The calculator on the home page asks one question: with your ticket price as it is, what do you and your fans pay in fees on the platform you sell on today, and what on Strobo. Every platform in it has a published source or a measurement of ours, listed below. Where a platform publishes no rate and we have not measured one, we don't guess and it is not in the calculator.
Your ticket price stays as it is. For the platform you pick, we take its fees and work out what the fan pays and what reaches you on one ticket. On Strobo the fan pays the same ticket price plus one service fee: a percentage of the ticket price plus a fixed amount per order, the ones checkout charges (see below). You receive the ticket price and the service fee, and you pay Stripe's fee and your plan.
The headline is the difference in fees over a year of sales, whoever pays them: the platform's fees on one side, the service fee and your plan on the other. Under it the calculator says who the difference goes to: how much less your fans pay per ticket and how much more you keep in a year. Where your fans would pay less, it also shows the other way to use that room: raise the ticket until they pay what they pay today, and you keep the difference.
Stripe takes its own fee from the payment. Where Stripe's standard rate is itself above the fee's percentage, every payment falls short: there the calculator takes the difference off your side and says how much it is in a year.
The plan is counted as you pay for it: for the year at once, at its annual price (ten months' money for twelve), not as twelve monthly payments. It is the cheapest plan for your monthly volume over the year, including the per-ticket price above a plan's limit, charged each month, when that beats moving up. Free runs one event at a time of up to 200 tickets, so it counts only when one such event covers the month: at most 200 tickets a month and at most 200 per event. It is not a fee on the ticket: the per-ticket row counts the whole ticket price on your side, and the plan comes off the yearly figures.
Strobo's fixed amount is charged once per order. The calculator counts it on every ticket, as if every order had one ticket: for Strobo that is the worst case. A platform's own per-order charges (a minimum per order, a delivery or basket fee) are left out, which lowers that platform's cost in our count. Where you pay Stripe yourself on the other platform, Stripe's fixed fee is counted per ticket there too; it is the same amount on both sides.
A platform's fees are counted as the note under its name says: published by the platform, or measured by us where it publishes none, and marked so below. Where a note says “plus VAT”, that VAT is counted when the fan pays the fee; “before VAT” means it is left out. A fee you pay is counted without VAT, except Eventbrite's: outside the US, Eventbrite adds VAT to its fee unless you give it a VAT number, and if you take the fee on yourself that VAT comes out of your payout. We count an organizer without a VAT number, Eventbrite's default. Where a source leaves a point open, we count the reading that costs the platform less. Negotiated rates are not public and are not counted.
When fees on Strobo are not the lower ones at your numbers, the calculator says so. It names the monthly volume or the ticket price from which they are, and only when every higher volume or price on the slider gives the same. Otherwise it states that the platform costs less in fees, or that there is no difference.
Each market's page shows that market's platforms. The figures were read on the date shown; open the source to check them.
10% of the ticket price from you, plus a service fee that Going. sets and adds on top for the fan. That fee is not published: on ten live events it was 4% to 10%, and we count 6%.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://storage.goingapp.pl/storage/app/media/selfboarding/Warunki-i-zasady-korzystania-z-platformy-goingapp-dla-organizatorow.pdf10% per Going.'s published self-service tariff — computed from gross in the table, from net in §7(5) of the same document.
The fee added to the fan is set by Going., not by the organizer, and is not published; observed at 4–10% on ten events on 2 Oct 2026 (median 7.5%), modelled at 6%.
13% on top of what you receive. RA publishes no rate: this one is measured, and we have seen a lower one on a large festival.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://support.ra.co/article/177-service-fees+13% measured across 9 Warsaw price points on 26 Jul 2026 and confirmed on 2 Oct 2026 (multiplier 1.13). A measurement, not a published tariff.
The rate is not uniform — a large promoter negotiated roughly 5.6%. We don't claim RA always takes 13%.
1 zł + 2.9% per ticket from you, before VAT, plus a 2.8% payment fee (plus VAT) that the buyer pays by default.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://evenea.zendesk.com/hc/pl/articles/360011963880-Ile-wynosi-prowizja1% + 2.99 zł per ticket, the lower of Eventbrite's two listed rates, passed on to the buyer by default. We count the 23% VAT Eventbrite adds to its fee unless you have a VAT number.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/755615/how-much-does-it-cost-for-organizers-to-use-eventbrite/3.5% of ticket sales from you, payment fees included. Nothing is added for the buyer.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://fienta.com/p/pricing5.5% per ticket, the lower of Eventbrite's two listed rates, passed on to the buyer by default. We count Germany's 19% VAT (Austria's is 20%), which Eventbrite adds to its fee unless you have a VAT number.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://www.eventbrite.de/help/de/articles/755615/was-kostet-die-verwendung-von-eventbrite-als-veranstalter/6% per ticket, the lower of Eventbrite's two listed rates, passed on to the buyer by default. We count the 21% VAT Eventbrite adds to its fee unless you have a VAT number.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://www.eventbrite.es/help/es/articles/755615/cuanto-les-cuesta-a-los-organizadores-usar-eventbrite/3.5% + €0.49 per ticket, the lower of Eventbrite's two listed rates, passed on to the buyer by default. We count France's 20% VAT (Italy's is 22%), which Eventbrite adds to its fee unless you have a VAT number.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://www.eventbrite.fr/help/fr/articles/755615/combien-coute-aux-organisateurs-l-utilisation-d-eventbrite/5.9% + €0.79 per ticket, passed on to the buyer by default. We count the 23% VAT Eventbrite adds to its fee unless you have a VAT number.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/755615/how-much-does-it-cost-for-organizers-to-use-eventbrite/6.8% of face value (minimum €1, maximum €5, plus VAT) and a 3% transaction fee, inside the one price the fan sees.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://support.dice.fm/article/773-mio-ticketing-terms-and-conditions-france3.5% + €0.99 per ticket (€0.49 for tickets under €7), VAT and payment fees included. You choose who pays.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://www.eventim-light.de/preise/2.5% per ticket sold online, minimum €0.99, bank fees included. You pay it by default; you can pass it on to buyers.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://weezevent.com/fr/nos-tarifs/3.99% + €0.90 per ticket, before VAT, paid by the buyer by default.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://go.billetto.com/pricing3.5% of ticket sales from you, payment fees included. Its minimum of €0.40 per order is not counted. Nothing is added for the buyer.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://fienta.com/p/pricing8.5% of face value plus VAT (minimum £1), inside the one price the fan sees, and a 2.5% transaction fee on that price. The terms do not say plainly which side bears the transaction fee; we count it once, without VAT. These are the self sign-up terms; negotiated partners are on other rates.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://support.dice.fm/article/758-mio-ticketing-terms-and-conditions-uk10% of face value + £0.27, minimum £1. The customer pays by default; you can absorb it.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://help.promotioncentre.co.uk/en/articles/9362892-what-is-the-booking-fee-rate-on-skiddle6.95% + £0.59 per ticket, passed on to the buyer by default. We count the 20% VAT Eventbrite adds to its fee unless you have a VAT number.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/755615/how-much-does-it-cost-for-organizers-to-use-eventbrite/4.99% + £0.49 per paid ticket (minimum £1) plus VAT, paid by the buyer. A transaction fee per basket comes on top and is not counted.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://business.fixr.co/uk/pricing/3.99% + £0.90 per ticket plus VAT, paid by the buyer by default.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://go.billetto.com/en-gb/pricing£0.60 per ticket, before VAT, and Stripe's own 1.5% + £0.20 on your Stripe account. You pay both by default; you can pass them on to buyers. Pre-paid credits (from £0.22 a ticket) and very low-priced tickets cost less; we count the pay-as-you-go price.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://www.tickettailor.com/pricing3.7% + $1.79 per ticket and 2.9% of the order, paid by buyers by default.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing/13% of face value, inside the one price the fan sees. These are the self sign-up terms; negotiated partners are on other rates.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://support.dice.fm/article/764-mio-ticketing-terms-and-conditions-us10% + $0.99 per ticket, by Posh's own figure, paid by the buyer by default. Posh does not say whether you can take it on yourself; the switch shows both.
Checked: 2026-10-18Source: https://posh.vip/university/post/posh-vs-dice2.1% + $0.99 per ticket and 2.9% + $0.30 payment processing.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://www.humanitix.com/us/pricing5% platform fee and Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30, on your own Stripe account. Luma Plus ($59 a month) removes the platform fee.
Checked: 2026-10-02Source: https://luma.com/pricingOn its published self-service (self-boarding) tariff, Going. takes 10% of the organizer's sales. On top of the ticket price Going. adds a service fee for the fan. Going. sets that fee itself (§7(3) of the same terms) and does not publish it. On ten live events on 2 Oct 2026 it was between 4% and 10% of the ticket price, 7.5% at the median. In the calculator we count it at 6%, below the median, so Going.'s cost is not overstated.
The caveat that must accompany every rendering of “10%”: Going.'s own tariff is internally inconsistent — the table computes the cut from gross, while §7(5) of the same document computes it from net. So we never print a bare “10%”, only “10% gross” with that note.
Going. pays out about 19–22 days after the end of the month in which the event took place: the settlement report is due by the 5th, the organizer has 3 days to accept it, and the transfer follows within 14 days (§7(8)–(10)).
| 40.00 zł | → 3.99 zł |
| 50.00 zł | → 3.75 zł |
| 69.00 zł | → 5.99 zł |
| 119.00 zł | → 7.14 zł |
| 129.00 zł | → 10.99 zł |
| 139.00 zł | → 10.49 zł |
| 169.00 zł | → 10.99 zł |
| 179.00 zł | → 10.00 zł |
| 179.00 zł | → 7.16 zł |
| 199.00 zł | → 14.93 zł |
Resident Advisor adds 13% to what the promoter receives. The fan sees one figure under RA's own label “Ticket including RA fee”. The calculator opens with the fee on top and lets you switch.
RA does not publish this rate. We measured it on 26 Jul 2026 across nine price points on two live-selling Warsaw events; the multiplier is 1.13 on every point. We checked it again on 2 Oct 2026: live ticket prices in Warsaw and Kraków and RA Pro's own ticket form give the same 1.13. This is a measurement, not a published tariff — and we don't call it one.
A large promoter (Unsound) negotiated roughly 5.6%, so RA's rate is not uniform — we don't write that “RA always takes 13%”.
| 30.00 zł | → 33.90 zł |
| 40.00 zł | → 45.20 zł |
| 50.00 zł | → 56.50 zł |
| 70.00 zł | → 79.10 zł |
| 80.00 zł | → 90.40 zł |
| 95.00 zł | → 107.35 zł |
| 100.00 zł | → 113.00 zł |
| 125.00 zł | → 141.25 zł |
| 71.00 zł | → 80.25 zł |
| 10.00 zł | → 11.30 zł |
| 15.00 zł | → 16.95 zł |
| 20.00 zł | → 22.60 zł |
| 30.00 zł | → 33.90 zł |
| 40.00 zł | → 45.20 zł |
| 50.00 zł | → 56.50 zł |
| 60.00 zł | → 67.80 zł |
| 100.00 zł | → 113.00 zł |
| 250.00 zł | → 282.50 zł |
| 400.00 zł | → 452.00 zł |
At checkout, the service fee is floor((price × 16 + 500) / 1000) grosze plus a fixed 1 zł. The calculator uses the same percentage and the same fixed amount, and rounds only when it writes a figure. The fee goes to the organizer, not to Strobo: the platform takes nothing from the ticket price or from the fee. Stripe's own fee comes out of the organizer's payout.
One deliberate rounding in our disfavour: at checkout the fixed 1 zł is charged once per order, whereas here it is charged per ticket, because the whole comparison is framed “per ticket”. The per-ticket model slightly overstates our own fee versus a real multi-ticket order. A platform's own per-order charges are left out altogether.
Free is one live event at a time, with up to 200 tickets; once it has taken place you can publish the next, and drafts are unlimited. Paid plans go by monthly ticket volume. Above a paid plan's limit you pay 0.50 zł or €0.20 per ticket — no step tiers. Free never runs up a bill.
Annual = ten times the monthly price (two months free), in both currencies. The two ladders are separately published price lists, and neither is converted from the other at any exchange rate: which one an organisation pays is decided by its country when it subscribes. Enterprise is quoted “from 2,199 zł / from €549 a month”, always as an estimate, not an offer.