Taking bookings for adult dance classes and socials comes down to four questions: what the fee does to a cheap drop-in, whether a weekly night can live on one page, how walk-ins pay at the door, and whether dancers can book on your own website. These are the per-booking platforms dance teachers and social organizers shortlist, with each one's published fee. Software for kids' dance schools with monthly tuition billing is a different kind of product, and is not on this list.
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.
No monthly fee, a weekly night as one schedule with labelled time slots for each level, a capacity and a waitlist on every class, separate Lead and Follow tickets, a box office for walk-ins, and card payments in your own Stripe account as places sell.
Worth knowing: No monthly tuition billing, memberships or class packs, and no marketplace where people browse for classes.
A large consumer marketplace where people search for classes, with recurring events, waitlists and door sales from its organizer app.
Worth knowing: Payouts arrive after the event by default.
Good-looking event pages with a free plan at 5% on paid tickets, waitlists and guest messaging. It has no recurring events, so each class is a cloned event.
Worth knowing: Fees cannot be passed to the buyer.
A busy UK what's-on guide, with recurring events, waiting lists and a booking fee that includes card processing.
Worth knowing: Payouts arrive after the event by default.
A not-for-profit platform with recurring events, waitlists, custom questions and door sales from its host app.
Worth knowing: Payouts arrive after the event on the default gateway.
Low Australian and New Zealand fees with card processing included, plus session times, waitlists and a box office.
Worth knowing: Australia, New Zealand and the UK only.
Published standard fees, cheapest first on a $15 ticket once card processing is counted.
| Platform | Published fee | Card processing | All-in on $15 | When you're paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TryBooking | 5% + $0.19* | Included in the fee | $0.94 | On request from your TryBooking balance; requests before the event can be held for checks of up to seven days |
| Luma | 5% | Charged on top | $1.49 | As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule |
| Hi.Events | 1.25% + $0.60 | Charged on top | $1.52 | As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule |
| Skiddle | 10% + $0.35 (min $1.28)* | Included in the fee | $1.85 | After the event, on twice-weekly remittance runs; at the time of sale with your own Stripe account |
| Humanitix | 2.1% + $0.99 | Charged on top | $2.04 | After the event, within about five business days; earlier by request or with your own Stripe account |
| Eventbrite | 3.7% + $1.79 | Charged on top | $2.78 | After the event by default, sent three business days after it ends |
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 | Pass fees on to buyers | Embed checkout on your site | Box office for door sales | Recurring events and time slots | Waitlist | Custom checkout questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi.Events | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Eventbrite | Yes | Yes | Organizer app, cards in US/UK/CA/AU | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Luma | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Skiddle | Yes | Yes | RapidScan app, iPhone and iPad | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Humanitix | Yes | Yes | Host app, cards in US/UK/AU/NZ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TryBooking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Shortlists for other kinds of event
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Free events cost nothing. Paid tickets are 1.25% + $0.60, with no monthly fee and no contract — see the full pricing.