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Universe Overview

What is Universe?

We understand that creating a great event is no easy feat–we’re here to help with our network of 6.3 M users and world-class products. We provide valuable insights to reach and engage more fans and ultimately sell more tickets.

Universe Details
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Danish, German, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
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Product Description

Use Universe to discover amazing things to do nearby, and sell tickets to your events using the most advanced social tools.


Seller Details
Year Founded
2005
HQ Location
Toronto, Canada
Twitter
@uniiverse
5,220 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
21,860 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
LYV
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$1,861

Jacqueline M.
JM
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Director, Marketing at Universe | A division of Ticketmaster & Live Nation Entertainment

Recent Universe Reviews

Josh C.
JC
Josh C.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
1.5 out of 5
"A good idea in principle, let down by shortcomings."
Universe makes it easy to create events within their platform, and offers features such as the ability to create 'donation' tickets, and multiple d...
Verified User
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Easy event creation"
Sign up for event creation in minutes - they provide a no-code solution that's easy to set up on your website as a pop-up modal
Caroline S.
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Caroline S.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Universe Review"
Excellent platform that allows easy access to information across the board. Good downloadable reporting capabilities too.
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Universe Media

Universe Demo - Keep it simple
Setup your event in just a few minutes.
Universe Demo - Gather key insights
Create custom checkout questions.
Universe Demo - Sell tickets anywhere
Embed sales on your site and maintain your branding.
Universe Demo - Stay in the know
Visualize your data in real time in the account dashboard.
Universe Demo - Understand your fans
Use data to inform important business decisions.
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Christopher F.
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Director of Missions and Community Ministries
Religious Institutions
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Universe?

Everything is simple, clear and intuitive. Anytime I wondered "hey, how do I do this?" it was exactly how I figured it should be. Anytime I thought "Hey, if this was really a good tool, it would have this" and it did. Also, it just looks good. The site is clean and well designed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Universe?

I don't have any real complaints yet. I suppose there could be a few more options for website design but honestly I liked what I used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Universe:

just use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Universe solving and how is that benefiting you?

This allows me to promote an event and sell tickets with ease, and it takes away so much of the logistical stress and paperwork trail of trying to do it in-house (which is especially tricky for a non-profit like us). Another benefit is that I am working in partnership with other folks to put on an event, and using Universe allows us to promote it generically, not associated with just our organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ivan M.
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IT Architect
Insurance
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Universe?

The software has some cool features, like selling tickets from my websites, create a custom event page, good event tracking and some other useful things Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Universe?

The software is generally good, i don't have any negative comments at the moment. The quality of support could be tested further. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Universe:

I think people should at least test this software, it might be useful if you are engaged with tiickets management or in a similar role. The software can be quite useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Universe solving and how is that benefiting you?

The software helps me to solve the following business challenges:

to sell tickets from my website and to create custom event pages and to manage tickets with qr codes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Katie S.
KS
Owner
Executive Office
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Universe?

I've used a variety of Event Registration systems, but none allow the customer to better brand the platform than Universe. The best feature, by far, is being able to embed the entire registration process into your own website.

The Universe team has been incredibly responsive & helpful as we have transitioned several clients over to their platform.

Not only that, Universe will save you money in most cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Universe?

There are a few features still missing, but in the grand scheme of things they are minor & the team promises they are coming. Namely - you can do % discounts, but not $ amount discounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Universe:

Make the jump, you won't regret it!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Universe solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest complaint clients had about Universe competitors was not being able to embed the registration process entirely in their own website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Universe?

It's ver easy to organise an event on universe, and can find lots of fun events nearby as well. And best of all, it's free to create free events, and it's cool to send an event invitation to your friends! I use it not only for business events, but also to organise Sunday fun days and kids parties! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Universe?

It's not Australia local, need more and more people to use it. It will be more local recognised if it uses an au domain name and do more advertising in Australia. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Universe:

It's a great tool and excellent App! It's ver easy to organise an event on universe, and can find lots of fun events nearby as well. And best of all, it's free to create free events, and it's cool to send an event invitation to your friends! I use it not only for business events, but also to organise Sunday fun days and kids parties! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Universe solving and how is that benefiting you?

Organise company parties and events, as well as personal fun days and kids parties! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prince Kingsley B.
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Innovation Strategist
Information Technology and Services
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Universe?

It's easy to setup and allowing multiple payment gateway selection along with social media integration to share and get discount off the tickets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Universe?

More payment gateway needs to be built in to event organiser more options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Universe:

the best recommendation is; sharing of the event on multiple social media platform to receive discount on your ticket purchase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Universe solving and how is that benefiting you?

most effective way to increase revenue with streamlined event management system with built in marketing tools for a seamless user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Events Services
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What do you like best about Universe?

Event website has a very professional appearance. I'm able to export registrant information as an Excel spreadsheet. Universe honored my former relationship with Eventjoy and waived fees for first year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Universe?

I found the Eventjoy interface simpler and more intuitive. It takes more clicks to get to the page as customers see it, so it takes longer to find the link when I want to simply paste it into an email for a potential customer. The labels for designing the registration form and retrieving ticketing information don't seem that intuitive to me, either. The appearance of the Eventjoy registration page also put the image in the background and the title in large text in front of it. This meant you got to the critical info. much more quickly, w/less scrolling. From the design end, it would be helpful if the image width were specified so I could create an image that fits the template on the first try. In the ticketing process, it would be really useful to be able to duplicate and then modify my template from an earlier event. I ask a set of standard question for each event, and in the current process, have to re-enter all of these questions and possible responses manually. I also do not receive notifications when I sell tickets. I've been told that they are "soft-bouncing," but that they don't know why this is and can't do anything about it. I never had this issue with Eventjoy, either. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Universe:

My comparison is to Eventjoy, which I liked better, but overall the service is good, the appearance is nice and professional, and it's relatively easy to use. The price outcompetes Eventbrite, so it's still the best option I know of. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Universe solving and how is that benefiting you?

The site gives us the ability to offer online registration securely. Once the promotional period ends, I'm not sure if our customers will be willing to pay the increased fees for that convenience. Traditionally they have mailed in a check, paying only for the stamp. Most still prefer this option, so when fees double, even more may prefer to mail a check rather than pay registration plus credit card processing fees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ethan L.
EL
Creativity
Renewables & Environment
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Universe?

Simple site design.

Fees (2%/$.99 per ticket) were less than Eventbrite (which we also used to sell tickets for the same benefit concert). Free event option available with no fees.

Much quicker and easier than setting up a custom hosted solution to sell tickets (with drupal, wordpress, etc.). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Universe?

Not quite as popular as other event management systems such as EventBrite or Brown Paper Tickets (so people may not be apt to search for local events directly from the Universe site, especially in smaller towns or unknown/new events). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Universe:

Give it a try (along with a few other hosted solutions) and see which you get the most ticket purchases from. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Universe solving and how is that benefiting you?

Selling tickets for a local benefit concert (music and non profit event cause). Ticket credit card processing and per-ticket fee was less than other sites like eventbrite Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Edmund Dantés H.
EH
CEO
Publishing
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Universe?

From day one the Customer Service was exceptional. Also, I love the fact they had a Landing Page that was excellent. Unlike Eventbrite, their landing page can be customized with fonts, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Universe?

I like everything so far. Universe has nailed it as far as my needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Universe:

I would highly recommend especially if you use Stripe.com payment platform. Eventbrite does not support Stripe.com payments and that is a major issue with me right now. They do support PayPal, which I also use, but I prefer Stripe.com. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Universe solving and how is that benefiting you?

Not everyone online likes or prefers Eventbrite for whatever reasons. I have found that certain events do very well on Universe and not well at all on Eventbrite. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lauren W.
LW
Owner
Public Relations and Communications
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Universe?

The event guest list check-in feature was so helpful and so easy. It downloaded brilliantly to our iPads and allowed us to manage the list easily and get guests into the door quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Universe?

I don't dislike anything now. I had used Universe years ago when it started and there were definitely kinks. All of those have been worked out and it's now a very useful and reliable tool. I was really happy to see those changes happen and how solid the system now is. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Universe solving and how is that benefiting you?

I often host large scale events that require populating guest lists and doing door management. Universe's system just makes this all seamless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Michael M.
MM
Facilitator
Health, Wellness and Fitness
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Universe?

For the first 11 years of our existence, Syracuse International Film Festival used our own website and local merchants to sell tickets/passes to our annual festivals and other year-round events. In 2015 we decided that we really needed to use a more robust, user friendly ticketing system.

After researching a number of online ticketing systems we picked Universe Ticketing. We’re very glad that we made that decision. We found Universe very user friendly. We were quickly able to set-up multiple events at a variety of locations around town and adjust details if needed afterwards. We had various levels of ticket/pass pricing including some events that we were offering a discount for or were free. Universe allowed us to adjust the pricing for each event as needed and to track all these various price points. Our attendees were able to print out their own tickets or show us them on their smart phones which made for a quicker and more pleasant entry into the festival events. The many reporting features allowed us to accurately track events and who was attending them. Our Board of Directors appreciated the easy to understand financial reports and the reasonable costs for using this system.

When evaluating any ticketing system a question to ask is – Would you use it again? The answer for us is Yes. We have already set-up ticketing for our SpringFest event and plan to use Universe Ticketing for all future events. We would recommend Universe Ticketing to others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Universe?

None of the features of the Universe Ticketing system make it difficult to use. It is very user friendly both for the people setting up the events as well as the people looking to get tickets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Universe:

We would recommend it. Try it for an event and see how easy it is to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Universe solving and how is that benefiting you?

The ability to sell or giveaway various levels of tickets/passes to our festivals and other events. Using Universe Ticketing offered us a number of benefits from the cost or the system to being able to track events and attendees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.