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Cinema ticketing software for Swiss cinemas
The best cinema ticketing software for a Swiss cinema is Filmgrail on top of the box office you already run: one branded website and native iOS and Android app in German, French, Italian and English, with your own checkout, at a flat price per screen and no per-ticket fees. Keep COMPESO or your current system at the counter.
Cinema software in Switzerland: what cinemas run today
Our crawl reached 36 active Swiss cinema websites. Most sell through systems we could not identify from the link alone; of those we could, COMPESO appeared on two sites and cinetixx and Kinoheld on one each. Swiss cinemas buy largely from the German-language suppliers.
| System | What it is | Swiss presence | Filmgrail |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPESO | Cinema POS, webshop, app, kiosks, loyalty and film scheduling; founded 1984 in Ismaning, owner-managed, in use across Europe | Most common identifiable system on Swiss cinema sites in our crawl | Yes, integrated |
| cinetixx | Cloud cinema software "for Germany": till, ticketing, marketing, reporting and film planning, with links to Kinoheld, Cineville and Cineamo | Found on a Swiss cinema site in our crawl | New integration, about a month |
| Kinoheld | Munich-based booking widget and consumer cinema portal; cites over 600 cinemas, no setup or monthly fees, and connects to COMPESO, Ticket International, cinetixx, Mars and Vista | Found on a Swiss cinema site in our crawl | Alternative: an owned site and app instead of a widget and portal |
| Pathé | French circuit with a managing director for Switzerland | Multiplex circuit selling through its own channels | Competitor for your audience, not a supplier |
Vendor facts checked on each vendor's own website on 26 September 2026. Vendors change their products; confirm anything decision-critical with them directly. Crawl figures from our cinema website technology research, September 2026.
What that means for a Swiss cinema
A Swiss cinema often has to speak two or three languages to its own town, and most off-the-shelf booking pages speak one. Filmgrail's platform is multilingual: one CMS, one programme, and a site and app the moviegoer reads in German, French, Italian or English with a language switch.
It also gives you the owned channel the circuits have: your own domain, your own app, your own customer record, and a checkout in your brand instead of a widget. The till stays as it is; Filmgrail reads programme, sessions, seats and prices and writes each sale back. See the COMPESO integration, COMPESO alternatives, Kinoheld alternatives and cinetixx alternatives.
Proof: who runs on Filmgrail
We will be straight with you: none of our published customer stories is Swiss yet. The closest comparables are Norwegian: a wealthy, high-price market of municipal and independent cinemas. Bergen Kino (18 halls) and Trondheim Kino (19 halls) run their websites, native apps and ticketing on Filmgrail; Edda Kino in Haugesund doubles as the main venue of the Norwegian International Film Festival, on one system.
That festival-plus-cinema model matters in Switzerland, where festivals run alongside the year-round programme. Our festival platform runs BIFF too.
Why Swiss cinemas choose Filmgrail
Swiss audiences pay premium prices and expect a premium booking experience on their phones. Filmgrail gives an independent, a Studiokino or a regional group the same front door as the multiplex, in every language your town speaks.
Your brand, not a shared booking page
Your own website on your own domain, with a proper page for every film, your events and series, and a checkout in your colours. Not a portal or widget that looks the same for every cinema on it, and that can show your customer the cinema down the road.
Native iOS and Android apps included
Your cinema on the moviegoer's home screen, running on the same CMS as the website, with push when a saved film goes on sale. Most cinemas have no app at all; in our crawl of 1,189 cinema websites only 7% linked to one.
Flat price, no per-ticket fees
From $200 to $20,000 a year, flat per screen. Our price does not rise with your attendance, so a sold-out weekend costs you nothing extra.
Your box office stays
Filmgrail reads films, sessions, seats and prices from the box office you already run and writes each sale back. No counter migration, no retraining, no change to your reporting.
Live in weeks
A few weeks when we already integrate your box office and payment provider; about a month when we connect a new one.
Local payments, loyalty and Insights
Swiss moviegoers expect TWINT, cards, PostFinance, Apple Pay and Google Pay. We integrate your payment provider rather than forcing ours on you. Member pricing, push and audience analytics sit in the same customer record as the sale.
The Swiss market
Swiss cinemas sold about 9.8 million admissions in 2025, 8% fewer than in 2024, for around CHF 160 million in box office, down 6%, according to ProCinema figures reported by SRF in January 2026. In a market where attendance is under pressure, the cinemas that keep their regulars are the ones those regulars can reach in one tap.
Swiss exhibitors are represented by the Schweizerischer Kinoverband (SKV/ACS), and ProCinema runs the national Tag des Kinos; Locarno Pro is the industry programme of the Locarno Film Festival. See cinema industry events for dates.
Published pricing in US dollars, from a single screen to a large circuit.
We never take a cut of your tickets. Every online sale costs the same as the last.
A few weeks if we already integrate your box office and payment provider; about a month for a new one.
The same flat logic for festivals: website, apps, passes and ticketing, no per-ticket fee.
Pricing and setup
Pricing is published and flat: from $200 a year for a single screen to $20,000 a year for a large circuit, per screen, with no per-ticket fees (see pricing). A mid-size film festival pays about $5,000 a year. If we already integrate your box office and payment provider you can be live in a few weeks; a provider we have not connected before takes about a month.
See your own cinema on it before you talk to anyone: the free cinema website prototype builds a version of your site from its current address. Then book a demo against your real programme.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best cinema ticketing software in Switzerland?
For your website, app and checkout, Filmgrail. It is multilingual out of the box, sits on top of COMPESO or your current box office, adds native iOS and Android apps and loyalty, and costs a flat price per screen with no per-ticket fees.
Does Filmgrail work with COMPESO?
Yes. Filmgrail is integrated with COMPESO, reading programme, sessions, seating and pricing and writing each order back. With an existing integration you can be live in a few weeks.
Can our site and app run in German, French and Italian?
Yes. The platform is multilingual, so one site and one app can serve German, French, Italian and English with a language switch, from one programme and one CMS.
Does Filmgrail take TWINT?
We integrate the payment provider you use rather than forcing ours on you, so the methods on your checkout depend on that provider. Tell us who you use and we will confirm what the checkout can offer.
How much does Filmgrail cost for a Swiss cinema?
From $200 a year for a single screen to $20,000 a year for a large circuit, flat per screen, with no per-ticket fees. Prices are set in US dollars. A mid-size film festival pays about $5,000 a year.
Filmgrail in other countries
United Kingdom
Branded website, apps and checkout on top of Savoy, Admit One, Tapos or Spektrix, with no per-ticket fees.
MarketIreland
Branded website, apps and checkout on Ticketsolve, MyCloudCinema, Spektrix or Vista. No per-ticket fees.
MarketUnited States
Movie theater website, apps and ticketing on top of Veezi, AgileTix, RTS or Omniterm. No per-ticket fees.
MarketCanada
Movie theatre website, apps and ticketing on top of Veezi, Omniterm, RTS or Vista. No per-ticket fees.
MarketAustralia
Branded website, apps and checkout on top of Vista or Veezi, as Wallis Cinemas runs. No per-ticket fees.
MarketNew Zealand
Branded website, apps and checkout on top of Vista or Veezi. Flat per screen, no per-ticket fees.
MarketSouth Africa
The platform behind Ster-Kinekor's website, ticketing and loyalty, on top of your box office.
MarketSingapore
Branded website, apps and checkout for Singapore cinemas and festivals, on top of your box office.
MarketNorway
Home market: Bergen Kino, Trondheim Kino, BIFF and a dozen more Norwegian venues run on Filmgrail.
MarketSweden
Branded website, apps and checkout on your box office, as Bio Bristol runs. No per-ticket fees.
MarketDenmark
Your own website, apps and checkout on top of your box office, from a Nordic supplier. No per-ticket fees.
MarketFinland
Branded website, apps and checkout on top of MyCloudCinema or your box office. No per-ticket fees.
MarketGermany
Your own website, apps and checkout on top of COMPESO or your Kinokasse, not a portal widget.
MarketAustria
Your own website, apps and checkout on top of your Kinokasse. Flat per screen, no per-ticket fees.
MarketNetherlands
Branded website, apps and checkout for bioscopen and filmtheaters, on your kassasysteem.
MarketBelgium
Bilingual website, apps and checkout on top of your box office. Flat per screen, no per-ticket fees.
MarketFrance
Website, apps and online sales on top of your CNC-approved billetterie. Flat price, no per-ticket fees.
MarketSpain
Website, apps and online sales on top of your ICAA-approved box office. Flat price, no per-ticket fees.
MarketItaly
Website, apps and online sales on top of your approved biglietteria. Flat price, no per-ticket fees.
MarketPortugal
Website, apps and online sales for cinemas and cine-teatros. Flat price, no per-ticket fees.
MarketPoland
Website, apps and online sales for Polish cinemas and kina studyjne. Flat price, no per-ticket fees.
MarketCzech Republic
Website, apps and online sales on top of MyCloudCinema or your box office. No per-ticket fees.
MarketUnited Arab Emirates
Website, native apps, loyalty and online sales on top of your box office. No per-ticket fees.
MarketSaudi Arabia
Website, native apps, loyalty and online sales for Saudi cinemas. Flat price, no per-ticket fees.
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