Eventzilla is an online ticketing solution for events from Chennai based startup Thoughthub Solutions. The product is targeted at all types of event organizers ranging from workshops to tour operators to night clubs. The solution is free for signup and setup and comes with the usual set of features.
- Create professional looking event page online
- Promote your events on Facebook, Twitter
- Deliver tickets online with unique barcodes
- Send notifications to attendees
- Manage cancellations
The product is looking to target organizers from across the globe and already has couple of events hosted. The payment option currently available is only credit cards through paypal, which might be a resistance for Indian audience. On the pricing front they are competing strongly with Ayojak (5% +Rs.15) and DoAttend (4.9% +Rs.15) at a fee of 4.75% + Rs.15 in India. Though for international currencies it is cheaper at 1.5% + ~$0.5 with a cap of $5. There’s no charges for free events.
The UX from an attendee PoV is same as Ayojak and DoAttend, though for first time users the Paypal signup still is a friction. The team is looking to add few more payment solutions, integrate CRM platforms like SalesForce, Netsuite etc. and also enabling mobile ticketing in near future.
Do give Eventzilla a spin and share your views? Have you tried any such tool as yet?
[Naman is a startup enthusiast and has worked with couple of Indian startups as Product Manager. He writes at The Inspire Blog]
Nice stuff Naman,
you are right, for Indian customers easy payment options are important factors in making the strategy.
Sunil Singh
Community Manager, Ayojak
Thanks Naman for the post about Eventzilla.
I am here to clarify that Eventzilla has flexible payment options for Indian customers and PayPal is not the only payment option.
Eventzilla uses CCAvenue for processing payments in Indian Rupees and it supports all major Indian credit/debit cards plus 35 major Indian bank accounts (ICICI, HDFC, CITI, AXIS, SBI plus 30 other banks)
Attendees can use their credit / debit cards or directly purchase tickets using their online bank accounts.
Please check the list of supported Indian Bank Accounts here
http://www.ccavenue.com/content/indianrupees.jsp
Feel free to send your questions to support [at] eventzilla [dot] net
For event organizers based in India:
Eventzilla collects payments from registrations/ticket sales and sends the check between 1st-to-5th of every month after deducting the fee.
Thanks
MuthuKumar
Co-Founder, Eventzilla.net
I didn’t find any info regarding CCavenue payment option on the site.
I have been trying to integrate Online payment option to our website. and we are boggled down by the amount of paper work, stamp paper, legal docs involved.
is it the same with sites like eventzilla or is their minimal/no paper involved.
Hello Herman
There is no additional paperwork involved for collecting payments using Eventzilla for online registrations.
Feel free to send us a note at support [at] eventzilla [dot] net and our friendly support team will be glad to assist you with setting up your Event registration
Thanks
MuthuKumar
Co-Founder, Eventzilla.net
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