Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, Checkout.com
Cards and PayPal in most countries.
SEATLAYER VS TICKETSPICE
SeatLayer vs TicketSpice: half the ticket fee, 14 gateways and 3D.
Both sell reserved seats with a box office and QR scanning. SeatLayer charges $0.50 a ticket against TicketSpice's 99¢, connects 14 gateways worldwide including PayPal where TicketSpice lists 11 US card processors, opens every chart in 3D, and adds a seat SDK for your own product on the same account.
- $0.50 a ticket, not 99¢
- 14 gateways, PayPal included
- 3D on every chart
SeatLayer$0.50per ticket, gateway fees separate
TicketSpice$0.99per ticket, plus 2.9% + 30¢ processing
Both have
- Reserved seating charts
- A box office
- QR ticket scanning
- Your own payment processor
SeatLayer adds
- Half the per-ticket fee
- 14 gateways worldwide, PayPal included
- 3D and the view from every seat
- Click the plan: one click per section
- Seat SDK for your own product
- A public 200,000-seat demo
WHAT YOU SAVE
5,000 tickets: $2,450 less in fees.
TicketSpice charges 99¢ a ticket, 49¢ under $5, plus 2.9% + 30¢ processing. SeatLayer charges a flat $0.50, and card processing goes through your own gateway at its usual rate.
- $0.50 per confirmed ticket
- 0% of the ticket price
- 25 tickets free at signup
FEATURE BY FEATURE
SeatLayer and TicketSpice, feature by feature.
Both run reserved-seat sales, a box office and the door. The differences are the fee per ticket, where your gateway works, 3D, and what you can build on the same seat map.
IncludedNot includedNot found on TicketSpice's pagesChecked 25 September 2026
| Feature | SeatLayer | TicketSpice |
|---|---|---|
| Sell tickets | ||
| Fee per ticket | $0.50flat, first 25 free | $0.9949¢ on tickets under $5 |
| On 5,000 tickets | $2,500 | $4,950 |
| Payment gateways | 14worldwide | 11US card processors |
| PayPal | Yes | Not listed |
| Regional gateways | 8Razorpay, Tap, Mercado Pago, Xendit, Flutterwave, Paystack, Mollie, iyzico | None listed |
| Box office | Same live mapbest seats, 80 mm or A4 | Box Office App |
| QR ticket scanning | Yesany phone browser | Yes |
| Build the venue | ||
| Reserved seating charts | Yessections, tiers, floors, tables, booths | Yes |
| Start from a floor plan | Click the planone click per seat block or section | Not found |
| AI chart editing | Copilotedits you review first | Not found |
| Buyer experience | ||
| 3D and view from seat | Every charton every plan, no conversion step | Not found |
| Public large-venue demo | 200,000 seatsopen it now | Not found |
| Grow into your own product | ||
| Seat SDK with your own checkout | Yesweb, iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native | REST APImostly read-only, on request |
| Same account and chart as hosted | Yesstart hosted, add the SDK later | Not found |
Sources: Pricing Payment processors Payouts Reserved seating REST API
SELL WHERE YOUR BUYERS PAY
14 gateways, not just US card processors.
TicketSpice lists 11 processors, all US card processors, and no PayPal. SeatLayer supports Stripe, PayPal and Square worldwide plus the local gateways buyers use in India, the Gulf, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Turkey.
Square and Authorize.Net
The accounts US and Canadian venues already hold.
Razorpay, Tap, Mercado Pago, Xendit, Flutterwave, Paystack, Mollie, iyzico
India, the Gulf, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Turkey.
MOVING FROM TICKETSPICE
Move your next reserved-seat event first.
There is no one-click move. Build the next event on SeatLayer and keep past orders where they are.
- 01
Build the venue
Click your floor plan into a chart, or start from one of 58 templates.
- 02
Keep your processor
Stripe, Square and Authorize.Net are on both lists, so you can connect the account you already use.
- 03
Train the box office
Give counter staff the box office role, sell from the live map, print on 80 mm or A4 and scan at the door.
What stays behind: past TicketSpice orders stay in TicketSpice until you close them.
- 200,000seats on one map, ready in 1.95 sOpen the stadium →
- 100,000seats in a public arena you can tryOpen the arena →
- 10,000buyers on one event, zero server errors
- 9 msto hold a seat under that load (p99)
Tested on public venue files with simulated buyers, September 2026. How we measured loading · How we measured buyers · Every run on GitHub
ONE PRODUCT, EVERY WAY TO SELL
Use SeatLayer the way your business works.
Start with one way and add more later. It is the same venue chart and the same live seats every time, so nothing has to be rebuilt.
Sell on your own website
Checkout on your page, paid into your own gateway. $0.50 a ticket.
Sell on your website →WordPress plugin
Free plugin. Pick the event from a list and the seat map appears on the page.
Get the plugin →Inside your own product
Add the seat map to your platform with the SDK. Your server keeps checkout and orders.
See the SDK →In your mobile app
Native SDKs put the same seat map inside your iPhone and Android apps.
Mobile SDK guide ↗Under your brand
Embed the Designer and the live control panel so your organizers never leave your product.
For ticketing platforms →Through partners
Give sponsors and agencies their own seats and login, and track each channel.
See sales channels →At the box office
Staff sell from the same live map and print tickets on 80 mm or A4.
See the box office →Built with AI
Describe the venue to Copilot, ChatGPT or Claude, or upload a floor plan. No chart tool to learn, and you review before anything is published.
See AI chart building →
SeatLayer vs TicketSpice questions
Still have a question? or email hello@seatlayer.io.
What is the difference between SeatLayer and TicketSpice?
Both sell reserved seats with a box office and QR scanning. SeatLayer charges $0.50 a ticket against 99¢, supports 14 payment gateways worldwide including PayPal, opens every chart in 3D, and adds a seat SDK for your own product on the same account.
How much would I save on ticket fees?
On 5,000 tickets, SeatLayer costs $2,500 in ticket fees and TicketSpice $4,950, a saving of $2,450. Card processing is charged by the gateway on both, and TicketSpice lists 2.9% + 30¢ for its own processing.
Does SeatLayer support PayPal?
Yes. SeatLayer supports Stripe, PayPal, Square, Braintree, Authorize.Net, Checkout.com, Mollie, Razorpay, Tap, Mercado Pago, Xendit, Flutterwave, Paystack and iyzico. TicketSpice's list of processors does not include PayPal.
Does TicketSpice have a 3D seat map?
We found no 3D seat map on TicketSpice's own pages. SeatLayer opens every chart in 3D on every plan, and buyers can look from any seat before they pay.
Can I put the SeatLayer seat map inside my own app?
Yes. Keep the same account and chart, create new events under the SDK and embed the seat picker in your web or mobile app with your own checkout. TicketSpice's REST API is mostly read-only and available on request.
Can SeatLayer run my box office and door?
Yes. Staff sell from the same live map as your website, get best-seat suggestions, print on an 80 mm roll or A4, and scan QR tickets at the door from any phone browser.
Can I keep my Stripe, Square or Authorize.Net account?
Yes. All three are supported, plus PayPal and 10 more gateways. Connect the account you already use and buyers pay into it directly.
Does SeatLayer charge less for cheap tickets?
SeatLayer charges a flat $0.50 per confirmed ticket at any price, and free events use one ticket credit each. TicketSpice charges 49¢ on tickets under $5 and 99¢ above.
TRY IT ON YOUR OWN VENUE
Keep more of every ticket.
Build your chart from the floor plan, connect one of 14 gateways and sell at $0.50 a ticket. The first 25 tickets are free.