The free alternative to Fatsoma
Fatsoma is popular with student nights and grassroots promoters, but it still charges a fee on every paid ticket. Ticketable charges nothing on top of Stripe: 0% platform fees, with money paid straight into your own account.
Start selling free →Fatsoma's 5% + 49p on a £25 ticket is about £1.74 per ticket. Across 500 tickets that's roughly £870 in fees — money Ticketable leaves in your pocket, since the platform fee is £0.
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Running a ticketing platform isn’t as expensive as the big players make out. Ticketable covers its costs through small, tasteful, non-intrusive advertising — for example a discreet sponsor logo on the printable ticket. Nothing on your event page, and nothing that interrupts your buyer. That’s the only thing subsidising the platform — so you keep every penny of your ticket revenue.
Ticketable vs Fatsoma — your questions
Is Ticketable cheaper than Fatsoma?
Yes. Fatsoma charges 5% + 49p per paid ticket; Ticketable charges 0% and only passes Stripe's processing through at cost (1.5% + 20p). On any meaningful volume, Ticketable works out cheaper.
Is Ticketable good for student and club nights?
Yes — fast setup, discount codes, QR check-in from any phone, and an offline-capable scanner app suit freshers, club nights and society events. The difference is you pay no booking fee.
Who holds the money?
With Fatsoma the platform collects and pays out after the event. With Ticketable you connect your own Stripe, so funds land in your bank directly with daily payouts.
Is Ticketable really free?
Yes — no platform fee, no per-ticket cut, no subscription. It's funded by tasteful advertising on printable tickets.
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Start selling tickets free →Fee comparison based on published pricing as of May 2026, shown in your local currency; figures are illustrative — please check each provider’s current pricing. Stripe processing shown at the headline rate (1.5% + 20p per transaction). Fatsoma is a trademark of its respective owner; Ticketable is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Fatsoma.