Updated October 2026: rewritten after ShowClix became Leap Event Technology, checked against Leap's site on October 8, 2026.
If you're looking up ShowClix fees, the first thing to know is that ShowClix doesn't go by that name anymore. On April 7, 2026, Leap Event Technology retired the ShowClix and Ticketbooth brands and moved both under its own name. ShowClix.com now sends you to Leap's event listings.
The ticketing system itself hasn't changed. What it costs is set in a contract, one client at a time. Here's how that pricing works, what a real Leap client charges its buyers, and how it compares with TixFox's published 39¢.
How much does ShowClix charge? ShowClix, now Leap's professional event ticketing, doesn't publish a price list. Leap says there's "a small per ticket fee" that is "negotiated in your contract and generally paid by the ticket buyer," and it's built for organizers who sell at least 10,000 tickets a year under an exclusive contract. One Leap client, Snowcat Ridge, charges buyers a $3.95 service fee on admission tickets and photo packages.
What happened to ShowClix
Leap Event Technology bought ShowClix in 2017 and ran it as its ticketing platform for large events. In its April 2026 announcement, Leap said ShowClix and Ticketbooth users would see the new name across "dashboards, ticketing pages, and customer communications," while "the core products, features, and functionality remain unchanged."
Leap now calls the old ShowClix system "Leap's professional event ticketing." It sits alongside Leap's apps, marketing services and event tools for clients like New York Comic Con and the Kansas City Chiefs.
How Leap's professional ticketing is priced
Leap's ticketing page answers the pricing question in its FAQ:
- A per-ticket fee, negotiated in your contract, and "generally paid by the ticket buyer"
- A license fee model instead, if that suits your business better
- An exclusive contract for your ticket sales
- Aimed at organizers selling at least 10,000 tickets a year
- A custom quote from its sales team
So there's no number to look up. Two organizers on the same system can charge their buyers different fees, depending on what each negotiated.
What a Leap buyer fee looks like
One Leap client says it plainly. Snowcat Ridge, which sells its tickets through Leap, explains on its FAQ page that its "$3.95 fee applies to admission tickets and photo package only," and that the fee "covers the cost of online ticket processing, credit card processing fees, and ticket agent support provided by Leap Events."
On TixFox, with the fees passed to the buyer, the buyer pays 39¢ plus Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢, and you still receive the full ticket price. That comes to:
- $10 ticket: $1.01 in fees
- $25 ticket: $1.46
- $50 ticket: $2.20
- $100 ticket: $3.70
TixFox's fees stay under $3.95 on any ticket up to about $108. On 1,000 tickets at $25, sold one per order, a $3.95 fee adds up to $3,950 for your buyers. On TixFox, it's $1,460.
Selling fewer than 10,000 tickets?
Leap points smaller organizers to its other product, TicketLeap, which anyone can sign up for without a contract. Leap's FAQ lists TicketLeap's fee as "$1 + 2% of the ticket price (plus online transaction fees), and never more than $20 per ticket sold." The two are separate platforms, so you use one or the other.
We've worked through TicketLeap's fees in detail. In short, with fees passed to the buyer, a $25 ticket costs the buyer $27.30 on TicketLeap and $26.46 on TixFox, and TicketLeap pays you after the event.
What one organizer says about TixFox
A marketing director at a small business, listed as Sam D., reviewed TixFox on G2 in August 2026: "The fees on TixFox are way lower, and their customer support is top-notch. They have added so many extra features per our request and are great to work with."
Watch how selling on TixFox works
The video shows the setup in under six minutes: connecting Stripe at 0:26, ticket types and the pass-or-absorb fee setting from 1:35, and what your buyers see at checkout from 3:49.
When Leap is the better choice
- You sell at least 10,000 tickets a year and want one partner under an exclusive contract.
- You run high-demand on-sales that need a system built for heavy traffic.
- You want branded call centers, on-site event support, box office and RFID, all from the same company.
- You want Leap's marketing services, mobile apps and fan engagement tools alongside your ticketing.
When TixFox costs less
- You want a published price: 39¢ per ticket ($0.30 under $5) plus Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢, with no quote to request.
- You don't want a contract or a minimum number of tickets.
- Your tickets cost under about $108, compared with a $3.95 buyer fee like Snowcat Ridge's.
- You want to choose who pays: pass the fee to buyers or absorb it, for each ticket type.
- You want your money as you sell: each sale goes into your own Stripe account, and TixFox never holds it.
We've done the same math for TicketLeap and for Etix, which also sells through venue contracts.
To try TixFox, create a free account, connect Stripe and put your first event on sale. Free events cost $0, and paid tickets are 39¢ each ($0.30 under $5) plus Stripe's card processing. See TixFox pricing.
FAQ
What happened to ShowClix?
Leap Event Technology, which bought ShowClix in 2017, renamed it on April 7, 2026. ShowClix is now called Leap's professional event ticketing, and Leap says the system's features are unchanged.
How much does ShowClix charge?
There's no public price list. Leap says its per-ticket fee is negotiated in each client's contract and generally paid by the ticket buyer. One Leap client, Snowcat Ridge, charges buyers a $3.95 fee on admission tickets and photo packages.
Who is Leap's professional ticketing for?
Organizers who sell at least 10,000 tickets a year and sign an exclusive contract. Leap points smaller organizers to TicketLeap.
Is ShowClix the same as TicketLeap?
No. Both belong to Leap Event Technology, but they're separate platforms. TicketLeap has published fees and no contract. Leap's professional ticketing, the former ShowClix, is contract-based.
Why is there a service fee on my Leap ticket?
The venue or organizer's contract with Leap sets the fee, and it's usually paid by the buyer. At Snowcat Ridge, the venue says it covers online processing, card processing and ticket agent support.
Is TixFox cheaper than ShowClix?
Leap doesn't publish its fees, so it depends on the contract. Against a $3.95 per-ticket fee like Snowcat Ridge's, TixFox's fees are lower on any ticket up to about $108.
Sources
- Leap Event Technology: ShowClix and Ticketbooth rebrand announcement (April 7, 2026) and professional event ticketing, including its FAQ. Checked October 8, 2026.
- Snowcat Ridge: Why does Leap Events charge a $3.95 ticket service fee?
- G2: TixFox reviews.
- Stripe: Pricing (US cards).
- TixFox: Pricing and FAQ. Ticket screens from the TixFox demo account, October 2026.
