Skiddle fees
explained for 2026
Skiddle charges 10% + 27p (min £1) per paid ticket in the UK, and that fee covers card processing. Below: the fee in every currency it publishes, what it comes to on a real ticket, and the same ticket on Hi.Events.
On a £30 ticket, Skiddle costs £3.27 with card processing included. Hi.Events costs £1.48 all-in on the same ticket, 1.25% + £0.45 plus Stripe's 1.5% + £0.20.
What Skiddle charges in each currency
The published standard rate per paid ticket, and the all-in cost on a ticket priced at 20, 50 and 100 in that currency, once card processing is counted.
| Currency | Published fee | Card processing | Ticket at 20 | Ticket at 50 | Ticket at 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD (the US) | 10% + $0.35 (min $1.28)* | Included in the fee | $2.35 | $5.35 | $10.35 |
| EUR (the EU) | 10% + €0.32 (min €1.18)* | Included in the fee | €2.32 | €5.32 | €10.32 |
| GBP (the UK) | 10% + 27p (min £1) | Included in the fee | £2.27 | £5.27 | £10.27 |
| AUD (Australia) | 10% + A$0.54 (min A$1.99)* | Included in the fee | A$2.54 | A$5.54 | A$10.54 |
| Hi.Events, GBP | 1.25% + £0.45 | Charged on top (1.5% + £0.20) | £1.20 | £2.03 | £3.40 |
Standard published rates as of September 2026, before VAT or GST where the platform quotes them that way. Where card processing is charged on top, the all-in figure adds the platform's own stated rate or a standard Stripe rate. The Hi.Events row is shown in the currency selected in the calculator below. * 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.
Your fees on Skiddle and on Hi.Events
Move the sliders to your ticket price and volume. Where Skiddle's fee includes card processing, Stripe's rate is added to the Hi.Events side so the two are like for like.
Illustrative. Skiddle's fee includes card processing and ours does not, so the Hi.Events figure adds Stripe's standard 1.5% + £0.20 per ticket to compare like for like. Self-hosted Hi.Events has no platform fees. Hi.Events vs Skiddle, feature by feature →
The terms behind Skiddle's fee
Buyers pay the booking fee by default, plus a per-order delivery fee of £0.50 to £3. Promoters can absorb the booking fee instead.
Card processing
The booking fee covers card processing and VAT
Free tickets
Listing is free; Skiddle does not say whether free tickets carry a fee
Fee passed to the buyer
Yes, or absorb it
When you are paid
After the event, on twice-weekly remittance runs; at the time of sale with your own Stripe account
Who takes the payment
Skiddle by default, or your own Stripe account with DirectPay
Markets
The UK, in GBP or EUR
Skiddle against the alternatives
Hi.Events vs Skiddle
Fees, payouts and features side by side, with card processing counted the same way on both.
Compare the two →Switching from Skiddle
What changes when you move your events to Hi.Events, and what you give up.
Read the guide →Every platform's fees
Fifteen ticketing platforms ranked by what they cost on the same ticket, in your currency.
See the fee table →Skiddle fees: common questions
How much does Skiddle charge per ticket?
Does Skiddle's fee include card processing?
Does Skiddle charge for free tickets?
Can I pass Skiddle's fee on to the buyer?
When does Skiddle pay out ticket money?
What does a £30 ticket cost on Skiddle compared with Hi.Events?
Where do these Skiddle fees come from?
Sources
Read from Skiddle's own pages in September 2026. Fees change; check the source before you decide.
Keep more of every ticket
On a £30 ticket that is £1.80 more per ticket in your account, paid as tickets sell.
Free events cost nothing. Paid tickets are 1.25% + £0.45, with no monthly fee and no contract — see the full pricing.