Head to head · fees compared

Skiddle vs Resident Advisor

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

The contenders

Verified at source

Skiddle

10% + 27p per ticket (min £1)

The UK's big club-and-festival marketplace. Skiddle's own help centre states the default booking fee: 10% of face value + 27p, with a £1 minimum — paid by the fan unless the promoter opts to absorb it.

PAYOUT: AFTER THE EVENT BY DEFAULT; ROLLING PAYOUTS ON REQUEST

Quote-only

Resident Advisor

Quote-based (fans typically pay ~10%)

The electronic-music institution. RA doesn't publish standard pricing; industry sources cite a fan-side booking fee around 10% plus a per-ticket service charge. For underground dance events, the editorial reach can justify it.

PAYOUT: CONTRACTUAL; COMMONLY AFTER THE EVENT

Fees at real price points

One-sided comparisonResident Advisor doesn't publish standard pricing (industry sources cite ~10% fan-side plus a per-ticket charge), while Skiddle is on the record at 10% + 27p per ticket (min £1) — £2.27 per £20 ticket. Until you hold a written Resident Advisor quote, Skiddle is the only number you can actually plan on.

Fee per ticket vs face valuefan-side cost, £0–£60 tickets

SkiddleTickts

Your event, your numbers

Skiddle vs Resident Advisor at your price and volume

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Tickets sold

Skiddle is the plannable option

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

The wider market

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

Platform & published rateRelative costFees on 100 × £20

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Tickts£0 booking fees

£0.00ZERO FEES

Ticket Tailor60p + VAT per ticket PAYG (credits from 22p + VAT)

£72.003.6% OF FACE VALUE

TicketSource7% incl VAT (min 25p) — or 4.5% + VAT via your own Stripe

£140.007.0% OF FACE VALUE

Humanitix4.67% + 46p per paid ticket (excl VAT)

£167.288.4% OF FACE VALUE

FIXR4.99% + 49p + VAT per ticket (3.99% student/charity)

£178.568.9% OF FACE VALUE

Eventbrite6.95% + 59p per paid ticket

£198.009.9% OF FACE VALUE

Skiddle10% + 27p per ticket (min £1)

£227.0011.3% OF FACE VALUE

As published

TicketCo~3% commission (as published)

£60.003.0% OF FACE VALUE

Outsavvy3.5% + 30p per ticket (as published)

£100.005.0% OF FACE VALUE

LINE-UP~5% commission (as published)

£100.005.0% OF FACE VALUE

Billetto5% + 29p per ticket (as published)

£129.006.5% OF FACE VALUE

Fatsoma5% + 49p per ticket (as published)

£149.007.4% OF FACE VALUE

WeGotTickets10% fan-side booking fee (as published)

£200.0010.0% OF FACE VALUE

Quote-only — negotiated, not comparable

DICEQuote-based (fans typically pay ~10–12%)

quote-based

Resident AdvisorQuote-based (fans typically pay ~10%)

quote-based

EventCreateTiered plans (~3.5% standard, as published)

quote-based

TicketmasterQuote-based (fans typically pay 10–15%+)

quote-based

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

quote-based

DesignMyNightQuote-based / venue-dependent

quote-based

Ents24Discovery service — partner fees apply

quote-based

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, Skiddle or Resident Advisor?

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

Can I use both Skiddle and Resident Advisor?

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 Skiddle and Resident Advisor on cost by construction. See the full table on this page.

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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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