Is TKKT cheaper than Quicket?

TKKT charges R0 platform fee per ticket. On 30 August 2026 Quicket's sell-tickets page published a 4.9% commission excluding VAT plus a R7.50 booking fee per ticket. Verify on their checkout. 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 30 August 2026

TKKT vs Quicket

Quicket is the most established South African ticketing marketplace. TKKT is a newer, zero-fee alternative built for independent organisers who already bring their own audience.

TKKT charges R0 platform fee per ticket. On 30 August 2026 Quicket's sell-tickets page published a 4.9% commission excluding VAT plus a R7.50 booking fee per ticket. Verify on their checkout.

TKKT is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a subsidiary of Quicket. All Quicket 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 Quicket with the win, we mean it. Where a row would require speculating about their internal capabilities, we leave it out.

Dimension	TKKT	Quicket
Per-ticket platform fee charged by the platform	R0	4.9% commission ex VAT plus R7.50 booking fee per ticket, per their sell-tickets page
Time from sale to organiser receiving funds	Direct to organiser's chosen gateway, no settlement queue	After their published settlement window
Organiser's choice of payment gateway	Pick one: Yoco, PayFast, or Paystack	Their managed gateway
Public marketplace for event discovery	Limited (early-stage)	Established marketplace audience
Brand recognition with attendees	New (2026)	Long-established
Multi-event organiser tools	Yes	Yes
Free events supported	Yes	Yes

What TKKT is built around

These are TKKT's own features. We don't claim Quicket 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 Quicket if

You rely on Quicket's discovery marketplace to fill seats and most of your audience already searches there.

Visit Quicket ›

Switch to TKKT if

You bring your own audience (WhatsApp groups, Instagram, ticket links shared person-to-person) and you'd rather keep the per-ticket fee than pay for a marketplace.

Try TKKT free ›

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 Quicket'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: Quicket sell-tickets fee calculator: https://www.quicket.co.za/sell-tickets
Last reviewed: 30 August 2026. Pricing and feature sets on competitor platforms change. Always confirm current details on the relevant platform before relying on this comparison.
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