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What Is Showpass?

Showpass is a global leader in event technology, primary ticketing and distribution, and mixed delivery (live, virtual and streamed) of experiences for tens of thousands of event hosts. Showpass provides access to global distribution and discovery channels including Facebook's native ticketing, Google Reserve, and a proprietary publishers network. Showpass creates solutions for complex events, large organizations, and high-volume event producers and is proud to serve millions of customers.

Who Uses Showpass?

Showpass creates solutions for complex events, large organizations, and high volume event producers with a growth mindset and is proud to serve millions of customers every year.

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Reviews of Showpass

Average score

Overall
4,7
Ease of Use
4,6
Customer Service
4,6
Features
4,5
Value for Money
4,6

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1 000
  • >1 001

Find reviews by score

5
69%
4
28%
3
2%
2
0%
Justin
Justin
Marketing and Graphic Designer in Canada
Verified LinkedIn User
Sports, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A great alternative to the big ticketing platforms

5,0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: Our overall experience is positive and the platform works and reports well.

Pros:

Showpass is a local business and our company loves to work with other local businesses. We love a good alternative to the high fees of the larger platforms. It's easy to use and we can customize so much without Showpass stepping in.

Cons:

We have lots of demands and some of the features are not there or slow to implement or complete.

chris
bandleader promoter in Canada
Music, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Great ticketing service for throwin concerts!

5,0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: I have had zero issues in setting up and selling tickets, scanning tickets at concerts and payment has been very prompt.

Pros:

Very easy to use. Staff are very helpful when things go wrong and reply to the chat window really fast. Event set-up is largely intuitive, ticket scanning was flawless. Low fees for customers, lots of fees payee selections . Emailing all guests is great. I don't know how much going into the weeds is valuable here, but I can say that this service has been excellent and I would definitely recommend it.

Cons:

One of the only thing I can think of is that some of the language/terminology isn't clear at first, but the FAQ really helps with that so it's not a real issue. 1 thing I wish was clearer though is that I had to absorb a lot of fees in order to do full refunds for a cancelled event. I was told I would be invoiced. It wasn't super clear to me in all the reporting exactly what amount was what I paid. The breakdowns are numerous, there's a lot of info which is great, but that one thing wasn't clear to me. For my year end, doing my taxes, it would be nice to demonstrate that amount separately instead of it being included in the rest of the overall amounts. Support emails aren't replied to quickly, but then again the chat window is extremely fast and much more efficient for dealing with multiple issues at once, so forget that, I'm looking for flaws where there haven't really been any. None of this is really a big issue.

David
CEO in Canada
Performing Arts, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Needs work

3,0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: 50/50. Sometimes events i make dont appear.

Pros:

It is cheaper than eventbrite. Pretty simple.

Cons:

The app needs work. Sometimes i cant find events i already set up. Its overly complicated at times.

Robert
General Manager in Canada
Entertainment, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

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EBP review

4,0 3 weeks ago New

Pros:

ease of use, simple setups for ticketing, able to clone events especially where many of our events are similar

Cons:

glitches when setting up tickets such as items not saving properly

Dannielle
Patron Services Manager in Canada
Music, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Showpass Is Easy To Use And Continues To Improve

4,0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: When we first started using Showpass there were many features not yet working properly or not fully developed, but the Showpass team has listened to suggestions from their clients and have been working steadily on improving the product. Many new features have been created that continually make it easier to use the Showpass ticketing system, and I am pleased with the overall improvements. I have faith that this product will continue to improve and exceed industry standards!

Pros:

General Admission events are very easy to set up and put on sale quickly.

Cons:

Some basic features are missing for assigned seating set up (example: a proper hold feature for large events), but the development team is working on this.