Head to head · fees compared

See Tickets vs FIXR

Two fee structures, computed side by side at real UK price points — with the crossover maths the marketing pages leave out.


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The contenders

Quote-only

See Tickets

Quote-based (fans commonly pay ~10% + fulfilment)

One of the UK's oldest full-service ticketers, strong in festivals and theatre. Pricing is negotiated per client; fan-side booking fees at checkout commonly land around 10% plus fulfilment charges.

PAYOUT: CONTRACTUAL; COMMONLY AFTER THE EVENT

Verified at source

FIXR

4.99% + 49p + VAT per ticket (3.99% student/charity)

Student-events specialist. FIXR's own help pages state the standard booking fee: 4.99% + 49p + VAT per paid ticket, with a reduced 3.99% + 49p + VAT for student and charity events. Organisers receive full face value.

PAYOUT: ROLLING OR POST-EVENT OPTIONS

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Fees at real price points

One-sided comparisonSee Tickets doesn't publish standard pricing (fan-side booking fees commonly land around 10% plus fulfilment), while FIXR is on the record at 4.99% + 49p + VAT per ticket (3.99% student/charity) — £1.79 per £20 ticket. Until you hold a written See Tickets quote, FIXR is the only number you can actually plan on.
Fee per ticket vs face valuefan-side cost, £0–£60 tickets
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Your event, your numbers

See Tickets vs FIXR at your price and volume

FIXR is the plannable option

See Tickets may quote you anything from competitive to painful — its economics depend on your negotiation. FIXR's published rate is checkable today. Plan on the known number, and let See Tickets beat it in writing if it wants the business.

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The wider market

Both platforms in context — the whole UK market on identical numbers.

Figures computed from each platform's stated rate (2026-07-26 data review). Where a rate excludes VAT it is shown grossed-up at 20%. Card processing paid to Stripe/PayPal applies similarly on most platforms and is excluded. Quote-only platforms can't be computed — their rates are negotiated.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, See Tickets or FIXR?

Neither publishes fixed rates, so the answer is whichever negotiates lower for your event — get both quotes in writing.

Can I use both See Tickets and FIXR?

Yes — allocating separate ticket blocks to each platform is common, and it reveals which one actually sells for you. Keep one source of truth for total capacity so you can't oversell.

What about the platform neither of you mentions?

Zero-fee (Tickts) and flat-fee (Ticket Tailor) platforms exist outside this head-to-head — if your audience is your own, they beat both See Tickets and FIXR on cost by construction. See the full table on this page.

See what £0 booking fees look like

Tickts charges fans nothing on top of face value. Organisers keep 100% of the ticket price, paid straight to their own Stripe account.

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