The fee grows with every sale
At $0.85 a ticket, 100 sales cost $85 and 1,000 cost $850 in Ticket Tailor fees. Payly's ticket fee stays at $0.
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Ticket Tailor has no monthly plan, but it charges a fee on every paid ticket. Payly charges nothing per ticket, and you pay only PayPal's or Stripe's standard fee.
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Payly and Ticket Tailor at a glance
$0
No fee on each ticket
Ticket Tailor charges $0.85 per paid ticket on pay as you go. Payly charges nothing per ticket, and neither one has a monthly plan.
$85
Saved on 100 paid tickets
That is Ticket Tailor's pay as you go fee on 100 tickets. Prepaid credits cut it to $0.62 a ticket in a pack of 500 and $0.50 in a pack of 2,000, but not to zero.
Same
Same processing fees
Both send payments straight to your own PayPal or Stripe account, so their standard fee is the same on both. The whole gap is Ticket Tailor's fee.
Why organizers move from Ticket Tailor
Ticket Tailor has no monthly plan and takes no commission on ticket prices, so the gap is its flat fee on every paid ticket.
Credits shrink it, not to zero
Prepaid packs cost $0.62 a ticket at 500, $0.54 at 1,000 and $0.50 at 2,000. You pay for the pack up front, and credits do not expire.
Small tickets pay the most
A flat $0.85 is 8.5% of a $10 ticket. With PayPal Checkout a $10 ticket leaves $9.16 on Payly and $8.31 on Ticket Tailor. With Stripe it leaves $9.41 and $8.56.
A refund keeps the fee
On Ticket Tailor, the ticket fee is not returned when you refund or cancel a ticket. Payly adds no ticket fee, so there is none to lose. PayPal and Stripe set their own rules for their fees.
What you actually pay
A real event: 100 tickets at $25 each, one ticket per order, with card processing counted on both sides.
| Cost | Payly$0/mo | Ticket Tailorno monthly plan |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly plan | $0 | None |
| Fee on each paid ticket | $0 | $0.85 on pay as you go, $0.50 to $0.62 on prepaid packs of 500 to 2,000 |
| Card processing | PayPal 3.49% + $0.49, or Stripe 2.9% + 30 cents, per payment | The same, through your own PayPal or Stripe account |
| Who pays the fees by default | You. Raise your price if you want buyers to cover them | You. You can add a booking fee or transaction fee for buyers by hand |
| You keep from a $25 ticket | $23.64 with PayPal Checkout, $23.97 with Stripe | $22.79 with PayPal Checkout, $23.12 with Stripe, on pay as you go |
| Fees on 100 tickets at $25 | $136 with PayPal Checkout, $103 with Stripe | $221 with PayPal Checkout, $188 with Stripe, on pay as you go |
Ticket Tailor's $0.85 is its pay as you go fee per paid ticket, and a pack of 100 credits costs the same. With credits at $0.62 to $0.50 a ticket its fee on 100 tickets is $62 to $50, so the gap to Payly is $62 to $50 instead of $85. Processing is the same on both: PayPal 3.49% + $0.49 at checkout or Stripe 2.9% + 30 cents for US cards, paid by you. Ticket Tailor's fee is yours to pay, and buyers pay only a booking or transaction fee you choose to add. Payly has no fee line to add, so you would raise your price. Sales tax, international cards, disputes, trial offers, discounts and optional extras (white label $49 a month, custom domain $8 a month, text reminders, refund protection) are not counted. Ticket Tailor pricing as published November 2026.
What you get
- Ticket types with their own prices, free tickets included
- A quantity for each type, a capacity for the event and a most-per-order limit
- Sale dates for each ticket type, for early bird prices
- A code and QR code for every ticket, emailed with the receipt
- Check-in by camera, a USB scanner or the code, with Undo
- A guest list to search, download as CSV and resend tickets from
- Payment by PayPal or card, at once or in monthly payments
- Any other questions you need, such as your guests' names
- Tickets back on sale after a full refund
How event tickets work in Payly
You set the tickets and prices. PayPal or Stripe collects each payment.
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Create an event
In Your sites, click New and choose Event tickets. Start from a template or from scratch.
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Add your tickets
Name each ticket type and set its price, how many there are and when it is on sale. A ticket can be free.
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Connect PayPal or Stripe, then publish
Your event page runs on your own free Cloudflare account. Buyers get their tickets by email, and you check them in on the Check in screen.
Honest answers
Is Payly really free?
Yes. There is no monthly fee, no transaction fee and no paid tier. PayPal and Stripe charge their standard processing fees, as they would on any platform. How can this possibly be free?
What does Ticket Tailor do that Payly does not?
Ticket Tailor has seating charts, discount and voucher codes, a waitlist, and SMS and WhatsApp reminders. Its free check-in app works offline, and it also takes Square. Payly does not support assigned seats, promo codes, waitlists or reminder emails. Payly's check-in runs in your browser, so there is nothing to install, but it needs an internet connection.
Is Ticket Tailor free for free events?
Yes, for up to 5,000 free tickets a year. Above that it quotes a small fee per ticket. Payly charges nothing for free tickets. If your events are free RSVPs, cost is not a reason to move. Free events and RSVPs shows how Payly handles them.
Do prepaid credits close the gap?
They shrink it. Packs of 500 to 2,000 tickets cost $0.62 to $0.50 a ticket, so 2,000 tickets cost $1,000 in Ticket Tailor fees. Payly charges $0 however many tickets you sell. You pay for a pack up front, and credits do not expire.
Will my money arrive faster with Payly?
No. Ticket Tailor also sends each payment straight to your own PayPal, Stripe or Square account, and neither company holds your money. With Payly it goes to your own PayPal or Stripe account. In both cases the processor sets the payout timing.
How do I move an event from Ticket Tailor?
Payly has no importer for events. Moving means setting up the event again in Payly: add your ticket types, prices and limits, connect PayPal or Stripe, publish, and share the new link. Tickets already sold on Ticket Tailor stay there, so the easiest time to switch is between events. Sell tickets to an event walks through it.
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