Shotgun fills the dancefloor through its app. Trybe builds a crowd you own.
If you want flows that run on their own, SMS beyond the US and a fee you can read before you sign, choose Trybe. If resale inside its app is what moves your tickets, Shotgun is built for electronic music nights.
Our math, from each platform's published rates, before tax.
Buyer pays
$27.80
You receive
$25.00
10% + $0.30 service fee, paid by the buyer.
Shotgun doesn't publish its organizer rates, and buyers see a variable service fee at checkout, so there is no figure to put next to Trybe's.
| Feature | Trybe | Shotgun |
|---|---|---|
| SMS campaigns | Yes. Paid per message in tokens, in North America and abroad, to any segment. | Partial. US organizers only, 3 campaigns per 30 days, sent to all contacts. |
| Automations | Yes. Visual builder: welcome, reminders before the show, win-back after it. | No. No automation builder. Fans who pre-registered are notified when tickets go on sale. |
| Instagram comment-to-DM | Yes. Auto-replies send your ticket link by DM. | Not documented. Not in its documentation. |
| Meta ads | Yes. Facebook and Instagram campaigns launched from Trybe, with ticket sales counted at checkout. | Partial. Meta Pixel for ads you run elsewhere. |
| Waitlist | Yes. Paid waitlist at the normal ticket price. | Partial. A resale queue. Buyers pay a 15% fee on waitlist tickets. |
| Resale | Partial. Ticket transfer to a friend. No resale marketplace. | Yes. Built-in resale, with a 15% fee. |
Shotgun has no automation builder. On Trybe, welcome messages, reminders before the show and win-back flows send themselves.
See how it worksText any segment, in North America or abroad, as often as you need. Shotgun's SMS is limited to US organizers and 3 campaigns a month.
See how it worksOrganizers pay nothing to sell tickets and the buyer fee is public: 10% + $0.30. Shotgun doesn't publish its organizer rates.
See how it worksExport the participants of your past events from your Shotgun Smartboard.
Every fan who opted in becomes a contact you can email, text and segment.
Collect emails and phone numbers for your next night before tickets drop.
Shotgun doesn't publish its organizer rates; buyers see a variable service fee before paying. On Trybe, organizers pay nothing to sell tickets and buyers pay 10% + $0.30, so $27.80 on a $25 ticket.
No. Fans can transfer a ticket to a friend, and a paid waitlist lets you sell returned or extra tickets at the normal price, with no resale fee.
Yes. SMS costs 10 tokens per segment in North America and 25 elsewhere. Shotgun's SMS campaigns are only open to US organizers.
Everything we say about Shotgun comes from its own pages, checked on October 5, 2026. Spotted something out of date? Email help@trybe.fm and we'll fix it. Shotgun fees · Create SMS & MMS campaigns with Shotgun · Launch a pre-registration event · How to connect and use the Meta Pixel integration · Activate Shotgun Cashback Program · Shotgun Backstage on the App Store
Selling tickets costs you nothing, and email, SMS, automations, Instagram DMs and Meta ads all run from the same place.