Eventworks vs Tixify: which fits your events?
Tixify offers RFID wristbands and cashless payments for festivals. If you need one all-in 8% fee, with card charges included and nothing to add on, here’s how the two compare.
Checked on 28 September 2026What Tixify offers
- RFID wristbands for cashless payments and access
- Offline access control with turnstiles and handhelds
- White-label shop, app and wristbands, for events of 500 to 500,000 people
Where Eventworks is different
- 8% all in, against 7% + €0.50 a ticket with card processing on top
- On a €20 ticket: €1.60 all in, against €1.90 plus card processing
- Email campaigns to your attendees built in, at no extra cost
- Instant payouts straight into your own account, after standard KYC checks
- You choose who pays the fee, and free tickets are always free
- Set-up and seat maps done with you, a new map in two working days
The facts
Checked on 28 September 2026| Tixify | Eventworks | |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket fee | 7% + €0.50 a ticket | 8% a ticket, with every card charge, bank fee and VAT included |
| Who pays | Not published | The organiser chooses: pass it on, absorb it or split it |
| Other charges | Card processing passed through at cost; €50 a chargeback; RFID, cashless, Reach and Studio (from €299 a month) priced separately | None: no setup fee, no contract, no card or bank charges |
| Payouts | Not published for ticket sales | Instant, straight into your own account after standard KYC checks; or after each event or weekly |
| Where fans buy | A white-label shop, app and wristbands, or embedded on your site | The organiser’s own branded shop and widget, and the official Eventworks website |
| Seat maps | Yes, interactive seat maps | Yes, drawn by our team at no extra cost |
| Free tickets | Not published | Free, always |
| Scanning | Works offline, with turnstiles, handhelds, smart gates and a mobile app; QR scanning included | The scanner app on your own phones, working offline, plus turnstiles |
| Season tickets and passes | Yes, multi-event passes | Yes: season tickets, passes and access cards |
On the published facts: Eventworks comes out ahead Tixify comes out ahead About the same
Sources: Tixify pricing, Tixify tickets, Tixify access, Tixify EU payment fees.
Questions about Tixify and Eventworks
How much does Tixify charge?
7% + €0.50 per ticket sold, with card processing passed through at cost. RFID and cashless, Reach and Studio are priced separately, and its EU fee schedule lists €50 per chargeback.
Does Tixify include card fees?
No. Its pricing page says payment processing is passed through at cost.
What does Eventworks charge?
8% of each paid ticket, with every credit card charge, bank fee and VAT included, and no other charges: no setup fee, no monthly fee, no contract. Free tickets are free, and you choose whether fans pay the fee, you absorb it, or you split it.
Can I switch from Tixify to Eventworks?
Yes. We set up your next event with you, including your shop, tickets and door, and import your guest lists and season-ticket holders from a spreadsheet. Organisers who pass standard KYC checks are paid instantly, straight into their own account.
Switching in three steps
- 1
Book a demo with your next event in mind.
- 2
We set up your shop, tickets and door with you, and import your guest lists and season-ticket holders.
- 3
You go live.
Your next event deserves to work.
See Eventworks built around your event on a 30-minute call, or take a demo account for a spin.