Looking for a Skiddle alternative?
CaptiFi is guest WiFi marketing for venues, with prices published in six currencies, its WiFi device on every plan against a refundable deposit, every integration from Growth, and a 30-day trial on every plan.
Where CaptiFi differs from Skiddle
The CaptiFi Events fee is lower at every ticket price: 7.5%, 6% and 4.5% with a 50p minimum, against 10% plus 27p with a GBP1 minimum.
Every CaptiFi Events sale settles into your own Stripe account, with card processing inside the CaptiFi fee.
Every CaptiFi ticket buyer joins the same guest list as the people who sign in to your WiFi.
Your next CaptiFi event shows on the WiFi connected screen to guests in the venue.
When is Skiddle the right pick?
Promoters running club nights or gigs for an audience that does not know the venue yet, where being found on a UK events listing site, with E-Flyers and follower alerts, is the point and the booking fee is the cost of that reach. If that sounds like you, Skiddle may suit you. CaptiFi is built for venues that want published prices in their own currency, its WiFi device against a refundable deposit, and every integration from Growth.
The five-minute comparison
| Feature |
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|---|---|---|
| UK booking fee on a GBP10 ticket | GBP0.75 (7.5%) | GBP1.27 (10% + 27p) |
| UK booking fee on a GBP25 ticket | GBP1.50 (6%) | GBP2.77 (10% + 27p) |
| UK booking fee on a GBP60 ticket | GBP2.70 (4.5%) | GBP6.27 (10% + 27p) |
| Minimum fee per ticket | 50p | GBP1 |
| Card processing included in the fee | Yes | Yes on Skiddle's own merchant account; with DirectPay you pay Stripe's fees |
| Fee source and read date | CaptiFi fee schedule, checked 28 October 2026 | Skiddle Promotion Centre help article dated 17 August 2026, read 28 October 2026 |
| Venue chooses to absorb or pass on the fee | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly platform fee | Included in the CaptiFi subscription | None: free to list |
| Money paid into the venue's own Stripe account | Yes | With DirectPay; otherwise paid out by Skiddle |
| Listing on a consumer discovery site | No | Yes |
| Ticket buyers added to your own marketing list | Yes | Customer information and reporting in its Promotion Centre |
| Guest WiFi data capture | Yes | Not stated on its website |
| Marketing to your audience | Email campaigns and automations from Essentials | E-Flyers, and push alerts to followers in the Skiddle app |
| Door check-in from a phone | Yes | RapidScan app; a RapidScan fee applies to every order |
| Your next event shown on the WiFi connected screen | Yes | Not stated on its website |
| Try before you buy | 30-day trial | Free to list |
Ready to switch?
A 30-day trial on every plan. The CaptiFi device on every plan, on a refundable deposit. No setup fee.
Want the numbers? See full CaptiFi pricing.
Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Competitor names and logos are trade marks of their respective owners and are shown only to identify the products being compared. CaptiFi is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any company named on this page. Feature and pricing notes describe each product as we found it on its own public website on the date shown, and may since have changed; check the vendor's current terms before you buy. If you work for one of these companies and something here is out of date, email hello@captifi.io. Trade mark notices.
Details about Skiddle are from its own website, checked 28 October 2026. Sources: Skiddle Promotion Centre: booking fee rate, Skiddle Promotion Centre, Skiddle help: DirectPay using Stripe, Skiddle help: RapidScan fees, Skiddle Promotion Centre: sell tickets.
What each platform takes from a ticket
Skiddle's default booking fee is 10% of the face value plus 27p per ticket, with a minimum of GBP1, paid to Skiddle by the customer by default; a promoter who chooses to pay it has it taken from the face value as a commission. CaptiFi Events charges 7.5% up to GBP20, 6% up to GBP50 and 4.5% above that, with a 50p minimum, card processing included and nothing on a free ticket. Figures read on 28 October 2026.
| UK ticket price | Skiddle | CaptiFi Events | Difference per ticket |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBP5 | GBP1.00 (the GBP1 minimum, 20%) | GBP0.50 (50p minimum) | GBP0.50 |
| GBP10 | GBP1.27 (10% + 27p) | GBP0.75 (7.5%) | GBP0.52 |
| GBP25 | GBP2.77 (10% + 27p) | GBP1.50 (6%) | GBP1.27 |
| GBP60 | GBP6.27 (10% + 27p) | GBP2.70 (4.5%) | GBP3.57 |
The minimum matters most on a venue's cheap tickets: Skiddle's GBP1 is 20% of a GBP5 comedy night and about 17% of a GBP6 quiz entry. CaptiFi's minimum is 50p. CaptiFi retail pricing runs in six currencies, and the fee bands have their own thresholds in each one.
Reaching new people, and selling to the ones you have
Skiddle is a UK events listing site. A promoter lists a night, Skiddle's audience finds it, and the booking fee is the price of that reach. Promoters can also send E-Flyers to Skiddle customers within 20 miles and push alerts to their followers in the Skiddle app, and they can see customer information and reporting in its Promotion Centre. For a night nobody has heard of, that reach can be worth the fee.
CaptiFi starts from the people already in the building. Every guest who connects to the WiFi joins your list with their consent recorded, so the announcement goes to the regulars first, they buy on your own event page, the money lands in your own Stripe account, and the buyer goes back into the list tagged as a ticket buyer. Tonight's guests see your next event on the WiFi connected screen.
When Skiddle is the right answer
If you are a promoter putting on a night in a venue that is not yours, or launching something new that needs people who have never been through the door, an events listing site does a job CaptiFi does not attempt. CaptiFi has no consumer audience and no promoter tools such as rep sales or a listings feed. It sells tickets to the list you already have, and if that list is small today, the WiFi will build it, but it will not fill a room this Saturday. Nothing stops you listing the same event on Skiddle while you build your own crowd; the fee only ever applies to the tickets sold through that channel.
Skiddle alternative FAQs
How do the fees compare per ticket?
Skiddle's default is 10% plus 27p with a GBP1 minimum; CaptiFi is 7.5% up to GBP20, 6% up to GBP50 and 4.5% above, with a 50p minimum and card processing included. On GBP10 that is GBP0.75 against GBP1.27; on GBP25, GBP1.50 against GBP2.77; on GBP60, GBP2.70 against GBP6.27. Figures read on 28 October 2026.
Who receives the ticket money?
With CaptiFi, your venue does. Paid tickets are charged to your own Stripe account, your name appears on the buyer's statement and Stripe pays you out on your normal schedule. CaptiFi never holds ticket money; its fee is taken from the payment as it settles. Skiddle pays promoters out through its own merchant account, or with its DirectPay option the money goes straight into the promoter's own Stripe account.
Do I keep the buyers' details?
Yes. Every buyer is added to your CaptiFi guest list and tagged as a ticket buyer, with marketing consent recorded only where they gave it, so you can email that segment about the next event.
Which plan includes CaptiFi Events?
Growth and above. Free events and RSVPs need no Stripe account; connecting Stripe is only needed before the first paid ticket goes on sale.