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Map.ca vs Ticketmaster — what is the difference?
Ticketmaster is built for big venues and major touring events, and its model is per-ticket service and processing fees that are widely felt by buyers. It is not where a local market, workshop, or community festival belongs.
Map.ca is for exactly those grassroots and local events. A free event is free to post and a paid event is a flat $21/year Pin — Map.ca does not take a percentage of ticket sales and does not insert itself between you and your attendees.
If your event is a stadium tour you are not Map.ca’s use case. If it is the kind of real, local thing happening in a town this weekend, Map.ca is built to put it on the map without fee extraction.
| What | Map.ca | Ticketmaster |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Local & grassroots events | Large venues & major tours |
| Cost for a paid event | Flat $21 / year Pin | Per-ticket service + processing fees |
| Cut of ticket sales | None | A percentage / fee on each ticket |
| Discovery | Proximity + tags on a live map | Search by artist / venue |
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