Reserved seating that delivers more to your patrons and your box office.
Reserved seating software gives you an advantage general admission can't match. ThunderTix makes it easy to build a beautifully customized seating chart for theaters and venues of every kind, with full box office control over every seat.
One box office
Seating, exchanges, and check-in managed in one place
Any layout
Fully custom seating charts that mirror your real venue
ADA-ready
Accessible and companion seats, clearly labeled and linked
One platform. Every venue configuration.
From intimate black boxes to large auditoriums and outdoor fairgrounds, these are real seating charts our team has built for venues at every scale.
What you get with ThunderTix reserved seating.
Reserved seating improves the guest experience by eliminating uncertainty. Patrons choose exactly where they'll sit, increasing satisfaction and reducing early-arrival scrambles. For your box office, the benefits are even greater:
- View every ticket sold and see exactly who is sitting in each seat
- Hover over a seat to instantly highlight all seats in the same order
- Block seats for ADA needs, performers, tech booths, or sponsors
- Exchange tickets directly from the chart by selecting sold seats
- Unblock and resell seats in one simple step
- Real-time visibility of who has checked in at reserved seating events
Reserved seating provides clarity and control, especially during high-demand events. With ThunderTix, managing it is intuitive and fast.
Fully custom seating charts.
Unlike systems that limit you to a rigid, spreadsheet-like grid of seats, ThunderTix builds fully customizable seating charts for venues of every kind, mirroring your real layout.
- Arched or angled rows for realistic stage orientation
- Curves, aisles, exits, stairs, and balcony overhangs
- Bars, lobbies, and other venue features
- Round, square, and rectangular tables
- Full-venue "in-the-round" layouts on a single screen
- Seat designations: wheelchair, companion, hearing impaired, obstructed view
Want a section where tables must be sold whole? Or another where seats at a table can be sold individually? Your event, your rules. Color-coded, interactive seating maps clearly differentiate ticket prices and sections.
Prevent single empty seats, automatically.
Some patrons like to leave a seat between themselves and the next group. On a busy night, those orphan seats stranded in the middle of a row are the hardest to sell. ThunderTix stops them from happening, so more of your house stays sellable.
- Set the rule per seating chart: no prevention, prevent singles except next to an aisle, or prevent single seats anywhere
- Override the rule for a specific event, with no separate chart to build
- New: tighten the rule for a single performance, like a sold-out Saturday night
- Applies to online buyers only. Your box office staff can still place any seat
Accessible and companion seating, built in.
Offering accessible seating shouldn't mean a separate phone line or a workaround. ThunderTix marks wheelchair and companion seats right on your chart, so patrons who need them buy online like everyone else, and the seats stay protected from accidental purchase.
- Mark any seat as wheelchair-accessible, clearly labeled in blue with a wheelchair icon
- Companion seats sit directly beside each accessible seat, so groups stay together
- A customizable alert appears when a buyer selects an accessible seat, so they can switch if they don't need it
- Patrons buy accessible seats online like any other seat, with no separate call-in required
- Mark obstructed-view and other special seats the same way
- Add ramps, stairs, and entrances to the chart, with screen-reader-friendly seat maps
Built for live events of every kind.
Our reserved seating software is ideal for venues across dozens of formats, including configurations most ticketing platforms can't even render.
Theaters & Auditoriums
Purpose-built theater seating software: orchestra, mezzanine, balcony, boxes, and loge rendered exactly as they sit in your space, with ADA seats and companions properly linked.
Theater ticketing softwareDinner Shows & Cabarets
Sell reserved tables and booths whole, or individual seats at each table. Mix four-tops, six-tops, banquettes, and bar stools in a single chart.
Comedy Clubs
Reserved tables and bar stools for stand-up, improv, and showcase nights. Sell by the seat or the whole table, with per-show pricing and fast door check-in.
Comedy club ticketingMusic Venues
VIP booths with drink-rail seating, GA pits, mezzanine bars, and reserved high-tops, sold individually, by booth, or as private packages.
Live music ticketingHOAs & 55+ Communities
Reserved seating for clubhouse shows, dinners, and community events, with assigned tables, resident-only presales, and simple check-in.
HOA & community event softwareCampsites & RV Spaces
Sell pitches, hookups, and RV spots like reserved seats. Add electric, water, and check-in extras to each space at booking.
Trade Shows & Expos
Vendors choose their booth by size, location, and proximity to competitors. Add electricity, lighting, or signage as paid extras at checkout.
MMA & Combat Sports
Octagon and battle-cage layouts with ringside tables, walkout lanes, tiered fan sections, sound booth, and stage seating, all in one chart.
Fishing Vessels & Boats
Bow seats, stern seats, and upper deck, sold by spot, by trip, or by half-day. Capacity limits and weather-cancellation policies built in.
Best-in-class tools for the performing arts.
ThunderTix provides among the most detailed and flexible reserved seating and seat selection options in the performing arts space. No system at our price point gives you more precision, control, or customization.
- Streamlined seat management for staff
- Audience-friendly seat selection for patrons
- Intuitive seat blocking and unblocking for last-minute changes
- Staff can see buyer names and order details directly on the chart
- Sold seats grouped visually on hover, simplifying exchanges
- One-click exchanges from the seating chart
- Reservations: reserve seats now, collect payment later
- Flexible seat control by table or section
Manage more efficiently with reserved seating software.
When building our software for reserved seating venues, we spent a lot of time speaking with customers to learn how we could help them manage the box office more efficiently. We covered everything from the tiniest goals to the bigger challenges, like preventing empty seats between patrons who prefer a little wiggle room. We also made sure last year's season ticket holder gets first dibs on the same seats for this year's season pass, and made it easy to buy the entire run of shows in a click.
Our design team's intuitive seating chart helps patrons and box office staff alike. That matters most for staff who need to understand at a glance exactly what is happening before or on performance night. With easy seat exchanges within a performance or to alternate nights, simple refund and void processes, and lots of automation, your staff can spend time on what matters, like making patrons happy.
General admission, fully supported.
While our reserved seating tools are ideal for assigned seating, ThunderTix fully supports general admission events too. For venues that don't need a seating chart, you can still:
- Create multiple ticket types (VIP, Left, Center, Right)
- Assign a per-ticket-type capacity limit to manage sections
- Track attendance and scanning by section or ticket group
More from the ThunderTix platform.
Reserved seating is one capability among many. Here are the features live-event venues most often use alongside their seating chart, all built natively into the same box office.
Box Office Sales
Process orders in seconds with a one-screen workflow, instant exchanges, and complete patron history at a glance.
Streamline box office operationsSeason Packages
Subscriptions, flex passes, and punch cards, with first-dibs renewal so last year's holders keep their same seats.
Sell more season subscriptionsPatron CRM
Donor profiles, purchase history, seat preferences, LYBUNT and SYBUNT segments, and auto-tagged lifecycle stages.
Build deeper patron relationshipsMembership Management
Auto-renewing memberships with tier benefits, member-only pricing, and presale windows for reserved seating events.
Grow recurring membership revenueFundraising
Round-up donations at checkout, dedicated campaigns, and earmark-to-cause options that turn small gifts into real revenue.
Grow donations alongside ticket salesEmail Marketing
Mass emails with opens-and-clicks tracking, plus Mailchimp and Constant Contact sync, and tickets-sold-per-campaign reporting.
Drive ticket sales with emailCommon questions about reserved seating software.
ThunderTix is an event ticketing platform with reserved seating software built in. Venues use it to sell assigned seats from a fully custom seating chart, with one-click exchanges, ADA seating, and real-time check-in, all managed from the same box office.
ThunderTix builds fully customizable seating charts that mirror your real venue, from theaters and auditoriums to cabarets, music venues, and outdoor grounds. Unlike rigid grid-based systems, our charts support curves, angled rows, balconies, tables, and in-the-round layouts on a single screen.
Yes. ThunderTix is theater seating software built for the performing arts, rendering orchestra, mezzanine, balcony, boxes, and loge exactly as they sit in your space. ADA seats and companions are automatically linked, and staff can exchange seats or check in patrons directly from the chart.
Yes. ThunderTix handles reserved tables and booths alongside standard seats. Sell whole tables in one section and individual seats in another, mix four-tops, six-tops, banquettes, and bar stools, and let trade-show vendors choose booths by size and location, all in the same chart.
Start a free trial and pick a demo seating chart at signup to begin testing right away. For your real venue, our design team builds a custom chart to match your layout. You then set prices and sections, and the seats are ready to sell online and at the box office.
ThunderTix isn't free, but you can start a free trial with no credit card required and build a complete reserved seating chart to test before you commit. There are also no ticket fees on free or complimentary seats you issue from the box office.
Every venue is unique. Your seating chart should be too.
Whether you need ADA-compliant layouts, dinner theater seating, or multiple stage orientations, our team can help. Start a free trial (no credit card required) and pick a demo chart to begin testing right away.
Demo charts available at signup
