The Skiddle alternative with no booking fee
On Skiddle, guests pay a booking fee of 10% of the ticket price + 27p, at least £1. On Partache they pay only your ticket price.
Partache vs Skiddle
The differences that affect your payout and your guests. Where Skiddle has the edge, we say so below.
| Partache | Skiddle | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee on paid tickets | No platform fee and no booking fee | Booking fee of 10% + 27p per ticket, at least £1 |
| Who pays it | Nobody: there isn't one | The buyer by default, or you as a commission |
| Card processing | Stripe: 1.5% + 20p per payment (standard UK cards), from your payout | Included in the booking fee |
| Where the money goes | Straight into your own Stripe account | Collected by Skiddle, then paid out to you |
| Discovery | Events by city, followers, and friends seeing who's going | Skiddle's UK listings and app |
One £20.00 ticket, two ways
A single £20.00 ticket bought with a standard UK card, with each platform's default setting.
Skiddle
Fee added to the buyer's price (default)
Partache
No platform fee, no booking fee
On Partache your guest pays £2.27 less per ticket. Across 200 tickets, that's £454.00 your guests keep.
Which one fits you
Partache is a good fit if…
You run nights where people come through friends and word of mouth, and you want to keep the whole ticket price.
- You run club nights, gigs, supper clubs, workshops or community events
- You want guests to pay the price on your poster, with no booking fee
- You'd rather the money went straight into your own Stripe account
- You want approvals, forms, waitlists and members-only events built in
Skiddle may suit you better if…
Some events need what another platform does best, and that's fine.
- You want your events in Skiddle's UK listings
- You rely on Skiddle's promoter and rep tools
- Your audience already buys on Skiddle
Moving to Partache takes an afternoon
Set up your host account
Sign up free, add your logo and bio, and connect Stripe to take payments in GBP, USD or EUR.
Recreate your next events
Add your ticket types, release times and promo codes. Import your member list if you run a members-only community.
Tell your audience
Share your new event links, or put the checkout on your own website. Guests who follow you hear about every new event.
Keep the whole ticket price
Create a free host account and publish your next event on Partache. No platform fee, no booking fee.
Start hosting freeSwitching from Skiddle
Anything else? Email hello@partache.com and a person will reply.
How much is Skiddle's booking fee?
Skiddle's default booking fee is 10% of the ticket's face value plus 27p, with a minimum of £1, paid by the customer. Promoters can choose to pay it themselves as a commission instead.
Is there a UK ticketing site without booking fees?
Yes. On Partache there is no booking fee and no platform fee: guests pay only the ticket price, and the host pays Stripe's card fee of 1.5% + 20p per payment on standard UK cards.
What does a £20 ticket cost on Skiddle compared with Partache?
On Skiddle the buyer pays £22.27 (£20 plus a £2.27 booking fee) and you get £20. On Partache the buyer pays £20 and you keep £19.50 after Stripe's fee.
Is Partache affiliated with Skiddle?
No. Partache is an independent company. Skiddle is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to compare the two services.
Sources
Checked October 2026. See also: free ticketing platforms in the UK compared.