VenueStack vs Fourvenues
Looking at a Fourvenues alternative for your nightclub? Compare how each sets up the night you run every week, how new staff learn it, and what to confirm in a quote.
The short answer.
Checked against each company’s published pages in October 2026.
| VenueStack | Fourvenues | |
|---|---|---|
| May suit | Nightlife teams that run tickets, VIP tables and the door on the same nights, and want staff to learn on the job | Nightclubs, festivals and beach clubs selling across many channels, with promoter teams and detailed reservation rules |
| Pricing | $200 a month with every feature, or $180 a month billed yearly | A tailored pricing and commission model, set by business type and market. Ask for a written quote. |
| Processing fees | 4% processing fees, at least $2, plus Stripe’s card fees. Pass them to guests or absorb them. | Part of the quote. Ask for ticket, reservation and card fees in your currency, and who pays each. |
| Try it first | A 14-day free trial on your first subscription | Ask for a demo. New organizations can register and start once the Fourvenues team validates them. |
| Staff training | Hands-on virtual training with our team, plus narrated How-to guides that play on the real dashboard pages | Integrated onboarding, Academy video lessons, and in-session training for staff at their first events |
Fourvenues is built as one connected platform for nightclubs, festivals and beach clubs: tickets sold across many channels, VIP reservations on an interactive map, guest lists, promoters and the door. Its staff training is a real strength, with integrated onboarding, Academy videos and 24/7 support. It is a strong fit when you sell through many channels and set detailed reservation rules.
VenueStack is built for venues where tickets, tables, passes and the door all happen on the same night. A regular Friday is set up once in the event’s own tabs, and each change can reach every future date. 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 Fourvenues, side by side
What each includes, row by row. Checked against Fourvenues’s own pages in October 2026; Not listed means their site doesn’t say, so ask.
 VenueStack | Fourvenues | |
|---|---|---|
| Running the night | ||
| Event calendar and recurring nights | Included | IncludedEvent groups, save forward by weekday |
| Ticket tiers and promo codes | Included | IncludedAutomatic price jumps |
| VIP tables on a floor plan | IncludedFloor plan design included | IncludedInteractive map, combined spaces |
| Table deposits and minimum spends | Included | IncludedPromoters can adjust deposits |
| QR scanning at the door | IncludedKeeps working offline | IncludedScans offline, syncs on reconnect |
| Door headcount | IncludedThe Clicker, shared by every door | IncludedManual in and out counting |
| The guest | ||
| Branded booking page and website widgets | IncludedYour own domain, light or dark | IncludedMicrosite plus light or dark iframe |
| Apple Wallet and Google Wallet | IncludedTickets, passes and table bookings | PartlyApple Wallet; Google Wallet not named |
| Season and multi-night passes | IncludedOne-time purchase, set nights and entries | IncludedPermanent QR passes for regulars |
| Guest chat | IncludedAI concierge with handoff to staff | Not listed |
| The business | ||
| Staff roles and permissions | IncludedCustom roles | IncludedSet per organization or event |
| Guest profiles and history | IncludedBuilt from every order and booking | IncludedCheckout data and custom questions |
| Email marketing | IncludedMonthly sending allowance | IncludedMailing campaigns from the CRM |
| Promoter tracking and payouts | PartlyTracking links, no commission payouts | PartlyTracking and quotas; payouts not listed |
| POS integration | Not offered | IncludedOwn box office POS, devices billed |
| ID scanning | Not offered | Not listed |
| Sales and door reports | Included | Included |
| Help | ||
| Staff training | IncludedVirtual training and narrated guides | IncludedOnboarding, Academy videos, first-event sessions |
| Support from their team | IncludedMessage our team from the dashboard | IncludedMultichannel, advertised as 24/7 |
Staff onboarding in Fourvenues and VenueStack
Learn the job on the screen where you do it. Both teach new staff, and in VenueStack the guide plays on the page they are using, at their own pace.
| VenueStack | Fourvenues | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | A six-step owner checklist. Try it opens the right page, and Show me plays that part of the guide. | Integrated step-by-step onboarding as you start, once their team validates your organization |
| Training | Narrated How-to guides that play on the real pages, filtered to each person’s role and replayable any time | Their team trains your staff in session during your first events |
| Answers | A searchable Help Center with step-by-step articles and screenshots | A searchable Academy of video lessons, from first steps and tickets to door access and box office |
| People | Hands-on virtual training, onboarding help and floor-plan design are included. Message our team from any page. | Multichannel support it advertises as 24/7, for quick messages or detailed questions |
Fourvenues pricing and total cost
Fourvenues uses a tailored pricing and commission model, set by business type and market, so ask for a written quote. VenueStack is $200 a month with every feature, plus processing fees.
- VenueStack
Every feature. $180 a month billed yearly.
- The commission and any monthly charge, in your currency
- Fees on tickets, table reservations and deposits
- Card processing, and who pays each fee
- Any charges that change by sales channel or promoter
- The onboarding, training and support included
- A total for one typical month of your sales
Before processing fees and tax.
Processing fees
VenueStack adds 4% processing fees, at least $2. Ask Fourvenues for its commission on each sale.
Card processing
VenueStack uses Stripe at your country’s rate. Ask Fourvenues which processor it uses.
Who pays
In VenueStack you choose, fee by fee, whether guests pay at checkout or the venue does.
Currency and billing
VenueStack bills in US dollars, monthly or yearly. Ask how Fourvenues bills, and in what currency.
Is VenueStack the right Fourvenues alternative for your venue?
| VenueStack | Fourvenues | |
|---|---|---|
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Rehearse one real night before you switch
Bring your regular night and one real reservation to a demo. We’ll set up the night with you, and your team can run it before anything moves.
Rebuild your Friday
Recreate the schedule, ticket tiers, table sections and reservation conditions, and give each promoter a tracking link.
Check what moves
Confirm which exports and future orders Fourvenues lets you take, and plan any paid deposits by hand.
Run a rehearsal
Have hosts and door staff run one Friday with the guides on, before your first live event.
Both include people. Fourvenues advertises integrated step-by-step onboarding, Academy video lessons, in-session training at your first events and 24/7 support. VenueStack includes hands-on virtual training with our team, then narrated How-to guides that play on the dashboard’s own pages, filtered to each person’s role, which staff can replay any time.
Yes. Its support page describes integrated onboarding, a step-by-step guide as you start, alongside the Academy’s video lessons. Ask in a demo how it guides each role, and whether staff can replay one task later. In VenueStack, each person gets the chapters for their role and can replay any of them.
Ask for the commission and any monthly charge in your currency, the fees on tickets, reservations and deposits, and card processing. Ask which charges change by sales channel, and what onboarding and support are included. Then price one typical month of your sales on both.
We can’t say without your quote. Fourvenues sets a tailored pricing and commission model by business type and market. VenueStack is $200 a month, or $180 a month billed yearly, plus 4% processing fees, at least $2 and Stripe’s card fees, which you can pass to guests. Compare the total for the same month of sales.
Yes. Start the 14-day free trial on your first subscription, set the night to repeat weekly, and add its tickets and tables. Then have hosts and door staff run it with the guides on. If you are weighing VenueStack as a Fourvenues alternative, bring that night to a demo and we’ll set it up with you.
VenueStack gives each promoter their own tracking link and QR code, and reports show the views and sales each one brings in. It doesn’t work out or pay promoter commissions, so keep that process as it is. Fourvenues builds promoter access into each event, so list what your promoters do there today.
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Sources
By the VenueStack team, checked October 2026. Confirm prices with each company before you buy.
- Fourvenues platform
- Fourvenues ticketing and pricing model
- Fourvenues support and onboarding
- Fourvenues Academy
- Fourvenues VIP reservations
- Fourvenues Academy: Event setup
- Fourvenues Academy: Ticket automations and statuses
- Fourvenues Academy: Ticket type configuration
- Fourvenues Academy: Add-ons and discounts
- Fourvenues Academy: Reservation rates
- Fourvenues Academy: Fourvenues Access
- Fourvenues Academy: User permissions
- Fourvenues Academy: Microsite and iframe
- Fourvenues Academy: Public sales design
- Fourvenues Academy: Set up passes
- Fourvenues Academy: Attendee data
- Fourvenues Academy: Invoices
- Fourvenues Academy: Limit per sales channel
- Fourvenues Academy: Reports and counts
- Fourvenues Academy: Box Office
- Fourvenues Academy: Sales links
- VenueStack pricing
- VenueStack FAQ
- VenueStack Help Center