tickts vs Bookwhen
Bookwhen's free plan covers free events only, so the moment you charge for a class you are on a paid plan, and the plan you need depends on how many bookings you take. On tickts you can sell paid places for nothing: 0% commission, no booking fee for the people signing up, and the money in your own Stripe account.
Feature comparison
See how tickts stacks up against Bookwhen across 12 key features.
We don't quote Bookwhen's fees here: check their own pricing page for their current rates.
Why organisers switch to tickts
Charging for a class should not cost you a plan
Bookwhen's free tier is free events only, so taking your first payment means paying. On tickts you can sell paid places on the free plan, with no commission and no booking fee added for the person signing up.
Never a booking turned away
Bookwhen plans are sized by monthly bookings, so a good term can push you up a tier. tickts never refuses a booking: the free plan's timetable keeps adding weeks up to 50 class bookings a month, and Growth at £29/mo has no limit at all.
Classes and events in one place
If you also run a workshop, a showcase or a recital, tickts handles those on the same account with QR tickets, wallet passes and door scanning. Bookwhen is a booking tool rather than a ticketing platform.
Optional refund protection for fans
At checkout your fans can add TicketPlan refund protection and claim the ticket price back if they cannot attend for a covered reason. It is optional, never pre-ticked, and the premium never touches your payout.
Frequently asked questions
Bookwhen has a free plan, but it is limited to 50 bookings a month and free events only, so it cannot take payment for a class. Paid plans start at EUR 12/mo for 300 bookings. On tickts you can sell paid places on the free plan with no commission and no booking fee, whatever the volume. Prices checked August 2026.
No. Bookwhen does not take a cut of your payments, and neither does tickts. On both, your payment provider charges its own processing fee. On tickts that is Stripe's 1.5% + 20p, which comes out of the ticket price.
Selling places is free. If you only want to take bookings and payments, you never need to pay tickts anything.
Yes. Send us your class times, prices and capacity and we will build the timetable for you at no charge, so you can see it working next to your existing setup before deciding anything.
Ready to ditch the fees?
Switch from Bookwhen to tickts, zero platform fees, zero booking fees for fans. Free to start for organisers, advanced tools from £29/mo. No contracts, no lock-in. Standard Stripe processing (1.5% + 20p) applies.
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We don't quote Bookwhen's fees here: check their own pricing page for their current rates. Competitor pricing, features, and policies may change without notice. We review this page on a regular basis to keep it accurate, but some details may be briefly out of date. If you spot anything that needs updating, please let us know.
