the price you see is the price you pay.
no surprise “service” fees at the last screen, no drip pricing, no junk. cakepop ticket fees are flat, capped, and shown upfront — so checkout never moves the goalposts.
- $1–$4 flat buyer fee, capped at $4
- $0 hidden or surprise fees
- 27% the average fee on the other guys1
one flat fee, by price. that’s the entire chart.
instead of a percentage that balloons with the ticket price, cakepop charges a small flat fee that steps up by tier and never passes $4. free events are always free.
A $45 ticket? A flat $2 fee. A $250 ticket? Still capped at $4. The fee is itemized at checkout, never buried in the total.
things you’ll never see at checkout.
- Vague “service” or “convenience” fees padded onto the total
- Drip pricing that climbs as you click toward checkout
- A fee that scales endlessly with the ticket price
- Order-processing or “fulfillment” fees on a digital ticket
- Surprise charges revealed only on the final screen
- Fees you can’t see until your card is already out
a $40 ticket shouldn’t cost $51.
unexpected fees are the #1 reason people abandon a cart.2 when the number stops changing, more carts make it through.
the math is just as honest on your side.
fans get a flat fee. you get a platform that doesn’t pad the bill either. you only ever pay card processing — at cost.
Processing at cost
2.9% + $0.30 per ticket — the standard rate from Stripe, our payment processor, passed straight through with no cakepop markup.
No platform fees
No setup fees, no monthly fees, no per-event fees, no “ticketing” surcharge. The card fee is the only fee you pay.
Get paid early
Standard payouts in ~2 business days are free. Need it now? Instant payout lands in as little as 30 minutes for a 1.5% fee.
Keep more of the door
Honest fees lift conversion, not just goodwill — fuller rooms, fewer walkaways, and more of every ticket stays with you.
questions about fees? get a straight answer.
whether you’re buying a ticket or selling out a room, the pricing is the same story: no surprises. tell us what you need and we’ll walk you through every line.
1 U.S. GAO: primary-market ticket fees averaged ~27% of the ticket price; the FTC’s 2025 action cites charges reaching 44%. 2 Baymard Institute: unexpected extra costs are the #1 cited reason for cart abandonment. Figures are illustrative; processing rate is Stripe’s published US rate, passed through.