VenueStack vs Vēmos
Looking for a Vēmos alternative for your nightclub? Compare how each handles admissions on a busy night, staff learning, and the full cost of the services your venue actually needs.
The short answer.
Checked against each company’s published pages in October 2026.
| VenueStack | Vēmos | |
|---|---|---|
| May suit | Venues that want tickets, tables, passes and the door on one plan, with guides that teach new staff | Venues that want ID scanning, POS-linked guest spend or bar tabs guests pay by phone, beside tables and guestlists |
| Monthly price | $200 a month with every feature, or $180 a month billed yearly | Free Starter Kit. Venue Management from $150 a month, ID Scan from $79, each priced separately. |
| Processing fees | 4% processing fees, at least $2, plus Stripe’s card fees. Pass them to guests or absorb them. | Ticket buyers pay 10% a ticket, at least $2 and at most $9.95. Ask about card fees. |
| Try it first | A 14-day free trial on your first subscription | A free Starter Kit, and a 14-day free trial of Venue Management |
| Staff training | Hands-on virtual training with our team, plus narrated How-to guides that play on the real dashboard pages | A free demo, and a searchable Knowledge Base with step-by-step tutorials. Ask what training is included. |
Vēmos is a set of venue products you choose one by one: Venue Management for VIP tables, guestlists and cover at the door, ID Scan for age checks, and Vēmos Pay for checks guests pay from their phone, all feeding one guest profile. It is a strong fit when ID scanning, bar tabs and guest spend from your POS sit at the center of the night.
VenueStack is built for venues where tickets, tables, passes and the door all run on the same night, in one dashboard on one plan with every feature. 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.
VenueStack and Vēmos, side by side
What each includes, row by row. Checked against Vēmos’s own pages in October 2026; Not listed means their site doesn’t say, so ask.
 VenueStack | Vēmos | |
|---|---|---|
| Running the night | ||
| Event calendar and recurring nights | Included | Not listed |
| Ticket tiers and promo codes | Included | PartlyTicket types, promo codes not stated |
| VIP tables on a floor plan | IncludedFloor plan design included | Included |
| Table deposits and minimum spends | Included | PartlyDeposits, minimum spends not stated |
| QR scanning at the door | IncludedKeeps working offline | Included |
| Door headcount | IncludedThe Clicker, shared by every door | Not listedCover can rise with capacity |
| The guest | ||
| Branded booking page and website widgets | IncludedYour own domain, light or dark | PartlyBranded event pages, widgets not stated |
| 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 listedPerk memberships sold separately |
| Guest chat | IncludedAI concierge with handoff to staff | Not listed |
| The business | ||
| Staff roles and permissions | IncludedCustom roles | PartlyComp limits per staff member |
| Guest profiles and history | IncludedBuilt from every order and booking | IncludedLifetime visits, spend and staff notes |
| Email marketing | IncludedMonthly sending allowance | Not listedTargeted offers, channel not stated |
| Promoter tracking and payouts | PartlyTracking links, no commission payouts | IncludedTracks promoter guests for payouts |
| POS integration | Not offered | IncludedToast, Clover, Lightspeed, Square and more |
| ID scanning | Not offered | Add-onAdd-on, from $79 a month |
| Sales and door reports | Included | Included |
| Help | ||
| Staff training | IncludedVirtual training and narrated guides | PartlyKnowledge Center tutorials and videos |
| Support from their team | IncludedMessage our team from the dashboard | IncludedPhone, Messenger chat and contact form |
Staff onboarding in Vēmos 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 | Vēmos | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | A six-step owner checklist. Try it opens the right page, and Show me plays that part of the guide. | Its Venue Management page says you can get up and running within minutes |
| Training | Narrated How-to guides that play on the real pages, filtered to each person’s role and replayable any time | A free demo on request. Ask what staff training comes with each product. |
| Answers | A searchable Help Center with step-by-step articles and screenshots | A searchable Knowledge Base with tutorials, videos and screenshots, covering ID Scan, POS setup and tabs |
| People | Hands-on virtual training, onboarding help and floor-plan design are included. Message our team from any page. | A phone line and a contact form on its pricing page. Ask for support hours. |
Vēmos pricing and total cost
The Vēmos Starter Kit is free and includes ticketing, and Venue Management, for VIP tables and guestlists, starts at $150 a month on top. VenueStack is $200 a month with every feature, plus processing fees.
- VenueStack
Every feature. $180 a month billed yearly.
Ticketing, with a 10% fee buyers pay on each ticket.
Starting price for VIP tables, guestlists and door cover.
Optional age checks. Premium, with fake ID checks, is $199.
Before processing fees and tax.
Processing fees
VenueStack adds 4% processing fees, at least $2. Vēmos buyers pay 10% a ticket, $2 to $9.95.
Card processing
VenueStack uses Stripe at your country’s rate. Ask Vēmos which card fees apply to your sales.
Who pays
In VenueStack you choose, fee by fee, who pays. Vēmos charges its ticket fee to the buyer.
Currency and billing
VenueStack bills in US dollars, monthly or yearly. Vēmos lists no contracts; confirm its currency.
Is VenueStack the right Vēmos alternative for your venue?
| VenueStack | Vēmos | |
|---|---|---|
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Rehearse one real night before you switch
Bring your floor plan, your ticket types and one real night to a demo. We’ll set up the night with you, and your team can run it before anything moves.
Decide what stays
VenueStack has no ID scanning or POS-linked tabs. List the Vēmos products you would keep running.
Check what moves
Confirm which guest exports and future reservations Vēmos lets you take, and plan any paid deposits by hand.
Run a rehearsal
Have door staff scan tickets and run one night with the guides on, before your first live event.
Yes. Its pricing page lists the Starter Kit as free, with Vēmos Pay mobile payments, a personalized menu, event management and ticketing, and guest profiles and analytics. Ticket buyers pay a service fee on each ticket, and products such as Venue Management cost extra.
Venue Management starts at $150 a month, and ID Scan at $79 a month, or $199 for Premium with fake ID checks. Order & Pay is $50 a month, Loyalty & Gamification is $1 per active user a month up to $350, and Membership carries a 5% transaction fee. Vēmos also quotes custom packages at a bundled rate.
Vēmos charges the ticket buyer a 10% service fee on each ticket, at least $2 and at most $9.95. VenueStack charges 4% processing fees, at least $2 on the order as a whole, plus Stripe’s card fees, and you choose whether guests or the venue pay each fee. Compare both on the same month of orders, in your currency.
No. VenueStack doesn’t verify IDs, connect to a POS or run bar tabs. If those sit at the center of your night, Vēmos ID Scan and Vēmos Pay are real reasons to choose Vēmos. VenueStack is a Vēmos alternative for the tickets, tables, passes and door work around them.
No. The Starter Kit is free and Venue Management starts below VenueStack’s $200 a month, but Vēmos ticket buyers pay at least $2 a ticket. VenueStack charges 4% processing fees, at least $2, which you can pass to guests. Compare the total for the same month of tickets and tables.
List the Vēmos products you would keep, such as ID Scan or Vēmos Pay, then your future reservations and any paid deposits. Export the guest data Vēmos lets you take, and rebuild one night in VenueStack with your real tickets and tables. Run that night with your door staff before you move live events. We don’t promise an automatic import.
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By the VenueStack team, checked October 2026. Confirm prices with each company before you buy.