Ticketmaster vs StubHub Fees (2025): What Will You Actually Net?

🎟️ Choosing where to list your tickets is really a math problem. Below is a quick, plain-English guide to how fees stack up on each marketplace and a calculator so you can model your own numbers and see which one pays more for your exact scenario.

Adjust the defaults to your reality. It shows net per order, net per ticket, effective fee %, and the required list price to hit a target net per ticket on each marketplace.

📌 How to use it

1. Enter your price per ticket and quantity
2. Set each marketplace’s seller %, processing % + fixed, and any delivery/withholding
3. Optionally add a buyer fee % to see an estimated out-the-door price for shoppers
4. Click Calculate to compare net payouts, effective fee %, and the required list price to hit a target net per ticket

✨ What fees usually apply

• Seller fee – a percentage of the sale price (sometimes varies by event/marketplace)
• Payment processing – percent + a fixed amount per order
• Delivery/transfer – courier or digital-transfer costs you cover, if any
• Withholding/tax – marketplace or regional withholding (set to 0% if not relevant)
• Quantity effect – fixed fees are per order, so selling more tickets in one order dilutes the fixed part

Tip: Buyer fees don’t reduce your payout, but they affect the buyer’s “out-the-door” price. The calculator includes an optional buyer-fee field so you can estimate a competitive list price if you want.

💡 When each site can be cheaper

• Lower list prices or single tickets: Platforms with lower fixed fees often win
• Higher prices or multi-ticket orders: The percent dominates, so the lower % usually wins
• Last-minute drops: Tiny fixed fees matter less; focus on percent and speed of sale

✅ Takeaways

• The effective fee % changes with price and quantity because fixed fees get diluted in larger orders
• For higher-priced tickets, the lower seller % usually wins
• For single, low-priced tickets, watch the fixed processing fee
• Use the Target Net box to back into list prices that meet your margin goals on each site