Independent event organizers get squeezed by the big ticketing platforms: high fees, someone else's branding on the ticket, payouts that arrive late, and, worst of all, they never own the customer relationship. almashows fixes that. It's ticketing infrastructure where the organizer keeps their brand, their money, and their data.
What it does
- Branded passes: every ticket is an Apple Wallet pass with the organizer's logo, colors, and fonts, delivered through custom branded emails.
- Direct payouts: payments flow straight to the organizer's own Stripe account. Their name is on the payout, not mine.
- Door-ready: phone-based QR scanning checks guests in; no extra hardware to rent.
- Shareable checkout: a single link is all it takes to start selling.
Traction
Independent organizers in Vancouver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco run on almashows, including events like Vancouver Piano Sessions, an annual classical-piano festival.
Why it matters
I built almashows solo (Stripe for payments, Supabase for data, Resend for mail, all on Vercel) and took it from zero to organizers selling real tickets. It's the kind of product I like best: unglamorous infrastructure that handles real money and earns trust because it just works. Doing it end-to-end meant owning payments, deliverability, and the on-site experience myself, not writing a spec and handing it off.
Try it at almashows.com.