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This article provides an overview of web form services that support both in-person and online events, including Localist, PurplePass, Formstack, IC Engage, and myIC.
Audience
This article is intended for faculty and staff.
Platform
Web
Overall Comparison
Localist, or events.ithaca.edu, functions as an event calendar and marketing platform designed to promote and manage community events. It supports event registration and ticketing, as well as promotional tools and analytics for tracking engagement and attendance.
IC Engage is a student-focused event calendar and engagement platform designed for student organizations and campus events. It provides tools for event listings, RSVPs, and campus engagement tracking.
Purplepass is a comprehensive ticketing and event management platform used by the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. It supports ticket sales for general admission, reserved seating, and add-ons, along with on-site operations such as scanning, point of sale, and ticket printing. The platform also manages online payments, event promotion, analytics, and customer support.
Formstack is primarily a web form creation tool that, when integrated with Stripe, can manage basic ticketing and waitlist functions. It is suitable for simple events or low-volume registrations rather than complex ticketed productions.
myIC is a student-centered portal that provides centralized access to campus resources and student services. The events page is populated with events from Localist/events.ithaca.edu.
Feature Matrix
Localist
- Calendar: Centralized calendar with approvals and permissions.
- Ticketing & Sales:
- Event types include free, paid, and donation-based events.
- Supports flexible ticket groups.
- Coupon codes available.
- Payments: Online payments supported via Stripe, Authorize.net, and Touchnet.
- Distribution: Templates, contact lists, and email campaigns.
- Analytics: Metrics for trending events, registrations, and overall activity.
- Integrations: Listing: SSO, Eventbrite, Teams, Zoom, others.
- Audience: Faculty, staff, students, and the public.
- Admin Availability & Support: Managed by the Office of Marketing Communications and Localist.
IC Engage
- Calendar: Centralized calendar for organizations.
- Ticketing & Sales: None.
- Payments: None.
- Distribution: None.
- Analytics: Basic metrics.
- Integrations: None.
- Audience: Students.
- Admin Availability & Support: Office of Student Engagement.
Purplepass
- Calendar: Ticket widget available with single-event, all-events, and full-calendar views.
- Ticketing & Sales:
- Event types include free, paid, multi-day, recurring, and reservation-based events (with pay-at-event options).
- Ticket types: general admission, VIP, ticket packages, assigned seating (venue maps), season passes, donations, and non-inventoried items (e.g., merchandise, drink tickets).
- Supports live stream events and ticket transfers.
- Coupon and tracking codes available.
- Offers mail, print-at-home, and digital ticket delivery.
- Includes in-person ticket scanning.
- Payments: Online options include PayPal, Touchnet, and other merchant accounts. In-person options include app, mobile terminals, box office mode, and POS systems.
- Distribution: Templates, email campaigns, and SMS messaging.
- Analytics: Detailed reports on ticket and box office sales, marketing performance, social reach, geographic data, attendance trends, and guest list management.
- Integrations: Listing: Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Zapier.
- Audience: Faculty, staff, students, and the public.
- Admin Availability & Support: Managed by IT&A and Purplepass.
Formstack
- Calendar: Not specified.
- Ticketing & Sales:
- Event types include free and paid events.
- Supports waitlists and sold-out event handling.
- Payments: Online payments are supported via Stripe.
- Distribution: None.
- Analytics: Provides basic submission metrics and conversion rates.
- Integrations: SSO, PowerAutomate.
- Audience: Faculty, staff, students, and the public.
- Admin Availability & Support: Managed by IT&A and Formstack.
myIC
- Calendar: Populated with events from Localist/events.ithaca.edu.
- Ticketing & Sales: None.
- Payments: None.
- Distribution: None.
- Analytics: None.
- Integrations: SSO.
- Audience: Students.
- Admin Availability & Support: Managed by IT&A.