TiketCaribbean vs RA

Resident Advisor (RA), a London-based platform to discover electronic music, artists and events, with ticketing and promoter tools through RA Pro.

In short

RA is the obvious home for electronic music nights, with a big audience and strong tools. For Caribbean events, we are built around your crowd and show every fee up front.

Side by side

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

TiketCaribbean and RA compared
Feature	TiketCaribbean	RA
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	A per-ticket fee paid by the customer, set by face value (example: buyer pays £8.50, promoter receives £7.50). Usually included in the price shown. The full rate table is not published. [2] source 2 [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	Selling is free for promoters; the promoter pays VAT on the service fee. Paid "Bump" listings are optional. [2] source 2 [5] source 5
Free events	Free for organisers and attendees. [a] source a	Free tickets supported. Whether any fee applies is not published. [3] source 3
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	The Tuesday after the event, landing 1 to 4 days later, by PayPal or bank transfer. Advance payouts for exclusive partners only. [4] source 4 [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	Bank details listed for Australia, Mexico, the US, UK and EU only; Caribbean banks not mentioned. [4] source 4
Caribbean currencies	28 pricing currencies, including XCD, TTD, JMD, BBD, BSD, BZD, KYD, GYD, SRD, HTG and DOP. [h] source h	Buyers pay in 30+ currencies; Caribbean currencies not listed. [6] source 6
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	RA Scan on iOS and Android, works offline on several devices at once. [7] source 7
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	Says it reaches 6 million electronic music fans, with free announcements by web, push and email. [6] source 6 [5] source 5

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; RAA per-ticket fee paid by the customer, set by face value (example: buyer pays £8.50, promoter receives £7.50). Usually included in the price shown. The full rate table is not published. [2] source 2 [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; RASelling is free for promoters; the promoter pays VAT on the service fee. Paid "Bump" listings are optional. [2] source 2 [5] source 5
Free events: TiketCaribbeanFree for organisers and attendees. [a] source a; RAFree tickets supported. Whether any fee applies is not published. [3] source 3
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; RAThe Tuesday after the event, landing 1 to 4 days later, by PayPal or bank transfer. Advance payouts for exclusive partners only. [4] source 4 [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; RABank details listed for Australia, Mexico, the US, UK and EU only; Caribbean banks not mentioned. [4] source 4
Caribbean currencies: TiketCaribbean28 pricing currencies, including XCD, TTD, JMD, BBD, BSD, BZD, KYD, GYD, SRD, HTG and DOP. [h] source h; RABuyers pay in 30+ currencies; Caribbean currencies not listed. [6] source 6
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; RARA Scan on iOS and Android, works offline on several devices at once. [7] source 7
Reserved seating: TiketCaribbeanNot available. Events use ticket types, not seat maps. [d] source d; RANot 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; RASays it reaches 6 million electronic music fans, with free announcements by web, push and email. [6] source 6 [5] source 5

Where RA is stronger

A large built-in audience and a long-standing editorial brand in electronic music.
Official resale at the final-tier price, with the extra going to the promoter, plus waitlists.
Fast, predictable payouts the Tuesday after the event.
Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and other checkout options.

Where we're different

We show the booking fee as its own line before payment: 6.5%, minimum 50p.
We are built for Caribbean events (soca, dancehall, fetes, Carnival) rather than electronic music.
Caribbean currencies for pricing, and a community feed and carnival calendar.

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.

What we couldn't confirm about RA: RA does not publish its full fee table, fees on free tickets or Caribbean payout support on the pages we read.

RA sources

1.RA: about (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
2.RA help: service fees (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
3.RA help: adding tickets (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
4.RA help: banking and payments (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
5.RA Pro for promoters (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
6.RA Tickets (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
7.RA help: RA Scan (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
8.RA help: resale (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026

Our sources

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