Best Gantner Alternative: TicketingHub

Need to sell more tickets, not install more turnstiles?

Gantner is fundamentally an access-control and hardware company: it decides who gets through the gate. If your real problem is getting more people to book - on your website, in their language, and through resellers like Viator - a hardware-led system leaves that money on the table. TicketingHub is built for exactly that job, and operators rate it 5.0 on Capterra.

There is no setup fee, no monthly fee, and no kit to install: you pay 3% per online booking, so cost tracks your sales, and your first product can go live in minutes.

What is Gantner?

Gantner Electronic GmbH is an Austrian company founded in 1982 in Schruns, now headquartered in Nuziders. It built its reputation on contactless RFID and NFC access control - electronic locks, smart lockers, cashless payment terminals and turnstiles - for fitness clubs, water parks, ski resorts, spas and other high-traffic leisure facilities. Ardian, a private equity firm, owned Gantner for several years before selling it to SALTO Systems in October 2020; Gantner now operates as part of the SALTO WECOSYSTEM group and, per third-party company data, employs roughly 450 people.

Gantner's ticketing division was rebranded as Vintia, merging with Michel Consulting to bring together platforms including Recreatex, Enviso and Lequaro. Vintia is sold alongside Gantner's access-control hardware as one bundled package, with customers such as The Wave, a Coventry waterpark run by Coventry Sports Foundation and Culture Coventry Trust.

In short: Gantner is primarily a hardware and access-control vendor. Its ticketing capability mainly controls turnstiles, lockers and cashless wallets on site, rather than selling tickets through an online widget or distributing them to OTAs like Viator and GetYourGuide.

Gantner pricing: what a hardware bundle means for your cash

Gantner and Vintia do not publish pricing. Quotes are built per facility and typically bundle hardware - RFID readers, turnstiles, locker units, terminals - with software licensing and installation. Total cost depends on your site's physical scale and hardware needs, not just your booking volume, and you will not know the real number until you go through a sales process.

TicketingHub asks for none of that capital: no hardware, no setup fee, no monthly fee. You pay 3% per online booking, plus integration fees only for the payment providers and OTA channels you choose to connect. You only pay when you earn.

Do the maths for your volume: an operator selling 10,000 pounds a month in online bookings pays 300 pounds a month with TicketingHub - nothing else, whatever the season. With a hardware-led system like Gantner's, that same operator would first need a separate capital quote for terminals and installation, and that invoice typically will not scale down in a quiet month the way a percentage-of-sales fee does. A slow January should cost you a slow-January price.

Gantner vs TicketingHub, side by side

• Pricing - Gantner: custom quote, hardware and software bundled, not published. TicketingHub: 3% per online booking, nothing else.
• Setup - Gantner: hardware installation project, timeline varies by site. TicketingHub: no setup fee, live in minutes.
• Contract - Gantner: facility-level agreement, terms not published. TicketingHub: no long-term contract required.
• Booking widget - Gantner: not its core product; ticketing sold as part of a hardware-plus-software bundle. TicketingHub: one line of code, brand-matched, multi-language, multi-currency.
• OTA channel manager - Gantner: not a stated focus of its ticketing tools. TicketingHub: real-time sync with Viator, GetYourGuide and other resellers.
• Magic Link - Gantner: not published. TicketingHub: self-serve reschedule, cancel or voucher conversion.
• Point of sale - Gantner: strong, hardware-based (RFID wristbands, lockers, cashless terminals). TicketingHub: iOS and Android POS, works offline, connects to printers and cash registers.
• Waivers - Gantner: not published. TicketingHub: digital waivers via Smartwaiver integration.
• Reviews - Gantner: no independent Capterra or G2 rating found for Gantner or Vintia ticketing. TicketingHub: 5.0 rating on Capterra.

Why operators switch to TicketingHub

Turn your website into your best-selling channel

Gantner's hardware controls who gets through a turnstile; it doesn't win you the booking in the first place. TicketingHub's widget does - embedded on your website in one line of code, in your brand, in your visitors' languages and currencies, so more of them finish booking instead of drifting off to an OTA. Your website stays the star.

Fill capacity with demand you didn't have to find

TicketingHub's OTA channel manager syncs availability with Viator, GetYourGuide and other resellers in real time - marketplace demand flows into the same calendar as your own sales. Operators using TicketingHub's OTA tools grew reseller sales 401% between 2022 and 2025 - a channel Gantner's on-site access tools do not address.

Keep the sale when plans change - without staffing for it

When a customer's plans change, Magic Link lets them reschedule, cancel or convert to a voucher themselves - you keep the revenue as a new date or a voucher instead of a refund, and nobody emails your team. An email validator at checkout stops bounced confirmations, so no-shows from typos disappear. Neither is a stated part of Gantner's ticketing offering.

Go to market this week, not after an installation

Gantner's model generally means installing readers, lockers and terminals before selling a single ticket. TicketingHub runs entirely in software - point of sale included - so you're selling while a hardware rollout would still be in procurement.

Who is Gantner right for?

• Waterparks, pools, spas and gyms that need RFID wristbands, smart lockers and turnstile access control across a large physical site.
• Facilities that want one vendor for hardware, cashless payment and on-site ticketing, and are prepared for a hardware installation project.
• Operators who do not need OTA distribution or an online booking widget as a primary sales channel.

Who is TicketingHub right for?

• ✅ You sell primarily online and want a lightweight widget doing the selling, not a hardware project.
• ✅ You want OTA demand from Viator and GetYourGuide filling slots you can't sell yourself.
• ✅ You want costs that scale with sales - no setup fee, no monthly fee, 3% per booking.
• ✅ You want customers handling their own changes via Magic Link, and abandoned-cart emails winning back the ones who nearly booked - no extra headcount.
• ✅ You want to go live in minutes, not after a hardware install.

What operators say about TicketingHub

"TicketingHub is a fantastic booking management system. The abandoned cart emails have noticeably reduced the number of people that don't book." - Shannon R., small business owner, Capterra.

City Tours Belfast grew ticket sales by over 400% after switching to TicketingHub, and Egypt's Sound and Light Shows grew ticket sales over 500%.

"Less abandoned checkouts through its ease of use." - Chris G., day tour operator, Capterra.

FAQs about switching from Gantner

Do I need to remove Gantner hardware to switch?

No - keep what you've paid for. If you have RFID access control, lockers or turnstiles from Gantner that you still need on site, run TicketingHub as your online booking and OTA distribution layer alongside them. Many operators pair a booking platform with separate access-control hardware.

How does the cost compare?

TicketingHub charges 3% per online booking, with no setup fee and no monthly fee. Gantner's pricing is not published and typically bundles hardware with software, so a like-for-like comparison depends on your site and the hardware you already own. If your main cost driver is online bookings rather than physical access control, TicketingHub is usually the cheaper, more predictable option - and you can verify it before any sales call.

Can I try TicketingHub before committing?

Yes - there is no setup fee and no contract lock-in, so there's nothing to cancel. List a product, connect your widget and take real bookings before deciding whether to move everything over. Our team helps with migration and is available 24/7 by chat and email.

Start selling this week - the gate can wait

Every week without an online booking channel is full-price capacity going unsold. You do not need a hardware project to start: set up your first product, embed the widget, connect your OTA channels. Support is free, migration help is free, and you only pay 3% when a booking actually comes in.