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tickts vs Universe

tickts adds zero booking fees.

Feature comparison

See how tickts stacks up against Universe across 4 key features.

Feature
tickts
Universe
Booking fees to fans
None
See their pricing page
Commission to organiser
0%
See their pricing page
Owned by
Independent
Ticketmaster / Live Nation
Apple & Google Wallet
Both included
No

We don't quote Universe's fees here: check their own pricing page for their current rates.

Why organisers switch to tickts

Fans hate booking fees

tickts shows the same price end to end.

Independence

Universe feeds data to Ticketmaster. tickts is independent and Irish-focused.

Optional refund protection for fans

At checkout your fans can add TicketPlan refund protection and claim the ticket price back if they cannot attend for a covered reason. It is optional, never pre-ticked, and the premium never touches your payout.

Frequently asked questions

Absorb it and it comes out of your gate; pass it on and your fans pay more than the advertised face value. On tickts there is no platform fee to allocate either way.

Yes — tickts.ie is live with EUR payouts via Stripe Ireland.

Ready to ditch the fees?

Switch from Universe to tickts, zero platform fees, zero booking fees for fans. Free to start for organisers, advanced tools from €34/mo. No contracts, no lock-in. Standard Stripe processing (1.5% + €0.25) applies.

No setup fees
No contracts
UK-based support

We don't quote Universe's fees here: check their own pricing page for their current rates. Competitor pricing, features, and policies may change without notice. We review this page on a regular basis to keep it accurate, but some details may be briefly out of date. If you spot anything that needs updating, please let us know.

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See how tickts stacks up against other platforms

They all charge booking fees. We don't. See the difference, side by side.

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