Leap Patron Management vs. ThunderTix

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Leap Patron Management
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Leap Patron Management, a solution of Leap Event Technology, helps arts and culture organizations sell more tickets, increase donations, and cultivate stronger bonds with their audience.N/A
ThunderTix
Score 9.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Event ticketing software for the performing arts and live performances with both reserved seating and general admission. Supports a variety of season subscriptions at the same venue (or across multiple venues) including the full season, mini-season, or flex passes with voucher codes. Subscribers can be renewed for the next season in their same seats using an automated renewal process. The software is also a fundraising platform used to receive donations and track donors, with an included…
$20
per month ticket
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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General Admission
$20
per month ticket
Reserved Seating
$25
per month ticket
Enterprise
$175
per month ticket
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBoth the General Admission and Reserved Seating plans include the first 20 tickets processed each month. Additional tickets are $1 and $1.25 respectively. The Enterprise plan includes the first 100 tickets processed and each additional ticket is $1.75.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Virtual Event
Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
Leap Patron Management
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Ratings
ThunderTix
9.0
Ratings
8% above category average
Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Audience engagement00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Event analytics00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
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9.1
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.1
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Usability
-
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9.1
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
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9.1
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
PatronManager is a great tool for building and managing your donor and ticket buyer lists, allowing you to leverage your collected data with custom reports and campaigns.
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It is the cheapest and easiest to use platform, especially when compared to Ticket Spice and AudienceView. Ticket Spice is full of microtransactions and AudienceView's user interface is decades old and completely inefficient. Thundertix is easy to use and the prices are reasonable for ticket sales and supplemental packages for your account.
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Pros
  • Building custom reports is intuitive and user friendly.
  • Integration with third party apps such as MailChimp is seamless and functional.
  • Support requests are handled quickly, and the annual user conference offers special training and in-person demos.
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  • Site is easy to use for both our customers and for us using in the back office
  • Platforms are aesthetically pleasing and easy to integrate
  • Thundertix rarely, or even never has any glitches. We have significant data relying upon Thundertix, and I am more than satisfied.
  • The management and/or ownership at Thundertix is fantastic to work with. They truly care. They have even added specific features that are available to all clients based on some of the needs that we have.
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Cons
  • Reporting features are difficult to use.
  • Built for orgs that have IT management, challenging at a small shop.
  • Not easily customizable.
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  • We pay a premium for the over the phone customer service. Thundertix is at such a good price point it’s worth it to pay the extra for this service. Their online customer service s great, but it can be difficult to get your point across sometimes without talking to someone on the phone.
  • Thundertix does not currently have any text message features in place. I hope to see that in the future.
  • Thundertix has many features and it can be difficult to utilize all of the features because there are just so many and they aren’t all intuitive.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We have been with them for over a decade and have no interest in leaving.
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Usability
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ThunderTix is designed to work where you need it to work regardless of device or platform.
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Support Rating
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They are quick to respond to both calls and email. They also have a robust online set of documentation and tools that offer the possibility of finding your own answer. But, even if you don't use it, ThunderTix never asks the "did you check our online resources" questions. They never complain about emails or calls. They are there to help and do a fantastic job!
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Implementation Rating
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It was an easy transition that took less than a month from planning to implementation
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Alternatives Considered
Raiser's Edge is the Ferrari of CRM software - it's beautiful and there are so many great features for all levels of giving, however, unless you are at a huge organization, this is a little too much. I loved using Little Green Light for its intuitive user friendly platform, but does not have the ticketing capacity needed to seat a 700-seat theatre, for up to 30 productions a year. PatronManager was the product that was best value for what we were getting for a small organization.
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Our former system morphed into some other company I have not kept up with. They were costly, inattentive and flat out tried to back-charge us thousands of dollars. I really haven't looked back and am ridiculously loyal to ThunderTix
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Return on Investment
  • PatronManager has saved us a lot of money compared to former ticketing software (Vendini).
  • PatronManager has less ticketing fees associated, enabling audiences to up their purchase with an add-on donation that we get to keep.
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  • Thundertix allows us to retain more profits on the 30K plus tickets we sell each year, Thundertix charges only a small ticketing fee per ticket.
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ScreenShots

ThunderTix Screenshots

Screenshot of an interactive dashboard comparing sales month-over-month. This offers insight on orders, tickets, coupons, comps, merchandise, gift cards, shipping, and fees.Screenshot of the Event Manager is used to access and manage events and recurring performances.Screenshot of Custom seating charts are built to mimic the layout of each individual venue and space.Screenshot of the integration with payment terminals, that includes payments with both chip and tap for increased security. Integration with both Square and Stripe payment gateways and terminals.Screenshot of a gift card, where the customers can schedule delivery with a custom message for the recipient for special occasions. Gift cards can also be used to track customer credits.Screenshot of barcode scanning in the ThunderTix App, included for both iOS and Android for rapid scanning of barcoded tickets at the doors of event. No additional hardware is required.