The short answer
For a $25 ticket, Ticketebo’s fee is $1.20 and Ticket Tailor’s is $1.49, so Ticketebo is $0.29 cheaper per ticket.
- On Ticketebo, the buyer pays the booking fee by default; you can choose to pay it when you set up.
- On Ticket Tailor, the organiser pays its per-ticket fee by default: its help centre says it can’t automatically pass all fees on to buyers, though you can add your own booking fee.
- Ticketebo charges no booking fee on free tickets. Ticket Tailor charges no fee on free tickets, up to 5,000 a year.
Fee per ticket at each price
| Ticket | Ticketebo | Ticket Tailor | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $1.20 | $0.96 | Ticket Tailor by $0.24 |
| $20 | $1.20 | $1.31 | Ticketebo by $0.11 |
| $25 | $1.20 | $1.49 | Ticketebo by $0.29 |
| $50 | $2.00 | $2.38 | Ticketebo by $0.38 |
| $100 | $4.00 | $4.14 | Ticketebo by $0.14 |
| $150 | $6.00 | $5.91 | Ticket Tailor by $0.09 |
The whole fee on a one-ticket order, platform and card processing. The lower fee at each price is in bold.
What the buyer pays and the organiser receives
With the fee passed on to the buyer, the organiser receives the whole ticket price.
Ticketebo
| Ticket | Fee | Buyer pays | Organiser receives | If absorbed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $1.20 | $11.20 | $10.00 | $8.80 |
| $20 | $1.20 | $21.20 | $20.00 | $18.80 |
| $25 | $1.20 | $26.20 | $25.00 | $23.80 |
| $50 | $2.00 | $52.00 | $50.00 | $48.00 |
| $100 | $4.00 | $104.00 | $100.00 | $96.00 |
| $150 | $6.00 | $156.00 | $150.00 | $144.00 |
If absorbed: the organiser keeps the price less the fee.
Ticket Tailor
| Ticket | Fee | Buyer pays | Organiser receives | If absorbed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.96 | $10.96 | $10.00 | $9.04 |
| $20 | $1.31 | $21.31 | $20.00 | $18.70 |
| $25 | $1.49 | $26.49 | $25.00 | $23.52 |
| $50 | $2.38 | $52.38 | $50.00 | $47.64 |
| $100 | $4.14 | $104.14 | $100.00 | $95.90 |
| $150 | $5.91 | $155.91 | $150.00 | $144.14 |
If absorbed: the organiser keeps the price less the fee, with card processing charged on the price alone.
Why the cheaper one keeps changing
The cheaper one changes 2 times between $1 and $500: from $1 to $16.85 Ticket Tailor is cheaper; from $16.90 to $130.85 Ticketebo is cheaper; from $130.90 to $500 Ticket Tailor is cheaper.
How each fee works
Ticketebo
4% of the ticket price, at least $1.20 per booking.
Uses Ticketebo published 4% of ticket order value including GST with a $1.20 minimum booking fee. Assumes one ticket per order. Multi-ticket orders may differ. Confirm on Ticketebo. Rates checked August 2026: confirm current rates on Ticketebo’s own site.
More: How much does Ticketebo charge per ticket?
Ticket Tailor
1.75% + $0.30 per paid ticket, plus 1.75% + $0.30 card processing on the order.
Uses Ticket Tailor published platform fee of 1.75% + $0.30 per ticket plus a Stripe Australia processing estimate (1.75% + $0.30) shown separately. PayPal/Square may differ. Confirm on Ticket Tailor. Rates checked August 2026: confirm current rates on Ticket Tailor’s own site.
Ticketebo and Ticket Tailor: features
Feature by feature, from each platform’s own help and pricing pages, with One Ticket alongside.
| Feature | Ticketebo | Ticket Tailor | One Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selling | |||
| Free events: no fee for anyone | Yes | Yes: Up to 5,000 free tickets a year | Yes: No Stripe account needed |
| No monthly cost to sell | Yes | Yes: Pay per ticket | Yes: The Free plan |
| Ticket types with their own price and capacity | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tickets on and off sale at set times, like an early bird | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Discount codes | Yes | Yes | Yes: Limited by uses or dates |
| A limit on tickets per order | Yes: 10 per buyer unless you allow more | Yes: Per order | Yes: Per order and per person |
| Repeat events or sessions on one page | Yes | Yes | Yes: A series on one landing page |
| Subscriptions billed weekly, fortnightly or monthly | Check their site | Partly: one-off memberships with a renewal reminder | Yes: Each session’s ticket issued for them |
| Sell in AUD, USD or GBP | Check their site | Check their site | Yes: Set per organiser |
| Waitlists for sold-out events | Check their site | Check their site | Yes: Freed places offered in turn |
| Getting paid | |||
| The buyer pays the fee on top of your price, by default | Yes: You can absorb it instead | No: You pay its fee; it can’t pass all fees on automatically | Yes: You receive 100% of your price, or absorb it on Pro and Team |
| Ticket money paid into your own Stripe account | Partly: it collects ticket money; Stripe is on request | Yes: Stripe, Square or PayPal | Yes |
| Export orders and attendees | Yes: Sales reports with buyers’ emails | Yes | Yes: As CSV |
| Refunds | |||
| Refund policy shown before purchase | Yes: Stated on your event page | Yes | Yes |
| Buyers ask for a refund through the platform | Yes: By email, forwarded to you | Partly: buyers contact you, unless self-serve is on | Yes: Unanswered ones go to One Ticket support |
| Buyers refund themselves within your policy | Not that we could find | Yes: If you turn on self-serve | Yes: Where your policy allows |
| The door | |||
| QR code tickets by email | Yes: A unique barcode on each | Yes | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Check their site | Yes | Yes: A calendar file on every ticket |
| Reminder emails before the event | Check their site | Yes: You schedule them | Yes: Automatic: the day before and the morning of |
| QR check-in in a phone’s browser, no app | Check their site | Partly: check in from the web list; QR scanning is in its app | Yes: Any phone, and a door link for volunteers |
| Box office: cash and comps at the door | Yes: Its box office app | Yes: In its Check-in app | Yes: Cash, comps and bank transfers |
| Your page | |||
| Your colours and theme on the event page | Yes: Page themes | Yes: A theme, colours and fonts | Yes: A colour theme, cover and display font |
| Hidden tickets unlocked by a code | Check their site | Yes | Yes |
| Your own questions at checkout | Yes | Yes | Yes: Dropdown or free text |
| Online | |||
| Online events with a join link for ticket holders | Partly: your webinar platform delivers the event | Yes | Yes: On every ticket |
Features checked October 2026 from each platform’s own help and pricing pages; they change, so check their sites. We list only features One Ticket has. ✗ means a platform’s own pages say it isn’t offered, or describe another way of doing it. “Not that we could find” means it wasn’t on the pages we checked.
Sources
From each platform’s own pages, checked October 2026.
- Ticketebo: Event organiser frequently asked questions · Pricing · Ticketebo product releases updates May 2019 · Terms conditions consumer · How to host your online event in 6 easy steps · Terms conditions organiser · Event attendee frequently asked questions · Box office ticket sales systems · Why Ticketebo · Webinar web conferencing and virtual event ticketing
- Ticket Tailor: Pricing · How much does Ticket Tailor cost and how will I be charged · How to manage ticket types and groups · Can I hide tickets for my event · How to create discount codes · How do I limit the number of tickets purchased per order · How to set up a recurring event with time slots · Getting started with memberships · How to pass fees onto your ticket buyers · How to take payments for your tickets · How to print out your doorlist · How can I add a refund policy to my event · I’m a ticket buyer can I get a refund on my tickets · Why can’t my ticket buyer issue their own refund via self serve · What will my tickets look like · How to send announcements to your ticket buyers using email broadcasts · How to manage orders and issued tickets · How to sell tickets in person using the check in app · How to customise your Ticket Tailor box office · How to reveal tickets with a code · How to see answers to your checkout form questions · How do I send ticket buyers the link to join my online event
Or skip both: One Ticket
On One Ticket the buyer pays a $1.45 booking fee on a $25 ticket, and you receive the whole $25.
Keep every dollar of your price
Set a $25 ticket and you receive $25. The buyer pays a small booking fee on top, so there is nothing to absorb.
Built for events that repeat
Run a weekly class or a monthly social as a series on one page. Members subscribe weekly, fortnightly or monthly, and each session’s ticket is issued for them.
Check-in from any phone
Scan each guest’s QR code with any phone. There is no app to install, and you can find a guest by name.
Common questions
- Is Ticketebo or Ticket Tailor cheaper for a $25 ticket?
- For a $25 ticket, Ticketebo’s fee is $1.20 and Ticket Tailor’s is $1.49, so Ticketebo is $0.29 cheaper per ticket. Fees are for a one-ticket order, from published rates checked August 2026.
- Who pays the fee on Ticketebo and Ticket Tailor?
- On Ticketebo, the buyer pays the booking fee by default; you can choose to pay it when you set up. On Ticket Tailor, the organiser pays its per-ticket fee by default: its help centre says it can’t automatically pass all fees on to buyers, though you can add your own booking fee. Checked October 2026 on each platform’s own pages.
- Are free tickets free on Ticketebo and Ticket Tailor?
- Ticketebo charges no booking fee on free tickets. Ticket Tailor charges no fee on free tickets, up to 5,000 a year. Checked October 2026 on each platform’s own pages.
- At what ticket price does the cheaper one change?
- The cheaper one changes 2 times between $1 and $500: from $1 to $16.85 Ticket Tailor is cheaper; from $16.90 to $130.85 Ticketebo is cheaper; from $130.90 to $500 Ticket Tailor is cheaper.
- Is ticket money paid into your own Stripe account on Ticketebo or Ticket Tailor?
- On Ticketebo, partly: it collects ticket money and pays out after the event, unless you ask its sales team for its Stripe integration. On Ticket Tailor, yes: you connect your own Stripe, Square or PayPal account, and its help centre says ticket funds never touch its bank account. On One Ticket, yes: ticket money is charged to your own Stripe account. Until your first paid event has gone cleanly, it is paid out two days after each event. Checked October 2026 on each platform’s own pages.