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tickts vs Billetto

Billetto is free for organisers, and its buyers pay for it: 3.99% + 90p per ticket plus VAT, added at checkout. In return you get a marketplace across 14 European markets. tickts adds nothing to your buyers' price. The only cost is Stripe's card fee, which comes out of the ticket price, and every sale lands in your own account.

The real cost of Billetto

On Billetto's Essential plan, for up to 1,000 tickets a year, the ticket buyer pays 3.99% + £0.90 per ticket, and Billetto's prices exclude VAT, so with VAT that is about £1.80 on a £15 ticket. Organisers pay no monthly fee and no setup cost. On tickts the buyer pays the price on the ticket and nothing more; the only cost is Stripe's card fee of 1.5% + 20p, about 43p on a £15 ticket, which comes out of the ticket price.

100 tickets at £15
Billetto fees
£179.82
tickts fees
£0.00
300 tickets at £25
Billetto fees
£683.10
tickts fees
£0.00
500 tickets at £40
Billetto fees
£1,497.60
tickts fees
£0.00

Calculate your savings

Enter your ticket price and quantity to see how much you'd save by switching from Billetto to tickts.

Billetto total fees
£0.00
tickts total fees
£0.00
No platform fees, no booking fees. Standard card processing (1.5% + 20p) is the only cost.

Feature comparison

See how tickts stacks up against Billetto across 7 key features.

Feature
tickts
Billetto
Booking fee for your buyers
None, ever
3.99% + 90p per ticket, plus VAT
Cost to the organiser
Only Stripe's card fee, out of the ticket price
No monthly or setup fee
Where your money goes
Straight into your own Stripe or PayPal as each ticket sells
Prepayment on the Growth plan (1,000+ tickets a year)
Marketplace with its own buyers
tickts listings in the UK and Ireland
14 European markets
Sell on your own website
Yes, with a widget
Yes, with a widget
Advertising
Share kit and organic listings, free
Pay-per-sale advertising
Phone support
On Pro; email for everyone
Mon to Fri, office hours

Fee figures checked against published pricing (October 2026). More detail: the 2026 UK ticketing fees audit · fee calculator.

Why organisers switch to tickts

Nothing added at checkout

Billetto's buyer fee is about £1.80 on a £15 ticket once VAT is added. On tickts the price on your poster is the price your audience pays, so nobody drops out at the last step over a fee.

Paid as you sell

Ticket money goes straight into your own Stripe or PayPal account as each ticket sells, on every plan, from the first ticket.

Built for the UK and Ireland

Billetto's strength is its marketplace across 14 European markets. tickts is built for organisers in the UK and Ireland, with Gift Aid for verified charities, wallet tickets and a box office for the door.

Optional refund protection for fans

At checkout your fans can add TicketPlan refund protection and claim the ticket price back if they cannot attend for a covered reason. It is optional, never pre-ticked, and the premium never touches your payout.

Frequently asked questions

On Billetto's Essential plan the ticket buyer pays 3.99% + £0.90 per ticket, and the prices exclude VAT. Organisers pay no monthly fee and no setup cost. Organisers selling 1,000+ tickets a year can get custom pricing on the Growth plan. Figures read on Billetto's UK pricing page in October 2026.

On Billetto your buyers pay its fee on top of the ticket price, about £1.80 on a £15 ticket with VAT. On tickts your buyers pay the ticket price only, and the one cost is Stripe's card fee, about 43p on a £15 ticket, which comes out of the ticket price.

Yes. Send us your events, dates and buyer lists and we rebuild them on tickts and re-issue every holder a new mobile ticket, at no charge, usually within a day.

Ready to ditch the fees?

Switch from Billetto to tickts, zero platform fees, zero booking fees for fans. Free to start for organisers, advanced tools from £29/mo. No contracts, no lock-in. Standard Stripe processing (1.5% + 20p) applies.

No setup fees
No contracts
UK-based support

Pricing and feature information was last verified in October 2026. Competitor pricing, features, and policies may change without notice. We review this page on a regular basis to keep it accurate, but some details may be briefly out of date. If you spot anything that needs updating, please let us know.