icibillet.com

What It Is

IciBillet is a French-language SaaS platform for associations, collectivités, CSEs, and event organizers, bringing online raffles, ticketing, and donations into one ecosystem. Its core positioning is not just ticket sales, but helping project owners “raise funds, monetize, and mobilize supporters,” making it suitable for charity raffles, community events, internal corporate events, and project fundraising.

Core Features and Collaboration

The platform offers three main modules: Tombola, Billetterie, and Dons. The raffle module supports online participation, automated workflows, secure prize draws, staged prizes, intermediate draws, and live big-screen draws. Ticketing supports fast ticket sales, QR codes, entry control, and real-time tracking. The donation module allows participants to support a project during the payment flow. Operational features also include unified management of online and on-site sales, real-time analytics dashboards, ticketing + raffle bundles, personalized sharing links for participants, and automatic winner notifications via email and/or WhatsApp. For access control, the site mentions that events can be set as public, private, or secret, but there is no clear evidence of more granular enterprise collaboration features such as team members, role-based permissions, or approval workflows.

Pricing, Security, and Deployment

Pricing information states that there is “no subscription, only a commission when sales are made,” and it emphasizes that raffles can be launched from €0, giving it a low barrier to entry. However, the exact commission rate, withdrawal fees, settlement cycle, and supported payment methods are not disclosed and should be confirmed before procurement. On security, the website mentions secure payments, SSL certification, and RGPD compliance, meeting basic compliance expectations for European users. However, it does not disclose deeper details such as data hosting regions, audit logs, or security certifications. Deployment appears to be cloud-based SaaS, with no mention of self-hosting or private deployment, and no disclosed API or developer support.

Pros, Cons, and Best Fit

Its strengths are the integration of raffles, ticketing, and donations, which can reduce the need to switch between multiple tools. Transaction-based pricing also makes it attractive for budget-conscious associations or temporary events. Real-time statistics, QR-code ticket validation, automated notifications, and bundled sales are practical for event operations. The drawbacks are limited pricing transparency and a lack of public information on third-party integrations, team permissions, and APIs. Its scalability as a complex enterprise-grade event platform remains to be proven. It is best suited to local associations in France, CSEs, school/community events, nonprofit fundraising, and small to medium-sized event organizers.

Access from China and Alternatives

Access from mainland China is unknown, and the platform is primarily designed for a French-language environment. Payments, invoicing, and local compliance may not be suitable for Chinese organizers. It may be worth evaluating if you serve a French audience; for events targeting Chinese users, more practical alternatives include 活动行, 秀动, WeChat Mini Program ticketing, and Youzan/Weidian ticketing. Comparable international options include HelloAsso, Eventbrite, Weezevent, Billetweb, and Yurplan.