Tessera is a self-managed ticketing platform for independent venues seeking a greater degree of control without being locked in to a platform or a contract while being charged unnecessarily high fees.
Tessera Features
Dynamic Inventory
Ticket inventory flows between sales campaigns automatically
Payment Hardware
Sell tickets on-site with the integrated Stripe reader and point of sale
Scan Tickets
Check in customers by scanning QR codes with your phone - no app or special hardware required
Automate Everything
Workflow automation system powers integrations with your other business apps
Your Payment Gateway
Set your own payment gateway, set your own fees, set your own refund policy
Easy Presales
Flexible sales campaigns with passcodes and a wide range of options
Marketing Segmentation
Connect Tessera to your email marketing platform and sync contacts and tags for easy segmentation
WordPress Public Website
Use the most powerful website CMS to manage your website content and shows
We Work With
Music Venues
Performing Arts
Comedy
Benefits
- You set and keep the fees (or charge none at all)
- Serious features: ticket sales schedules, pre-sale, RSVP, seating charts, QR code scanning, box office point of sale card reader hardware, and much more
- Integrated with an easy-to-manage WordPress front-end website hosted on a world-class, high performance cloud platform
- Backed by the great web team at Tecture
What we have
- Proven, tested, and reliable platform to sell tickets quickly and easily
- Core features that you need to manage your events and tickets
- Set your own ticket fees
We don't have
- Outrageous per ticket fees
- Contract terms with draconian provisions
How it works
In a nutshell: We design a website or integrate with your existing WordPress website, configure a Tessera instance, and train your staff in setting up shows and tickets. Tessera connects to your own payment gateway, so you are always in control of the funds.