Tito vs TryBooking

It depends on the ticket price. TryBooking (5% + 15p) is cheaper on lower-priced tickets and Tito (3%) is cheaper from around £15. On a £30 ticket, with card processing included, Tito costs £1.55 and TryBooking costs £1.65.

Fees and features from each platform's public pricing pages, checked September 2026.

Tito and TryBooking at a glance

Tito

Tito is an independent registration and ticketing platform from Dublin, used mainly for technology and B2B conferences. It is built around an embeddable checkout widget, an API and webhooks, and payments go straight to the organizer's own Stripe or PayPal account.

Fee per paid ticket
3%plus card processing
When you're paid
As tickets sell, into your own Stripe or PayPal account
Best for
Tech and B2B conferences that want a developer-friendly embedded checkout
Based in
Dublin, Ireland, founded 2012

TryBooking

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.

Fee per paid ticket
5% + 15pincludes card processing
When you're paid
On request from your TryBooking balance; requests before the event can be held for checks of up to seven days
Best for
Australian, New Zealand and UK schools, community groups and charities
Based in
Melbourne, Australia, founded 2008

Hi.Events

Also worth a look

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.

Fee per paid ticket
1.25% + £0.45plus card processing
When you're paid
As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule
Best for
Organizers who want low published fees, their own branding and their money as tickets sell
Based in
Ireland
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§ 01 · Fees

What Tito and TryBooking cost

The all-in cost of selling 250 tickets at £30 each: platform fee plus card processing. Move the sliders to match your event.

Ticket price£30
Tickets sold250
Tito · 3%£387

£225 platform fee + about £162 card processing.

TryBooking · 5% + 15p£413

Card processing is included in the fee.

Hi.Events · 1.25% + £0.45£369

£206 platform fee + about £163 card processing.

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.

§ 02 · Features

Tito vs TryBooking, feature by feature

Where the two differ, and where they don't.

FeatureTitoTryBookingHi.Events
Platform fee per paid ticket3%5% + 15p1.25% + £0.45
Card processingCharged on topIncluded in the feeCharged on top
Free eventsFreeFreeFree
When you're paidAs tickets sell, into your own Stripe or PayPal accountOn request from your TryBooking balance; requests before the event can be held for checks of up to seven daysAs tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule
Payment processorYour own Stripe or PayPal accountTryBooking by default, or your own Stripe accountYour own Stripe account
Pass fees on to buyersNo Yes Yes
Your branding at checkoutYes, on the embedded widgetYour branding on tickets and booking pages Yes
Embed checkout on your site Yes Yes Yes
Listed in a consumer marketplaceNo YesNo
Tickets work without an app or account Yes Yes Yes
QR check-in app Yes YesYes, in any phone browser
Reserved seatingNo YesNo
Recurring events and time slotsNot stated Yes Yes
Promo codes Yes Yes Yes
Waitlist Yes Yes Yes
Custom checkout questions Yes Yes Yes
API and webhooks YesRead-only APIWebhooks
Official ticket resaleTicket reassignment onlyNot statedNo
Open sourceNoNo Yes
Can be self-hostedNoNo Yes
§ 03 · Trade-offs

Strengths and limitations

Tito

Strengths

  • Simple pricing: 3% with a €25 cap, no monthly fee, every feature included
  • Money goes straight to your own Stripe or PayPal account
  • Embeddable widget you can style with your own CSS, with Tito branding removable for free
  • Read and write API, plus webhooks

Limitations

  • Fees cannot be passed on to buyers
  • No seating allocation
  • No consumer marketplace, and custom domains are no longer supported
  • Tito and gateway fees are not refunded when tickets are

The fee is capped at €25 a ticket. Charity and community events can apply for a 2.5% rate. Fees cannot be passed to the buyer, and Tito's fee is not returned when you refund an order.

TryBooking

Strengths

  • Low Australian and New Zealand fees, with card processing included
  • Free events are free, with the same features as paid ones
  • Seating plans, session times, waitlists and gift certificates included
  • You choose who pays each fee

Limitations

  • Australia, New Zealand and the UK only
  • TryBooking holds the money until you request it, and early withdrawals can be held for checks
  • The UK rate is double the Australian one
  • The API is read-only

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.

§ 04 · Verdict

Which should you choose?

Choose Hi.Events if

you want a low published fee, your own branding at checkout and card payments in your own Stripe account as tickets sell.

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§ 05 · FAQ

Tito vs TryBooking: common questions

Is Tito cheaper than TryBooking?
It depends on the ticket price. TryBooking (5% + 15p) is cheaper on lower-priced tickets and Tito (3%) is cheaper from around £15. On a £30 ticket, with card processing included, Tito costs £1.55 and TryBooking costs £1.65. TryBooking's published fee includes card processing and Tito's does not, so the figures above add card processing to Tito to keep the comparison like for like.
Which pays out faster, Tito or TryBooking?
Tito: as tickets sell, into your own Stripe or PayPal account. TryBooking: on request from your TryBooking balance; requests before the event can be held for checks of up to seven days. Tito gets money to you sooner, which matters if you have deposits or suppliers to pay before the event.
Do Tito and TryBooking promote events in a marketplace?
TryBooking lists events in its own consumer marketplace, which can bring you buyers you would not otherwise reach. Tito does not, so you bring your own audience.
Are free events free on Tito and TryBooking?
Tito: free. TryBooking: free.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Tito and TryBooking?
Hi.Events charges 1.25% + £0.45 per paid ticket, the same for every organizer, with no monthly fee. On a £30 ticket that is £1.48 including Stripe's card processing. Card payments settle into your own Stripe account as tickets sell, and free events are free. It has no consumer marketplace, so it suits organizers who bring their own audience.See pricing →
§ 06 · More comparisons

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Sources and corrections

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 Tito or TryBooking.

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