, choose ticket delivery options, and scan barcode or QR-code tickets on handheld devices and smartphones. Promo codes, access codes, SMS messaging, tracking links, merchandise, concessions, season passes, and packages extend the system beyond basic ticket sales.
Purplepass also connects event communications and measurement with mass emails, customizable templates, email marketing integrations, Zapier, SurveyMonkey, live-stream tickets, embeddable streaming widgets, and event sales, attendance, marketing, and POS statistics. Its web-based coverage and ticketing focus make it a practical fit for events centered on admissions, seating, and sales workflows. Organizers looking for exhibitor management or a verified attendee app should consider alternatives with those dedicated capabilities. For ticketed events that need flexible sales channels, assigned seating, scanning, and promotional tools, Purplepass offers a broad event-operations feature set.
Purplepass pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Supports general and assigned seating with seating maps
- Combines online, box-office, phone, and onsite ticket sales
- Includes scanning, guest lists, messaging, streaming tickets, and analytics
- Where it doesn't
- Platform access is web-based
- Does not include a verified attendee app or exhibitor tools
- Pricing uses transaction-based service fees rather than named subscription plans
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