TiketCaribbean vs TicketGateway

A Toronto ticketing platform and app focused on Caribbean and diaspora events, with carnival costume sales, guest lists and bottle service tools.

In short

TicketGateway is a strong pick for mas bands selling costumes in the diaspora. If you want lower organiser fees and published buyer fees, we are worth a look.

Side by side

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

TiketCaribbean and TicketGateway compared
Feature	TiketCaribbean	TicketGateway
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	Order processing fee of $2.50 to $7.00 per ticket (currency not stated). The organiser chooses who pays. [2] source 2
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	10%, negotiable for long contracts or higher ticket prices. [2] source 2
Free events	Free for organisers and attendees. [a] source a	Free to create an event; free tickets supported. [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	Processing starts 4 to 5 days after the event; within five business days under the merchant agreement. [2] source 2 [3] source 3
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	Payout in the collected currency for certain currencies; which ones is not listed. [3] source 3
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	Not published on their site
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	Established carnival audience in Toronto, New York and Miami, with attendee apps. [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; TicketGatewayOrder processing fee of $2.50 to $7.00 per ticket (currency not stated). The organiser chooses who pays. [2] source 2
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; TicketGateway10%, negotiable for long contracts or higher ticket prices. [2] source 2
Free events: TiketCaribbeanFree for organisers and attendees. [a] source a; TicketGatewayFree to create an event; free tickets supported. [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; TicketGatewayProcessing starts 4 to 5 days after the event; within five business days under the merchant agreement. [2] source 2 [3] source 3
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; TicketGatewayPayout in the collected currency for certain currencies; which ones is not listed. [3] source 3
Caribbean currencies: TiketCaribbean28 pricing currencies, including XCD, TTD, JMD, BBD, BSD, BZD, KYD, GYD, SRD, HTG and DOP. [h] source h; TicketGatewayNot 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; TicketGatewayNot published on their site
Reserved seating: TiketCaribbeanNot available. Events use ticket types, not seat maps. [d] source d; TicketGatewayNot 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; TicketGatewayEstablished carnival audience in Toronto, New York and Miami, with attendee apps. [1] source 1

Where TicketGateway is stronger

An established diaspora carnival audience.
Costume sales for mas bands, plus guest list and bottle service tools.
Promo codes and affiliate tools, which we have not built yet.

Where we're different

Our organiser fee is 2% on Starter, against 10%.
Our buyer fee is a percentage with a low minimum, instead of a $2.50 to $7.00 per-ticket charge.
Offline scanning, and a community feed and carnival map beside your events.

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 TicketGateway: Supported currencies, the currency of the processing fee and the door scanning app are not confirmed on the pages we read.

TicketGateway sources

1.TicketGateway (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
2.TicketGateway: fees structure (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
3.TicketGateway: merchant agreement (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026
4.TicketGateway: create an event (opens in a new tab), checked 17 October 2026

Our sources

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