Pricing Models
Ticket Tailor charges a flat fee per ticket (around 26p) rather than a percentage. This is simpler than percentage-based platforms but still adds up. For 500 tickets, that is £130 in platform fees.
Tickts charges no platform fee at all. The only cost is Stripe processing. For high-volume events, the savings are significant.
Features
- Customisation — Ticket Tailor offers strong widget customisation. Tickts provides organiser storefronts with custom branding.
- Season passes — Tickts has built-in season pass management. Ticket Tailor does not.
- Payment plans — Tickts supports instalment payments. Ticket Tailor does not.
- Scanning — Both offer QR scanning. Tickts includes offline mode and batch sync.
- Waitlists — Both support waitlists for sold-out events.
Verdict
Ticket Tailor is a solid choice with transparent pricing. If you want genuinely zero platform fees plus sport-specific features like season passes, Tickts is purpose-built for that.
Pricing Breakdown
TicketTailor positions itself as a low-cost alternative to platforms like Eventbrite. Their pricing starts at £0.10 per ticket on the Free plan, rising to a monthly subscription plus reduced per-ticket fees on paid plans. The Box Office plan costs around £29 per month plus £0.26 per ticket. For high-volume organisers, costs can add up quickly.
Tickts is simpler: zero platform fees, zero monthly subscription, zero per-ticket charges. You only pay Stripe processing at 1.5% plus 20p. For a £15 ticket, TicketTailor takes at least £0.10 to £0.26 per ticket on top of payment processing. On Tickts, you pay £0.43 total — just the Stripe fee.
Feature Comparison
TicketTailor offers solid features for general event ticketing:
- White-Label: TicketTailor allows custom branding and embedding ticket sales on your own website. Tickts also provides embeddable event pages and custom organiser profiles, though without full white-label domain support.
- Seating Charts: Both platforms offer interactive seating layouts. TicketTailor includes this in their Box Office plan, while Tickts includes it for all organisers at no extra cost.
- Payment Plans: TicketTailor does not support payment plans. Tickts lets fans split ticket costs into monthly instalments — a significant advantage for higher-priced events like season passes.
- Season Passes: TicketTailor treats each event as standalone. Tickts has dedicated season pass functionality with per-fixture scanning, which is essential for sports clubs.
- Door Scanning: Both offer QR code scanning apps. Tickts uses atomic database validation for real-time double-scan prevention, which is critical for high-traffic venue entrances.
Where TicketTailor Wins
TicketTailor has strong white-label capabilities. If you want your ticketing page to look like it is part of your own website with no TicketTailor branding, their Box Office plan delivers that well. They also have a clean, modern UI that is easy to navigate.
Their waiting list feature is well-implemented, automatically releasing tickets to the next person in the queue when a held ticket is released.
Where Tickts Wins
Tickts is purpose-built for the UK grassroots sports and live events market. Features like sub-events for multi-date fixtures, season passes with per-match scanning, payment plans for expensive tickets, and advisory lock-based inventory management make it the stronger choice for sports clubs, leagues, and community organisations running regular events.
The zero-fee model also means there is no decision to make about which plan to choose or whether you are on the right tier. Every feature is available to every organiser from day one.
Best For
Choose TicketTailor if you need full white-label branding and your events are primarily one-off occasions. Choose Tickts if you run recurring fixtures, need season passes, or simply want the lowest possible costs with no monthly commitment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does TicketTailor charge monthly fees?
TicketTailor has a free plan with higher per-ticket fees, and paid plans starting around £19 per month with lower per-ticket fees. The total cost depends on your volume. Tickts has no monthly fees and no per-ticket charges beyond Stripe processing.
Which platform is better for sports clubs?
Tickts was specifically designed for grassroots sports. Season passes, sub-events for fixtures, and team management features make it the natural choice. TicketTailor is a general-purpose platform that works for sports but lacks these specialised tools.
Can I embed ticket sales on my website with either platform?
Yes, both platforms support embedded ticket sales. TicketTailor offers more customisation of the embedded widget appearance, while Tickts provides a straightforward embed that matches your event page styling.
Curious how tickts compares? See our side-by-side comparison of tickts vs Ticket Tailor: fees, payouts, and features for UK organisers.
