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CUR8

Ticketing, streaming and production management for schools and theaters.

K-12Community Theatre

70#14 of 47

Overall score out of 100, from the published formula.

Visit Website cur8.com Last verified 2026-10-26 · Suggest a correction

FoundedUnknown

Team SizeUnknown

Team Size uses LinkedIn-style ranges. "Unknown" means we found no reliable public figure; we don't guess.

Pros & cons

Our summary from this vendor's published pricing, features and sources.

✓Pros

Low cost on in-person tickets: $1.00 + 3.5% of the total transaction ($1.39 on a $10 ticket); $0, cash, check and bulk tickets cost nothing.
Combines ticketing with streaming and production management for schools and theaters.
Live chat and scheduled calls 7 days a week, 9am–11pm ET.
No setup, recurring, contract or subscription fees; fees can be passed to buyers.

–Cons

Streamed tickets cost more: $2.50 + 3.5%, with a $10 minimum per performance.
Sells in the US and Canada only, and merch is sold online as a separate project with no in-person POS.
Missing a few tools others include: no season passes, patron CRM, email marketing, gift cards, public API, SMS or SSO.

Pricing

All-in fees include card processing where the vendor publishes it.

In-person tickets $1.00 + 3.5% processing fee on the total transaction (tickets and fees); streamed $2.50 + 3.5% ($10 minimum per performance). $0, cash, check and bulk tickets free. Optional $0.50 CUR8 Credit fee. No setup or recurring fees.

$10 ticket$1.39total fee

$15 ticket$1.56total fee

$25 ticket$1.91total fee

$50 ticket$2.79total fee

Credit Card Processing: Paid in addition to your ticket feesCUR8 charges a 3.5% processing fee on the total transaction (ticket + fees) on top of the $1.00 ticket fee; organizer can pass it on or absorb it.
Who pays fees: Organizer or pass to buyer.
Contracts / fixed fees: No setup, recurring, contract or subscription fees.
Payouts: Free direct deposit daily, weekly or monthly; mailed checks $5 per event.
Support: Live support 7 days a week, 9am–11pm ET, including live chat; help center.
✓ Human Support✓ Weekend Support✓ Nighttime Human Support
Live chat with the customer service team and scheduled calls, 7 days a week, 9am–11pm ET. Source · checked 2026-10-26

Score breakdown

Six weighted categories, applied identically to every system.

Fees & cost30%

Features30%

Pricing transparency10%

100

Contracts & fixed fees10%

100

Support10%

100

Payouts10%

100

Overall score How each category is calculated →69.6

Features

Scored features count toward the 30% Features category. Each status links to the vendor page we checked.

Reserved Seating✓ Yes

Box Office / POS✓ Yes

Mobile Scanning✓ Yes

Donations✓ Yes

Season Tickets / Passes— Not found

Patron CRM— Not found

Email Marketing— Not found

Concessions / Merch POS◐ Limited

Merchandise sold online as a separate project; no in-person POS found. Source

Embeddable / White-Label Checkout— Not found

Gift Cards— Not found

Volunteer Management— Not found

Flexible / Pre-Event Payouts✓ Yes

Multiple payout options. Source

Hard Ticket Printing— Not found

Custom Forms— Not found

API— Not found

SMS Marketing— Not found

SSO— Not found

More features

Not in overall score

Memberships? Unknown

Class Management? Unknown

Custom Branding? Unknown

Data Imports? Unknown

On-Demand Merch? Unknown

International◐ Limited

Sells in the US and Canada only. Source

Pledging? Unknown

Donor Levels? Unknown

Letter Sending? Unknown

Mobile App Scanning✓ Yes

Zebra Scanning? Unknown

Payment Plans? Unknown

✓ Yes: verified on a cited source · ~ Claimed: commonly advertised but not yet verified (half credit) · ◐ Limited: functionally partial, e.g. read-only, partner-only, reminders-only, regional (half credit) · — Not found: no credit; may still exist.

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Change log

Verification updates and observed changes to CUR8's features, pricing and website, newest first.

2026-10-26Feature
We verified live support 7 days a week, 9am–11pm ET, including live chat: marked Yes. Overall score changed from 64.6 (#20) to 69.6 (#12). Source
2026-10-26Note
Added payout options: free direct deposit daily, weekly or monthly; mailed checks $5 per event. Source
2026-10-20Pricing
Recalculated CUR8 fees: the 3.5% processing fee applies to the ticket plus the $1.00 fee. Fees are now $1.39 / $1.56 / $1.91 / $2.79 on $10 / $15 / $25 / $50 tickets, and the formula is now treated as exact. Overall score changed from 62.5 to 64.6 (rank #18 unchanged). Source
2026-10-20Pricing
Credit card processing: Paid in addition to your ticket fees. CUR8 charges a 3.5% processing fee on the full transaction, per its fee chart. Source
2026-10-19Note
Directory scoring update: API, SMS Marketing and SSO now count toward the Features score (17 scored features, up from 14). Overall score changed from 64.6 (#19) to 62.5 (#18). Source
2026-10-19Note
Rewrote the pros and cons summary.
2026-10-19Pricing
Added the optional CUR8 Credit fee: $0.50 more per ticket when the organizer turns it on. Source

Sources

Checked 2026-10-26.

Pricing (CUR8 Fees Chart): https://support.cur8.com/hc/en-us/articles/29943318135693-CUR8-Fees-Chart-Overview
Pricing FAQ: https://support.cur8.com/hc/en-us/articles/16757228588045-What-does-it-cost-to-use-CUR8-Set-up-fees-recurring-fees-etc
Features: https://support.cur8.com/hc/en-us/articles/18053877156237-Ticket-with-CUR8
Support: https://support.cur8.com/hc/en-us/articles/18053884078349-Support-with-CUR8

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