The Billetto alternative with a lower booking fee for most shows
Billetto charges buyers 3.99% + £0.90 + VAT 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
- Billetto
- Buyer pays£14.70
- You get£13.00
- Their fee of 3.99% + £0.90 + VAT, paid by the buyer
Billetto vs Stage Stubs at a glance
| Feature | Stage Stubs | Billetto |
|---|---|---|
| Booking fee per paid ticket | ||
| Booking fee per paid ticket | 8% per ticket (minimum 25p), VAT included | 3.99% + £0.90 + VAT |
| Who pays it | ||
| Who pays it | The buyer, on top of the ticket price | The buyer, unless you cover it |
| 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 £14.70, you get £13.00 |
| Seating plans | ||
| Seating plans | Built for you by our team, free, for paid events | You draw it in their venue editor |
| 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 | 3 to 5 working days after your event, unless you connect your own Stripe account or pay for their Growth plan |
| Door scanning app | ||
| Door scanning app |
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Billetto's fees as Billetto 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 Billetto the buyer pays their fee.
£10 ticket
| Stage Stubs | Billetto | |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer pays | £10.80 | £11.56 |
| You get | £10.00 | £10.00 |
| Fees | £0.80 | £1.56 |
£13 ticket
| Stage Stubs | Billetto | |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer pays | £14.04 | £14.70 |
| You get | £13.00 | £13.00 |
| Fees | £1.04 | £1.70 |
£16 ticket
| Stage Stubs | Billetto | |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer pays | £17.28 | £17.85 |
| You get | £16.00 | £16.00 |
| Fees | £1.28 | £1.85 |
Stage Stubs costs less up to £33 a ticket.
One ticket in an order. Billetto's fees as they publish them, checked on 30 October 2026: 3.99% + £0.90 + VAT per ticket. Their fee's VAT is added at 20%. From £34 a ticket, their fees come to less than ours.
Everything your show needs
All included, all free for organizers.
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 reader.
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 organizer 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 organizers choose Stage Stubs over Billetto
A lower booking fee
On a £13 ticket, the fees come to £1.04 on Stage Stubs and £1.70 on Billetto. Ours includes VAT and card processing.
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. Billetto pays out 3 to 5 working days after your event, unless you connect your own Stripe account.
We build your seating plan
Send us your venue's layout and our team builds the plan for free, usually within a working day. On Billetto you draw the chart yourself.
Is Billetto ever the better choice?
For a few things, yes. Billetto may suit you better if:
- You want Billetto to advertise your event on its marketplace: it charges 33% on the tickets its adverts sell.
- You sell memberships, gift cards or online events.
- You need waiting lists, or checkout on your own website.
- Your tickets cost £34 or more, where their fees come to less than ours.
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 Billetto
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 Billetto 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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