More pricing choice at launch
Some organizers want the lower-cost prepay option before they ever pass buyer fees through checkout. MrStubs makes that a first-class decision.
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TicketSpice alternative
MrStubs vs TicketSpice
Compare MrStubs with TicketSpice on pricing flexibility, buyer checkout, and event-day operations when you want a direct hosted event page and mobile-first buyer flow.
Pricing calculator
See how much buyers really pay.
Use one ticket price and one ticket count to compare competitor checkout fees against MrStubs.
Adjust the example
Change the ticket and volume.
Use the same ticket price and ticket count to see what buyers pay and what you keep.
Ticket price is entered in the currency you selected above. MrStubs checkout supports USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, and CAD.
This number is used for organizer-side planning, not the buyer checkout preview.
Pay upfront includes the first 50 tickets for a new organizer. After that, extra inventory is $0.30 per ticket.
Start sellingBiggest savings
Save buyers $2.02 per ticket with MrStubs Pay upfront.
TicketSpice adds $2.02 in visible fees on this sample ticket. MrStubs Pay upfront adds $0.00.
On top of that, the first 50 tickets are free on Pay upfront, which saves you $15.00 before extra prepay inventory even starts.
Start sellingCredit card option
Launch with $0 upfront and keep fees visible at checkout.
MrStubs credit card transactions add $2.05 in visible fees on this sample ticket. TicketSpice adds $2.02.
MrStubs
Pay upfront
Lead with the first 50 tickets free, then keep paid checkouts cleaner.
Vs TicketSpice
$2.02 less in buyer fees per ticket
- Launch offer
- 50 tickets free
- Free-ticket savings
- $15.00
- Organizer pays in this example
- $15.00
- You keep
- $2,485.00
- Buyer pays on sample ticket
- $25.00
MrStubs
Credit card transactions
No upfront launch cost. Buyer fees are shown clearly during checkout.
- Organizer pays to start
- $0
- Fee formula
- $1.00 + 2.9% + $0.30
- You keep
- $2,500.00
- Buyer pays on sample ticket
- $27.05
Competitor baseline
Typical TicketSpice checkout
Published fee baseline for the same sample ticket.
- Organizer pays to start
- $0
- Fee formula
- $0.99 + 2.9% + $0.30
- Buyer fees on sample ticket
- $2.02
- Buyer pays on sample ticket
- $27.02
Buyer preview is based on one $25.00 ticket so the fee difference stays easy to compare.
Organizer comparison uses 100 planned tickets to show what you keep after launch costs.
Free events stay at zero buyer checkout fee inside MrStubs free registration flow.
Competitor pricing note
- TicketSpice public pricing reviewed March 15, 2026 showed 49c + 2.9% + 30c for tickets up to $5 and 99c + 2.9% + 30c above $5.
- This calculator uses the published TicketSpice fee bands as a buyer-facing baseline estimate only.
- MrStubs does not claim parity with every TicketSpice-specific customization or add-on configuration.
Why organizers switch
Why teams move from TicketSpice to MrStubs.
A simpler public story
MrStubs puts more emphasis on the public event page, mobile purchase flow, and what buyers see first.
Event-day tools closer to the sale
Scanning, QR tickets, and staff workflows are part of the same system instead of feeling bolted on after checkout.
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