Event Ticketing

Event ticketing softwareCreate, sell and scan QR code tickets.

Create, sell and scan QR code tickets.

AirLST event ticketing software handles the whole ticket lifecycle as part of your attendee management: ticket types with price and capacity, payment in the registration form, fraud-resistant QR code tickets as PDF and wallet pass, and a scan at the door that reads the same guest record.

Payment right in the registration formConnect your payment provider for each event.

  • Stripe
  • Mollie
  • PayPal

Credit cards, PayPal and other payment methods depending on the provider; provider fees apply.

Ticket from the guest recordEvent, ticket type and booking number come from the guest list, not from a second system.
PDF or walletGuests get their ticket as a PDF or straight in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. WalletWalletPDF
One scan, one statusThe code is validated in real time, the guest is checked in, every station sees it. Checked inOct 24, 2026, 6:03 PM
Trusted by leading event teams and companies
Mercedes-Benz Zalando ProSiebenSat.1 Munich Airport BASF Airbus

Event ticketing software that turns tickets into guests.

01One record

Ticket, payment, invoice and check-in live on the guest, not in a separate ticket shop.

02Pay in the form

Ticket types with price and quantity, payment via Stripe, Mollie or PayPal, invoice with the confirmation.

03Fraud-resistant

One unique code per guest, invalidated on the first scan, flagged on the second.

04Your design

PDF ticket and wallet pass with logo, image and placeholders, without AirLST branding in white label.

01Ticket types

Every event has a ticket. You decide how many kinds.

The default ticket is there from the first guest. When you need prices, access levels or capacity limits, add ticket categories: with name, description, gross price, tax rate, available quantity and the guest group buyers are placed in automatically.

  • Price and tax per typeGross price and tax rate per ticket type, including $0 for complimentary tickets.
  • Available quantitySold-out types disappear from the form; the event’s overall guest capacity is counted in parallel.
  • Guest group on the ticketWhoever buys a VIP ticket is VIP in the guest list: with their own entrance, seating and emails.
  • Add-onsEvening reception, parking or a workshop as extras in groups, with availability per guest group.
Sold out: Workshop A is no longer offered in the form
The ticket type sets the guest group, the guest group drives the rest
02Online ticket sales

Book, pay, get the ticket. In one form.

Attendees pick their ticket type in the registration form, enter a promo code, add extras and pay through the payment provider you connected. The confirmation brings ticket and invoice; booking and payment are stored on the guest. Revenue goes straight to your account with the provider.

Stripe, Mollie or PayPal: provider fees apply
The invoice goes out with the confirmation, its number is on the guest
Ticket type in the form

Attendees choose type and quantity in online registration; add-ons and plus-ones in the same flow.

Promo codes

Discounts as a percentage or fixed amount, codes for partners, early birds or returning guests, with limits and validity periods.

Billing and taxes

Billing details, tax rates and legal notes per event. When you cancel a booking, the refund runs through your payment provider; status and capacity update automatically.

Stripe

Visa, Mastercard, Amex · SEPA Direct Debit · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Klarna · iDEAL · TWINT

Mollie

Visa, Mastercard, Amex · SEPA Direct Debit · Apple Pay · Bancontact · Klarna · iDEAL · Belfius

PayPal

Visa, Mastercard, Amex · PayPal account · PayPal Express · Pay Later · Buyer Protection

Your provider, your account. You remain the merchant of record: revenue goes straight to your account with the payment provider, and AirLST is the technical platform, not the payee. Payment methods shown are a selection per provider.

03Express checkout

Buy tickets now. Add names later.

In ticket purchase mode, one buyer purchases a block of tickets without entering attendee details: an executive assistant, HR, sales or an agency. Tickets are valid from purchase, the QR code is active right away and check-in works without a name. Names are added later through a link.

  • Choose ticketsTicket types and quantities, no attendee details.
  • Enter billing detailsName, email, company and address for the invoice.
  • Pay, personalize laterAssign or forward tickets at any time.
  • Included in ticketingNot a separate add-on, no extra license.
QR code valid from purchase, check-in works without a name
Company allocations

An executive assistant buys ten VIP tickets and adds colleagues’ names and emails afterwards.

Client invitations

Sales buys twenty tickets and assigns them once the guests have confirmed.

Agency bookings

An agency buys blocks for its clients and assigns names centrally once the attendee list is final.

Placeholders fill in per guest from the guest list
Logo, image, copy, language: your design, without AirLST branding
04Ticket design

A ticket in your design. As a PDF and in the wallet.

You design the ticket once: logo, image, copy and placeholders for event, guest, date, venue, ticket type and booking number. AirLST then generates a PDF ticket and a wallet pass for every guest, in their language, with their own QR code.

  • PDF ticketTo print or show on a phone, attached to the confirmation.
  • Wallet passEvent, guest, booking number and QR code in the phone’s wallet.
  • Sent with the emailThe ticket is attached to the confirmation from invitation management; you can resend it per guest.
  • White labelTickets, emails and event pages without AirLST branding, see pricing.
05Fraud-resistant tickets

Hard to fake, because the code belongs to the guest list.

Security paper and watermarks do nothing for print-at-home and mobile tickets. With AirLST, security is not in the paper but in the list: every guest has a unique booking code, the ticket goes to their email address, and the scan at the door invalidates the code at the same moment for every station.

Scan · 6:04 PM
OKCode YWAEYRZ8 · VIP · checked in, South station
First scan: code invalidated
Scan · 6:21 PM
Already usedCode YWAEYRZ8 · checked in 6:04 PM, South station
Second scan: copy detected
Scan · 6:23 PM
UnknownCode does not belong to this event
Foreign or forged ticket
Name search
1 matchGuest without a ticket at hand, found in the list
Manual check-in, logged
One code, one guest

The booking code is created with the guest record and appears on the ticket, the confirmation and in the list.

All stations, one list

Multiple entrances scan the same guest list; switching doors does not help a copy.

Controlled access

Roles, permissions and a change log: whoever sees the list at the door cannot change master data.

06At the door

The scan reads the ticket. And writes to the guest list.

The check-in app for iOS and Android scans PDF tickets and wallet passes, shows name, ticket type, guest group, booked add-ons and booking status, and sets the status. Whether a ticket is paid shows up in the scan. Ticket type and guest group decide where the guest may go; the guest list shows live how many attendees per ticket type have arrived.

Ticket type in the scan

The app shows which ticket the guest holds; zones such as a VIP area check the type at the zone entrance.

No ticket at hand

Name search in the guest list, check-in with a tap, logged with time and station.

More about the app

Stations, badge printing and live attendance in the event check-in app; hardware and staffing in event access control.

Sold, booked, arrived: one number per ticket type.

The available quantity per ticket type is its capacity. Bookings count against it, the waitlist keeps track of who moves up, and on event day you see next to it how many attendees per type have checked in. Event reporting uses the same numbers after the event.

Capacity per type

Available, booked, checked in: three numbers, one table, live.

Allocations per partner

Sponsors and partners with their own ticket allocation and approval: VIP ticketing.

After the event

Sales, attendance and no-shows per ticket type in event reporting.

Payment data stays with the provider. Guest data stays in Germany.

Card and account details are processed by the payment provider you connect; AirLST stores booking, amount and status on the guest. Guest data is hosted on servers in Germany, and access is controlled through roles and permissions.

  • Hosted in GermanyGuest, booking and ticket data on servers in Germany.
  • GDPR compliantData processing agreement and deletion policy in the Trust Center.
  • TISAX assessedTISAX is the information security assessment standard of the automotive industry; AirLST has been assessed against it.

Sample roles. You assign permissions per user; every change to a ticket or status is recorded in the guest’s change log.

Part of AirLST

The ticket is the guest record that gets read at the door.

Registration, ticket type, payment, seat and check-in live on the same guest. That is why there is no reconciling a ticket shop with a guest list, just one workflow.

For ticket allocations per sponsor with an approval process, there is the VIP ticketing solution. Bookings from other systems flow into the guest list through the API. Heineken distributes its hospitality allocation for the UEFA Champions League and Formula 1 with AirLST.

What is online ticketing?

Online ticketing is the digital process that handles booking, payment and delivery of event tickets entirely on the web: attendees choose their ticket on the event page, pay through a payment provider and receive the ticket by email as a PDF, wallet pass or QR code instead of a printed ticket in the mail. Event ticketing software is the organizer’s side of the same process: creating ticket types, managing capacity and prices, generating tickets and validating them at the door.

Online ticketing went from add-on to standard because it works for both sides. Attendees expect to book in a few clicks and get their ticket instantly. Organizers get sales that run around the clock, real-time numbers on sales and capacity, personalized tickets that are hard to fake, and better planning of attendee flow and resources. They also save on printing and postage.

Online ticketing is not a standalone feature but part of attendee management: ticket, guest list, check-in and reporting belong together.

1booking code per guest, on PDF, wallet pass and in the list
3payment providers to choose from: Stripe, Mollie, PayPal
$0complimentary and default tickets without a price, with the same QR code

How does event ticketing work in AirLST?

  1. Create ticket types. Name, description, gross price, tax rate, available quantity, guest group. The default ticket needs no setup; add-ons such as an evening reception or parking come in groups.
  2. Connect payments. Stripe, Mollie or PayPal per event; enter billing details, taxes and legal notes once, and set up promo codes.
  3. Design the ticket. PDF ticket and wallet pass with logo, image and placeholders for event, guest, date, venue, ticket type and booking number; select the ticket in the confirmation email.
  4. Sell. Attendees book through online registration, pay and receive confirmation, ticket and invoice; booking, payment and ticket type are stored on the guest record, and the guest group is set.
  5. Admit. The check-in app scans the PDF or wallet pass, invalidates the code and sets the status; name search for guests without a ticket; every station reads the same list.
  6. Report. Sales, revenue, attendance and no-shows per ticket type in event reporting; contacts stay in the event CRM.

How is event ticketing software different from ticketing marketplaces?

Ticketing vendors come in three kinds: marketplaces with reach, which sell tickets to a public audience and charge a fee per ticket; ticketing software, which runs sales on your own site; and attendee management platforms, where the ticket is part of the guest record. The first two deliver a sales list that then has to be matched against the guest list, admission and communication.

In AirLST there is no sales list next to the guest list: the booking is the guest.

That changes three things. First, invitation, registration and ticket belong together: an invited guest books through their personal link, a public attendee through the event page, and both end up in the same list. Second, tickets are personalized and fraud-resistant, because the code comes from the list and is invalidated there. Third, the ticket type applies everywhere: at the door, in the seating chart, in emails and in reporting. For public sales that need marketplace reach, a ticket shop still makes sense; its bookings come into the guest list through the API.

Fraud-resistant tickets for print-at-home and mobile

Classic security features such as security paper, watermarks or embossing disappear as soon as attendees print their own ticket or show it on a phone. Fraud resistance then comes from four properties of the list: an individual code per guest, delivered to their email address; real-time sync between the check-in app and the guest list on every device, so a code is valid only once; roles and permissions, so only authorized staff can edit the list; and a change log that records every change to guest data. Anyone who tries to bring in several people under one name or with a copied ticket is stopped at the second scan.

What does ticketing work with?

With everything attached to the guest record: invitation management for invitations and confirmations with the ticket, online registration for ticket choice, add-ons, plus-ones and payment, the guest list for booking, payment and status, the seating chart, which maps ticket types to sections, the event check-in app with scanning, stations and badge printing, event reporting, and the API for bookings from other systems.

  • VIP ticketing: allocations per sponsor and partner, approval workflows, hospitality
  • Conferences: tickets per day or package, sessions and workshops with their own capacity
  • Premieres: personal tickets for talent, press and partners

Organizers such as ProSiebenSat.1 (150 VIP tickets for Germany’s Next Topmodel) and Zalando use tickets from AirLST. Projects and numbers are in our customer stories.

FAQ

Event ticketing software FAQ

What is event ticketing software?

Event ticketing software lets an organizer create ticket types, set prices and capacity, sell tickets online, deliver them to attendees and validate them at the door. In AirLST, ticketing is part of the platform: every ticket belongs to a guest record in the guest list, so registration, payment and check-in share one data set.

How do I make QR code tickets for an event?

Every event in AirLST comes with a default ticket, and every guest who is added or registers gets a unique booking code that appears on the ticket as a QR code. You design the PDF ticket and the wallet pass once, with placeholders for event, name and code, select it in the confirmation email, and AirLST generates the ticket for each guest automatically.

Can I sell tickets online and collect payments?

Yes. Create ticket types with a gross price, tax rate and available quantity, connect a payment provider (Stripe, Mollie or PayPal), and attendees pay right in the registration form. Booking, payment and invoice are stored on the guest record. The payment provider’s fees apply on top of your AirLST plan; see the pricing page.

Can a QR code ticket be copied or used twice?

A copy gets in once at most. The booking code is unique and sent only to the guest’s email address. The first scan at the door invalidates the code and checks the guest in; a second scan of the same code is flagged as already used, and a code that is not on the guest list is flagged as unknown. Since every entrance reads the same list, switching doors does not help.

Can attendees add their ticket to Apple Wallet or print it?

Both. Next to the PDF ticket, you design a wallet pass with event, name, booking number and QR code; the guest adds it to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet from the confirmation email. The PDF can be printed or shown on a phone. The AirLST check-in app scans either format.

Can attendees buy several tickets in one booking?

Yes. Attendees book several ticket types and add-ons in one checkout, including tickets for plus-ones. You set the maximum quantity per ticket type.

Can someone buy tickets now and add attendee names later?

Yes, with ticket purchase mode (express checkout). One buyer, such as an executive assistant, HR or an agency, buys a block of tickets without entering attendee details. Tickets are valid from purchase and check-in works without names; attendees are added later through a personalization link. Express checkout is included in ticketing at no extra license cost.

Where does the ticket revenue go?

Straight to your own account with your payment provider. You remain the merchant of record; AirLST is the technical platform, not the payee. Provider fees apply on top of the platform.

How are invoices created and sent?

After every successful booking, AirLST creates an invoice automatically and emails it to the buyer. Under bookings & invoices you can resend invoices or export bookings as CSV or Excel for accounting.

What happens with cancellations and refunds?

You cancel a booking in AirLST; the refund runs through your payment provider, for example Stripe. The booking status updates and the ticket type’s capacity is released automatically.

Can I embed the ticket booking form on my own website?

Yes. The booking form can be embedded on your website with an iFrame, so the whole purchase, payment included, happens on your page. Or link to the event website built in AirLST.

Is there free event ticketing software?

AirLST is free for up to 50 guests per event, and you can test the platform for three months without obligation. QR code tickets and the check-in app are part of every plan, and so are payments via Stripe, Mollie or PayPal; provider fees apply to paid tickets. Plans and their scope are on the pricing page.
Events made easy

Tickets that belong to your guest list.

Ticket types, payments, PDF and wallet passes, scanning at the door: in 15 minutes we show you how your ticketing is set up in AirLST. Or start for free, up to 50 guests per event.