How we compare
Ticket Cherry vs TicketSource
TicketSource is a UK online box office. Weighing up an alternative? Here’s how the two compare on fees, payouts, seating, branding and the door — with every TicketSource fact taken from its own pages.
TicketSource vs Ticket Cherry at a glance
TicketSource details from its own pages, checked 7 November 2026.
- Platform fee on a paid ticket
Ticket Cherry: 2.5% of each paid ticket
TicketSource: 7% + VAT per paid online booking (minimum £0.25 + VAT); 4.5% + VAT if you connect your own payment account
- Card processing
Ticket Cherry: Payment processing fees are charged separately by our payment provider
TicketSource: Included in the 7% rate; processing fees apply separately on the 4.5% option
- Free events
Ticket Cherry: No fee on free tickets, with no annual limit
TicketSource: Free events and in-house bookings are free
- Subscription or paid plans
Ticket Cherry: None. Every feature for every organiser
TicketSource: Free for organisers
- Who pays the fee
Ticket Cherry: You choose: pass it to buyers as a booking fee, or absorb it
TicketSource: You can absorb the fee or pass it to buyers
- When you get paid
Ticket Cherry: Designed to pay directly into your own payment account, on the provider’s payout schedule
TicketSource: Not stated on their pricing page
- Reserved seating
Ticket Cherry: Included, with no extra charge per seat — and we’ll build your plan for you, free
TicketSource: Not stated on their pricing page
- Your own branding
Ticket Cherry: Your logo, colours, fonts and your own domain, all included
TicketSource: Not stated on their pricing page
- Checking tickets at the door
Ticket Cherry: Any phone browser, with an offline mode. iOS and Android apps are coming
TicketSource: Not stated on their pricing page
Real fee comparison
Try your own ticket price and booking size. TicketSource’s figure uses its published formula, with VAT added where it’s quoted “+ VAT”.
Booking value: £60.00
Ticket Cherry fee
£1.52
Payment processing fees are charged separately by our payment provider.
TicketSource
TicketSource payments
£5.04
£4.20 + 20% VAT. Includes card processing.
Your own payment account
£3.24
£2.70 + 20% VAT. Plus payment processing fees, charged separately.
Platform fees from each platform’s published pricing. Some include card processing in their fee; others, like Ticket Cherry, have payment processing fees charged separately by a payment provider — each figure says which. Fees quoted “+ VAT” include 20% VAT here. Real totals can differ with discounts, add-ons and card type.
Where TicketSource may suit you better
Based on TicketSource’s own pages.
- Box office bookings you take in person are free
- A lower 4.5% rate if you connect your own payment account
Why organisers choose Ticket Cherry
No subscription, every feature
Reserved seating, custom domains, promo codes, waiting lists, reports and team roles — for every organiser.
Your brand leads
Your logo, colours, fonts and images on your own shop and domain. A small “Powered by Ticket Cherry” credit sits in the footer.
Clear prices for buyers
Any booking fee and the total are shown ticket by ticket before checkout. No account needed to buy.
The door, sorted
Scan in any phone browser with no app to install. Each ticket admits once online; offline mode flags conflicts.
Frequently asked questions
How much does TicketSource charge?
TicketSource’s pricing lists a booking fee of 7% + VAT per paid online booking, including card processing, with a minimum of £0.25 + VAT — or 4.5% + VAT if you connect your own payment account, plus processing fees. Free events and in-house bookings are free. (From TicketSource’s own pages, checked 7 November 2026.)
Is Ticket Cherry free for organisers?
There’s no subscription and no paid plan, and free events carry no fee. Paid tickets carry one transaction fee: 2.5% of each paid ticket. Payment processing fees are charged separately by our payment provider.
Do I have to build my own seating plan?
No — unless you want to. Send us your venue layout (a PDF, a floor plan or a clear photo) from Venues & seating and we’ll build the plan in your account, free of charge; you check it and publish it. You can also build or edit plans yourself, with sections, rows, price bands and wheelchair and companion spaces. Curved and free-form layouts are built as rows and sections for now.
Is there an app for scanning tickets?
iOS and Android apps for organisers and door staff are on the way. Today, door staff scan in any phone browser with no app to install: online, a ticket can only be admitted once, and you can download an event for offline scanning, with conflicts flagged when phones reconnect.
When do I get paid?
Paid sales are designed to go straight to your own payment account, so you’re the seller and you’re paid out directly on the payment provider’s schedule. Ticket Cherry is in prelaunch testing, so live payments aren’t open yet.
How do I switch from TicketSource?
Create your account, set up your shop and build your events — you can do all of that before connecting payments. Tickets you’ve already sold on TicketSource stay there; start selling new events or dates on Ticket Cherry when you’re ready. You can export your own orders and attendees from Ticket Cherry as CSV at any time.
Can my shop use my own brand and domain?
Yes. Your logo, colours, fonts and images, and your own domain at no extra charge. Buyers see your name first.
Do my buyers need an account?
No. Guest checkout, with tickets and a secure order link by email, and a ‘Find my tickets’ page if they lose them.
Where these facts come from
Everything about TicketSource on this page comes from TicketSource’s own published pages, checked on 7 November 2026. Where we couldn’t find something there, we say “Not stated” rather than guess. Fees change, so check TicketSource’s current terms before you decide.
TicketSource’s website doesn’t allow automated checks, so these figures come from its pricing page as published in search results on 7 November 2026. They match other public comparisons, but check TicketSource’s page for the latest rates.
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Ticket Cherry’s answers describe the product as it is today; it is in prelaunch testing and payments in this environment are simulated. Other platforms’ details are taken from their own published pages on 7 November 2026 and may have changed since. Eventbrite, Ticket Tailor, TicketSource, Skiddle, TryBooking, Humanitix, Billetto, Fatsoma, Stage Stubs, Tito are trademarks of their respective owners, used only to identify them. Ticket Cherry is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.