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Looking for a Stager alternative?

Stager is a broad platform for music venues and theaters (planning + marketing + ticketing). If you mainly need good, affordable ticketing, here is the comparison.

Why organizers look for alternatives

Points to weigh when considering a Stager alternative:

From the third user €12.99/user/month

Broad platform = heavier/pricier than pure ticketing

No own built-in resale (though a TicketSwap Secure Swap integration)

What you gain with MijnEvent

Features MijnEvent includes by default that Stager does not offer (or does not publish):

Early bird without a separate ticket type

Named price periods on the ticket type itself — no detour via a second ticket type, a discount campaign or a pricing formula. The price switches automatically by date and your capacity stays one pool, so you never move the leftovers of an expired promotion by hand.

Mollie payments

Direct payouts to your own Mollie account.

Ticket resale

Visitors resell safely — you stay in control.

Sell gift cards

Sell gift cards redeemable in your ticket shop.

Offline scanning

The scanning app works without coverage — scans sync automatically later.

Built-in cookie- and tracking-free analytics

Cookie-free, tracking-free visitor statistics on your sales pages via ClearAnalytics.eu — no cookie banner and no consent required.

Rentals & reservations

Rent out equipment, spaces or activities — with deposits, an availability calendar and QR passes.

Reserved seating & floor plans

Numbered seat sales with a floor plan and an accessible list option — wheelchair spaces and price tiers included by default.

Feature comparison

Feature Stager MijnEvent
Transparent pricing Yes Yes
Flat fee — regardless of ticket price Yes Yes
Early bird without a separate ticket type Not published Yes
Mollie payments No Yes
Custom service fees Yes Yes
VAT invoices for visitors Yes Yes
Ticket resale No Yes
Sell gift cards Not published Yes
Waitlist when sold out Yes Yes
Time slots (timed entry) Yes Yes
Ticket widget on your own site Yes Yes
Box office at the door (card & cash) Yes Yes
Apple & Google Wallet tickets Yes Yes
QR check-in Yes Yes
Offline scanning Not published Yes
Statistics dashboard Yes Yes
Built-in cookie- and tracking-free analytics No Yes
Newsletter integration at checkout Yes Yes
Rentals & reservations No Yes
Reserved seating & floor plans Not published Yes
Event feedback: anonymous post-event survey No Yes
Merchandise & webshop No Yes
Local vouchers & city cards valid at multiple businesses No Yes
Own gift card with printed cards and a till app Not published Yes
QR ordering for food & drinks No Yes
Safety & permit: gate monitoring with alerts No Yes
Parking & camping pitches No Yes
Memberships & season passes Yes Yes
Mail attendees from the platform Yes Yes
Courses & workshops No Yes
Attendee details per ticket, after checkout Not published Yes
Donations & fundraising (0% fee) Not published Yes
Your own website, custom-built No Yes
Run your dashboard from your own AI assistant (MCP) Not published Yes
Partners send their own guest tickets Not published Yes
Own subdomain Yes Yes
Instant self-service start Yes Yes
Management app (iOS, Android & iPad) Yes Yes
Magic link login No Yes
Visitors pick their own language Yes Yes
Your own texts translated automatically No Yes
AI event wizard No Yes
FAQ knowledge base with AI — powers Minty Not published Yes
API & integrations Yes Yes
WCAG AA accessible Not published Yes
Dutch support Yes Yes

Facts about Stager

  • All-in-one SaaS (ticketing + marketing + planning) for music venues, theaters and clubs; VNPF partner.
  • Payments run through a sub-merchant account; transaction fees depend on the payment method.
  • €0.87 per ticket (excl. VAT) up to 2,500 tickets per year, plus a per-user subscription.
  • First 2 users free, then €12.99 per user per month.
  • Broad platform (planning + marketing + ticketing), strong in the venue market (VNPF).
  • Resale via a TicketSwap integration, not built in.
But there is more

Stager sells tickets. MijnEvent runs your entire organisation.

Stager sells tickets. MijnEvent sells tickets and rents out your boats, halls and equipment, seats your visitors on a floor plan, sells your merchandise, takes orders at the bar and the food trucks, manages your memberships and season passes, handles your parking and camping pitches, enrols your course participants, collects your donations, gathers anonymous feedback afterwards and builds your entire website if you want one — all on the same account, with the same Mollie connection, for a flat fee per transaction.

What Stager does

All-in-one SaaS (ticketing + marketing + planning) for music venues, theaters and clubs; VNPF partner.

15 of these 18 capabilities are missing from Stager.

What MijnEvent also does

Rentals & reservations Reserved seating Event feedback Merchandise & web shop Local vouchers & city cards Shop voucher Food trucks & mobile catering Safety & permit Parking & camping pitches Courses & workshops Donations & fundraising Attendee details Website AI connector Partner tickets Memberships & season passes Stager has this too Newsletter integration Stager has this too Attendee mailings Stager has this too

You switch every module on or off yourself. Click through for what it does and what it costs. Dimmed = Stager offers this as well.

  • One account Everything under the same subdomain and the same back office. No second vendor, no second login, no export files dragged back and forth.
  • One Mollie connection You connect Mollie once. Every module settles through it, straight into your own account — tickets, rentals, merchandise and the rest.
  • A flat fee per transaction Flat amounts per paid transaction, never a percentage of your revenue. Free tickets, free bookings and donations are fee-free.
See all modules

Privacy by design — only what is needed

MijnEvent only asks visitors for what a ticket really requires: name and email address — city is optional. No phone number, date of birth or full address: tickets do not need them, and elsewhere they are mostly collected for marketing. Less data means less risk for you and your visitors (GDPR).

  • Name + email address
  • City optional
  • No phone number
  • No date of birth
  • No full address

Switching is easy

Your first event online within 15 minutes. No technical knowledge needed, no long contracts.

Create account

Sign up for free and choose your subdomain.

Connect Mollie

Connect your Mollie account for direct payouts.

Create event

Create your first event and start selling.

What carries over from Stager?

An honest overview of what you take with you, what you set up again, and what stays behind at Stager.

This comes with you

  • Your visitor list — the addresses are yours. With a valid opt-in you load them into your own newsletter service and connect that to the checkout.
  • Your Mollie account. You connect it again and payouts keep landing straight in your own account.
  • Your branding: logo, colours and your own subdomain, so visitors see your name and not the platform's.
  • Your own website and existing links — point the "Tickets" button at your subdomain or place the ticket widget on your own page.

This you set up again

  • Your events, ticket types and prices are created again in your dashboard.
  • Your service fees are set again per ticket type.
  • Your stewards receive an invitation and set their own PIN for the scanning app.
  • Modules you use — rentals, parking, memberships — are switched on one by one.

What does not come with you: tickets already sold through Stager. Those stay valid there and their QR codes are not recognised by us — we do not import orders from another system. Most organisers therefore switch between two events, or let a running event finish at their current provider while the next one is already set up at MijnEvent.

Other alternatives for Stager

When is Stager the better choice?

Choose Stager if you run a music venue, theater or festival and genuinely want planning, marketing and ticketing in one system, and the per-user subscription fits. Memberships with a member card are something MijnEvent also offers itself via the memberships module.

Frequently asked questions

Is MijnEvent a suitable alternative to Stager?
MijnEvent offers online ticket sales, QR check-in, built-in resale, gift cards, and waitlists, with an own subdomain per organizer and WCAG AA accessibility. For comparison: Stager — Planning, marketing and ticketing for venues. Whether it is a suitable alternative depends on your needs; compare the features above.
What does MijnEvent cost compared to Stager?
Stager: €0.87 per ticket (excl. VAT, up to 2,500/yr); first 2 users free, then €12.99/user/mo. MijnEvent charges a flat fee per ticket from €0.25 (incl. VAT); on both, the payment provider's transaction costs apply on top. Free tickets are always fee-free with MijnEvent.
Can I switch from Stager to MijnEvent?
Yes. You create an account, connect your own Mollie account, and set up your events again — your first event is live within 15 minutes. There is no automated import from Stager; you configure the ticket types manually.
Are you from Stager and something is not right in this comparison?
This comparison is based on our own observation of public sources, so something may have been overlooked or become outdated. If you at Stager spot an inaccuracy, email versus@mijnevent.nl with an explanation — we adjust it quickly. Would you rather not appear in the comparison at all? Email us as well; we will remove Stager, no questions asked.

Disclaimer

This comparison is based on our own observation of public sources (such as the pricing and feature pages of Stager). We do our best to keep everything accurate and up to date, but we may have overlooked something or information may have changed since.

Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know — whether you are a visitor or involved with Stager yourself. If an owner points out an inaccuracy and explains it, we adjust it quickly.

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Last updated on October 23, 2026. The above is based on information gathered around that time.