Pretix

Is Pretix actively maintained?

Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 1424 commits, of which 385 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 128 commits a month.

No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.

Pretix ranks #15 of 25 in E-commerce, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.

What Pretix actually does

Pretix is a ticket sales platform designed to handle event registration and admission processes. Written in Python and distributed under the AGPL-3.0 licence, it provides a self-hosted alternative for managing ticketing workflows. The software enables you to set up event storefronts and process ticket orders directly from your own infrastructure.

Best fit: It is a suitable fit for event organisers or organisations that require direct control over their ticketing data and sales infrastructure without relying on third-party SaaS platforms.

Worth knowing: The AGPL-3.0 licence carries strict copyleft obligations if you modify the code and provide it as a network service to others, which may impact commercial hosting models.

Deployment notes

As a Python application packaged for Docker, you will typically need to configure persistent storage for user data, an external database backend, and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.

Links

• Official website
• Source code