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A clear look at Ticket Fairy

Etix vs Ticketmaster: Compare Ticketing Features You Can Check the UK

Etix vs Ticketmaster lets you review confirmed Ticket Fairy features for sales, promotion and entry, then check each provider's current terms.
  • Flexible tickets for the way your event sells
  • Guest details ready for your team
  • Shared entry list ready for the door team

No setup fees or subscription required

Ticket Fairy event dashboard
Sell more tickets, help buyers faster and keep queues moving.

Sell more tickets, understand your audience and run your event with less admin.

25,000+Events ticketed
10M+Tickets issued
$300M+Ticket sales
13Countries

Compare Sales Growth, Buyer Care, Resale and Entry

Buyer Referrals That Produce Measurable Sales

Buyers earn rewards for bringing friends, which drives about 20% more ticket sales on average. Ticket Fairy invented buyer referral rewards.

See Which Links Sell Tickets

You see the tickets and revenue produced by tracked campaign, promoter and buyer links.

Face-Value Resale Since 2014

Buyers who cannot come resell at face value. The new holder gets the ticket, and the old code stops working at entry.

Help Buyers and Keep Entry Moving

You can give staff the payment, attendee and ticket details they need when a buyer asks for help.
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Our team answers your ticket buyers' questions for you, at no extra cost.

24/7 ticket buyer support

Our support team is there around the clock to help your ticket buyers with any question, by email, chat and social media.

Dedicated account management

You get personal support from an experienced account manager who helps you get your event setup, marketing and operations right.

Multi-channel support

You can get support by email, live chat and social media, plus a help centre full of guides and FAQs.

Help during your event

You can get help with urgent ticketing problems at any hour, with 24/7 support.

Transparent Pricing

Standard buyer-paid ticket fees include payment processing and customer service for your ticket buyers. Taxes, optional services, bank instalments and custom agreements may change the total.

Pricing for the UK

How Our Pricing Works in the UK

Fees depend on your ticket price and country. All standard fees shown include payment processing and customer service for your ticket buyers.

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You and your attendees pay no fees on free tickets

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8–10% of the ticket price: the higher the ticket price, the lower the fee

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Minimum fee of £1.00 per paid ticket

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Core ticketing, standard payment processing and customer service for your ticket buyers included

All-Inclusive Pricing

  • Platform usage and technology
  • Standard card payment processing
  • Built-in marketing tools
  • Customer service for your ticket buyers, handled by Ticket Fairy, plus support for you
  • Real-time analytics dashboard
  • Mobile check-in app

No setup fee or required monthly ticketing fee • Fees are added to ticket prices - you receive the full ticket value

Compare How Each Platform Helps You Sell and Run the Event

Feature lists hiding the real experience?

You can compare checkout, support, resale and entry using one representative event.

Can you see which campaigns sell tickets?

You can compare the ticket revenue produced by each campaign and promoter.

The customer details split after checkout?

Look for one clear buyer view that support and door teams can use.

Compare What Happens After the Ticket Sale

You can compare the buying experience and the work your event team must do after each sale. You can review attendee access, reporting, support, entry, payouts and current commercial terms directly with both providers.

We describe only Ticket Fairy's own confirmed features, and we never say another provider is cheaper, faster or missing a feature without a dated primary source.

Compare Each Platform Against One Representative Venue Event

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    Define the outcome before comparing providers

    List the ticket choices, sales channels, support questions, resale rules and entry plan your venue needs.

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    Test Ticket Fairy with the same event

    Create a representative on-sale and review the buyer and staff experience.

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    Confirm every provider’s current terms

    Verify pricing, availability and contracts directly before making a commercial decision.

See the Ticket Fairy Difference Beyond Checkout

Compare eTix and Ticketmaster Across the Whole Event

You can compare how each platform helps you sell and run your event, from campaign results and buyer support to face-value resale and entry.

See What Ticket Fairy Adds After Every Sale

Your buyers bring their friends, you see which campaigns sell, your support team answers faster, buyers resell safely at face value and door staff scan tickets quickly.

Questions About Event Ticketing

Practical questions

You can compare the work your team repeats: setting up tickets, collecting attendee details, promoting the event, helping guests and running entry. You can confirm current pricing and contract terms directly with each provider.

Yes. You can set ticket choices, prices, quantities and sale times, then add eligible items such as merchandise, parking or donations to checkout.

Yes. Door staff can scan tickets and search orders to see the ticket, attendee and booking details, so they can help guests and keep the queue moving.

Choose the Platform That Produces the Strongest Result for Your Venue

Start without a credit card or monthly ticketing fee. Buyers pay the booking fee by default.