TicketSource Fees Calculator
Last checked October 2026
Calculate TicketSource fees
TicketSource fees
£420.00
£2.10 per ticket
TixFox fees
£192.00
£0.96 per ticket
See the breakdown
| Line | TicketSource | TixFox |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | £420.00 | £76.00 |
| Card processing | Included | £116.00 |
| Buyer pays per ticket | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| You keep | £4,580.00 | £4,808.00 |
- TicketSource:
- 7% + VAT per booking (minimum £0.25 + VAT), card processing included
- TixFox:
- £0.38 per ticket (£0.30 under £5.00), plus Stripe 1.5% + £0.20 per order
TixFox saves you £228.00 in fees on 200 tickets.
At £50.00 a ticket, TixFox would save £574.00, because TicketSource takes a percentage of every ticket.
How much does TicketSource charge?
TicketSource charges 7% + VAT per booking in the UK, with a minimum of £0.25 + VAT and card processing included. With your own Stripe account it's 4.5% + VAT plus Stripe's fee. In the US it's 3.5% + $0.99 per paid ticket, or $0.99 plus Stripe. Free events have no booking fee.
TicketSource vs TixFox at three prices
Total fees per ticket, card processing included, with your settings above.
| Ticket price | TicketSource | TixFox | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| £10.00 | £0.84 | £0.73 | TixFox £0.11 less |
| £25.00 | £2.10 | £0.96 | TixFox £1.14 less |
| £50.00 | £4.20 | £1.33 | TixFox £2.87 less |
How TicketSource's fees work
- UK: 7% + VAT on each paid booking, 8.4% in total, with a minimum of £0.25 + VAT. Card processing is included.
- UK with your own Stripe account: 4.5% + VAT per booking, and Stripe charges its card fee (1.5% + 20p for UK cards) on top.
- US: 3.5% + $0.99 per paid ticket, card processing included.
- US with your own Stripe account: $0.99 per paid ticket plus Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ per order.
- The UK fee is per booking, so tickets bought together share one fee and one minimum.
- Free events and in-person sales have no booking fee. You can pass the fee on to buyers or absorb it.
Read the full breakdown in TicketSource fees explained. Official pricing: UK (opens in a new tab), US (opens in a new tab).
TicketSource fees: common questions
Does TicketSource charge for free tickets?
No. TicketSource lists no booking fee for free events or for tickets sold in person.
Who pays the TicketSource booking fee?
You choose. You can add the booking fee at checkout so buyers pay it, or absorb it so it comes out of your ticket income.
How is the TicketSource booking fee calculated?
In the UK it's 7% of the booking value plus 20% VAT, so a £10 ticket has £0.84 in fees, with a minimum of £0.30 per booking including VAT. In the US it's 3.5% of the ticket price plus $0.99, so a $10 ticket has $1.34 in fees.
Is TicketSource cheaper than Eventbrite?
On a $25 US ticket, TicketSource charges $1.87 with card processing included. Eventbrite's service fee alone is $2.72 (3.7% + $1.79), before payment processing.
Is TicketSource cheaper than TixFox?
For most events, no. On a £25 ticket TixFox costs £0.96 in fees against TicketSource's £2.10, and the gap grows as prices rise because TicketSource takes 8.4% of each booking. TicketSource comes out lower only on UK tickets under about £8.
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