Updated October 2026: rewritten with Tix's current fees, checked against its pricing section on October 8, 2026.
Tix, the box office system at tix.com, keeps its pricing short: no setup, monthly or annual fees, $1.50 for every ticket sold online and $0.25 for every ticket sold at your box office. You can pass all of it on to your buyers.
The detail that changes the math is how you take cards. Use Tix's merchant account and it adds 5% of the ticket price. Use your own, and you pay your own processor instead. Here's what each option costs, when the money reaches you, and how it compares with TixFox's 39¢.
How much does Tix charge? Tix charges $1.50 per ticket sold online and $0.25 per ticket sold through its box office system, with no setup, monthly or annual fees. If you use Tix's merchant account for card processing, it adds 5% of the ticket price. With your own merchant account, Tix adds nothing, and your processor charges its own fee.
How Tix's pricing works
The pricing section on Tix's site lists:
- Online fee: $1.50 per ticket, for sales on desktop and mobile
- Box office fee: $0.25 per ticket, for walk-up and other sales through its box office system
- Card processing: 5% of the ticket price on Tix's merchant account, or nothing extra from Tix if you use your own
- No setup, monthly or annual fees
- Printing and mailing, if you want it: $3.00 per order, or $0.20 per ticket plus shipping to have tickets sent to you
All of Tix's fees can be passed to the buyer, or built into your ticket price. Tix works with over 30 payment gateways for your own merchant account, including Stripe, Authorize.net and PayPal.
What one online ticket costs
TixFox charges 39¢ per ticket ($0.30 under $5) plus Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢. To compare fairly, we've counted card processing on both: Tix's 5% on its merchant account, or Stripe's fee if you connect your own Stripe account to Tix.
On a one-ticket order, with you absorbing the fees:
- $10 ticket: $2.00 on Tix's merchant account, $2.09 on Tix with your own Stripe, $0.98 on TixFox
- $25 ticket: $2.75, $2.53 and $1.42
- $50 ticket: $4.00, $3.25 and $2.14
- $100 ticket: $6.50, $4.70 and $3.59
With Stripe on both, the card fee is the same, so the difference is the platform fee: $1.50 against 39¢, or $1.11 a ticket. Over a season of 3,000 online tickets, that's $4,500 in Tix online fees against $1,170 on TixFox.
When the money reaches you
Tix's payment schedule depends on whose merchant account you use. With your own, Tix says ticket revenue "goes directly into your account within 48-72 hours after each ticket purchase," and it invoices you for its fees. With Tix's merchant account, it sends "a check the week after the event."
On TixFox, each sale goes into your own Stripe account as it happens, and TixFox never holds the money. You control your Stripe balance and move it to your bank on your own schedule. In the US, Stripe makes card payments available for payout after about 2 business days.
What one organizer says about TixFox
Fast answers matter too, especially in the week before a show. A reviewer named Jo wrote this on Trustpilot in August 2026: "John was spectacular about answering all of my questions."
Watch how selling on TixFox works
The video shows the setup in under six minutes: connecting Stripe at 0:26, ticket types and the pass-or-absorb fee setting from 1:35, and what your buyers see at checkout from 3:49.
When Tix is the better choice
- You sell most tickets at a box office, where Tix charges $0.25 a ticket.
- You need reserved seating now, with multiple price tiers and photographic seat views. TixFox's reserved seating is coming soon.
- You run season packages with same-seat renewals.
- You sell tickets at a Nevada gaming venue. Tix says it's approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
- Your college needs CashNET or TouchNet support, or you want Tix's call center service.
When TixFox costs less
- Every online ticket: 39¢ against $1.50, or $1.11 a ticket less with Stripe on both.
- No 5% surcharge for card processing on top of the platform fee.
- Money as you sell: each sale goes into your own Stripe account, instead of a check the week after the event on Tix's merchant account.
If you're weighing a switch, here's what switching from Tix to TixFox looks like. We've done the same math for SimpleTix and TicketSpice.
To try TixFox, create a free account, connect Stripe and put your first event on sale. Free events cost $0, and paid tickets are 39¢ each ($0.30 under $5) plus Stripe's card processing. See TixFox pricing.
FAQ
How much does Tix charge per ticket?
$1.50 per ticket sold online and $0.25 per ticket sold through its box office system. If you use Tix's merchant account, it adds 5% of the ticket price for card processing.
Does Tix have monthly fees?
No. Tix says there are no setup, monthly or annual fees.
Can I pass Tix's fees on to buyers?
Yes. All of Tix's fees can be passed to the ticket buyer, or included in your ticket price.
When does Tix pay you?
With your own merchant account, ticket money reaches your account 48 to 72 hours after each purchase, and Tix invoices you for its fees. With Tix's merchant account, Tix sends a check the week after the event.
Is Tix cheaper than TixFox?
For online tickets, no. On a $25 ticket with Stripe on both, the fees are $2.53 on Tix and $1.42 on TixFox. At the box office, Tix's fee is $0.25 a ticket.
Sources
- Tix: Pricing and features (pricing section, payment schedule and "Who We Serve"). Checked October 8, 2026.
- Stripe: Pricing (US cards) and Payouts.
- Trustpilot: TixFox reviews, screenshot taken October 8, 2026.
- TixFox: Pricing and FAQ. Ticket screens from the TixFox demo account, October 2026.
