tickts vs DICE
DICE charges 8.5% plus a 2.5% transaction fee on every ticket, keeps your customer data, and may withhold up to 5% of Sales Proceeds for 6 months per their UK ticketing terms (clause 9.15). tickts has zero fees, zero reserves, and you own your audience.
The real cost of DICE
DICE charges an 8.5% service fee (min £1) plus a 2.5% transaction fee on the full transaction, both plus VAT, under its self sign-up terms. The fees sit on top of your face value inside the single price fans see, roughly 13.5% added to every ticket.
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Enter your ticket price and quantity to see how much you'd save by switching from DICE to tickts.
Feature comparison
See how tickts stacks up against DICE across 10 key features.
Fee figures checked against published pricing (July 2026). Independent reference: the 2026 UK ticketing fees audit · DICE fee breakdown · fee calculator.
Why organisers switch to tickts
Own your audience
DICE does not give you your attendees' email addresses. You cannot build a mailing list, send post-event updates, or market future events to your own fans. With tickts, you own all your customer data.
Keep all your revenue
DICE takes over 11% of every ticket sale. With tickts, there are no platform fees. The money goes straight to your Stripe account.
Paid direct to your Stripe
DICE holds your money for 5 business days after your event. With tickts, payments go to your Stripe account the moment a ticket is sold.
No app required for fans
DICE forces fans to download their app to access tickets. tickts delivers tickets via email, Apple Wallet, and Google Wallet. No app download needed.
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
tickts has a free Starter plan with zero booking fees for fans, zero commission, and no setup costs. Organisers connect their own Stripe account and payments go directly to them. Optional Growth and Pro plans are available for organisers who need advanced features like analytics, email campaigns, and higher limits.
DICE positions itself as a fan-facing discovery platform. Their business model relies on owning the relationship with ticket buyers. This means you cannot email your own attendees or build your mailing list. tickts takes the opposite approach: your fans are your fans, and you get full access to their details.
Yes. Under clause 9.15 of DICE's UK Standard Ticketing Terms, DICE "is entitled to withhold up to 5% of the Sales Proceeds per Event to cover chargebacks for a period of 6 (six) months after each Event." With tickts, there are no reserves. All funds settle directly into your own Stripe account at the point of sale.
Yes. You can list your next event on tickts while your existing DICE events run out. There is no contract or lock-in.
Yes. tickts is a UK-based ticketing platform built specifically for UK venues and organisers.
Ready to ditch the fees?
Switch from DICE 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.
Compare with other platforms
Pricing and feature information was last verified in July 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.
