The Skiddle alternative with a lower booking fee
Skiddle charges buyers 10% + 27p (minimum £1) a ticket and pays you after your event. Stage Stubs charges buyers 8% per ticket (minimum 25p), VAT included, builds your seating plan for free, and can pay you every week while tickets sell.
- Stage Stubs
- Buyer pays£14.04
- You get£13.00
- Our booking fee of 8% per ticket (minimum 25p) is paid by the buyer, with VAT and card processing included
- Skiddle
- Buyer pays£14.57
- You get£13.00
- Their fee of 10% + 27p (minimum £1), paid by the buyer
Skiddle vs Stage Stubs at a glance
| Feature | Stage Stubs | Skiddle |
|---|---|---|
| Booking fee per paid ticket | ||
| Booking fee per paid ticket | 8% per ticket (minimum 25p), VAT included | 10% + 27p (minimum £1) |
| Who pays it | ||
| Who pays it | The buyer, on top of the ticket price | The buyer, unless you pay it as commission |
| Card processing | ||
| Card processing | Included in the fee | Included |
| On a £13 ticket | ||
| On a £13 ticket | Buyer pays £14.04, you get £13.00 | Buyer pays £14.57, you get £13.00 |
| Seating plans | ||
| Seating plans | Built for you by our team, free, for paid events | Their designer, still being rolled out, or their team for big venues |
| When you're paid | ||
| When you're paid | Every week while tickets sell, once Stripe has your details, you've sold 20 paid tickets, 14 days have passed since your first sale and you've asked for payouts | After your event |
| Door scanning app | ||
| Door scanning app |
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Skiddle's fees as Skiddle publishes them, checked 30 October 2026. These figures are for the United Kingdom.
What one ticket costs
One ticket at three prices typical of shows in the United Kingdom. On Stage Stubs the buyer pays our fee and you get the full price; on Skiddle the buyer pays their fee.
£10 ticket
| Stage Stubs | Skiddle | |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer pays | £10.80 | £11.27 |
| You get | £10.00 | £10.00 |
| Fees | £0.80 | £1.27 |
£13 ticket
| Stage Stubs | Skiddle | |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer pays | £14.04 | £14.57 |
| You get | £13.00 | £13.00 |
| Fees | £1.04 | £1.57 |
£16 ticket
| Stage Stubs | Skiddle | |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer pays | £17.28 | £17.87 |
| You get | £16.00 | £16.00 |
| Fees | £1.28 | £1.87 |
Stage Stubs costs less whatever your tickets cost.
One ticket in an order. Skiddle's fees as they publish them, checked on 30 October 2026: 10% + 27p (minimum £1) per ticket.
Everything your show needs
All included, all free for organisers.
They choose their seats
Send us your venue's layout and our team builds your seating plan, free. Your audience picks their own seats, so nobody argues on the night.
Prefer general admission? Sell unreserved tickets instead.
No fee for you, either way
Same booking fee for buyers, either way
Seating plans are included on paid events
Every way to pay
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay and Google Pay, all through Stripe's secure checkout.
Secure checkout
Tickets on their phones
E-tickets arrive by email straight away and save to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. No printing, no lost tickets.
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Free ticket scanning app
Check tickets in on your phone at the door, add helpers to scan with you, and sell any spare seats on the night for cash or with your own card machine.
Every performance in one place
Matinees, evening shows and extra dates, each with its own tickets, seats and sales.
Sales, live on your phone
See every booking as it happens in the organiser app, and download attendee lists and sales reports any time.
Your audience comes back
People who follow you are emailed when you announce your next show, so every show starts with a crowd.
Programs and extras
Sell programs, raffle tickets or merchandise alongside the tickets, all in one checkout.
Plus
- Scan tickets offline when the venue has no signal
- Buyers can send tickets to family and friends, each with its own QR code
- "Add to calendar" in every booking email, so fewer people forget
- A waiting room keeps big on-sales fair and orderly
- Undo a check-in if the wrong ticket gets scanned
- Reminder emails win back buyers who left tickets in their basket
- Discount codes for groups, friends and early birds
- Adult, child, family and concession prices
- Sponsors' adverts on every e-ticket
- A ticket page of your own to share anywhere
…and much more.
What are you waiting for?
Your first show could be on sale in as little as 5 minutes.
Why organisers choose Stage Stubs over Skiddle
A lower booking fee
On a £13 ticket, buyers pay £1.04 on Stage Stubs and £1.57 on Skiddle, and Skiddle also charges a RapidScan fee on orders over £10.
Paid while tickets sell
Stripe pays you every week while tickets are still selling, once Stripe has your details, you've sold 20 paid tickets, 14 days have passed since your first sale and you've asked for payouts. Skiddle pays out after your event, unless you sell through your own Stripe account and pay its card fees yourself.
We build your seating plan, whatever the venue
Send us your venue's layout and our team builds the plan for free, usually within a working day. Skiddle's team builds plans for big or complex venues; otherwise you use its designer, which it is still rolling out.
Is Skiddle ever the better choice?
For a few things, yes. Skiddle may suit you better if:
- You want your event in front of Skiddle's own audience: it calls itself the UK's busiest what's-on guide.
- You want payment plans, PayPal or official resale for your buyers.
- You need waiting lists, or checkout on your own website.
For most shows, concerts and events in person, Stage Stubs comes out ahead
Nothing to pay to sell, card processing included, a seating plan built for you, and payouts every week while tickets are still selling, once Stripe has your details, you've sold 20 paid tickets, 14 days have passed since your first sale and you've asked for payouts.
Moving from Skiddle
There's no fixed term or notice to give, so you can move at your next event.
- 1 Create your free account. It takes a few minutes.
- 2 Add your event. For a seated show, add your venue's layout and we'll build the plan.
- 3 Share your event's link. Buyers book on any phone or computer, with no account.
Bookings already made on Skiddle stay there: we don't import them.
Talk to us about moving
We'll help set up your next event, seating plan included.
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- 02 7908 3804
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