Can I sell under my own brand?
Q2Tix supports organizer-owned domains for public organizer, event, checkout, and embedded-ticket experiences, with your own logos, artwork, descriptions, and venue information.
Independent ticketing infrastructure
Looking for an
Eventbrite alternative?
If you already know how to reach your audience, you may not need your ticketing provider to become another event destination.
Q2Tix is a streamlined, nearly white-label ticketing engine for independent venues and promoters who want to sell under their own identity, maintain their audience relationship, and process paid tickets through their connected Stripe account.
Start with a free event
$0 Q2Tix fee on free orders. Default paid-order fee: 49¢ plus Stripe processing.
An infrastructure-first model
Maybe you don't need another marketplace.
Event marketplaces can be useful when discovery is part of what you're looking for. But many independent venues and promoters already build demand themselves through their website, social media, artists, DJs, email, advertising, partners, and word of mouth.
If that's how your events work, you may want your ticketing provider to simply handle the ticketing. That's what Q2Tix is built to do.
You bring the audience.Q2Tix provides the infrastructure.
A useful evaluation checklist
What should you look for in an Eventbrite alternative?
There isn't one right ticketing platform for every organizer. These are the questions worth asking when your brand and audience relationship matter.
Who retains the customer relationship?
Organizers can access and export their event customer records. Q2Tix does not use that relationship to promote unrelated events to those customers.
Where does ticket revenue go?
Paid Q2Tix tickets are processed through your connected Stripe account using Stripe Connect, subject to Stripe processing and your payout schedule.
How is the platform fee calculated?
Under default pricing, free orders carry no Q2Tix fee. Paid orders carry a flat 49¢ Q2Tix application fee per order, plus Stripe processing.
Does my event have to live inside a marketplace?
No. Q2Tix is ticketing infrastructure rather than a public event marketplace.
| Priority | Marketplace model | Q2Tix model |
|---|---|---|
| Event discovery | Central marketplace | Organizer-led distribution |
| Public identity | Marketplace-centered | Organizer-owned domain and branding |
| Settlement | Varies by provider | Connected Stripe account |
| Platform pricing | Varies | Default $0.49 per paid order |
| Free orders | Varies | No Q2Tix application fee |
Stripe processing is separate, and account-specific Q2Tix pricing may differ.
The experience stays yours
Your event should look like your event.
When someone follows a link to buy a ticket, they've already decided whose event they're interested in. Q2Tix lets your identity stay at the center of that experience.
Run your public organizer, event, checkout, and embedded-ticket experiences on an organizer-owned domain. Control your logos, event artwork, content, and event identity. Connect your own SMTP provider to send ticket emails under your organization’s identity without Q2Tix branding in the message.
A different approach to ticketing fees
Straightforward default pricing.
No Q2Tix application fee
Free tickets and free orders carry no Q2Tix application fee.
per paid order
Stripe processing is separate, and account-specific pricing may differ. The Q2Tix fee is assessed per paid order, not as a percentage of ticket price, so one order for several tickets remains an order-level fee.
Direct Stripe settlement
Ticket revenue through your connected Stripe account.
Advance ticket revenue doesn't need to sit with Q2Tix waiting for your event to happen. Paid tickets are processed through your connected Stripe account.
Q2Tix doesn't escrow the proceeds or intentionally delay them until after the event. Stripe controls payment processing and the organizer's payout schedule, including any reviews, reserves, holds, or other restrictions it may impose.
Ticket soldYour connected Stripe accountYour Stripe payout schedule
Customer relationship
Don't build somebody else's audience with every ticket you sell.
Your audience has value beyond a single transaction. Q2Tix gives you access to your event customer records and lets you export them.
Because Q2Tix isn't building a competing public event marketplace, it doesn't use your customer relationship to promote unrelated events to those customers. You remain responsible for applicable consent, anti-spam, and messaging laws when contacting customers.
Your ticketing provider doesn't need to turn your audience into its audience.
The practical tools still matter
Brand control is only useful when the door flow works.
QR-code tickets
Straightforward digital tickets for admission.
Mobile-friendly check-in
Browser-based tools for validating tickets at entry.
Wallet passes
Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes when the respective service is configured and available.
Optional SMS delivery
Eligible paid tickets can be delivered through an optional paid SMS delivery feature.
Public APIs and feeds
Integrate event information into the places where your organization already reaches its audience.
A good fit when
Q2Tix is probably a good fit if your priorities look like this.
- You run an independent venue, nightclub, arts space, or recurring event.
- You already have ways to reach your audience.
- Your own brand matters more than marketplace placement.
- You want access to customer relationships from your events.
- You prefer straightforward per-order platform pricing.
- You want paid tickets processed through your connected Stripe account.
An honest tradeoff
When might a marketplace be the better choice?
Q2Tix isn't designed to be the right ticketing platform for everyone. If your primary reason for choosing a ticketing service is access to a large consumer event-discovery marketplace, a marketplace-oriented platform may be a better fit.
Q2Tix takes a different approach. It is designed for organizers who already build their own audience and want technology to support that relationship rather than sit between them and their customers. That's the tradeoff, and the reason Q2Tix exists.
Frequently asked questions
An alternative for organizers who bring their own audience.
Is Q2Tix an alternative to Eventbrite?
Yes. Q2Tix is an independent ticketing platform designed particularly for venues, promoters, and recurring event organizers that want a brand-forward ticketing experience rather than a public event marketplace.
Is Q2Tix a marketplace?
No. Q2Tix is a ticketing engine rather than a competing public event marketplace. Organizers distribute events through their own websites, social channels, advertising, partners, email, and other channels.
Does Q2Tix charge per ticket?
Under default pricing, Q2Tix charges a $0.49 application fee per paid order, not per individual ticket. Stripe processing is separate, and account-specific pricing may differ. Free orders carry no Q2Tix application fee.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes. Organizer-owned domains can be used for public organizer, event, checkout, and embedded-ticket experiences.
Can ticket emails use my own branding?
With organizer-managed SMTP configured, ticket emails can be sent under the organizer's email identity without Q2Tix branding in the message.
Does Q2Tix hold ticket revenue until after my event?
No. Paid tickets are processed through the organizer's connected Stripe account. Q2Tix does not intentionally hold proceeds until after the event. Stripe processing and the organizer's Stripe payout schedule apply.
Will Q2Tix help people discover my event?
Q2Tix is not designed as a public event-discovery marketplace. It is intended for organizers who reach audiences through their own website, social media, artists, promoters, advertising, email, partners, and other distribution channels.
Infrastructure, not the attraction
If you bring the audience, we'll handle the tickets.
Keep your event under your identity, keep your customer relationship, and process ticket revenue through your connected Stripe account.
Start with a free event