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Ticket Committee vs Silent Auction Pro
Run the auction, the tickets and the waivers for $99 a year, with no cut of your ticket sales and payouts straight to your own Stripe account.
Ticket Committee $99/year flat vs Silent Auction Pro $749/year + 2% of proceeds
A transparent Silent Auction Pro alternative for schools and fundraisers. Compare all platforms.
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Service Fee
The platform's own fee for using its ticketing software. Ticket Committee charges $0 here; the others take a cut of every ticket.
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Subscription
What the platform charges you to use it, regardless of how much you sell. Ticket Committee charges a flat $99 a year and nothing per ticket; the others charge nothing up front and take a cut of each ticket instead.
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Card Processing
The credit card processor's fee, estimated per platform from each one's published rates. Every platform charges this on top of its service fee, including Ticket Committee (through your own Stripe account).
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Total Fees
Everything this event costs you: subscription plus service fee plus card processing. The Ticket Committee subscription is billed once a year and includes your first published campaign, so it is counted against this event and not against every event you run. Publishing another campaign in the same year costs $24.99.
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| Ticket Committee | $0.00 | $99.00/yr | $256.25 | $355.25 $281.24 for each event after the first |
| Silent Auction Pro | $125.00 | $749.00/yr | $181.25 | $1,055.25 $306.25 for each event after the first |
Ticket Committee is a flat $99/year with no per-ticket fees. You still pay card processing through your own Stripe account, and every platform here charges card processing too. The difference is the service fee they add on top: up to $125.00 on 250 tickets at $25.00, more than a full year of Ticket Committee.
Card processing is estimated from each platform's published rates and charged on top of the service fee shown. Actual processing may vary, TicketLeap's reduced rate for tickets $5 and under is not modeled, and Silent Auction Pro's 2% also applies to auction items and donations, which this calculator leaves out. Ticket Committee's subscription is charged once a year, not per event, and is counted in full against the single event shown here. Silent auctions carry a separate 1.2%, capped at $15 fee per winning item.
Why organizers switch from Silent Auction Pro to Ticket Committee
Keep your ticket money: Silent Auction Pro takes 2% of ticket sales as well as the auction, on top of a $749 yearly plan.
Get paid into your own Stripe account as people buy, instead of settling an invoice after the event.
Digital waivers and parent check-in texts on the same attendee list as your bidders.
About Silent Auction Pro: Silent Auction Pro has run fundraising auctions since 2007, with paper and phone bidding, live auctions, paddle raises, table seating and year-round giving pages. Its Mobile Plus plan costs $749 a year plus 2% of each event's proceeds, including ticket sales and donations, invoiced after the event and capped at $3,500. Cards run through Worldpay rather than your own Stripe account. If your night leans on a live auction or assigned tables, it does more there today.
Ticket Committee vs Silent Auction Pro, feature by feature
| Feature | Ticket Committee | Silent Auction Pro |
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| Pricing | $99/year flat | $749/year + 2% of proceeds |
| Pricing & payouts | ||
| No platform fee per ticket | ||
| Public, transparent pricing | ||
| No long-term contract | Yearly plan | |
| Direct payouts to your own Stripe | ||
| Selling tickets | ||
| Online ticket sales | ||
| Selling at the door | ||
| Cash / pay-in-person option | Not listed | |
| Multiple ticket types & pricing | ||
| Promo & discount codes | Not listed | |
| Embeddable ticket widget | ||
| Engagement & marketing | ||
| Email messaging to attendees | ||
| SMS messaging to attendees | ||
| Automated reminders & message sequences | ||
| Custom registration questions | Limited | |
| Affiliate / referral tracking | Not listed | |
| Event tools | ||
| Mobile QR check-in | Not listed | |
| Time-gated check-in windows | Not listed | |
| Digital waivers | Not listed | |
| Waitlists | Not listed | |
| Silent auctions | ||
| Raffles | ||
| Apple / Google Wallet passes | Not listed | |
| Fundraising & auctions | ||
| Outbid text alerts | ||
| Live bid display board | ||
| Winning cards charged automatically | ||
| Live auction & paddle raise | ||
| Table seating management | ||
| Online donations | ||
| Built for schools & nonprofits | ||
| Parent SMS check-in / out alerts | Not listed | |
| Student data privacy agreement | Not listed | |
| Nonprofit discount | Not listed | |
| Setup & support | ||
| Self-service signup | ||
| Phone support | Email & chat | |
Fees shown are platform / service fees only and exclude standard card processing. Silent Auction Pro details are based on publicly available information and may change.
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Ticket Committee vs Silent Auction Pro: FAQ
- Is Ticket Committee cheaper than Silent Auction Pro?
- For most events, yes. Silent Auction Pro charges $749/year + 2% of proceeds on top of card processing, while Ticket Committee charges a flat $99 per year with $0 platform fees per ticket. On higher-volume events the flat subscription is dramatically cheaper. Use the calculator to compare your exact numbers.
- What is the difference between Ticket Committee and Silent Auction Pro?
- Silent Auction Pro has run fundraising auctions since 2007, with paper and phone bidding, live auctions, paddle raises, table seating and year-round giving pages. Its Mobile Plus plan costs $749 a year plus 2% of each event's proceeds, including ticket sales and donations, invoiced after the event and capped at $3,500. Cards run through Worldpay rather than your own Stripe account. If your night leans on a live auction or assigned tables, it does more there today. Ticket Committee is built for schools, nonprofits, and community organizations, with flat pricing, parent SMS check-in alerts, digital waivers, and built-in fundraising tools.
- Can I switch from Silent Auction Pro to Ticket Committee?
- Yes. You can sign up in minutes, set up your first event, and start selling with no long-term contract. Payouts go directly to your own Stripe account, so you stay in control of your money.
- Does Silent Auction Pro charge platform fees?
- Silent Auction Pro's pricing is $749/year + 2% of proceeds, charged on top of standard card processing. Ticket Committee charges no per-ticket platform fee, just a flat $99 per year.
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