Concert ticketing comes down to four questions: what the fans pay in fees, when you get the money, whether the platform brings you an audience, and what happens to tickets for a sold-out show. These are the platforms promoters and venues shortlist, with each one's published fee and what it is good at.
Fees and features from each platform's own pricing pages, checked September 2026. We make Hi.Events, so it is listed first and labelled. Every figure for the others is sourced on its comparison page.
A low published fee that is the same for every promoter, card payments in your own Stripe account as tickets sell, tiered releases on a shared capacity, and tracked links for promoters and support acts.
Worth knowing: No consumer marketplace to bring you an audience, no reserved seating and no official resale.
A discovery app built around live music, with app-held tickets and an official Wait List that keep sold-out shows off resale sites.
Worth knowing: Payouts arrive after the event.
A large consumer marketplace, with reserved seating for seated shows and a free organizer check-in app.
Worth knowing: Payouts arrive after the event by default.
One of the UK's busiest gig and festival guides, with face-value resale, waiting lists and payment plans.
Worth knowing: Payouts arrive after the event by default.
The listings audience for electronic music, with official resale for sold-out events.
Worth knowing: The fee rate is no longer published.
Self-service ticketing owned by Ticketmaster, with a service fee that is capped per ticket in the US and UK, and a route onto Ticketmaster through its Pro plan.
Worth knowing: Funds are released 48 hours after the event on Universe Payments, then withdrawn on request.
Published standard fees, cheapest first on a $30 ticket once card processing is counted.
| Platform | Published fee | Card processing | All-in on $30 | When you're paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi.Events | 1.25% + $0.60 | Charged on top | $2.15 | As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule |
| Universe | 2% + $0.79 | Charged on top | $2.29 | After the event with Universe Payments, 48 hours after it ends; on your Stripe schedule with Stripe Connect |
| Resident Advisor | 10%, last known rate | Included in the fee | $3.00 (last known rate) | After the event, on the following Tuesday |
| Skiddle | 10% + $0.35 (min $1.28)* | Included in the fee | $3.35 | After the event, on twice-weekly remittance runs; at the time of sale with your own Stripe account |
| Eventbrite | 3.7% + $1.79 | Charged on top | $3.77 | After the event by default, sent three business days after it ends |
| DICE | 13% | Included in the fee | $3.90 | After the event, within five business days |
Standard published rates, excluding negotiated, nonprofit and subscription pricing. Where card processing is charged on top, the all-in figure adds the platform's own stated rate or a standard 2.9% + $0.30. * No published rate in this currency. Converted from the platform's published rate at approximate exchange rates (1 USD ≈ €0.92, £0.78 and A$1.55); the vendor may price differently, or not sell, in this currency.
The features that tend to decide it for this kind of event, platform by platform.
| Platform | Embed checkout on your site | Listed in a consumer marketplace | Tickets work without an app or account | Reserved seating | Waitlist | Official ticket resale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi.Events | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| DICE | Event list widget | Yes | No, tickets live in the DICE app | Not stated | Yes | Yes, through the official Wait List |
| Eventbrite | Yes | Yes | Buyers need an Eventbrite account to open tickets | Yes | Yes | No |
| Skiddle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, Re:Sell at face value |
| Resident Advisor | Listings widget | Yes | Buyers need an RA account | Not stated | Yes | Yes, RA Resale on sold-out events |
| Universe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Ticket transfers only |
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