TiketCaribbean vs Luma

An event page, registration and ticketing tool, popular for community, tech and creator events.

In short

Luma is excellent for community meet-ups and tech events. For fetes and Caribbean cultural events, we bring the audience and the local currencies.

Side by side

Checked on 17 October 2026. Letters link to our sources and numbers to Luma's.

TiketCaribbean and Luma compared
Feature	TiketCaribbean	Luma
Fee added for buyers	6.5% of the ticket price, minimum 50p per ticket (or a set equivalent in other currencies), shown before payment. None on free tickets. [a] source a	Not stated on the pricing page. [1] source 1
What the organiser pays	2% of face value on the free Starter plan, no monthly fee. Founding Organisers pay 1% for the first three years. Paid ticketing opens after a short business review. [a] source a [f] source f	Free plan: 5% platform fee on paid tickets. Luma Plus: $59 a month (billed yearly) and 0%. Stripe processing, typically 2.9% + 30c, on top. [1] source 1
Free events	Free for organisers and attendees. [a] source a	Free on the Free plan, with unlimited events and guests. [1] source 1
When organisers are paid	Through Stripe, released no earlier than 72 hours after the event ends. We review each business's first payout. [b] source b	Through your own Stripe account, on Stripe's schedule. [1] source 1
Payouts to Caribbean banks	Not yet. Bank accounts in the UK, US, EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Canada only. [b] source b [e] source e	Pays hosts in 40+ countries via Stripe; no Caribbean country named. [2] source 2
Caribbean currencies	28 pricing currencies, including XCD, TTD, JMD, BBD, BSD, BZD, KYD, GYD, SRD, HTG and DOP. [h] source h	Not published on their site
Door scanning	Free scanner in the app and on the web, with offline mode, manual check-in and a Scan Team of helpers. [c] source c [d] source d	QR scanner in the iOS and Android apps and on the web. Guest passes work without internet. [4] source 4
Reserved seating	Not available. Events use ticket types, not seat maps. [d] source d	Not published on their site
Discovery and community	Browse Events, organiser profiles with followers and announcements, the carnival map and the Wah Happening community feed. Our audience is still small. [g] source g [d] source d	Calendars, newsletters and community following. [1] source 1

Fee added for buyers: TiketCaribbean6.5% of the ticket price, minimum 50p per ticket (or a set equivalent in other currencies), shown before payment. None on free tickets. [a] source a; LumaNot stated on the pricing page. [1] source 1
What the organiser pays: TiketCaribbean2% of face value on the free Starter plan, no monthly fee. Founding Organisers pay 1% for the first three years. Paid ticketing opens after a short business review. [a] source a [f] source f; LumaFree plan: 5% platform fee on paid tickets. Luma Plus: $59 a month (billed yearly) and 0%. Stripe processing, typically 2.9% + 30c, on top. [1] source 1
Free events: TiketCaribbeanFree for organisers and attendees. [a] source a; LumaFree on the Free plan, with unlimited events and guests. [1] source 1
When organisers are paid: TiketCaribbeanThrough Stripe, released no earlier than 72 hours after the event ends. We review each business's first payout. [b] source b; LumaThrough your own Stripe account, on Stripe's schedule. [1] source 1
Payouts to Caribbean banks: TiketCaribbeanNot yet. Bank accounts in the UK, US, EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Canada only. [b] source b [e] source e; LumaPays hosts in 40+ countries via Stripe; no Caribbean country named. [2] source 2
Caribbean currencies: TiketCaribbean28 pricing currencies, including XCD, TTD, JMD, BBD, BSD, BZD, KYD, GYD, SRD, HTG and DOP. [h] source h; LumaNot published on their site
Door scanning: TiketCaribbeanFree scanner in the app and on the web, with offline mode, manual check-in and a Scan Team of helpers. [c] source c [d] source d; LumaQR scanner in the iOS and Android apps and on the web. Guest passes work without internet. [4] source 4
Reserved seating: TiketCaribbeanNot available. Events use ticket types, not seat maps. [d] source d; LumaNot published on their site
Discovery and community: TiketCaribbeanBrowse Events, organiser profiles with followers and announcements, the carnival map and the Wah Happening community feed. Our audience is still small. [g] source g [d] source d; LumaCalendars, newsletters and community following. [1] source 1

Where Luma is stronger

Polished event pages, invites and newsletters.
A 0% platform fee on Luma Plus for organisers with steady volume.
Waitlists with host approval for free and paid events.

Where we're different

No monthly plan needed: 2% on Starter, and we pay the card processing out of the booking fee.
Caribbean currencies for pricing, and an audience looking for Caribbean events.
Our scanner has an offline mode for the door.

What we haven't built yet

We are in beta, and we would rather you hear it from us. Not available today: payouts to Caribbean bank accounts; promo codes, vouchers and marketing emails; team member invites with roles; reserved seating and seat maps. The full list is in what's coming soon for organisers.

Luma sources

1.Luma pricing (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
2.Luma help: payment countries (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
3.Luma help: waitlist (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
4.Luma help: check-in (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026

Our sources

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