TiketCaribbean vs Partiful

Free online invitations with RSVP tracking, text blasts and guest lists for social hosts, with ticketing in the US and UK.

In short

Partiful is great for a birthday lime with friends. For a public, ticketed Caribbean event, you will want published fees and an audience looking for it.

Side by side

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

TiketCaribbean and Partiful compared
Feature	TiketCaribbean	Partiful
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	No rate published; fees depend on event size and ticket price. Hosts can pass them to guests. [3] source 3
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	No rate published. Hosts can absorb the fees. [3] source 3
Free events	Free for organisers and attendees. [a] source a	Free to host or attend. [4] source 4
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 Stripe, usually 3 to 7 business days after the event; the first payout can take up to 14 days. [5] source 5
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	No. Ticketing is supported in the US and UK only. [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	Ticket scanning and check-in for non-host staff. [2] source 2
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	Strong social features; city discovery in New York, LA, San Francisco and Chicago. [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; PartifulNo rate published; fees depend on event size and ticket price. Hosts can pass them to guests. [3] source 3
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; PartifulNo rate published. Hosts can absorb the fees. [3] source 3
Free events: TiketCaribbeanFree for organisers and attendees. [a] source a; PartifulFree to host or attend. [4] source 4
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; PartifulThrough Stripe, usually 3 to 7 business days after the event; the first payout can take up to 14 days. [5] source 5
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; PartifulNo. Ticketing is supported in the US and UK only. [2] source 2
Caribbean currencies: TiketCaribbean28 pricing currencies, including XCD, TTD, JMD, BBD, BSD, BZD, KYD, GYD, SRD, HTG and DOP. [h] source h; PartifulNot 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; PartifulTicket scanning and check-in for non-host staff. [2] source 2
Reserved seating: TiketCaribbeanNot available. Events use ticket types, not seat maps. [d] source d; PartifulNot 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; PartifulStrong social features; city discovery in New York, LA, San Francisco and Chicago. [1] source 1

Where Partiful is stronger

A brilliant invite and RSVP experience that guests already know.
Text blasts, comments and photos on the event page.

Where we're different

Our fees are published: 6.5% for buyers and 2% for organisers on Starter.
Pricing in Caribbean currencies, and discovery aimed at Caribbean events.
Offline scanning for busy doors.

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.

Partiful sources

1.Partiful (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
2.Partiful ticketing (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
3.Partiful help: fees (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
4.Partiful help: free events (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
5.Partiful help: when you get paid (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026

Our sources

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