Fees on one $8 ticket
TixFlo1.07 $1.07
GoFan1 $1
Baseball and softball ticketing
Ticketing for youth baseball and softball leagues and weekend tournaments.
Sell daily admission for tournaments and league games online, scan families in at the gate, and run the snack stand with OrderUp. Built for youth leagues, travel ball and tournament directors.
- Set up ticket types like adult, child, or day admission for each tournament day.
- Families buy on their phones; gate volunteers scan QR tickets with the free Game Day app.
- Add OrderUp so fans order food between innings and pick up when it’s ready.
TixFlo vs GoFan
Service fee$0.50per paid ticket, plus card processing
GoFan default$1per paid ticket, plus card processing
Built for youth baseball and softball leagues, travel teams, and tournament directors that need clear checkout, payment-aware QR tickets, and fast front-door scanning.
Detailed comparison
Why TixFlo is a better operational fit for youth baseball and softball leagues, travel teams, and tournament directors.
The best ticketing platform is not just the one with the longest feature list. It is the one that protects revenue, makes checkout clear, and helps staff run the door without confusion.
Category
TixFlo
GoFan
Why it matters
Family orders
About $2.58 in fees on three $8 tickets, with card processing charged once for the order.
$3.00 in fees on three $8 tickets: $1 a ticket.
Tournament admission is usually bought by a parent for the whole family.
Single tickets
About $1.07 in fees on one $8 ticket.
$1.00 in fees on one $8 ticket.
On a single ticket of $10 or less GoFan can be a few cents lower. TixFlo saves the most on multi-ticket orders and tickets over $10.
How you get paid
Ticket money goes straight to your own Square or Stripe account and pays out on that account’s normal schedule.
Weekly deposit by check or ACH, with one statement per week.
Tournament directors can see the weekend’s gate money without waiting for a statement.
Concessions
OrderUp: fans order and pay from the stands and get a text or email when it’s ready. $0.60 per order, paid by the fan.
Point-of-sale concessions with digital payments at the stand.
Long tournament days mean steady snack-stand traffic, not just one rush.
Getting started
Sign up, connect Square or Stripe, and set up your tournament yourself.
Set up through GoFan for your organization.
Tournaments get added to the calendar quickly, and the ticketing should keep up.
Charts
Fee and complexity snapshots.
Use these visual comparisons as a quick read before using the full calculator. Numbers are defaults for the page scenario and can vary by processor, configuration, and fee pass-through settings.
Fees on a family order of three $8 tickets
TixFlo2.58 $2.58
GoFan3 $3
Fees on 1,500 tickets bought in orders of three
TixFlo1290 $1,290
GoFan1500 $1,500
Interactive revenue calculator
Compare retained revenue after estimated ticketing fees.
Use this calculator to model the organizer-side impact when fees are absorbed by the event. If you pass fees to buyers, the same savings can help lower the final checkout total or make pricing easier to explain.
GoFan’s published fan fee is $1 per ticket up to $10 ($1 + 5% per ticket above $10), with card fees included. TixFlo is $0.50 per ticket plus 2.9% + 30¢ card processing, charged once per order. Change the numbers to match your tournament.
- Platform fees
- $750.00
- Processing estimate
- $498.00
- Total estimated fees
- $1,248.00
- Platform fees
- $1,500.00
- Processing estimate
- $0.00
- Total estimated fees
- $1,500.00
Estimated TixFlo advantage$252
Based on 1,500 tickets at $8.00 each, with roughly 500 orders.
Screenshots
What your gate volunteers use
The free Game Day app runs on the volunteers’ own phones. No scanners or card readers to buy.
Built for tournament weekends
A baseball or softball tournament can mean dozens of games across several fields over a weekend, with families arriving all day. A single cash table at the entrance turns into the slowest part of the event.
With TixFlo, families buy their day admission before they arrive and show a QR ticket at the gate. Volunteers scan with the Game Day app on their own phones, and you can post a QR sign so late arrivals buy on the spot.
League games and spring seasons
Not every league charges at the gate, but many charge for opening day, all-star games, playoffs or end-of-season tournaments. Each one can have its own event page and ticket types.
Online sales go straight to the league’s own Square or Stripe account, tied to the game or tournament day they were for, so the treasurer has a clear record.
A snack stand that keeps up
Tournament days are long, and the snack stand is busy from the first pitch to the last out. OrderUp lets fans order and pay from the stands and get a text or email when their food is ready.
Volunteers work from a live order board and hand orders out at the window. The stand keeps the full menu price, and fans pay $0.60 per order however many items they buy.
Operational wins
Where TixFlo improves the event day experience.
Lower fees on family orders
Card processing once per order means a family of three pays about $2.58 in fees on $8 tickets instead of $3.00.
Smoother tournament gates
Families arrive with QR tickets, and late arrivals can buy from a posted QR sign.
Busy snack stand, shorter line
OrderUp takes ordering to the stands so the window just hands out food.
FAQ
Questions about choosing TixFlo.
Can we sell different prices for adults and kids?
Yes. Each event can have several ticket types, like adult, child or senior, each with its own price.
How should we handle a two-day tournament?
Create an event or a ticket type for each day so families buy the days they’ll attend and volunteers scan the right tickets.
Can we still take cash at the gate?
Yes. You can keep a cash option for families who need it. Cash sales recorded in the Game Day app carry no TixFlo fee.
Do volunteers need special equipment?
No. The free Game Day app runs on the volunteers’ own iPhone or Android phones.
Ready when your doors open
Sell tickets, deliver QR codes, and check guests in with a smoother flow.
Use the organizer portal to create a test event, connect Stripe or Square, and share a polished ticket page.