The fee gap is not subtle
Ticketmaster's blended all-in fees typically run around 28% of face — service, facility, and order processing stacked on top — and the venue's payout is often around 82% of face after their cut. TixKarma: the buyer pays a flat $2 plus processing, the venue receives 100% of face.
A $50 ticket: Ticketmaster buyer pays roughly $64, venue nets about $41. TixKarma buyer pays $54.22, venue gets $50. That's $10 less for the fan and $9 more for you, per ticket.
What you actually give up with Ticketmaster
- The audience: buyers are Ticketmaster customers, the data is theirs
- Control of your event page and its branding
- Flexibility: contracts, exclusivity, minimums
- Speed: going live takes weeks, not minutes
What Ticketmaster has that we don't
If you're a 15,000-seat arena, you need them. If you're a 400-cap room, you're paying for infrastructure you'll never use.
- Massive national traffic and brand recognition
- Enterprise reserved seating for arenas and stadiums
- Resale marketplace and verified-fan presales at scale
Common questions
That depends on your agreement — check exclusivity and term clauses. Many independent venues run non-exclusive shows on TixKarma while contracts wind down.
Your fans find you through you — your socials, your email list, your followers on TixKarma, and SceneScout for local discovery. Ticketmaster's traffic is mostly for acts people already search by name.
No contract, no minimum, no monthly fee on the standard plan. If it doesn't work, stop using it.