Fatsoma vs Skiddle (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Skiddle grades higher than Fatsoma: 3.0 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Skiddle grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Fatsoma
UK ticketing and event marketing platform for organisers
Which one is for you
Pick Fatsoma if
- Fits if you run UK club or live nights and want street teams to sell tickets
- Works for organisers who can pass the booking fee on to buyers
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if your tickets are cheap, since the fee has a £1 minimum on every paid ticket
- Not for you if you sell outside the UK, as prices are in pounds and the pages are UK-focused
- Skip it if you want your own app on a small budget, as Professional starts at £1,500
- Watch out: the pricing page does not say when payouts are made
Pick Skiddle if
- Fits if you promote events in UK cities and want free listing and ticketing
- Works for clubs and festivals that want Skiddle's audience
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the fee buyers pay is not stated, so you can't see what a ticket nets
- Skip it if your audience is outside the UK, as the guide centres on UK cities
- Not for you if you want to list without an account, as an organizer account is required
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFatsomaFair | 3.0GPASkiddleVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DThe 10% fee with a £1 minimum is the highest per-ticket rate among the event tools we are grading, and Professional starts at £1,500. | BFree for organizers on the listing, with no plan price. The booking fees buyers pay aren't stated, so per-ticket revenue can't be worked out. |
| Free plan and trial | BJoining costs nothing, there is no monthly fee and free tickets carry no fee. The fee applies once you sell paid tickets. | AThe Promotion Centre is $0, with no sign-up fee or monthly plan on the listing. |
| Features | CTicket sales, rep teams, marketing tools, door check-in and a marketplace listing. Seating and API are not mentioned. | BEvent listings and pages, seating, payment plans, marketing to its audience, a scanner app, resale and reports. Nothing core is missing. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You set up events and rep teams yourself. | CNo store rating on record. An organizer account is needed before you can list an event. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations listed and no phone apps. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with no integrations named. |
| Best for | UK nightlife and club events with rep teams | UK event listings with free ticketing |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Fatsoma and Skiddle. How we grade
Where they differ
- Fatsoma also covers barcode scanning and affiliate tracking.
- Skiddle also covers reports.
At a glance
| Fatsoma | Skiddle | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | £1,500 and up, plus 10% fee per ticket (Professional) | Free |
| Free plan | Ticketing is free to use; a 10% booking fee (minimum £1) applies to each paid ticket, and free tickets carry no fee. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Fatsoma | Skiddle Promotion Centre |
| Price read from | ticketing.fatsoma.com | promotioncentre.co.uk |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Fatsoma
- Prices are in pounds sterling, and the pages shown are UK-focused.
- The 10% booking fee has a £1 minimum per ticket.
- The Professional tier is sold through sales and starts at £1,500.
- The pricing page does not state when payouts are made.
Skiddle
- The pages read do not state the booking fees buyers pay, so organizer revenue per ticket cannot be worked out from them.
- The audience and event guide are centered on UK cities.
- An organizer account is required before listing an event.
Key features
Fatsoma
- Ticket sales
- Sell tickets with a checkout, embeddable event widgets, order confirmation messages, customer questions and cross-selling.
- Rep teams
- Build a team of promoters with rep dashboards, rep-only tickets and rep posts to push sales.
- Marketing tools
- Promo codes, advertising links and pixels, event announcements and posts to followers, which the site calls direct marketing tools.
- Door check-in
- Fatsoma Scan checks customers in at the door.
- Marketplace listing
- Events are listed on Fatsoma.com and in its consumer app, so buyers can find them by category and city.
- Payouts and finances
- Organisers manage their finances and payouts inside the dashboard.
Skiddle
- Event listings and landing pages
- Organizers get listing pages where customers buy tickets, plus brand pages, artist pages and event series for repeat shows.
- Seating and payment plans
- Allocated seating plans, payment plans that spread the cost of festival tickets, and session-based ticketing are offered.
- Marketing to Skiddle's audience
- E-flyers go to customers within 20 miles of the event, with Facebook re-targeting and push alerts to a brand's app followers.
- RapidScan entry app
- A free barcode scanning app on the App Store and Google Play checks tickets at the door.
- Resale, waiting list and refunds
- Customers can resell tickets through Re:Sell, join a waiting list on sold-out events or refund within the Cool:Off window.
- Sales reports
- A dashboard shows live sales, and post-event financial reports cover ticket-buying trends.
Plans
Fatsoma
Ticketing£0
Free to sign up. 10% fee per paid ticket, minimum £1, which you cover or pass on to buyers; no fee on free tickets.
Professional£1,500
and up, plus a 10% fee per ticket (minimum £1)
Everything in Ticketing plus your own website, branded iPhone and Android apps and paid ad strategy; sold through sales.
EnterpriseCustom
Your own ticket platform built by SOMA, with custom pricing on request.
Skiddle
Promotion Centre$0
Free to sign up, list events and sell tickets; the page does not state buyer booking fees.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fatsoma or Skiddle?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Fatsoma starts at £1,500 and up, plus 10% fee per ticket (Professional), and Skiddle is free.
Which has a free plan, Fatsoma or Skiddle?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Fatsoma and Skiddle have a free plan.
Which platforms do Fatsoma and Skiddle run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Skiddle lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.