A ticket fee that stays tiny
FairGate is built around a fixed 10p platform fee per paid ticket, with Stripe gateway costs shown separately.
Fair access. Protected progress.
Keep more of your ticket revenue.
FairGate charges a fixed 10p platform fee per paid ticket, plus your Stripe processing costs, with connected payouts and dependable entry scanning.
10p platform fee
Stripe payouts
Website widget
Live widget
Friday Room One
Embedded checkout - 148 tickets issued
Platform fee
10p
Payout route
Stripe
Direct payouts, branded widget, QR-ready door flow.
Embed live
FairGate USP
Lower fees without making checkout weird.
FairGate combines the cost advantage organisers care about with the buyer convenience and door reliability that protects real event revenue.
Direct organiser payouts
Connect Stripe once so ticket revenue can flow to the organiser account while FairGate collects its fixed application fee.
Revenue stays with organisers
MVP payments are designed to settle to organiser provider accounts instead of FairGate holding ticket revenue.
Offline-capable scanning
Door staff can keep checking tickets when signal is patchy, then sync scan attempts when connection returns.
Custom domains
High-value organisers can sell from their own domain, keeping trust and brand control at the point of purchase.
Fee clarity
Show the margin before the doors open.
Change your ticket price, volume and Stripe card type to see gross ticket sales, FairGate's fixed ticket fee, gateway cost and retained organiser revenue in one full-width view.
Estimated organiser revenue
£4,011.00
Assumes the organiser absorbs platform and payment fees.
10p fixed + gateway costs
420 50-2,500
Stripe Connect
Stripe checkout with direct organiser payouts
Stripe processing is estimated from standard uk cards at 1.5% + 20p. FairGate stays fixed at 10p per paid ticket.
Total estimated cost
£189.00
- Gross ticket sales
- £4,200.00
- FairGate ticket fee 10p x 420 issued tickets
- £42.00
- Payment gateway cost Stripe 1.5% + 20p on gross sales + 420 payment transactions
- £147.00
- Total platform + gateway cost
- £189.00
Sources: Stripe UK pricing . Estimates checked 18 July 2026. Stripe's fixed fee applies per successful payment transaction, not per ticket. Currency conversion, refunds, disputes and optional services are excluded.
Finance admin
Ticket sales flow into the finance tools you already use.
Connect your accounting platform once and FairGate can prepare event sales, fees and payout records for sync. No weekend spreadsheet sorting, no guessing what happened after the doors closed.
Sales records
Orders and ticket lines stay finance-ready.
Fee clarity
Gateway and FairGate fees are tracked separately.
Export fallback
Download everything for unsupported platforms.
QuickBooks
Push order, fee and payout records into QuickBooks once connected.
Planned auto-sync
Xero
Sync finance-ready sales data into Xero without spreadsheet clean-up.
Planned auto-sync
Sage
Connect Sage Accounting for clean reconciliation after each event.
Planned auto-sync
Unsupported platform?
Export every order, ticket line, payment reference and fee record.
CSV-ready
UK fee comparison
Compare providers on the same assumptions.
The FairGate platform charge is fixed at 10p per paid ticket, then Stripe processing is estimated from your order assumptions. Competitor fees may be absorbed by the organiser or added to the buyer, so this section compares total estimated costs using the same settings.
FairGate ticket fee
£0.10
Difference per ticket
£0.82
Versus estimated Skiddle
Difference on this event
£344.40
At 420 tickets and 420 orders
Estimated cost pressure per ticket
Horizontal bars show total estimated cost per paid ticket at the current settings.
Like-for-like settings
FairGate
10p/ticket + 1.5% + 20p per order
Best
£0.45
10p platform fee plus the selected Stripe gateway estimate.
Ticket Tailor PAYG
60p + VAT/ticket + 1.5% + 20p
£1.07
Estimated difference: £260.40 on this event.
Ticket Tailor prepaid
From 22p + VAT/ticket + 1.5% + 20p
£0.61
Estimated difference: £68.88 on this event.
TicketSource
7% + VAT per paid booking, processing included
£0.84
Estimated difference: £163.80 on this event.
TicketSource + Stripe
4.5% + VAT + 1.5% + 20p
£0.89
Estimated difference: £184.80 on this event.
Eventbrite UK
50p/ticket + 1.6%/order + 2.9% processing
£0.95
Estimated difference: £210.00 on this event.
Skiddle
10% + 27p/ticket, GBP 1 minimum
£1.27
Estimated difference: £344.40 on this event.
Estimates checked 18 July 2026. VAT is included where explicitly stated. Stripe's fixed fee is per successful payment transaction, not per ticket. Refunds, disputes, currency conversion, optional services and pass-through configuration can change the real result. Sources: Ticket Tailor, TicketSource, Eventbrite Help Center, Skiddle Promotion Centre.
Product
Ticketing for grassroots chaos, built calmly.
The platform starts with the practical things organisers need on event week: quick setup, payment confirmation, issued tickets and reliable check-in.
Sell without fee creep
FairGate keeps the platform fee fixed at 10p per paid ticket, even when your ticket price climbs.
Scan when signal drops
Door staff get fast QR checks, clear ticket states and an offline queue that syncs later.
Own the front door
Custom domains let organisers sell from a branded URL instead of sending fans elsewhere.
Issue only on proof
Tickets are created after verified provider state, not just a hopeful checkout redirect.
How it works
From event setup to checked-in tickets.
No payout ceremony. No vague scan states. FairGate keeps the important thresholds visible.
- 1Create the event and ticket types.
- 2Buyer pays through Stripe checkout.
- 3FairGate verifies the payment state.
- 4Tickets are issued and ready to scan.
Questions
Clear answers for sensible organisers.
FairGate should explain the value in plain English, then let the checkout do the technical work.
How do organisers get paid?
Organisers connect their Stripe account so ticket revenue is paid through their own Stripe setup. FairGate records and collects the fixed platform fee separately.
Does FairGate hold organiser revenue?
FairGate is designed around connected Stripe accounts, so ticket revenue can be processed through the organiser setup while FairGate collects its platform fee.
What makes scanning reliable?
The scanner is browser-first, uses signed ticket tokens, shows valid, used and invalid states clearly, and queues offline scan attempts for later sync.
Built for launch
Give grassroots promoters a fairer gate.
Start with fixed-fee checkout, connect Stripe payouts, and make the door team faster when it matters.