VenueStack vs DICE
Looking for a DICE ticketing alternative for your nightclub? DICE sells the ticket and puts it in front of its fans. A club night also sells tables with deposits, runs guest lists and works the door, so compare both on the whole night and on DICE’s published fees.
The short answer.
Checked against each company’s published pages in October 2026.
| VenueStack | DICE | |
|---|---|---|
| May suit | Clubs that sell tickets, VIP tables with deposits and the door on the same nights, and want staff to learn on the job | Music-led venues and promoters who want their nights recommended to DICE’s fans, with all-in prices and a fan-to-fan Wait List |
| Monthly price | $200 a month with every feature, or $180 a month billed yearly | No monthly charge in its US self sign-up terms. DICE earns a fee on each paid ticket instead. |
| Processing fees | 4% processing fees, at least $2 and at most $50 (C$2.50–C$50, €2–€50, £1.50–£50), plus Stripe’s card fees. Pass them to guests or absorb them. | In the US, a 13% service fee on face value, card processing included, inside the price fans see. 10% on door sales. |
| Try it first | A 14-day free trial on your first subscription | Create a promoter account online, or talk to sales. Free tickets carry no service fee. |
| Staff training | Hands-on virtual training with our team, plus narrated How-to guides that play on the real dashboard pages | Not described on its partner pages. Ask what onboarding and staff training are included. |
DICE is a ticketing and discovery platform built around fans. It recommends events to the fans it thinks will love them, and says 41% of tickets sold on DICE are prompted by Discovery. Prices are shown all-in, tickets are tied to each fan’s account rather than printed, and a Wait List resells sold-out tickets from fan to fan. It is a strong fit for music-led nights that want reach among its fans.
VenueStack is built for clubs where the ticket is one part of the night. The same night sells VIP tables with deposits and minimum spends, runs guest lists and works the door, and every ticket, booking and check-in builds one customer list. New staff learn each job inside the dashboard, with guides that play on the page they are using. One plan covers all of it.
VenueStack and DICE, side by side
What each includes, row by row. Checked against DICE’s own pages in October 2026; Not listed means their site doesn’t say, so ask.
 VenueStack | DICE | |
|---|---|---|
| Running the night | ||
| Event calendar and recurring nights | Included | PartlyVenue page lists every event; repeats not described |
| Ticket tiers and promo codes | Included | IncludedTicket types, tiers and promo codes |
| VIP tables on a floor plan | IncludedFloor plan design included | Not listed |
| Table deposits and minimum spends | Included | Not listed |
| QR scanning at the door | IncludedKeeps working offline | IncludedQR codes, activated on the day of the show |
| Door headcount | IncludedThe Clicker, shared by every door | Not listed |
| The guest | ||
| Branded booking page and website widgets | IncludedEmbeds in your site, light or dark | PartlyCheckout on your website, Spotify and YouTube |
| Apple Wallet and Google Wallet | IncludedTickets, passes and table bookings | Not listedTickets stay in the fan’s DICE account |
| Season and multi-night passes | IncludedOne-time purchase, set nights and entries | PartlyMulti-night passes sold as one event |
| Guest chat | IncludedAI concierge with handoff to staff | PartlyDICE’s Fan Support answers fans, 24/7 |
| The business | ||
| Staff roles and permissions | IncludedCustom roles | PartlyView and edit permissions; roles not described |
| Guest profiles and history | IncludedBuilt from every order and booking | PartlyAudience insights; marketing to opt-ins only |
| Email marketing | IncludedMonthly sending allowance | PartlyIn DICE’s own comms; your messages are event updates |
| Promoter tracking and payouts | PartlyPortal, links and commission; payouts stay with you | Not listed |
| POS integration | Not offered | Not listedDoor sales on DICE box office terminals |
| ID scanning | Not offered | Not listed |
| Sales and door reports | Included | IncludedReal-time sales, attribution and audience insights |
| Help | ||
| Staff training | IncludedVirtual training and narrated guides | Not listed |
| Support from their team | IncludedMessage our team from the dashboard | IncludedFan Support 24/7; partner hours not published |
Staff onboarding in DICE and VenueStack
Learn the job on the screen where you do it. New hosts and door staff learn inside the dashboard, at their own pace, without a manager beside them.
| VenueStack | DICE | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | A six-step owner checklist. Try it opens the right page, and Show me plays that part of the guide. | Self sign-up: create a promoter account and list events in MIO, its partner dashboard. Or talk to sales. |
| Training | Narrated How-to guides that play on the real pages, filtered to each person’s role and replayable any time | Not described on its partner pages |
| Answers | A searchable Help Center with step-by-step articles and screenshots | A public help center for fans, and partner terms published on its support site |
| People | Hands-on virtual training, onboarding help and floor-plan design are included. Message our team from any page. | A sales team for partners. Its Fan Support team handles fan questions and refunds, 24/7. |
DICE fees and total cost
DICE’s US self sign-up terms add a 13% service fee to each ticket’s face value, card processing included, with no monthly charge. Partners who sign through its sales team agree their fees in a term sheet. VenueStack is $200 a month with every feature, plus processing fees.
- VenueStack
Every feature. $180 a month billed yearly.
No monthly charge. A 13% service fee on each paid ticket in the US.
- The service fee for your club, and whether any of it is shared back with you
- Fees on door and box office sales, and on add-ons
- Table bookings with deposits and minimum spends, if you sell them
- Which fan data you can export and use for your own marketing
- How much is held back for chargebacks, and for how long
- The term, renewal and any exclusivity in the agreement
Before processing fees and tax.
Processing fees
VenueStack adds 4% processing fees, at least $2 and at most $50 (C$2.50–C$50, €2–€50, £1.50–£50), plus Stripe’s card fees at your country’s rate. DICE’s US service fee is 13% of face value, card processing included.
Who pays
In VenueStack you choose, fee by fee, who pays. DICE adds its fee on top of face value, inside the one price fans see.
Payouts
With VenueStack, guests pay your own Stripe account and Stripe pays you out on its schedule. DICE pays within 5 business days of each event.
Currency and billing
VenueStack bills in US dollars, monthly or yearly. DICE takes its fees from your ticket sales before it pays you.
Is VenueStack the right DICE alternative for your club?
| VenueStack | DICE | |
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Rehearse one real night before you switch
Bring one real event, its ticket tiers and your table layout to a demo. We’ll set up the night with you, and your team can run it before anything moves.
Rebuild the night
Recreate your ticket types, tiers and promo codes, then add your tables, sections, deposits and minimums.
Check your agreement
Read your DICE agreement for its term and any exclusivity, confirm which fan data you may use, and plan for tickets already sold there.
Run a rehearsal
Have door staff scan, look guests up and count heads for one night with the guides on, before going live.
DICE’s US self sign-up terms, last updated 28 April 2026 and checked 16 October 2026, set a 13% service fee on the face value of each ticket, charged on top of it and covering card processing. Free tickets carry no service fee, and the same fee applies to add-ons. Fans see one all-in price. Partners who sign through its sales team agree their fees in a term sheet instead.
DICE’s Canada standard ticketing terms, last updated 17 June 2025, set a 10% service fee on face value. Its UK self sign-up terms, last updated 28 April 2026, set 8.5% plus VAT on face value, with a £1 minimum, plus a 2.5% plus VAT transaction fee on the total. Both were checked 16 October 2026. Ask which terms your agreement uses.
Yes. Its US self sign-up terms, checked 16 October 2026, apply a 10% fee to all box office and door sales, and take 3% of the transaction price on tickets sold through DICE box office terminals. Its UK terms charge 8% on door sales, with a £1 minimum and a £3.50 maximum, plus the same 3%. Ask whether those fees change in a negotiated deal.
Its US self sign-up terms, checked 16 October 2026, say DICE pays what you are owed within 5 business days of the event, after taking its fees from ticket sales. It can hold up to 5% of each event’s sales for six months to cover chargebacks, and refunds for cancelled or rescheduled events are the organiser’s to fund. With VenueStack, guests pay your venue through your own Stripe account, and Stripe pays you out on its schedule.
Its partner pages and help center, checked 16 October 2026, don’t describe table bookings, deposits or minimum spends. Its Extras let fans add VIP upgrades, queue jumps or food and drink vouchers to a ticket, which the organiser fulfils. VenueStack books VIP tables on your floor plan with deposits and minimum spends, and our team can design the floor plan during onboarding.
DICE’s help center, checked 16 October 2026, says its tickets can’t be printed and are never sent by email or as a PDF. Each is a unique QR code linked to the fan’s phone number and activated on the day of the show, and it asks fans not to screenshot it. VenueStack tickets, passes and table bookings can be added to Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.
On fixed cost, no: DICE’s US self sign-up terms have no monthly charge, and VenueStack is $200 a month. Per sale, those terms, checked 16 October 2026, add 13% of face value with card processing included, and VenueStack adds 4% processing fees, at least $2 and at most $50 (C$2.50–C$50, €2–€50, £1.50–£50) plus Stripe’s card fees. Compare what guests and the venue pay over the same month, with your table bookings in it.
Its help center, checked 16 October 2026, says organisers can allocate guest list tickets, which guests claim with a DICE account after an email. Its partner pages say it has access solutions sized to each event. VenueStack runs guest lists, finds guests by name and keeps a headcount every door shares. It scans tickets and passes offline too, as long as each device opened VenueStack online before doors.
Your next event starts here.
Sell tickets, book tables and check guests in from one place.
Sources
By the VenueStack team, checked October 2026. Confirm prices with each company before you buy.
All 26 sources
- DICE Partners
- DICE ticketing for partners
- DICE for venues
- DICE for promoters
- DICE Self Sign-Up Terms and Conditions USA
- DICE Self Sign-Up Terms and Conditions UK & Ireland
- DICE USA Standard Ticketing Terms and Conditions
- DICE Canada Standard Ticketing Terms and Conditions
- Make It On DICE User Guidelines
- How DICE fees work
- How ticket tiers work on DICE
- Use a promo code on DICE
- Can I print my DICE tickets?
- Activating DICE tickets on the day of the event
- How to claim DICE guest list tickets
- DICE Extras
- The DICE wait list explained
- Identify fan demand with DICE’s Waiting List
- DICE venues directory
- Club Space Miami on DICE
- Halloweek Pass 2026 on DICE
- DICE home page
- DICE and The Ave partnership
- VenueStack pricing
- VenueStack FAQ
- VenueStack Help Center