How to Build Your Own Universe
Replace Universe with a custom build. The world's leading ticketing partner for general admission and timed-entry events
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 64 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 64 features
Payments(8 features)
Charge an additional fee on top of ticket price as either a dollar or percentage amount
Advanced payouts via StripeConnect
Pre-approval for certain cards for presales
Choose to absorb fees or pass fees along to buyers
Accept credit cards, debit cards, and many popular alternative payment methods
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Support(7 features)
Contact center support for event management
Access to an Account Manager and/or Customer Success Manager
Email support for event organizers
Online help center with FAQs
Onsite event support for larger events
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Ticket Management(7 features)
Let buyers change date and time of their order without contacting support, based on rules you set
Instantly send buyers digital, QR-coded tickets to save to their phones or add to digital wallets
Allow buyers to transfer tickets to other people
Allow buyers to upgrade their tickets
Automatically start sales for a ticket type when another one sells out
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Analytics & Reporting(6 features)
See realtime analytics and insights on account dashboard
Gain audience insights to convert faster
Build and schedule customized recurring reports to get the full picture of your business and drive critical business decisions
Detailed analytics by ticket type across multiple events
Track conversions integrated with your event data
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Sales Channels(6 features)
Access to Ticket Runner and Social Ladder for additional distribution
Sell tickets through Facebook
List your event on the world's largest and most visible event marketplace with 100M+ monthly visitors
List events on Universe's discover marketplace
Sell tickets directly through your own website
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Marketing(5 features)
Access to 1000+ distribution partners to surface events to incremental audiences on world's biggest platforms
Work with marketing experts to access the world's largest event and fan database and optimize digital marketing
Professional marketing strategy planning and consultation
Includes access to in-network digital agency for marketing support
Includes access to Live Nation network for sponsorship opportunities
Communication(4 features)
Send automatic email reminders to buyers
Send custom messages to buyers during the order process
Send confirmation emails and tickets to buyers
Resend tickets to buyers on demand
Event Management(4 features)
Create and edit GA and timed-entry events in minutes
Edit event details, enable or disable tickets, modify prices, duplicate listings with ease and more
Control inventory end-to-end by setting quantity and availability of ticket types on a timeslot-by-timeslot basis
Quickly create and extend timed-entry schedules and make bulk changes across all timeslots in seconds
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