Is TKKT cheaper than FestFlow?

TKKT charges R0 platform fee. FestFlow publishes a 3% platform fee, reduced to 1.5% on their premium organiser option. For most events that makes TKKT cheaper for the organiser, the buyer, or both, depending on who absorbs the fee. Check it against your own ticket price and expected volume before deciding.

Independent comparison · Last reviewed 22 August 2026

TKKT vs FestFlow

FestFlow is a newer South African platform that publishes its pricing openly and competes on a low flat percentage. TKKT competes by not charging a platform percentage at all.

TKKT charges R0 platform fee. FestFlow publishes a 3% platform fee, reduced to 1.5% on their premium organiser option.

TKKT is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a subsidiary of FestFlow. All FestFlow facts below are sourced from their public website on the date above. Always verify current pricing and features on the relevant platform before deciding.

Verifiable head-to-head

Only objectively verifiable facts. Where we credit FestFlow with the win, we mean it. Where a row would require speculating about their internal capabilities, we leave it out.

Dimension	TKKT	FestFlow
Platform fee on ticket revenue	R0	3%, or 1.5% on their premium organiser option
Booking fee per ticket	R0	R0 - they charge a percentage only
Who processes the money	Your own Yoco, PayFast or Paystack account	FestFlow processes and pays out in 48-hour batches
Payment processing fee	Your gateway's own published rate, paid to your gateway	±2.9-2.95% via Paystack or Ozow
Choosing who absorbs fees	You decide who covers the gateway fee	Configurable per event
Free events	R0	No platform fee applies to a R0 ticket

What TKKT is built around

These are TKKT's own features. We don't claim FestFlow has or hasn't built equivalents, only that these are the choices we've made and what they mean for SA organisers.

AI chat-first event creation (live in about 60 seconds)
WhatsApp-first ticket delivery format
Configurable per-event optional tip / top-up at checkout
Offline-first IndexedDB-based door scanner

Which one should you pick?

Stick with FestFlow if

You would rather the platform collect the money and manage payouts for you, and a 3% platform fee is worth that convenience.

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Switch to TKKT if

You already have, or are willing to open, a Yoco, PayFast or Paystack account and would rather pay only your gateway's processing fee with no platform percentage stacked on top.

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Real numbers from a real TKKT event

Cape Town, May 2026. Verified directly from booking data.

Beyond the Dust Dunes Meets Tunes fundraiser

Opium · Cape Town · 110 pre-sale tickets

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110 Tickets pre-sold

R27,500 In pre-sales

R5,100 In optional tips

R0 Platform fees

12 attendees added a voluntary tip at checkout. 11 chipped in an average R100. One super-supporter dropped R4,000. That's R5,100 of bonus revenue the organiser keeps - on a feature most ticketing platforms don't even offer.

Verified directly from TKKT booking data. Door takings, bar revenue and cash tips not shown. Venue capacity was 200.

Methodology, sources and inaccuracy reporting

Methodology: The matrix above includes only dimensions we can verify from FestFlow's own published material on the date listed. Where a competitor capability would require speculating, we leave it off the matrix and instead list TKKT's own features in a separate "What TKKT is built around" section. Where we quote a specific percentage or rand amount, it is taken from the source linked below and was correct on the review date. Where a platform does not publish a specific figure, we describe only the existence of a fee rather than guessing at its size, and we never take a competitor's fee figure from a rival's comparison page.
Source: FestFlow published pricing: https://festflow.co.za/pricing
Last reviewed: 22 August 2026. Pricing and feature sets on competitor platforms change. Always confirm current details on the relevant platform before relying on this comparison.
Spotted an inaccuracy? If you represent FestFlow or have first-hand evidence that something on this page is incorrect, please contact us and we will review and correct or remove the disputed line within 7 business days. We'd rather be accurate than be in court.
Affiliation: TKKT is independent. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a subsidiary of FestFlow. FestFlow's name is used here in plain text for purposes of factual product comparison only; no logo, mark, or get-up of FestFlow is reproduced on this page.