Best Performing Arts Software for Startups

Purplepass is rated as one of the best event ticketing software solutions on the market. Started in 2008, they power countless assigned seating, ticketing venues, free event registration events, concerts, fairs, festivals, and even comprehensive season pass ticketing events. They work to provide superior customer service to both customers and event promoters while offering a powerful, yet intuitive way to manage, promote and purchase tickets for an event. Popular features include extensive reporting and real-time alerts, free map building, social media integrations, email marketing, custom event pages, ticket widgets, to name a few. They also offer equipment rentals (scanners, printers, cash drawers, etc.) and a range of custom ticket stock options.

Jumbula is an end-to-end Online Registration, Payment & Class/Camp Management system, designed to streamline back office operations. We supply businesses with a powerful administration dashboard and a set of management and marketing tools to promote and sell camps, classes, childcare, and afterschool programs. For end users and parents, we provide a modern and user-friendly registration experience. Our team strives to offer a cutting-edge and intuitive system that is secure, robust, and reliable. Jumbula is constantly developing new functionalities based on the needs shared by our growing community of clients. Some of our users' favorite features are the attendance mobile app, recurring billing, capacity and waitlist management, class reminders, website integration tool, customizable registration forms, and reporting.

Yamdu is the film production management tool that coordinates workflows and consolidates all production data in one cloud-based platform to save precious time, bind teams together and bring a project to life on the screen. Efficient and sustainable.

StaffSavvy is the essential platform for getting the most from your workforce. It combines recruitment management, HR tools, document management, learning management, online training, shift planning, compliance tools, timesheets, communication tools and so much more on one platform. We’ve built the platform with real-world experience. This brings you unrivaled tools and features to make your day easier. StaffSavvy is perfect for: Businesses that have outgrown basic shift management tools. Multi-venue businesses that need to better organize a rapidly expanding shift-based operation. Established 100+ employee businesses that need to replace a manually operated workforce management set-up that has evolved over time but is inefficient and expensive to run. Any business with a dependence on shift-based operational staff. We work with clients in hospitality, events, theaters, performing arts, museums, higher education, visitor attractions and care sectors.

Theatron is a state-of-the-art solution for performing arts organizations. Built together with theater professionals Theatron enables you to digitalize your production planning process. Theatron is your centralized online database for all your production information, offering employees the one and only truth for the always up-to-date schedules. Theatron is one of the leading solutions in Europe serving some forty theaters and expanding internationally. We know that you are passionate about your job. That is why we are dedicated to breaking barriers and providing you with an accessible solution. You can access Theatron from anywhere with any device. We are constantly working to improve it so that the software is always up-to-date and meets the changing and growing requirements of our customers. Our team is formed by professionals who are always ready to help and happy to hear new suggestions.

Gigwell is changing the way live entertainment bookings are made globally through our collaborative booking platform. We are the first cloud-based booking platform that integrates end-to-end workflow automation for booking and management agencies. We provide a simple solution to manage all artist logistics, collect and track payments electronically, negotiate contracts, talent availabilities, and monitor revenue goals. Leveraging a network of thousands of industry professionals and talent buyers, Gigwell is hyper-tailored to the workflow of a $200B industry still predominantly operating on excel spreadsheets and word documents.  Gigwell has been featured in Billboard, Techcrunch, DJ Mag, Hypebot, DJ Times, Magnetic Mag and awarded the most notable startup from SF MusicTech’s StartUp Innovators Challenge. 

At Optimo we believe that there is a better way to manage and track the resources of a music department other than spreadsheets. Optimo combines more than 60 years’ of music industry knowledge and music education expertise into one fully integrated system. Manage your students, performance and tuition groups, instrument/equipment loans and repairs, music library and more in this easy-to-use system. The team at Optimo Systems have designed a suite of innovative cloud solutions for the management of resources in the Performing Arts for schools, colleges and universities as well as professional, community and amateur performance organizations. Optimo Systems uses enterprise-level security so that you can access your information quickly and efficiently anywhere, anytime. Programs are pre-loaded with essential information to ensure data standardization. All upgrades are automatically deployed.

Spektrix combines a powerful ticketing, marketing and fundraising CRM platform with the expertise to help cultural organizations make the most of it. Our technological expertise and profound sector understanding help ticketing, marketing and fundraising professionals build audience relationships that last and grow. Our market-leading platform is trusted by 550+ cultural organizations across the UK, Ireland, US and Canada. Spektrix is user-friendly, intuitive and constantly updated, and our cloud-based Software as a Service model means we take care of overnight updates and hosting. Your team can focus on audience development and revenue growth, using our tools to gain unparalleled insight into audience and donor behavior.