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Make event ticketing easier for your
next regional event

Low, simple pricing

Low, simple pricing

Enjoy just 50c per ticket fee and a 2.5% processing fee. For tickets priced at $5 or less, enjoy a 15c per ticket fee.

Premium support

Premium support

Unlimited personalised support from our dedicated Australian team at no additional cost to you.

Full product suite

Full product suite

Have full access to every feature TryBooking has to offer. For no extra fees or subscriptions.

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Powerful features perfect for regional events

Take payments in person with box office app

Take payments in person with box office app

Accept payments directly and conveniently, allowing volunteers to easily take payment on a mobile device. Perfect for walk up ticket sales, food and drink across the event. No need for bulky terminals or extra equipment.

Sell and print tickets with box office web

Perfect for country events requiring payment processing and ticket printing, box office web is the ideal solution. Hire our terminals and printers for your event and seamlessly manage ticket sales on any internet-connected device.

Reduced admin with online ticket sales

Streamline your event with TryBooking. By handling ticket sales online, you'll free up valuable time to focus on the core elements of your event. Our platform offers 24/7 ticket purchasing, reducing administrative burdens.

Manage your entry with our scanning app

Our scanning app allows you to scan and manage your attendees coming into your regional events. Allowing you manage your entry gates better and review the volume of attendance each day of the event.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What ticketing service fees does TryBooking charge?

Should you be taking payment through your TryBooking event, the transaction will be subjected to a processing fee and a ticket fee. These fees vary per region associated with your TryBooking account. Below details these fees per region.

Australia:

For bookings or donations made on events:

  • 50c ticket fee (charged to the ticket buyer) or a 15c ticket fee if the ticket price is $5.00 or less. 
  • 2.5% processing fee (charged to the event organiser by default or passed on to the ticket buyer by selection)

For donations made on fundraising pages:

  • 2.5% donation fee (charged to the fundraiser by default)

How do I pass on or absorb TryBooking fees?

By default the processing fee is paid by you, the event organiser and the ticket buyer pays the ticket fee.

You are able to change who pays what fee in your TryBooking account. This is an account setting. Any changes made will apply to all events and fundraising pages on your account. For a step-by-step guide click here

Do you offer discounts for small ticket value items?

Yes, we have discounted ticket fee to $0.15 cents plus our usual 2.5% processing fee for items valued at $5.00 or less. Ticket priced or discount to $0.00 have no fees charged

Can I customise my own event page?

Yes, you can have full customisation of your own event page. We also provide a widget to allow you to place your event page onto your site.

Can I use box office app for my agriculture show?

Yes, you can. We recommend having a good Wi-Fi connection for smooth payment processing.

How do I run a sausage sizzle on TryBooking?

You can easily set up a general admission event, where you set your 'ticket' as a sausage. You can even create multiple 'ticket' types where you can setup combinations like sausage and soda. Then use the box office app, to sell the sausages in person using your own phone to take contactless payment.

Are there any other costs associated with creating an event?

No, there are no cost associated with creating a event.

There are NO lock-in contracts, sign-up or account maintenance fees, nor any subscriptions.

Fees are only incurred when a paid transaction is processed through your event. Allowing you to run a free event without any cost.

We encourage you to create an account and see for yourself how easy the TryBooking site is to both create and manage your next event or to simply book an event.

 

Is TryBooking secure?

TryBooking is very respectful of the privacy of all users on its site and PCI compliant. View our certificate of compliance. All pages are HTTPS secure, ensuring an encrypted website connection when navigating across the site. Any personal information that may be used by the TryBooking Site in order to carry out its necessary functions is stored on a secured server protected by firewalls and is hosted in Australia. The data itself is also encrypted to further reduce any risk that your information will be obtained and used by unauthorised access. We do not store your full credit card number, only the last four digits are kept and this is to show you which card you have used to make the booking. Given the increasing sophistication of computer hackers, there are no absolute guarantees that our systems will never be accessed without our consent, or that our systems are impenetrable. However, you can rest assured that we take all reasonable measures to ensure the security of your personal information and the bookings you have made.

Can I use your services free of charge?

There no costs to create an account or events on TryBooking, nor are there any fees associated with tickets set at or discounted to $0.00. We only charge fees when processing paid transactions on your events and fundraising pages. With no sign up or contract fees trailing our system is risk fee. For more information on our fees can be found via Pricing