VenueStack vs TablelistPro
Exploring a TablelistPro alternative for your nightclub? Compare how each handles a host’s busy night, staff onboarding and support, and the full monthly cost, with a source for every price.
The short answer.
Checked against each company’s published pages in October 2026.
| VenueStack | TablelistPro | |
|---|---|---|
| May suit | Venues that run ticketed events, VIP tables and the door together, and want new staff to learn on the job | Venues centered on VIP tables, guest lists and promoters, or selling admissions only on its Basic plan |
| Monthly price | $200 a month with every feature, or $180 a month billed yearly | $99 Basic, $299 Standard or $499 Deluxe a month. VIP tables start on Standard. |
| Processing fees | 4% processing fees, at least $2, plus Stripe’s card fees. Pass them to guests or absorb them. | Not listed on the pricing page. Ask for ticket, deposit and card fees in your currency. |
| Try it first | A 14-day free trial on your first subscription | A full refund within your first 30 days, as published |
| Staff training | Hands-on virtual training with our team, plus narrated How-to guides that play on the real dashboard pages | Guided onboarding and training sessions from their team |
TablelistPro is built around the VIP table: reservations on a drag-and-drop floor plan, guest lists, promoters and a guest CRM, with ticketing on every plan. It is a strong fit when the night turns on bottle service.
VenueStack is built for venues where tickets, tables, passes and the door all happen on the same night, and the team running them changes through the season. Every ticket, booking and check-in builds one guest list, and 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 TablelistPro, side by side
What each includes, row by row. Checked against TablelistPro’s own pages in October 2026; Not listed means their site doesn’t say, so ask.
 VenueStack | TablelistPro | |
|---|---|---|
| Running the night | ||
| Event calendar and recurring nights | Included | IncludedWeekly recurring events |
| Ticket tiers and promo codes | Included | PartlyTiers listed, promo codes unlisted |
| VIP tables on a floor plan | IncludedFloor plan design included | IncludedDrag-and-drop floorplan builder |
| Table deposits and minimum spends | Included | IncludedDeposit, full payment or card hold |
| QR scanning at the door | IncludedKeeps working offline | IncludedWorks offline too |
| Door headcount | IncludedThe Clicker, shared by every door | IncludedWalk-up tally on the night |
| The guest | ||
| Branded booking page and website widgets | IncludedYour own domain, light or dark | IncludedWidgets in your colors, light or dark |
| Apple Wallet and Google Wallet | IncludedTickets, passes and table bookings | Not listed |
| Season and multi-night passes | IncludedOne-time purchase, set nights and entries | Not listed |
| Guest chat | IncludedAI concierge with handoff to staff | Higher planDeluxe plan |
| The business | ||
| Staff roles and permissions | IncludedCustom roles | IncludedGranular permissions per person |
| Guest profiles and history | IncludedBuilt from every order and booking | IncludedAuto tags, spend and visit history |
| Email marketing | IncludedMonthly sending allowance | PartlySyncs guests to Mailchimp |
| Promoter tracking and payouts | PartlyTracking links, no commission payouts | IncludedTracking links, commission calculations |
| POS integration | Not offered | IncludedToast, Square and more; Omnivore on Deluxe |
| ID scanning | Not offered | Not listed |
| Sales and door reports | Included | IncludedScheduled nightly email reports |
| Help | ||
| Staff training | IncludedVirtual training and narrated guides | IncludedOnboarding and training from their team |
| Support from their team | IncludedMessage our team from the dashboard | IncludedLive chat, near-24/7, plus email |
Staff onboarding in TablelistPro 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 | TablelistPro | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | A six-step owner checklist. Try it opens the right page, and Show me plays that part of the guide. | A seven-step written checklist, from building the floor plan to embedding the booking widget |
| Training | Narrated How-to guides that play on the real pages, filtered to each person’s role and replayable any time | Onboarding guided by their team, with training for you and your staff |
| Answers | A searchable Help Center with step-by-step articles and screenshots | Help Docs with step-by-step guides for venues, promoters and staff |
| People | Hands-on virtual training, onboarding help and floor-plan design are included. Message our team from any page. | Live chat it describes as near-24/7, plus email support |
TablelistPro pricing and total cost
VIP tables start on TablelistPro’s Standard plan, at $299 a month. VenueStack is $200 a month with every feature, plus processing fees.
- VenueStack
Every feature. $180 a month billed yearly.
Admissions and tickets only. No VIP tables.
Adds VIP tables, the floorplan builder and widgets.
Adds the Customer Chat and Omnivore add-ons.
Before processing fees and tax.
Processing fees
VenueStack adds 4% processing fees, at least $2. Ask TablelistPro for its ticket and deposit fees.
Card processing
VenueStack uses Stripe at your country’s rate. Ask TablelistPro 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. Confirm TablelistPro’s currency.
Is VenueStack the right TablelistPro alternative for your venue?
| VenueStack | TablelistPro | |
|---|---|---|
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Rehearse one real night before you switch
Bring your floor plan 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 the room
Recreate your table names, sections, minimums and booking rules, and set each role’s access.
Check what moves
Confirm which guest exports and future bookings TablelistPro lets you take, and plan any paid deposits by hand.
Run a rehearsal
Have hosts and door staff run one night with the guides on, before your first live event.
Standard, at $299 a month on TablelistPro’s pricing page, adds VIP table and reservation management, the floorplan builder and widgets. Deluxe, at $499, adds the Customer Chat and Omnivore add-ons. Basic, at $99, covers admissions and tickets only. Confirm the currency for your market.
Its pricing page doesn’t list transaction or processing fees, so ask for ticket, deposit, refund and card fees in your currency before comparing totals. VenueStack charges 4% processing fees, at least $2, plus Stripe’s card fees, and you choose whether guests or the venue pay each fee.
No. On subscription alone, TablelistPro Basic costs less than VenueStack and Standard costs more. VenueStack also charges 4% processing fees, at least $2, which you can pass to guests. Compare the total for the same month of bookings.
TablelistPro offers guided onboarding, team training and written Help Docs. 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, alongside its Help Center and floor-plan design.
Yes. VenueStack’s calendar, ticket and table widgets embed in the website you already have, and your public pages can run on your own domain.
List your future bookings and any paid deposits, export the guest data TablelistPro lets you take, and rebuild one night in VenueStack with your real tables and minimums. Run that night with your hosts and door staff before you move live events. We don’t promise an automatic import.
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Sources
By the VenueStack team, checked October 2026. Confirm prices with each company before you buy.
- TablelistPro platform
- TablelistPro pricing
- TablelistPro support
- TablelistPro onboarding checklist
- TablelistPro Help: Recurring Events
- TablelistPro Help: Adding Ticket Inventory
- TablelistPro ticketing
- TablelistPro Help: Choosing Payment Types
- TablelistPro table management
- TablelistPro event management
- TablelistPro Help: Admission Analytics
- TablelistPro widgets
- TablelistPro Fast Pass
- TablelistPro Help: Customer Chat
- TablelistPro staff management
- TablelistPro Help: Staff Member Permissions
- TablelistPro CRM
- TablelistPro integrations
- TablelistPro Help: Mailchimp
- TablelistPro Help: Point-of-Sale
- TablelistPro Help: Analytics
- TablelistPro Help: Report Schedule
- TablelistPro FAQs
- TablelistPro changelog
- VenueStack pricing
- VenueStack FAQ
- VenueStack Help Center