Passora vs traditional ticketing: spreadsheets, paper tickets and payment links
TL;DR: Selling tickets with a spreadsheet, paper tickets or a plain payment link works at tiny scale but exposes you to fraud, duplicates, counting errors and huge manual work on event day. Passora automates all of it: unique QR ticket delivered on WhatsApp, scan-based check-in, real-time sales tracking and integrated payments.
Traditional methods and their limits
- Spreadsheet (Excel/Sheets): no verifiable ticket at the door, manual counting, no duplicate control.
- Paper tickets: photocopy fraud, no traceability, printing costs, no data.
- Plain payment link: every "ticket" sent by hand, no verifiable QR, no access control, painful reconciliation.
What Passora automates
| Task | Traditional | With Passora |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket issuance | Manual | Automatic, unique named QR |
| Delivery | Email / in person | Instant WhatsApp |
| Payment | Isolated link | Mobile Money + card integrated |
| Door check | By eye / paper list | QR scan, instant validation |
| Duplicates & fraud | Undetected | Blocked (1 ticket = 1 entry) |
| Sales tracking | Manual count | Real time |
| Attendee comms | Do it yourself | Automated before/during/after |
The hidden costs of traditional methods
- Time spent sending tickets and checking entries.
- Losses from duplicated tickets, gate-crashers, cash errors.
- Image: a chaotic door hurts the experience.
- Data: no usable insight for the next event.
Passora' Basic fee (5% + 50 FCFA per ticket) compares against these often-underestimated hidden costs.
When traditional methods are enough
For a free 20-person gathering, a spreadsheet is fine. As soon as there is paid ticketing, access control, or more than a few dozen attendees, a platform like Passora saves time and secures revenue.
FAQ
Can the QR be copied? Each ticket has a unique QR validated once. A copy presented after the first scan is rejected.
Can I still sell tickets in person? Yes; Passora handles online sales and door check-in, and the team supports mixed setups.
Passora — We handle the tickets. You enjoy the party. · https://passora.biz