TryBooking (5% + 15p) is cheaper than Fatsoma (10% (min £1)) at every ticket price we checked. On a £30 ticket, with card processing included, Fatsoma costs £3.00 and TryBooking costs £1.65.
Fees and features from each platform's public pricing pages, checked September 2026.
Fatsoma is a UK ticketing platform and consumer app that grew out of student and club nights. Organizers sell through its marketplace and app, message their followers for free, and recruit reps who earn commission for selling tickets.
TryBooking is a self-service ticketing and registration platform from Melbourne, with sites for Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Schools, community groups, charities and clubs use it widely, and it also runs donation and fundraising pages.
Hi.Events is an open-source ticketing platform with a hosted cloud version. Organizers sell from their own branded event pages or an embedded widget, and card payments settle straight into their own Stripe account as tickets sell.
The all-in cost of selling 250 tickets at £30 each: platform fee plus card processing. Move the sliders to match your event.
Illustrative, from each platform's published standard rate. Where a platform charges card processing on top, we add its own stated rate or a standard 1.5% + £0.20 per ticket, so every total is like for like. Your actual card rate depends on your processor and the cards your buyers use.
Where the two differ, and where they don't.
| Feature | Fatsoma | TryBooking | Hi.Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform fee per paid ticket | 10% (min £1) | 5% + 15p | 1.25% + £0.45 |
| Card processing | Included in the fee | Included in the fee | Charged on top |
| Free events | Free | Free | Free |
| When you're paid | After the event; funds clear 48 hours after it ends and you then request a payout | On request from your TryBooking balance; requests before the event can be held for checks of up to seven days | As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule |
| Payment processor | Fatsoma collects the money and pays you out | TryBooking by default, or your own Stripe account | Your own Stripe account |
| Pass fees on to buyers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Your branding at checkout | On the Professional plan, from £1,500 | Your branding on tickets and booking pages | Yes |
| Embed checkout on your site | Widget that hands off to Fatsoma checkout | Yes | Yes |
| Listed in a consumer marketplace | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tickets work without an app or account | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QR check-in app | Yes, Fatsoma Scan | Yes | Yes, in any phone browser |
| Reserved seating | Not stated | Yes | No |
| Recurring events and time slots | Not stated | Yes | Yes |
| Promo codes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Waitlist | Not stated | Yes | Yes |
| Custom checkout questions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API and webhooks | Not stated | Read-only API | Webhooks |
| Official ticket resale | Not stated | Not stated | No |
| Open source | No | No | Yes |
| Can be self-hosted | No | No | Yes |
A Professional plan with a branded website and apps starts at £1,500 plus the 10% fee. Organizers can pass the fee to buyers or absorb it.
In Australia the 50c ticket fee drops to 15c on tickets of A$5 or less. By default the buyer pays the per-ticket fee and the organizer pays the percentage, and either can be switched.
you sell student or club nights through a team of reps and want their commission tracked for you.
Switching from Fatsoma to Hi.Events →you run school, club or community events in Australia or New Zealand and want low fees with seating plans included.
Switching from TryBooking to Hi.Events →you want a low published fee, your own branding at checkout and card payments in your own Stripe account as tickets sell.
Start selling for free →See every comparison → · Fatsoma fees explained → · TryBooking fees explained →
Every figure on this page comes from the platform's own pricing and help pages, checked September 2026. Platforms change their pricing, so confirm with the vendor before you decide. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it. Product names are trademarks of their owners; Hi.Events is not affiliated with Fatsoma or TryBooking.
Hi.Events gives you a low published fee, your own branding and your money as tickets sell. Create an event and see how it compares with Fatsoma and TryBooking for yourself.
Free events cost nothing. Paid tickets are 1.25% + £0.45, with no monthly fee and no contract — see the full pricing.