Skiddle vs Fatsoma
Two fee structures, computed side by side at real UK price points — with the crossover maths the marketing pages leave out.
The contenders
Skiddle
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
Fatsoma
Manchester-born platform big in student nights and nightlife. Its commonly published fan-side fee is 5% + 49p per ticket; Fatsoma's own pages don't state a standard public rate, so confirm before relying on it.
PAYOUT: TYPICALLY WITHIN DAYS OF THE EVENT
Fees at real price points
| Ticket price | Skiddle fee | Fatsoma fee | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| £10 | £1.27 | £0.99 | Fatsoma |
| £15 | £1.77 | £1.24 | Fatsoma |
| £20 | £2.27 | £1.49 | Fatsoma |
| £35 | £3.77 | £2.24 | Fatsoma |
| £50 | £5.27 | £2.99 | Fatsoma |
There's no crossover point in the realistic price range — Fatsoma is cheaper at every price from £1 to £150. At £20 the gap is £0.78 per ticket (£78.00 on a hundred tickets).
Your event, your numbers
Fatsoma wins on fees — but check the audience question
On pure cost Fatsoma takes it at typical prices. The honest caveat: fee tables can't price discovery. If one platform's marketplace genuinely fills your room, its percentage is a marketing spend; if your audience comes from your own channels, the cheaper structure — and ultimately zero-fee rails like Tickts — keeps the difference in the event.
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, Skiddle or Fatsoma?
There's no crossover point in the realistic price range — Fatsoma is cheaper at every price from £1 to £150. At £20 the gap is £0.78 per ticket (£78.00 on a hundred tickets).
Can I use both Skiddle and Fatsoma?
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 Fatsoma on cost by construction. See the full table on this page.
Keep comparing
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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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